Software 
_______________________________________________________________St. Colmcille's SNS, Knocklyon

 

Dear Parents,

Here are the software lists as promised. The first list details the software we regularly use in class teaching. The second list some of the software we use at the moment in the learning support programmes. (There are 4 information tables below.)

1

Software used in school.
(Please do not purchase)
Mighty Maths Number Heroes
Iona
Ancient Greeks
Anglia
The Map Detectives
Sherston
Romans
Anglia
Castle Explorer
DK Multimedia
Vikings
Anglia
History of the World
DK Multimedia
Industrial Revolution
Anglia
Castle Explorer
DK Multimedia
The World's Weather
Anglia
Earth Quest
DK Multimedia
Tables
10/10
The Way Things Work
DK Multimedia
Spellings
10/10
Pinball Science
DK Multimedia
Maths
10/10
The Great Explorers
Softkey
Maths Skills
Stats soft
Story Book Weaver
MECC/Iona
English Skills
Stats soft
Violent Earth
Wayland
Times Tables
Stats soft
Crystal Rainforest
Sherston
Mental Maths
Stats soft
Maths Circus Act I IIand III
4Mation
Where in Time Carmen Sandiego
Broderbunb/Softkey
The Pharo's Challenge
Anglia
 

2

Software used with children needing a little extra support .
(Please do not purchase)
Wellington Square
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6 (when available)
Wordshark
Whitespace
Numbershark
Whitespace
Others to come later.....

3


Software for children needing a little extra support at home.


For quality educational software and advice the school uses

Diskovery,
18 Lower Liffey Street,
Dublin 1.
Tel. 8732822
www.diskovery.ie

Diskovery provide excellent advice and they have a call in shop in Liffeystreet. We also use another excellent source

Andrews Award Systems,
38 Pine Valley Park,
Grange Road,
Dublin 16.
Tel. 4930011
www.awardsys.com

Additionally, with very high recommendations comes

Edtech Software Ltd.,
Murrisk,
Westport,
Co. Mayo.
Tel. 1850 923459
www.cricksoft.com

Orders of educational software can take some time as the cd's are all produced abroad. You may be lucky with the product being in stock. These companies will give you very good assistance and advice.

Below is a list of very useful CD's but you should be advised that the best of them tend to be expensive, you need to become familiar with how they work and your child will need some assistance. 

Reading Blaster
Sherston
Superspell
4Mation
Lexia
Lexia Learning Systems
Writing Focus
Granada

4

Entertainment Software

A quick survey of some of our pupils revealed an extensive range of software available for boys and girls of all age ranges - too extensive by far to list here unfortunately. Generally, the games software will not be available through the educational suppliers above. They are usually found in the computer stores such as Compustore in Sandyford. Again, I suggest taking advice in the shops but be aware of the following.

  • Some games have an age certification comparable to that used on videos.

  • Most games require very basic IT skills.

  • There are games that are pure shoot, grab, crash, swerve, kill and so on. The children enjoy them but keep an eye out for over-the-top violence or other inappropriate things especially in the older age bracket software and particularly if you are ordering software on-line.

  • There are some really great strategy games and they are great fun and very well worthwhile.

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