For some reason, I thought that Mavis Beacon-style typing programs on the IBM PCjr were games. Apparently they aren’t, but now I can type like a[n accurate] madman.
There’s lots of stuff on the market - some free, some not, some good, some worse. I’ve always liked JumpStart’s games. They’re geared toward the youngest crowd, but they’re fairly inexpensive [$10?] and always charming and useful.
I was browsing through the educational software at Knowledge Adventure this afternoon - I remember when it was just Number Munchers, Oregon Trail and Zork. We’ve come a long way, baby.
And now if you see what you like, you can pretty much buy it and download it right away. Sheesh.
Another intriguing feature is BooksByYou - sort of a template/narrative program in which you can tweak a pre-made storyline and toy with layout and artwork. Then they’ll throw your book through Lulu [self-publisher, print-on-demand] and mail you a hard copy. Not bad for the young ones - seems very easy and very cool.
Check it out, lots of neat stuff there.
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