IT Mouse Skills
by Inclusive Technology
A series of activities specially designed to teach mouse skills in an entertaining and visually appealing atmosphere
Learners are taken stage by stage through the many applications of the mouse. Move the mouse over an object, drag and drop, drag along a path and the use of drop-down menus are all represented. Various clicking activities can be found such as clicking anywhere, click timing and double clicking.
Introductions to each activity are provided and the successful completion of a task is met with a range of pleasing rewards.
Many games options are configurable, such as the complexity of the task. Background graphics may be switched off to provide a high contrast visual appearance. Colours, sound effects and background music may be similarly customised. Setups will be remembered when restarting the program.
The many uses of IT Mouse Skills
“Being able to use a mouse or one of the many alternative devices requires a combination of motor, cognitive and physical skills that represent a considerable challenge to many learners.
IT Mouse Skills has been designed to provide a range of carefully graduated activities for someone who is beginning to use a mouse.
The program can be used alongside a standard mouse and with altervatives such as a touch monitor, roller or trackball, joystick and head pointing systems.
IT Mouse Skills can be set up to provide simple introductory activities that require a minimum of cognitive and perceptual ability allowing the user to concentrate on each aspect of mouse use. As each skill is mastered the program can be tailored to provide an increasing challenge by introducing further activities.
The first activity, ‘mouse over’, allows the student to concentrate on the first essential skill, moving the mouse pointer around the screen. It does not require any button pressing at all. All they need to do is pass over little characters, which then disappear with a most satisfying sound!” – Rober Bates, Inclusive Technology Information Director
Have you tried IT Mouse Skills on your whiteboard?
“The Inclusive Mouse Skills program is a lovely piece of software for the SmartBoard and works well as a shared activity with lots of interaction.” – Keith Riley-Gledhill, Sir Charles Parsons School, UK
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System Requirements
- Windows
- Operating System: Win 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 (including 64 bit Editions)
- Minimum RAM: 32 MB
- Hard Drive Space Required: 20 MB
- Minimum Processor: Pentium II
- Sound Card: Required
- Operating System: Win 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 (including 64 bit Editions)
- Macintosh
- Operating System: Mac OS 8.6 or higher, OS X
- Minimum RAM: 128 MB
- Hard Drive Space Required: 20 MB
- Operating System: Mac OS 8.6 or higher, OS X
IT Mouse Skills is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Early Childhood
- Early Primary
IT Mouse Skills is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Early concepts
- Access to computers
- Mouse or touchscreen use
Users can access IT Mouse Skills in the following ways:
- Mouse/ Trackball/ Joystick
- Touchscreen
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