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Company: Tom Snyder Productions, 800 Coolidge Hill Road, Watertown, MA; Phone: 800/342-0236; Fax: 800/304-- 1254; Web: http://www.tomsnyder.com/.
Price: $80-single copy, hybrid Mac/ Win CD-ROM with Teacher's Guide. $200-five-computer license. $350-- 10-computer license. $700-unlimited network license. $800-unlimited site license.
Audience: The publisher recommends Neighborhood MapMachine 2.0 for grades 1-5. However, many of the represented skills are quite sophisticated. I think this program would need to be introduced to younger students with specific lessons in mind and possibly with whole-group activities. The program is easily scaleable to make it more difficult for older classes.
Format: CD-ROM: Multimedia, graphics, audio.
Minimum System Requirements: Windows: Windows 95, 16 MB RAM, thousands of colors, 800 x 600 resolution, 85 MB free disk space, 2x CD-- ROM drive.
Macintosh: Power PC, System 8.6 or later including OSX, 12 MB RAM, thousands of colors; 800 x 600 resolution, 80 MB free disk space, 2x CD-- ROM drive.
Description: Neighborhood MapMachine 2.0 is an update of a popular map-making program. This software allows students to create maps, learn mapping skills, and interpret the many uses of maps. The program is organized to allow for creativity or to guide lessons as students search for clues and move around maps. The software is matched to many state standards that require map skills and also includes activities to enhance social studies, math, and language arts lessons. Reviewer Comments:
Installation: Neighborhood Map- Machine 2.0 installed with the...