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Software JumpStart Typing

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- Another Great JumpStart
As a nine-year-old I was delighted to discover that this typing program fetured some of my favorite carecters: Botley the robot, his friend, Professor Spark, and the professor's mischevous daughter, Polly. After using JumpStart Third Grade, which came out in 1996 (JumpStart Typing came out in 1997), I couldn't help but notice that Polly has improved so much. Her worst was locking Coach Qwerty in the trophy room in her anger at getting kicked off the keyboarding team. All in all, this was the best JumpStart yet. Much better than Mavos Beachon.

Rating:

- Disappointed
My seven-year-old was using it and actually improving after just a few screens, although the repetitive "fjfj fjf jf jf" style gets boring for a child with the length of pages required to type (there are typically about four lines per screen of characters like that). I think there should be some extra breaks between long sessions. I think the repetition is necessary for effective learning, but something fun needs to go in between. This is, after all, for kids.

On the positive side, it gives an initial assessment test to determine where your skills are. Then the goals for that user are set based on the assessment. There are a few fun games that use the same skills that are being taught, and the games appear to automatically challenge at a level that matches the skill of the player (again, based on the testing in the lesson part of the program).

My son was a little frustrated early on because the initial assessment test is rather critical to a non-typist. Although the girl in the program says something like "You did great," the low words per minute (WPM) and high number of errors displayed on the screen seem to speak louder than she does and may be somewhat discouraging. But we maintained a positive attitude because I told him it didn't matter how well he did on that test; it only wanted to see his beginning point. It's important for a parent to be involved in order to give encouragement in some places and a push in others. It really enhances the learning and helps to get through the tough spots. And younger kids, of course, enjoy the involvement and interest of their parents.

If the program worked properly, there wouldn't be much of a negative side. The requirement of an older version of Quicktime is a valid concern if you are using a newer version. But I didn't have any version before, so I didn't care whether the game required the current or an older version. But the program does do a system search for other versions before installing Quicktime and tells you that it can't coexist with another version.

I would've probably given the program four stars if not for the fact that it kept crashing when coming out of any of the games. And when it crashes, it forgets the entire session. Which means that any progress gained is lost, and the child must go through the same exercises a second time. The first time this happened, my son begrudgingly went through the beginning lessons AGAIN (I was beside him cheering and encouraging, which helped keep his attitude somewhat positive). But when the program crashed a second time after he had gone through those early lessons the second time, he wasn't the least bit interested in going through them a third time, and I didn't blame him. The crash was effectively punishing him for working hard and doing well.

The bottom line? If you can buy it from someplace where you can return it, take the chance. And if it works on your computer, you've got a good four-start program. If it doesn't work, return it and your losses are minimal. Good luck. But to Knowledge Adventure/Jumpstart: FIVE YEARS is a long time between releases of any program; it's time for a new version, or at least an update.

Rating:

- Jumpstart Typing
I thought it was a good game but, it went too fast. It would be more fun if it gave you more time to learn. I got frustrated with it because of that.

Rating:

- Lots of compatability problems
This product never loaded properly. It depends on a very old version of Quicktime (2.x). With this version it still generates a DLL error. The newer Quicktime 5.0 version generates an unable-to-open window message. Old and new versions of Quicktime can't co-exist on my Win98SE system. The worst part was the tech. support, or lack of it. Spent hours on line (total over several days) and never talked to a human. I never hung up on the line, it always cut me off after 20 minutes or so. Very frustrating. This dependence on obsolete software and further lack of technical support means that I must recommend that you don't buy this product.

Rating:

- Fun and Learn ALOT
I Loved this program! I started using it and I soon began to become a great typer. It helped me get to 56 wpm! My little brother only used it for awhile and he is one of the fastest typers in his class. (my brother is 9) It has fun games and it is challenging to get you motivated. I also know my younger cousins are having fun with the game too. It has funner games than Mavis Beacon.

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