Numbers Up! 1 & 2 Win Awards

Jackpot!!! Numbers Up! 1 & 2 take out their respective Maths categories at the 11th Annual Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES)!

• Best Upper Elementary Maths Software - Numbers Up! 1 Volcanic Panic See listing
  
• Best Middle School Maths Software - Numbers Up! 2 Baggin' the Dragon See listing

The BESSIE Awards target innovative and content-rich programs and websites which provide parents and teachers with the technology tools to foster educational excellence. Winners are selected from titles submitted by software publishers around the world. All submitted titles are made available to school districts, teachers, and the public through ComputED and the Educational Software Preview Service of San Diego Center for Educational Technology (a nonprofit organisation). more

Best Educational Software Awards Panel Review

Numbers UP! 2 Baggin' the Dragon
EdAlive (Middle School Math Software Winner)

This wonderfully entertaining BESSIE winner has a fairly simple concept--the board game. But it offers so much more! A solo player can challenge the computer, or one to three humans of different skill levels and ages, on a level playing field. It allows each player to pick a math level that is appropriate to their skill. A five year old could easily win from a fifteen year old (but playing the computer is a different story).

Based on Australian Math Syllabi (which are not terribly different from the US or anywhere else in the English speaking world for that matter), Baggin' the Dragon has over 3000 questions, from Basic Math through Algebra. This hybrid (Win/Mac) title has terrific graphics, lots of strategy options, and moves quickly - even mathphobes will enjoy it. While an automatic levelling function would be welcome (particularly in classrooms), this title is worth the wait when ordering from Australia. Good on ya, mates!