If your students have trouble learning to use a mouse, I highly recommend 
the internet site Jigzone.com.  It presents jigsaw puzzles ranging from six 
pieces to hundreds (your choice) which you have to drag and drop to 
assemble.  It makes the mouse transparent, and can get a class or group 
cheering each other on to finish their puzzles.

Wendy Quinones

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <PHCSJean.34425698 at bloglines.com>
To: <focusonbasics at nifl.gov>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 1:57 PM
Subject: [FocusOnBasics 580] What would you put on an ABE learner's 
computer?



> Hi all.

> My program has been blessed with a bunch of used computer donations

> from the Cristina Foundation. Before you get excited, these are older 

> computers

> from companies and individuals who have upgraded. For more info, go to 

> cristina.org

> if you'd like to get some for your program.

>

> We initially used them to set

> up a lab in our center, and have been giving the extras away. Since I 

> still

> have extras, I would like to give some to my pre-literate Liberian refugee

> senior citizen ABE students to practice their skills when they are away 

> from

> class.

>

> We typically reformat the computers with Windows and Microsoft Works

> and an antivirus/spyware program. They will have a standard internet 

> connection,

> which we'll have to show the learners how to use.

>

> What I'm looking for

> from you are some recommendations of websites or freeware you use in your

> center with your most basic level adults. If you know of some fabulous 

> program

> that costs money, let me know about it and I'll see what I can scrounge up

> in the way of grant money. We are working as an all volunteer, no budget 

> organization

> so I'm ideally looking for website recommendations or better still, stand

> alone software so they just need to point and click and won't need to deal

> with the internet.

>

> Thanks for your ideas!

> Jean Marrapodi

> Providence Assembly

> of God Learning Center

> Providence, RI

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