WordMania 7-11
by Topologika Software Ltd
Practise basic Literacy skills with this unique multi-player revision software
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Short-listed by BETT 2004 Awards judges for its “novel take on the use of technology, using an attractive games approach similar to games played at home”, WordMania 2 presents a motivating setting for learning.
WordMania 7-11 encourages students to practise their Language skills whilst navigating mazes, on their own, in competition with friends on a school network, or even via the Internet.
They win points by answering revision questions on Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar and Comprehension in order to get past maze obstacles and outwit other players who may unexpectedly get in their way.
With enough points to leave a maze, students can enter another, or win bonus points by tackling word puzzles such as Word Search, Crocodile Tears, Alphabet Invaders, Sliding Blocks and Grammar Nibbles.
- Monitor students from within the game
- Includes a Maze Designer and Custom Question Writer
- Prints worksheets to be completed away from the computer
- Fully configurable – define the topics and puzzles students will meet
- Puzzles can be played as independent problem-solving activities
Network Multi-Player Features
On a network or across the Internet, some very special options come into play. Students can navigate a maze at the same time as their friends, or work with (or against) students in other schools, or even overseas. What’s more, to make things strategically more interesting, they can drop question ‘bombs’ to stay ahead of other players… Joining in is as easy as logging on.
Like the other titles in the Mania series, WordMania 7-11 can be set up to offer only the features you want. You can run it ‘stand-alone’ or in ‘multi-player’ mode. The more ‘game-like’ features can be reserved as rewards. Levels of play are completely under your control.
If your network or broadband connection doesn’t get used as much as it should, WordMania 7-11 could be part of the answer.
WordMania 7-11 includes a Quick Start Guide, a Handbook, Questions Puzzles and Classroom Guide, a Question Topics sheet, and a Maze Design sheet.
“Today, at lunch, one of my raising achievement students brought his friend in to play on WordMania. They played against each other all lunchtime AND other students joined in when they saw how they could play against each other – this feature really IS motivating. I wonder if they realise they’re learning some quite boring (normally) language facts?… The graphics are excellent and ran smoothly on our Win98-based Pentium 3 machines with around 400Mb memory. Installation was a breeze and even updated our DirectX to a later version. Neat.” – Simon Midgley, Rhyddings School, UK
“WordMania is a really useful program that will undoubtedly appeal to children and teachers alike. The additional competitive interest generated through multiplayer capability is an attractive option, and as a single user, the gameplay style is addictive whilst providing effective revision material for what can be a rather dry Curriculum area.” – TEEM
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System Requirements
- Windows
- Operating System: Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 (32-bit)
- 4MB video card or higher
- CD-ROM Drive required (Home Edition and Single User Licence requires CD to be placed in the drive)
- Network card or modem for optional multi-player use
- Operating System: Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 (32-bit)
WordMania 7-11 is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Early Primary
- Mid Primary
WordMania 7-11 is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Literacy
- Problem solving
Users can access WordMania 7-11 in the following ways:
- Mouse/ Trackball/ Joystick
- Keyboard
- Touchscreen
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