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Date: Sun, 1 May 1994 21:26:19 -0600 From: lohrentz@macc.wisc.edu (David Lohrentz) Subject: Edu-Shareware-for-kids.txt --========================_15749004==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" This is the initial posting of a guide to educational shareware for children ages 2-12. A great deal of educational free/shareware for kids is available on the internet, with more appearing all the time. However, not all of it will meet the needs of individual parents and educators. Moreover, these sources are scattered in various locations. Parents and educators could more easily benefit from these freeware and shareware educational sources if they knew what they were looking for and where to find it. The purpose of this guide is to make educational free/shareware on the internet more accessible by reviewing recommended shareware sources, and showing where to find them. I think it should be posted in /info/software. -- David Lohrentz lohrentz@macc.wisc.edu --========================_15749004==_ Content-Type: text/plain; name="Edu-Shareware-for-kids.txt"; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Edu-Shareware-for-kids.txt" **GUIDE TO CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL SHAREWARE FOR THE MAC** David Lohrentz Internet address: lohrentz@macc.wisc.edu 1 May 1994. Distribution: Please share this document with others and feel free to post it freely. However, do NOT distribute a modified or incomplete portion of this document. Disclaimers: I represent nobody but myself. I am not responsible for problems, damages, or dissatisfaction with software mentioned in this document. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Purpose of this Guide Intended Audience for this Guide Review Criteria Reviews of Recommended shareware List of Sources Info-mac Umich Other Places to browse Bibliography and Resources INTRODUCTION This document is a guide to children's educational freeware and shareware for the Macintosh. While searching for educational software for my own children, I discovered the helpful document K-5 Edu. Software Guide (Info-mac: /info/Software/k-5-ed-software-guide.hqx). However, this document only reviews commercial software. After finding a number of educational freeware and shareware sources I realized that I ought to share what I had found with others. Thus, I decided to put this guide together. I realize that this is not an exhaustive list. If you know of other sources not listed here or would like to review educational free/shareware not yet reviewed here, please email your information to me at lohrentz@macc.wisc.edu. PURPOSE OF THIS GUIDE A great deal of educational free/shareware for kids is available on the internet, with more appearing all the time. However, not all of it will meet the needs of individual parents and educators. Moreover, these sources are scattered in various locations. Parents and educators could more easily …