School Zone's Multiplication Division Flash Cards

Reviewed by Frances Bott
Published by School Zone Interactive

Age Group: Age 8 and Up, Adults
Type: Math, Teaching Tools
Price: $20

PC version requires:
Windows 95, 98 +, 24 MB RAM, 640x480 16 bit color, 16 bit sound card, Pentium, 50 MB, 4x cd-rom

Mac version requires:
Mac OS 7.5.5, 24 MB RAM, 640-480 16 bit color, Power Pc 601, 50 MB HD, 4x cd-rom

Description:

School Zone's Multiplication Division Flash Cards is a modern version of tried and true teaching methods - Flash cards and repetition. Multiplication Division Flash Cards gives you lots of choices on how to use the program. You can play alone, with another player or against the computer. You can choose multiplication, division or a combination of both. The final choice is to pick a number to work with such as 2,10, etc. or let the program randomly choose. The program works with numbers ranging from 0 to 12.

The program opens to a console where you choose how you want to run the program. If you click on an answer and realize it is wrong, there is a clear button you can click on the clear the wrong answer. An answer chart is available if you need help and can be printed so that you can have it on hand. The help files are not written as you would normally see. They are verbal - animations, showing you each step as it explains what to do.

Features:

  • Play alone or with another player
  • There is a score card to keep track of your progress
  • Built in teacher adjusts the difficulty of the problems
  • Great math skills builder

Technical Aspects:

This program was a breeze to install. Just pop in the cd and select the drive and directory you want to install the program in. When finshed the program reboots the computer for you. When you run the program, there is no need to change to the 640x480 resolution it requires, as the program does this for you automatically. Qicktime needs to be installed to run this program, but it is included on the disk. The hearing impaired would not be able to use the help files for the program as they are verbal and not written. The only thing I did not like about the program happened when closing it. It has a very long list of credits that run at the end of the program that you have to watch before it closes out. I tried using the escape key to bypass it, but no luck. You have to look at the credits each time you close the program.

Report and Conclusions:

I think this is a wonderful and fun tool for any child to learn multiplication and division, or to improve a child's math skills.