The availability of education to all age groups is certainly a major challenge these days; one way of ameliorating this situation is delivery of content via CD-ROM software.
Edutain Distribution, a major distributor of locally-developed and imported CD-ROM educational software, will be at Computer Faire 2003 demonstrating how its educational software offerings can be helpful to both students and teachers.
Teachers are always willing to find new ways of improving their teaching, and information and communications technology and its integration into the normal flow of learning in schools is certainly the way things are going. With the growing number of teachers experiencing problems with understanding text books and other teaching materials, software can be very helpful with the essential subjects like Maths and Science; assisting the teacher with presentation, reinforcement, exercises and even marking of exercises and tests. Technology is definitely fundamentally changing the way in which teachers learn and teach.
With one-on-one computer-based training, teachers can learn essential computer skills, languages and an array of other subjects readily available on CD-ROM. This enables teachers to learn in a visual and auditory method at their own pace. Most of these materials include exercises and tests that are marked by the system and have functionality of keeping records of progress, giving the teacher time to do important research.
In November 2002, Edutain was appointed the official distributor of GSP - Global Software Publishing - products in SA. GSP is the exclusive publisher and distributor of the highly respected Dorling Kindersley multimedia CD and DVD ROM catalogue. The addition of the DK product portfolio makes GSP one of the strongest children`s and educational software publishers in the UK today. DK offers an extensive range of both adult and children`s reference titles - in effect `cradle to grave` publishing.
"When it comes to children`s educational brands, they don`t come much bigger than Dorling Kindersley. It is a brand that is well known and well respected across the world; the products are built on quality with a balanced mix of education and fun," says Voula Philippides, MD of Edutain Distribution.
GSP also publishes other top British software brands, one of these being Letts, which offer an educational range from pre-primary to high school.
On the local front, Edutain distributes Big Boet!, the most comprehensive CD-ROM educational software series available in SA.
This range has been locally developed by Edupro in cooperation with Dr Tom H Brown, internationally recognised educationist and instructional designer.
Says Philippides: "We are proud to be associated with Edupro and Dr Brown, and are very excited to be able to offer Big Boet! to the South African market. This program will certainly develop the skills of learners, and equip them for secondary and tertiary education."
Big Boet! is bilingual and based on proven leaning methods that aid the learner in becoming more independent and self-directed through the development of all facets of learning skills. Importantly, it is designed to make learning fun. It is not based on a specific school curriculum, but on generic learning skills, which support formal school training, and are compatible with any educational model. This educational range is currently available for Grades 0-1 (Junior Big Boet!), Grades 4-5 and 6-7, and contains hundreds of exercises with five levels of difficulty controlled by an `adaptive` learning system that adjusts automatically as the learner improves. It focuses on reading, concentration, thinking, memory, spelling and maths, utilising time-based exercises, vibrant environments and creative thinking.
A new offering in the Big Boet! Range is SUPER KID for grades 2-3 (ages 7-9) and this will be launched at Computer Faire. Happenings at the show will include scholastic educational software giveaways. Visit Edutain Distribution in Hall 2 stand F20.
Edutain Distribution offer a wide range of extremely affordable and innovative educational software products of the highest international calibre and quality in terms of graphics and multimedia presentation to the reseller channel. For more information, please visit www.edutain.co.za.
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