To teach children the alphabet and spelling

Teach children the Alphabet, Numbers, Counting, Reading and Spelling using sound, pictures and video clips. Using the recognition method, babies and toddlers learn by watching auto rotating lessons.

An educational Software to teach the Alphabet, Letters, Numbers, Counting, Reading and Spelling using Sound, Pictures and Video Clips. Use it at Home, Pre-school, Kindergarten, School or Business.

• Kids as young as 18 months can learn to use the keyboard.
• Children progress and learn to type the alphabet.
• Story reading shows the child how words are used in sentences.
• Flash words, shows the word and a picture that relates to it.
• Spelling shows a picture of the word and puts blanks under it.

There is also a help button which pops the word under the dashes allowing the child to copy the word letter by letter. If the word is spelled correctly a video is played as a reward. Words can be added or deleted to the spelling. You can also create your own Spelling words or names to use with Kid Genius Spelling and Flash Words, using your own pictures, voice and video clips. Software can be set to US or UK English.For Win 98/ME/NT/2K/XP/Vista.

Link: Teach Children the Alphabet

Public domain images with viewer/editor

A large collection of 23,000+ quality, public domain clip art and photo images tailored for use in word processors and output by inkjet printers. Includes useful (though not needed) viewer/editor capable of editing, including image rotation, and copy-to-clipboard function which allows pasting the images into almost any other program, including MS Word and OpenOffice.

There are thousands of color graphic clips as well as illustrations, photographs and black and white line art. Nearly all are available in lossless, PNG format. The wpclipart server is also able to convert any image (up to 600 pixels in width or height) to a JPG, if that image format is desired.

Installer is for Windows 2000, XP and Vista. Packages for separate clip art sections are also available if download is too large.  (743 Mbyte)

Link: download collection free Clip-Art

Free online multi-user billiards game

Carom 3D is an online multi-user billiards game created with special 3D graphic effects bringing every aspect of snooker, 6 ball, 9 ball, 8 ball and other billiards games to life.

Features:

Diverse game type:

    * Any player without the slightest experience of the Billiards game can enjoy 4 Ball.
    * 3 ball and 6 ball will show you an even better side of the Billiards game.
    * Many ladies often enjoy pocket ball games such as 8 ball, 9 ball and rotation ball.

Perfect 3D and realistic simulations:

    * It is a perfectly simulated 3D game that gives you the same feeling as if you are actually playing snooker.
    * By using your mouse, you can experience the same pumping shots in the game as you do in real life.
    * The diverse variety of the Billiard games and atmosphere won't bore you at all.

Link: download Carom3D

Solar System and Astronomy Model Simulator

Solar System 3D Simulator is a FREE software application that generates a realistic solar system model and planets in 3 Dimension on the PC using advanced physics formulas.

It can display the planets and their orbits, the sun and the moon. The nine planets including planet earth and their detailed physical and chemical information and image pictures are also displayed including solar power, solar energy and solar eclipse details.

The software is easy to use with a fully Windows based interface. The program has a fully graphical menu oriented interface designed for ease of use. The Solar System 3D software has been designed for fast setup and interactivity with excellent high quality visual output. The software runs on all Windows Operating Systems.

Link: download Solar System 3D Simulator

Astronomy Screensaver from NASA

Astronomy 2005 screensaver, a compilation of stunning images, collected by Robert Gregory Garfinkle  from N.A.S.A. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

This high-resolution collection includes images taken from the Hubble Space Telescope (S.T.S.C.I.), Manned / Unmanned missions such as the Apollo Lunar Missions, the Mars Global Surveyer (Orbital), Mars Rovers (Land-based), Cassini / Huygens (Saturn and it´s satellites), and other breathtaking studies and adventures.
All Images are courtesy of N.A.S.A.

Link: download free screensaver Astronomy