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Kutoka Interactive Didi Ditto: Kindergarten Full Version

$26.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's unfortunate that your child was unable to enjoy didi & ditto because of a technical problem you had with your computer.
from www.amazon.com
we did not have any problems loading the game on our computer as another reviewer did.
from www.amazon.com
our computer runs windows and we have had no problems.
from www.amazon.com
then again, this will depend on the child's age, learning ability, and the time spent on the computer.
from www.amazon.com
by sitting with the child through the activities i'm able to help advance both his cognitive skills and his computer skills.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Platform: PC, Mac,PC, Mac, Features: Early Childhood, Distribution Media: CD-ROM

2 RECOMMENDED by 27 people for COMPUTER

Logitech Harmony 1000 Advanced Universal Remote

$358.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the tech support people are a real product saver, (keep that speaker phone next to the computer, harmony 1000, and rf extender).
from www.amazon.com
it was easy to set up, you just plug in the usb to your computer and follow the prompts.
from www.amazon.com
now you just select what you want to do whether it's watch tv or watch a dvd or put the computer on the tv/monitor and it just does it.
from www.amazon.com
then i sat at the windows vista computer (mac is supported as well) and it asked me for the inventory of devices that i entered.
from www.amazon.com
harmony 1000 works very well i found it very easy to down load and i am not a computer guy.only had one problem it locked up 3 times i took the battery out put back works ok.the down side you have

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Navigate, With USB Interface

3 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for COMPUTER

Kutoka Interactive Mia's Math Adventure: Just In Time Windows/Macintosh

$20.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
my son loves the mia characters and spend hours on the computer, we can't even tear him off it and as a result, his math has improved.
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will run entirely off the computer hard disk.
from www.amazon.com
we got "math blaster" for our six-year-old, who has been a very savvy computer user since he was 18 months old.
from www.amazon.com
kids don't usually learn much science (in public school anyway) and this computer game really helps to fill that void.
from www.amazon.com
i teach computer classes to children and needed something for my older kids that would really challenge them and this works great!

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Positives: Easy To Use, Platform: PC, Mac, Features: Computer/Math/Logic,Early Childhood, Distribution Media: CD-ROM

4 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for COMPUTER

Scholastic Big Red Dog: Phonics Full Version

$19.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it helps kids navigate on the computer and gets them comfortable with a mouse.
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she had very little computer experience, and a little phonic work in pre-k.
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i love watching him on the computer.
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my four-year-old daughter was not interested in using the computer at preschool so we bought this at the school's book fair.
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does not match the interest of 'dr seuss cat in the hat' or 'arthur's computer adventures',

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Positives: Easy To Navigate, Easy To Use, Platform: PC, Mac, Distribution Media: CD-ROM

5 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for COMPUTER

Encyclopedia Britannica 2008 Ultimate

$15.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
that said, the quality of britannica's content alone is worth the price, and to have the mother of encyclopedias installed locally in my computer makes it irresistable.
from www.amazon.com
regrettably, unlike in the encarta, the updates cannot be downloaded to the user's computer or otherwise incorporated into the vast encyclopedia.
from www.amazon.com
along with providing one of the most comprehensive encyclopædias available for computers, the encyclopædia britannica hosts the domain britannica on the internet.

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Positives: Platform: PC, Mac, Required CPU Class (Mac): PowerPC G5, Required CPU Class (PC): Intel Pentium III, Distribution Media: CD-ROM

Knowledge Adventure JumpStart Advanced Kindergarten 2.0 Full Version

$18.00 Est. at Amazon

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the install cd did not work (said my computer did not have an internet connection...i could surf the net, so something is dorked up with their automated processes).
from GiGi, www.target.com
not all the cds have the same requirements and our old computer won't support the pet playground cd.
from www.amazon.com
my daughter is the type of child that will sit on that computer figuring out the game until she wins it.
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because of games like this both of my kids are very skilled in following computer instructions, maneuvreing around a game and utilising fine motor skills to control he mouse.

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Positives: Platform: PC, Mac, Distribution Media: CD-ROM, Required CPU Class (Mac): PowerPC G3, Required CPU Class (PC): Intel Pentium II

Knowledge Adventure JumpStart Advanced 3rd Grade 2.0 Full Version

$20.00 Est. at Amazon

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in some areas (fractions/measurements) it is over her head, but she is learning a lot and i have to drag her away from the computer when she is playing this game.
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this computer game is very challenging but still fun enough to keep my daughter playing for hours!
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what more could you ask for out of an $18 computer game!
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he is glued to the computer.
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the 4-6th grade works great, but this one (3rd grade advanced) freezes up two computers used for games.

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Positives: Easy To Navigate, Easy To Use, Platform: PC,PC, Required CPU Class (Mac): PowerPC G3

Ubi Soft Petz: Dogz 5 and Catz Compilation Full Version

Ubi Soft Petz: Dogz 5 and Catz 5 Compilation Full Version for PC

$21.00 Est. at Amazon

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good news warning: i have a computer with cd-rw and dvd-rw on it and it worked perfectectly.
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the 9 year old understands it better and is able to play it the way it is intended to be played, but the 3.5 year old still likes to get on the computer and play with the cute little dogs.
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but i must say, the sound is decent for a computer game.
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they have been on the computer every day since christmas and i have even had to set a limit on the time they spend playing with these virtual animals or they would play with them endlessly.
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the "voices" of the cats and dogs on the computer are simply realistic; and there is no need for a pooper-scooper!

