Microsoft Student

I have been using this product as part of a reviewing process and I have been nothing but impressed!

I am also quite aware that even after using this product for almost a month, we have only tapped the surface of it's capabilities. Microsoft Student is a mammoth resource base. The only limitation we have found is one that lies in our personal computer system--we have an older version of Microsoft Word and in order to access and utilize some of the features, you need Microsoft Office XP or later. With that being said, here are some of the cool features we have taken for a ride:

Math Tutorials w/ step by step explanations on solving problems w/decimals, fractions and positive/negative numbers--there's more but these are the ones we used for the level my children are at in the subject. The instructions are clear and MS offers a scientific calculator for computing answers as well!

Foreign Language Tools offer help w/Spanish, German, Italian and French--all with additional web resources.

There are tools for presentations, reports, tables, charts, graphs, etc., that act as templates for students to arrange their information and tutorial side bars explaining the purpose of the organization.

MS offers Encarta exploration by subject, educational games for reinforcement of skills learned and many, many web links for further learning on various subjects.

We have truly only just begun to understand the capabilities of this product, which is designed to meet the student where they are and grow with them through the years.