Kidway Manual

Courseware Solutions Janis Gershman Mary Pat McDonald Evannah Sakamoto Graphics: Rob McIntyre Phone & fax: 1-888-MATHVILLE www.mathville.com e-mail: marypat@mathville.com Mathville™ Kidway v. 1.0 ©1997 Courseware Solutions Inc. All rights reserved. Copies of this manual may be repro- duced and distributed by authorized owners of Mathville Kidway under the condition that the copyright by Courseware Solutions be acknowledged. Getting started ✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧ Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. ✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧ Windows 3.x a) Using the File Manager, click the CD-ROM drive icon. b) Double-click kidway3.exe to start. ✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧ Windows 95 a) Choose My Computer. b) Choose the CD-ROM drive icon. c) Double-click the Kidway icon to start. ✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧ Macintosh a) Double-click the Mathville Kidway CD icon to show the contents of the CD-ROM. b) Double-click the Mathville Kidway icon to start. ✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧ Introducing Mathville™ Kidway Mathville Kidway is part of the Mathville™ series of educational software, which is based upon the belief that EVERY student can enjoy developing and demonstrating their mathematical literacy within a supportive, mathematically rich environment. The Mathville series is used in thousands of schools and is recommended by many departments and boards of education. The programs are designed in accordance with the standards developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Structure & content Mathville Kidway is a virtual midway where traditional games of skill and chance are transformed into math activities. There are 8 games on the Kidway. Children are free to explore any of the games at any time and to choose difficulty levels within each game. More detailed descriptions begin on page 6. Suggested grade range The topics in Mathville Kidway are often introduced by the end of grade 1. Due to its structure, which makes it easy to leave activities or levels that are too easy or diffi- cult, the program may be used in kindergarten to grade 2 and may be enjoyed by younger children as well. Recommendations for use Most children readily begin exploring Mathville Kidway on their own, require little supervision and enjoy playing for an hour or more. Typically students will play four or five different games at the default Level 1, or easiest level, requiring several ses- sions to see all of the games and begin trying higher levels. As students acquire new skills or advance to higher grades, they can revisit the Kidway, discovering new chal- lenges in the more expert levels. The program is appropriate for use at any point during the school year and may be used as: 2 ❂ a highly motivating way to reinforce and provide additional practice in math skills introduced in class ❂ a means of providing a wide variety…