Switched-On-Schoolhouse Software
Math
Grades 3 through 12 -- Exciting
Multimedia and learning activities help students grasp difficult concepts and give them additional practice. Excellent
program!
Switched-On Schoolhouse makes homeschooling easy and fun. Here's a list of curriculum features:
Quick
Installation
With a few clicks, Switched-On Schoolhouse is loaded and ready to use.
Automatic
Grading
Parents can easily keep track of student scores, assignments, grading needed to be completed, and preview
assignments. This wonderful time-saving feature gives parents more hands-on time with students and less time with paperwork!
Revised
Content
Unlike traditional textbooks, Switched-On Schoolhouse brings your child up-to-date information, more
activities, new problems, and text changes.
Enriching Games
Exciting learning activities help
students grasp difficult concepts with fun, colorful, educational games. Games include Farmer Frank, All Right, Alpha 14,
and Spelling Bee.
Custom Curriculum and Projects
Parents can customize curriculum by combining,
adding, or removing units and assignments. You can also create additional exercises like field trips.
Advanced
Lesson Planning
Put away that bulky lesson planner! Each child can have a personalized lesson plan to pace him
correctly and it can be modified day-by-day if needed.
Practice Lessons
This feature walks students
through a lesson and explains different features so they understand how the curriculum works.
Book Reports
In grades 3-8 of Language Arts, student projects feature genre highlights, book lists, and links to additional resources.
Message
Center
Switched-On Schoolhouse allows you to attach messages to each problem or add instructions for your child
in a personal electronic mailbox.
Built-in Calendar
The calendar features allow you to assign/unassign
school days, exclude date ranges, and add/remove events like field trips or holidays.
Video Clips
Integrated into the curriculum, videos give students an up-close look at subject topics.
Printing Options
Students or parents can easily print entire assignments, lessons, problems, records, and vocabulary lists.
Resource
Center
A calculator, interactive periodic table of elements, and a dictionary are provided for student convenience.
Voice
Automated Lesson Text
With this text-to-speech feature, students simply choose a passage or the entire lesson
and have it read aloud to them.
Highlighting Tool
Students can choose colors and highlight text
for easy studying.
Help Button
This feature offers specific assistance for working different types
of question formats.
