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Chapter
5:
Software
Educational
software
Programs that teach are called
educational
software,
or
courseware.
Good cducational software teaches
at
the student's
speed
in an
interactive, entertaining way, Soflware for children includes prc-
school concept-building exercises
and
elementary arithmetic
and
alphabet drills.
You
can
find educational software for
all
disdplines
al
all
grade levels. For example, high school srudenl5
can
benefit
from programs thai prepare them for college entrance exams.
Studenl5 and working adull5 can gel programs that tutor them in
forcign languages.
SCe
your authorized Apple dealer for popular packages. Also, visit
your local library and look through the
software
directories
that
describe and
ratc Apple sofrware There
are
more than 3000
educational programs available for the Apple
Jl
family
of
computers.
Teachers
who
want to write their own courseware
or
CAl
(Computer-
Aided lnstruetion) software can use
a programming language
designed for educators
oiled
PU.QT (acronym for
Programmed
lnquiry, Learning,
Or
Teaching). Apple's version
of
PILOT
is
SupcrPU.QT"'.
Entertainment
An incredible assortmenl
of
games
is
available for Apple
computers.
You
on
enjoy simulations
of
your favorite non-
computer games like chess, checkers, backgammon, bridge,
blackjack,
and
poker.
Or
Iry games created for computer like
adventure
games-sophisticated
simulations
that put you
in
a
dungcon
or
on
a remote island and challenge you to find the
hidden treasure while avoiding monSlcrs,
booby
traps, and
other
pitfalls. 13ecome a private eye, a pro football coach, a slockbroker,
or
dcfend Eanh from alien invaders.
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