Children's Technology Review

Wanderer, The: Frankenstein�s Creature

$15, iPad, iPhone, Steam, Windows, Mac OSX, Chrome

Teaches: logic, art, reading, literature, emotions

CTR Rating: 88%

Gale Interactive: Science powered by VIVED

$500, Platform Agnostic, Windows, Mac OSX, Chrome, Internet Site

Teaches: science, biology, science, earth science

Rijksmuseum Online Art Collection

Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: art, history

CTR Rating: 92.5%

Phonics Quiz: Game Show

$19.99, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: phonics, reading, language arts

BrainPOP GameUp

Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: all school subjects including social studies, science, math, art, history

QuestionQuest

$210, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: language, parts of speech

Kid Pix 3D

$40, Mac OSX

Teaches: art, creativity

CTR Rating: 92%

National Geographic Kids: My Shot

Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: photography, art, creativity

ArtRage for iPad 1.0.3

$7, Windows, Mac OSX, iPad

Teaches: art, creativity

Anime Studio 6

$50, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: art, creativity

Penguin Cold Cash

$25, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: units of US currency, math, state quarters, classification, logic

CTR Rating: 88%

Flip Boom

$40, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: art, creativity, animation

CTR Rating: 90%

TAB Kids 3.1, The

$80, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: art, creativity

CTR Rating: 88%

UCreate Games

$60, Smart Toy, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: programming, art, creativity

Didi & Ditto Preschool: Mother Nature's Visit

$20, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading, math, science, music and art

CTR Rating: 86%

Wacom Bamboo Fun

$70, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: art, creativity

Animation-ish

$60, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: art, creativity, animation

CTR Rating: 92%

Creativity Express: Let's Start with Art!

$30, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: art, visual creativity, drawing, sketching, light, motion, shapes

CTR Rating: 92%

Exploring Verbs Sterling Edition

$195, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: language arts for special needs, reading, grammar, phonics

CTR Rating: 88%

Exploring Nouns Sterling Edition

$225, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: language arts for special needs, reading, grammar, phonics

CTR Rating: 88%

ArtRage 2.5

$2540, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: art, creativity

CTR Rating: 94%

Weekly Reader Visual Guides: The Universe & Earth

$20, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: Earth and Solar System

Clicker Paint

$99, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: creativity, art, drawing, language

CTR Rating: 72%

geeART16

$70, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: art, creativity

CTR Rating: 84%

Kid Pix Deluxe 3X, Universal Edition

$4060, Mac OSX

Teaches: art, creativity

CTR Rating: 88%

Adobe Digital School Collection

$150, Windows XP, Mac OSX

Teaches: art, creativity, drawing, movie editing, teacher utilities, web design

Poser Figure Artist

$90, Mac OSX, Windows XP

Teaches: art, sketching, drawing

Pixie 2

$45, Windows XP, Mac OSX

Teaches: creativity, art

CTR Rating: 86%

DollHouse

$25, Windows XP, Mac OSX

Teaches: patterns, creativity, art

CTR Rating: 80%

Gary Gadget: Building Cars

$30, Windows XP, Mac OSX

Teaches: problem solving, logic, taking things apart

CTR Rating: 70%

Docupen

$299.99, Windows XP, Mac OSX

Teaches: a utility for scanning documents or children's art

Knowledge Adventure Books by You

$20, Windows XP, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading, writing, creativity, grammar, parts of speech

CTR Rating: 90%

PicoCricket

$250, Windows XP, Mac OSX

Teaches: programming, creativity, logic, math, temporal relations, art

CTR Rating: 94%

Math Detective: Beginning

$29.99, Windows XP, Windows 98, Mac OSX

Teaches: math, reading, story problems, tables, charts and graphs

CTR Rating: 80%

LeapTrack Assessment and Instruction System 4.0

Win, smart toy, Mac OSX

Teaches: math, reading, language arts, science

CTR Rating: 84%

BrainWare Safari

$349, Windows 98, Mac OSX, Internet Site, Windows XP

Teaches: Logic, Math, deductive reasoning, memory, spatial reasoning, problem solving, holding attributes in mind, patterns, seriating, classifying, programming, observing, similarities and differences, taking things apart, rhythm, planning

