HENKLE@OSHKOSH.WISC.EDU ("Doug Henkle, UW Oshkosh") (09/16/89)
We just got a question from a kindergarten teacher asking if there were any inexpensive programs for the Apple II which could be used to introduce 5 year olds to word processing. She saw a demo for a very nice program by Sunburst, but at $100.00 it was not an option. I use WordPerfect and AppleWorks on my IIe but they are also too expensive. I am somewhat familiar with the public domain FrEdWriter, but the version I got from the Big Red Apple Club runs under ProDOS and requires knowledge about pathnames, which might be more than 5 year olds could grasp. Does anyone know about a cheap low-level program, possibly a simpler DOS 3.3 version of FrEdWriter or a menu driven program, that would help a kindergarten teacher? Douglas H. Henkle Bitnet: "HENKLE@OSHKOSHW" Univ. of Wis. Oshkosh Internet: "HENKLE@OSHKOSH.WISC.EDU" Computer Services 800 Algoma Blvd. Oshkosh, WI 54901
SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) (09/17/89)
On Fri, 15 Sep 89 16:55:00 CDT you said: >We just got a question from a kindergarten teacher asking if there were any >inexpensive programs for the Apple II which could be used to introduce 5 >year olds to word processing. She saw a demo for a very nice program by >Sunburst, but at $100.00 it was not an option. The Bank Street Writer (Broderbund) should fill the bill. My 13 and 14 year old daughters have been using it since they were 6 and 7. Spinnaker Software used to (probably still does) publish some pretty good early reading readiness and storywriting software (pictures with room beneath them to "write" captions). My daughters also used the game "MasterType" to learn the keyboard. I think it's still for sale. Kindergarteners who are ready to learn about word processing should have not difficulty with the beginning typing lessons.
rat@madnix.UUCP (David Douthitt) (09/22/89)
Seems to me that Spinnaker Software (or somebody) had a wp called "KidWriter."
Does anyone out there know more about this?
I believe there was also something for the IIgs that was a TALKING word
processor for kids.
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From article <883@madnix.UUCP>, by rat@madnix.UUCP (David Douthitt): > > Seems to me that Spinnaker Software (or somebody) had a wp called "KidWriter." > Does anyone out there know more about this? KidWriter is put out be FirstByte along with several other talking educational s/w packages (spelling, math, first letters/words, etc.) They are quite simple and have limited features, but are very user friendly. The versions I have are came out under ProDOS 16 and will not work under GSOS sys. disk 5.0. I heard somewhere that the series is no longer supported, but I don't know that for a fact. > I believe there was also something for the IIgs that was a TALKING word > processor for kids. Thay all talk, however, they use the sound chip, (not digitized sound like Reader Rabbit), so they are hard to understand and it takes some getting use to. > David Douthitt +---------------------------------------------------------+ | I heard some where IBM stood for "I've Been Mugged"...| | Phil Lindberg snail mail: 13845 S.E. 131 ST | | INET: prl3546@tahoma.UUCP Renton, WA 98056 | | UUCP: ..!uunet!bcstec!tahoma!prl3546 | | Disclaimer: I don't speak for my employer (and I not | | sure they even know I exist....) | +---------------------------------------------------------+