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Software for Children by Category (e.g. all Primary maths titles)

BBC BBC Science Simulations
Black Cat

Tools for Teachers:
Black Cat Literacy Activity Builder
Black Cat Numeracy Activity Builder
Black Cat Science Activity Builder

Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica is still the most popular reference title around. Windows and Mac
BroadLearn Early Learning
Human Biology
Number Board
Animal Life Cycles
Spelling
Broderbund Long-time Favourites for Primary School
Publishing for Children
(including Storybook Weaver and Print Shop for Mac or Windows)
Cambridge UK software
Primary School Mathematics
Mult-e-Maths series
High School Mathematics
High School Scientific Enquiry
High School Literature
Primary School Early Literacy
i-Read Series
Human Body Series - High School
Primary School Early Phonics Skills
Mac and Windows
Clicker On-screen clickable keyboards with speech support for children who find it hard to write or type. Lots of sharing of resources on their web site. Windows and Mac
Comic Life Create great, crazy comics using your own photos and illustrations. Mac OSX, Windows XP
Destination Literacy Literacy Skills for Primary Children.
Also good for Special Needs.
Mac and Windows.
Destination Maths Mathematics Skills for Primary Children.
Also good for Special Needs.
Mac and Windows.

Easi-Teach

Easi-Teach: A huge range of teaching content for Windows and Mac, primary and secondary levels.

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Fuse Creator: Create sophisticated Flash-based activities and applications in the classroom without coding. Want to create high-quality, interactive activities for your students, but don't have a degree in computer programming? Well, now you don't need one.
Honestech With the Honestech Claymation Studio, you can easily create stop motion video. Capture images using a digital camera, webcam or DV camcorder, create characters, apply small changes, and add background images and music to create your own claymation movies.
With Video Editor, children can edit their own videos from any source. Windows only.
Inspiration logo Inspiration is probably more suitable for classrooms, but still an intriguing mind-mapping and literacy software package. See also Kidspiration for younger children, and the new InspireData data analysis software. Windows and Mac
KidPix logo Latest version of this extremely popular illustrating and writing software for all ages. Windows XP and Mac OS-X native. Networkable.
KAHOOTZ Lovely video presentation tool for children with many features. Windows and Mac OSX.
Kudlian I Can Animate for Mac OSX and Windows
Logo by Terrapin Classic Logo programming for children for both Mac and Windows.
MindPower Senior Mathematics
Senior Science
Windows only.

Newsmaker

Create broadcast news items using your video camera. Provides environment for writing, reading on-camera with cue boards, etc., and then broadcast over intranet, internet or iPOD.

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Podium is a PC-based application, designed specifically for the education market. It is an easy-to-use piece of software that allows students of any age to create, edit and publish podcasts all from the same simple interface.
Read Me! Series Read Me! for Primary Schools
Semerc New Early Learning Activities:
At the Doctor, At the Vet, etc
Eye and Visual Development Activities for young children
Windows and Mac
Sherston

UK software
Early Learning
European History
Literacy Bank
Logo Missions
Junior Science
LDA Language Cards
Maths for Primary
Numeracy Bank - primary
Astronomy
Spelling
Games
Windows and Mac

Shoo Fly Cross Curriculum software for literacy, art & design, music, science, design technology, geography and citizenship
Special Needs Ooodles of free software aimed at children with special needs. Downloadable, easily and quickly. (Off-site link)
Mavis Beacon Typing logo The classic keyboard tutor used by children and adults alike. Suitable for anyone about 10 years or over who really wants to come to grips with touch typing and who has the perseverence and motivation to follow through. Network versions available for schools. Windows and Mac.
Toon Boom Amazing set of titles for digital video creation and editing, from titles for youngsters to those for professional designers. Windows and Mac OSX
UltraKey UltraKey, the keyboard tutor written specifically for schools. Networkable.
Mac and Windows.
The Virtual Textbook This large collection of interactive resources is designed to help teachers teach Maths to students aged 5 to 18.
WordQ logo Writing Made Easier with Word Prediction and Speech Output. A tool for children who find writing difficult for one reason or another. Windows.