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Company: The Learning Company, 6160 Summit Drive North, Minneapolis, MN 55430; Customer Service: 800/685-6322; Technical Support: 800/ 723-6322; www.learningco.com.
Price: $50-hybrid Macintosh/Windows; $50-Macintosh or Windows diskettes; lab packs and site licenses available.
Audience: Producer recommends grades 1-6; reviewer suggests grades 2-4.
Format: CD-ROM or diskette: text, graphics
System Requirements: Macintosh users will need a 68030 processor (LC III or greater), System 7.1,5 MB RAM), 256-color 13" display with 640x480 resolution, hard disk, and printer. Windows users will need a 486 processor, Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, 5 MB RAM, 256-color SVGA display, hard disk, and sound card. Printer and CDROM drive optional.
Description: Spellevator Plus is a tool for teachers and students. It lets teachers use their own spelling lists to generate games that students can play for practice, and it keeps individual and class records. I evaluated the CD-ROM version in this review.
Reviewer Comments:
Installation: I had no problem using the CD-ROM on a Macintosh Performa 5215CD with HP DeskWriter 600 printer. Installation Rating: A Content/Features: The opening screen of Spellevator Plus displays a large elevator door on the left. This is where students pick their names from a preprogrammed list. On the right side of the screen is the menu of options. It is large and easy to read: A student can choose to play the game of Spellevator Plus, take the Pretest, take the Posttest, or go for a Workout. Because the game is listed first, students will most likely pick it instead of the less fun but more useful spelling tools their teacher may want them to choose instead. Had...