Title of Software: Adventure Workshop (1st-3rd Grade). Clue Finders: Mystery of the Monkey Kingdom.
Producer: Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited, 2002. The Learning Company.
Target students (e.g., age or grade-level of students): 1st through 3rd Grade Students. (7-9 yrs. old)
Proficiency level (e.g., beginning, intermediate, advanced): Targeted different levels of math.
Description: This is a math software program where the student can learn and build on math reading comprehension, listening, writing, oral and visual skills, problem-solving, etc., during a fun variety of playing time.
Mystery of the Monkey Kingdom, is a computer software where the child together with the cartoon animated characters, they are solving the mystery of finding a scientist that is lost in the forest by getting hints and solving math problems. This fun and creative activities contains quizzes and challenge on different stages. Also, characters helps them reinforce beginning math skills while encourages them to continue on next step. This is a good program where children can learn and understand basic mathematical skills: addition, substraction, multiplication, division and develop their higher order thinking skills while playing.
Language skills targeted: Basic Communication Skills
Evaluation:This is a math program for students because of the different math activities that will expose the students to variety of fun. The student can monitored their own progress by selecting a math level and receiving immediately feedback. The only thing is that it takes too long for the activities to appear. It is more a cartoon than a learning object.
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