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Positives: Easy To Navigate, Easy To Use, Platform: PC,PC, Features: Nature

Encore Blue's Clues Preschool Learning System 2007 Full Version

$11.00 Est. at Amazon

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i have to turn off the main switch to the computer in order to keep him off of it and play with his sister.
from www.amazon.com
my son started playing on the computer when he was about 1 1/2 - doodling in the paint program.
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i bought this game for my two and a half year old daughter as her first experiance with the computer and the mouse.

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Positives: Easy To Navigate, Easy To Use, Platform: PC, Mac, Distribution Media: CD-ROM

Individual Typing Instructor Deluxe

$8.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.target.com
typing instructor deluxe also helps if you are taking any computer or typing classes, and i thought this product was very useful.
from www.amazon.com
in this computer age, it's important for kids to learn how to type well and this is the program to help them accomplish that goal.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Navigate, Platform: PC, Distribution Media: CD-ROM

Riverdeep I Spy Spooky Mansion Full Version

$60.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is the best computer game we have purchased for her thus far.
from www.amazon.com
this definately holds my little one's interest and is one of the computer games that is played on a regular basis.
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my five year old son loves this computer game.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Platform: PC, Mac, Distribution Media: CD-ROM

Auralog TeLL me More German Premium Full Version

$168.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this is the product to buy if you want to learn german on your computer.
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at some point you should do german full natural sentences* on one side, with the english txlation on other side as well as increase your vocabular using "exambusters german study cards" and computer

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Positives: Platform: PC, Distribution Media: CD-ROM, Required CPU Class (PC): Intel Celeron (Recommended: Intel Pentium III)

Scholastic I Spy Spooky Mansion Deluxe Full

$21.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.overstock.com
not only do they play the game on the computer but it apparently comes with a book with some mystery games in that too that they love.
from www.overstock.com
i ordered this computer game for my nephew on his 5th birthday.
from www.walmart.com
every time they come over to the house we get on the computer to see what games of finding the objects we can play, but they only last one hour.
from www.amazon.com
first off, i would comment that if your computer is not current you may be more frustrated than anything else.
from www.amazon.com
the i spy spooky mansion was our first experience with the i spy computer games.

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Positives: Distribution Media: CD-ROM, Required CPU Class (Mac): PowerPC G3, Required CPU Class (PC): Intel Pentium II

Individual Typing Instructor Deluxe 17

$26.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i found that my son will type with this program and improve his typing techniques and times, but only once i made it a pre-requisite before he could do anything else on the computer--each time.
from www.amazon.com
there is a nice feature during some of the instruction that shows your hand position right on the computer screen as you do the typing exercise - so that you know which finger to strike the key with,

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Positives: Platform: PC, Sun, Distribution Media: CD-ROM, Required CPU Class (PC): Intel Pentium

Microsoft Student 2006 Full Version

$7.00 Est. at Amazon

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as most home computers lack it, the installer insists on adding it to the anyhow bloated windows operating system.
from www.amazon.com
since it is the computerized version, and therefore harder to calculate equations, inequalities, and the like, i'll say it's priced at $25.00 (being conservative).

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Positives: Easy To Use, Platform: PC,PC, Distribution Media: DVD-ROM, Package Type: Retail

Broderbund Orly's Draw-A-Story Full Version

$11.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's a fun and amusing way to learn about computer graphics -- drawing, painting, storytelling.
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with multiple computers, only one could use it at a time.
from www.amazon.com
after trying to use this software on 3 different computers i gave up.

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Positives: Platform: PC, Mac, Distribution Media: CD-ROM

Encore SpongeBob SquarePants Typing

$8.00 Est. at Amazon

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when we upgraded computers we lost the ability to use the disney's "adventures in typing with timon & pumba." it was the best typing game.
from www.amazon.com
we used this on an apple computer without a problem.
from www.amazon.com
the kids do love that it put a spongebob screensaver on our computer, but that has been the only thing they like about it.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Platform: PC, Mac, Distribution Media: CD-ROM, Required CPU Class (Mac): PowerPC G3

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Kutoka Interactive Didi Ditto: Kindergarten Full Version

Logitech Harmony 1000 Advanced Universal Remote

Kutoka Interactive Mia's Math Adventure: Just In Time Windows/Macintosh

Scholastic Big Red Dog: Phonics Full Version

Encyclopedia Britannica 2008 Ultimate

Knowledge Adventure JumpStart Advanced Kindergarten 2.0 Full Version

Knowledge Adventure JumpStart Advanced 3rd Grade 2.0 Full Version

Ubi Soft Petz: Dogz 5 and Catz Compilation Full Version

Encore Blue's Clues Preschool Learning System 2007 Full Version

Individual Typing Instructor Deluxe

Riverdeep I Spy Spooky Mansion Full Version

Auralog TeLL me More German Premium Full Version

Scholastic I Spy Spooky Mansion Deluxe Full

Individual Typing Instructor Deluxe 17

Microsoft Student 2006 Full Version

Broderbund Orly's Draw-A-Story Full Version

Encore SpongeBob SquarePants Typing

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