CTR Rating: 85%

Explore the Planets 2.0

$59, Windows XP, Windows 98, Mac OSX, Mac OS9

Teaches: the solar system, tectonics, the planets, space, astronomy, earth science, ecology, global warming, volcanos

CTR Rating: 82%

LEGO Mindstorms NXT

$280, Windows XP, Mac OSX

Teaches: logic, deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, problem solving, spatial reasoning, classifying, mathematics, programming, instrument use, taking things apart, building, planning, organizing activities, reviewing, evaluating, working cooperatively, interpersonal problem solving, fine motor

CTR Rating: 92%

Didi & Diddo 1st Grade: The Wolf King

$19.99, Windows XP, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading, math, social studies, music and logic, art, music, notation, language typing, reading, phonetic analysis, holding attributes in mind, spatial reasoning, basic math facts, rhythm, auditory discrimination

CTR Rating: 92%

Twist

$44.95, Win 98, Win XP, Mac OSX

Teaches: creativity, art, drawing

Earth's Atmosphere and Its Seasons

$59, Win 98, Win XP, Mac OSX

Teaches: science, earth science, weather, the atmosphere, climate

LopArt

$56, Win 98, Win XP, Mac 9 or OSX

Teaches: art, creativity, drawing, painting

Canvastic!

Win 2000, Win XP, Mac OS9, OSX

Teaches: creativity, art, publishing

Magical Sketch 2

$30, Win XP, Mac OSX

Teaches: art, creativity, drawing, CAI, computer animation

Renaissance, The: Winds of Change

$69.99, Win 98, Win XP, Mac OS 9

Teaches: European history, art, science

Kid Pix Deluxe 3 for Mac OS X

$39.95, Macintosh OSX

Teaches: creativity, art

Kid Pix Deluxe 4

$89.95, Windows, Macintosh

Teaches: creativity, art

JumpStart Advanced Toddlers

$29.99, Mac/Win 98/ME/2000/XP

Teaches: colors, shapes, numbers, letters, body parts, etc.

The Theory of Plate Tectonics

$59.95, Macintosh, Windows

Teaches: Earth science

JumpStart Advanced 3rd Grade

$29.99, Macintosh, Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

Teaches: typical 3rd grade subjects, including, math, reading, history, geography, spelling, parts of speech, art, problem solving

SuperSolvers OutNumbered!

$29.95, Windows CD-ROM, Mac CD-ROM

Teaches: math story problems, charts, graphs, maps

The Print Shop for Mac (OS X Edition)

$49.95, Mac OS

Teaches: creativity, printing, art, photography

Exoquest

Win, Mac

Teaches: science, astronomy, earth science, evolution, biology, physics, chemistry

Science is Elementary: Weather and Climate

$69.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: Earth science

Science is Elementary: Earthquakes & Mountains

$69.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: Earth science

Argus DC1500

$30, Win, Mac

Teaches: creativity, photography, language, art

Canon Powershot A40

$250, Win, Mac

Teaches: creativity, photography, language, art

Fujifilm FinePix A201 Digital Camera

$175, Win, Mac

Teaches: creativity, photography, language, art

Discovery Channel School's CD-ROM Elementary CD-ROMs

$49.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: mummies, animals, measurement, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, earth science

Earth's Dynamic Surface

$59, Win, Mac

Teaches: geography, Earth science

Kodak EasyShare DX4900

$480, Win, Mac

Teaches: creativity, photography, language, art

Nikon Coolpix 2500

$380, Win, Mac

Teaches: creativity, photography, language, art

Disney Magic Artist Cartoon Maker

$19.99, Win, Mac

Teaches: creativity, art

Internet Coach Digital Photo Activity Kit

$64.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: creativity, photography, language, art

Pencil-Pal Preschool

$19.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: logic, letters, number, art

Louvre, The: Virtual Visit (2001 Edition)

$49.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: art awareness and history

Flying Colors v. 2.11

$29, Win, Mac, Win XP

Teaches: creativity, art, drawing and painting

House That You Built, The

$39.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: creativity, art, design, architecture

Playroom, The

$49.99, IBM, Mac, Apple II, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: counting, clocks, combining parts, letters, upper/lower-case, and words.

