Danielle+Healy

ESGIsoftware.com ESGI's Assessment tool helps teachers collect the thousands of bits data involved with assessing letters, sounds, sight words, blends, initial sounds, etc. ESGI is a critical management tool for RTI (Response to Intervention), ELD (English Language Development), and progress monitoring Pre K- 2nd grade classes. ESGI will print individualized parent letters and flash cards for each student, and pinpoint areas of need for individuals and the class, with charts and reports. 2. This software has different drill for different levels of the students. It can help students with letter remembrance to math problems. The span of this software will help all teachers from k-2. Also it is great for assessments with students, take away all the hand written paper work. 3. This software will be great for students and teachers alike. With this software the teacher is able to list all the students in the class then break them into groups based on their level of understanding. The teacher will be able to give test to the students to see how far they have grown in the last year as well as what needs to be focused on. The teacher will then be able to look at just one child’s score or the class as a whole. Also this program will print out letter for the teachers to give to parents to show what the student is having trouble on and needs to focus on. This would be great software for all teacher k-2. 4. This software is amazing. It is almost like an extra teacher in the classroom. It is able to both cut back on the paper work in classrooms, but it is also able to help the children jump into the 21st century with computer. The only negative to this program that I have found is that cost. Its 199 per teacher for one teacher, but with a larger group of teachers the price does go down. 5. The cost of this program is 199 per teacher for one teacher, but then jumps down to 179 per teacher for 2-10 then drops again to 149 per teacher for 11+ teachers. This software can be found at ESGIsoftware.com there is also a free 60-day trial for anyone who would like to try and use it out before buying to this program. This software is at [|www.esgisoftware.com]  Starfall.com  [|Teachers] around the world use Starfall.com and [|Starfall high-quality educational products] as an inexpensive way to make the classroom more fun and inspire a love of reading and writing. [|Parents] use Starfall to prepare their children for school, and to support them once they are there. Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children. Primarily designed for first grade, Starfall is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade. Starfall is perfect for [|home schooling]. Be sure to visit [|The Starfall Store] for low-cost [|writing journals] and [|books] that parallel this website. 2. On starfall there is a range of different activities for the teachers to have for their students. They can print out activity pages, which are free, calendars, and holiday pages. This is a great way to get started. This website is a skill builder as well as a “fun” page. The students will be able to work on their phonic and reading, but it is also disguised as something fun to pull the students in. 3. This software is great for the students, teachers, as well as the parents. There are activities for the students to be able to do during class. And because this is just an Internet site where the children can play games and also learn. Parents are able to tune into this site and help their children as well. 4. This software is great because it is available to all people, not just teachers. There is not cost to use, which is always a great, for everyone. The one thing that I do see could be a problem on this site is that because it is free there is no where to buy any of the book online, so if a teacher wanted a book from the site they would have to make copies for all the students. 5. IT IS FREEE!!!!!! This is great because everyone is able to use this. All that is needed for this site in the Internet. It can be found at [|www.starfall.com]. English in a Flash With English in a Flash, students learn English the same way children learn their native language—from the bottom up. English in a Flash provides the practice and repetition needed to quickly acquire the building blocks of language. This could be used at any grade level; it is just for ESL learners. 2. With ESL students in order for them to become successful in their schooling career they need to learn English. With English in a flash it starts teaching the children from the bottom up, starting with sounds and letter then working onto vocabulary and grammar. This would be great for teacher that teach with many ESL students, this way all the students and giving the helping hand into the English language. 3. This would work for any grade level; it is for students that are struggling with the English language. This software is not bought through school though it is per students. Which is a downfall but the teacher can give the students to ability to learn English from the bottom up, they are able to work their way up the ladder rather then being thrown into the new language with out a clue. 4. I this that this is great for children to be able to learn English. The only downfall that I see to this program is that it is not bough in bulk like most others, it’s per students. SO if your whole classroom is an ESL student then there is a lot of software that is going to be purchased. 5. The price of this software differs. It can range from 100-1,000, depending on the functions that are needed on each disk. There are different downloads for different types of computer. It depends on the model for your computer and the memory. This can be found at [].  <span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">HSP Math <span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"> <span style="color: #484848; font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">HSP Math is the new basal K-6 math program from Harcourt School Publishers. HSP Math, carefully reviewed by mathematicians, offers an assortment of learning materials designed to provide students with meaningful and diverse educational experiences. It also provides teachers with instructional materials that offer easy planning, options and suggestions for every stage of instruction. <span style="color: #484848; font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">2. This is more of a drill for students. There are different worksheets where the students can do. They grade level of this program varies that that the teachers are able to get worksheets or different activities for a wide rage of students. <span style="color: #484848; font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">3. This can be used on a daily basis for the teacher. There are not activities for the students to do by themselves, but the teacher is able to print out different pages for the students. I think that this could work into everyday classroom life. The teacher could even find homework assignments for the students online. <span style="color: #484848; font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">4. I think that a great strength for this program is that it can be used for everyday classroom work. It is great for the students to start in the early years with their math, and travel along with till 6th grade. The downfall that I see with this program is that while going onto the sit is free, each page that is downloaded cost somewhere between $5- $20. But books can cost from 200-600 this could add up fast for the teacher. <span style="color: #484848; font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">5. The price of going onto this site is free but to download anything from her cost money, so just depending on what the teacher needed would be the cost. I think that other then that this software is pretty affordable and should be looked into. <span style="color: #484848; font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">This does not need any windows because it is a helpful website it is used as a place for teachers to order different books, worksheets, and test. This website can be found at. [] <span style="color: #484848; font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> <span style="color: #484848; font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">BIG <span style="color: #484848; font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Big is great software where it will help with student’s grammar and building up their vocabulary. It would be a stepping-stone for the students to be able to become great English students. <span style="color: #484848; font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">2. This software would be great for all students. It would be a drill type website because it is going to help them build up their grammar. It will be able to help me place my students, as well as provide different test for students, and interactive activates. <span style="color: #484848; font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">3. I would use this with my students to help them become better writers. It would start with having them use this on a weekly basis, that way they are able to become familiar with the software and are able to use by themselves. <span style="color: #484848; font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">4. I think that this software is great for classroom usage. There is variety but yet there is also structure. I will be able to use for different types of students. I do not see a down side to this program yet. <span style="color: #484848; font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">5. This software can be purchased on a “school” basic package. This is a program that is to be used by the whole school. I could not find the right price of this program but I will look around more and if I find it I will post the cost.