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Article: Educational software now receiving higher marks
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- January 10, 1988
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Seven-year-old Ryan Ballas, a student at E.R. Taylor elementary
school, patiently explained the "game" on his Apple II to a
hopelessly dense visitor.
"See, you're supposed to pick out all the words with a `U' in
the middle," the second-grader said. "You let the other words drop
into the trash can. Here, I'll show you."
Concentrating closely as words flashed onto his screen, Ryan let
HAM and BEG go by but hit the space bar to select HUT, HUM, BUN, SUN
and BUG. After five correct selections, Ryan reaped his reward: A
rabbit materialized on the screen and danced a jig as the computer
played a little ditty.
All around Ryan, children at computers squealed happily as
Reader Rabbit hopped ...