Prepare students for state/province and nationwide testingMax’s Toolbox is used in numerous schools all over the world and has been translated in many different languages. Through interaction with this product, students extend and consolidate concepts taught in class. As a result, Max’s Toolbox has the capacity to prepare students for state/province and nationwide testing including (but not limited to):
- NAPLAN and national testing (through ACARA) in Australia
- SAT’s in the UK
- Provincial Testing in Canada
- State-wide and national testing in the USA
- Working towards NCEA in New Zealand
Makes Learning Fun Max’s Toolbox creates a blurred line between education and fun within which students can learn through play. This bright, crisp and visually pleasing interface program captures and maintains student’s attention.
All applications are compatible with Microsoft and Smart Board/Interactive Whiteboard Technology; therefore, teacher’s can design attractive notebook files using Max’s toolbox and display them on the big screen. Sound files can also be integrated to stimulate and invoke auditory learners. Students can also create and share their own personal projects in class and save them on a USB memory stick to share with parents/caregivers at home. Picture/objects and text boxes can float, move, be dropped & dragged across the screen and cloned making learning interactive and fun. Creative practice with technology has the potential to transcend traditional classrooms and make school a rich, stimulating learning environment for students AND educators.
Provides Invaluable Resources to Help Teachers Meet Outcomes Across all Curriculum Areas: Max’s Toolbox is a global program that integrates well with any curriculum framework. Listed below are a few activities that address outcomes in Science, English, Mathematics Health and Personal Development.
- Science: naming and labelling body parts
- Health: numerous healthy food graphics and activities
- Mathematics: addition, subtraction, graphing
- English: sequencing and creating story writing
Supports Students with Disabilities: Max’s Toolbox is a global program that integrates well with any curriculum framework. Max’s Toolbox’s was designed to be flexible and user friendly to meet the individual needs and ability levels of all students. The program especially caters for students with disabilities by inviting them to progress through sets of multileveled activities. These tasks empower vs. frustrated special needs students and provides teachers with an additional resource to evaluate student learning.
Max’s Toolbox also has many printable worksheets which can be used to complement teaching practices.
Max’s Toolbox’s includes an attractive library of photographs and graphics to meet the visual processing needs of students with disabilities. Graphics available through Microsoft applications are also easily accessible. Activities can be personalised by downloading pictures from your own PC. These tools make it easy to create social stories and personal learning resources for students with disabilities.
In addition to modifying the content and presentation of Max’s applications, there are some excellent multi-levelled activities to support the development of vital social skills. Some of these activities include:
- reading emotional cues and learning skills that will help them function in everyday life.
- learning about human senses
Great value One package provides tools in Reading, Math, Spelling, Language, Creativity, Drawing, and Technology
Learning Styles:Suited to all learning styles and abiliites and can be used independently.
Engaging: It engages children's interest and keeps them entertained while learning.
User friendly, safe to download...easy to install.