Curriculum Activities Using the Computer

$299, Win, Mac

Teaches: social studies, language arts, science and mathematics

Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Volcano Adventure Activity Center

$19.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: earth science, volcanos, tectonic activity

Spy Masters: Max Strikes Back!

$29.99, Win, Mac

Teaches: addition, subtraction prime numbers, spelling, parts of speech, geography facts, history, science, , geography, history, science logic

Fun For Brains

$15, Win, Mac

Teaches: creativity, shapes, body parts, music, counting

Mystery Museum, The

$39.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: art history and awareness

Doodle! Interactive: Episode 1 Drawing Faces

$14.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: art

Animals in Art 2: Artists and Illustrators Today

$69.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: art awareness

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Kids Edition CD-ROM

$19.99, Win, Mac

Teaches: trivia (boy bands, pop divas, cartoons, extreme sports and movies)

Disney's Zoog Genius: Language Arts, History and Geography

$19.99, Win 95/98/ME, Mac

Teaches: language arts, history, geography

Disney's Magic Artist Deluxe

$29.99, Win, Mac

Teaches: creativity, art

Click & Create with Mia

$19.95, Win, Mac OS (CD-ROM)

Teaches: creativity, art

Animals in Art 1: Art History

$69.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: art history and awareness

Cosmic Reading Journey

$89.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: reading comprehension, parts of speech, vocabulary, spelling

Adobe Photoshop Elements

$89, Win, Mac

Teaches: art, creativity, design, graphic arts, how to use Photoshop

Write Way

$49.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: reading, language arts, spelling

Word Way

$49.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: reading, language arts, spelling

Artus Contre le Demon du Musee

Win, Mac

Teaches: art appreciation, history

Eyewitness Virtual Reality: Earth Quest/World Atlas Value Pack

$29.95, Win 95, Win 3.1, Mac OS (CD-ROM)

Teaches: science: earth science, geology

Jumpstart 4th Grade 2-CD Set

$30, Win, Mac OS (CD-ROM)

Teaches: math, reading, geography, art, history, music, science

Jumpstart 3rd Grade 2-CD Set

Win, Mac OS (CD-ROM)

Teaches: math, reading, music, spelling, art, history

My First Amazing Science/History/Human Body Action Pack

Win, Mac OS (CD-ROM)

Teaches: earth science, energy, electricity, electricity, world history

Jesus: Gospels & Paintings

$29.95, Win 3.1/95/98/ME, Mac OS (CD-ROM)

Teaches: religion, art

Parts of Speech

$59.95, Win, Mac OS (CD-ROM)

Teaches: writing, grrammar, reading, parts of speech

Exploring Rock Art-A North American Field Trip

$29.95, Win, Mac OS (CD-ROM)

Teaches: social studies, history, art awareness

Code Head: X-Treme Culture

$30, Win, Mac OS (CD-ROM)

Teaches: history, geography, language arts

Interfact Weather

$14.95, Win, Mac OS (CD-ROM)

Teaches: weather, earth science

LEGO My Style: Kindergarten

$19.99, Win, Mac OS (CD-ROM)

Teaches: early math and reading, counting, addition, phonics, art, music

LEGO My Style: Preschool

$19.99, Win, Mac OS (CD-ROM)

Teaches: counting, classification, numbers, letters, art, music, logic

PDQ Guide to Digital Photography

$24.95, Win, Mac OS (CD-ROM)

Teaches: creativity, photography, art

Charts, Graphs & Diagrams

$59.95, Win, Mac OS (CD-ROM)

Teaches: math, graphs, charts, diagrams

Reader Rabbit Baby and Reader Rabbit Toddler

$19.99, Win 95, 98; Mac OS (CD-ROM)

Teaches: colors, shapes, songs, body parts, counting, alphabet