User Manual
Contents WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF TELL ME MORE KIDS! ................................................................................... 3 TEACHER TOOLS.......................................................................................................................................................... 4 IDENTIFICATION SCREEN ......................................................................................................................................... 5 HOMEPAGE .................................
Welcome to the world of TeLL me More Kids! TeLL me More Kids is a complete range of English learning software for elementary school children.
Note: If you don’t want to hear Phileas and Kaliko anymore, press the space bar and they’ll disappear. TeLL me More Kids: Progressive Learning Whether you are in the Games, Karaoke, or Cartoons, you can learn English progressively and at your own pace.
Import Student Accounts This function allows you to create several student accounts at once by importing a text file containing the list of user names entered in a vertical list. 1) Click on "Import student accounts." 2) Select a *.txt file and then click on "Import." The students' names are added to the list. Consult/Export Overall Tracking This function allows you to consult and export the score (out of 100) and the time spent in TeLL me More Kids for all students. To export: 1) Click on "Export data.
If the student accounts have been imported or if you have already worked in TeLL me More Kids, you must select your name from the list and click on "Start!" If it is your first time using TeLL me More Kids, you must click on "New student." Phileas and Kaliko will ask you to type your name and choose a character. This way they will recognize you every time you visit them. The character you choose will represent you wherever you go in TeLL me More Kids. It will take the place of the cursor of your mouse.
Click on Phileas and Kaliko if you need them to explain what you should do.
You can sing a Karaoke song by clicking on the following: in TeLL me More Kids / Around the House in TeLL me More Kids / Around the City in TeLL me More Kids / Around the World Singing the Karaoke Songs Follow the TeLL me More Kids method and, thanks to Karaoke, you can learn how to sing songs in English. The Discovery Studio 1) Watch and listen to the song by clicking on the “Play” button. 2) Next, click on the "Zigzag" button and enter the practice studio. Here, you can learn the lyrics of the song.
The Recording Studio 1) To record the whole song with music, click on the "Mic" button. 2) Listen to your recording by clicking on the "Smile" button. Cartoons In each Place, you can watch a Cartoon. Each Cartoon has four or five episodes whose themes are linked to the Place. Episode 1 is easier than episode 5.
The Practice Studio Here, you can practice saying the lines of your chosen character at your own pace. If you imitate the model, you’ll be sure to have a good accent. 1) Click on the "Play" button and listen carefully to the lines of the character you have chosen. 2) Click on the "Mic" button to record yourself. If your score is not very good, you can use the graph of the model to try to improve. You can practice until your graph looks like the model graph.
There are seven Games in TeLL me More Kids / Around the House. There are fourteen Games in TeLL me More Kids / Around the City. Note: Not all the Games are available in the nine Places of this CD-ROM.
There are fourteen Games in TeLL me More Kids / Around the World. Note: Not all the Games are available in the eight Places of this CD-ROM.
Game Descriptions Painting CDs / Around the House & Around the City only Pedagogical objectives: developing observation skills and learning colors Instructions: Color your painting so that it looks like the model. Click on the colors on the palette and place them in the part of the painting you want to color in. Crazy pairs All CDs Pedagogical objectives: improving observation skills and vocabulary Instructions: Click on the cards and find the pairs.
Storyboard All CDs Pedagogical objectives: improving logical thinking and memory Instructions: Reconstruct the story by clicking on the images in the same order as they appear in the Cartoon. Magic formula All CDs Pedagogical objectives: forming questions Instructions: Monsters keep stealing objects from your friend. Help him to find them by clicking on the thieves.
Instructions: Place the images on the left or the right of the screen according to the word family they belong to.
Instructions: Match the images with the correct word or sentence. At the market CDs / Around the City & Around the World only Pedagogical objectives: learning numbers and sums Instructions: Help your friends with their shopping by choosing different items. Make sure they don’t spend more than they have in their wallets.
Instructions: Find the hidden words in the grid. Watch out! The words may be written horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or backwards! Dictation CD / Around the World only Pedagogical objectives: learning the spelling of words, groups of words, and simple sentences Instructions: Copy the phrases stored in the main computer (at the top left of your screen) onto your monitor (at the bottom right of your screen). After writing out each sentence, check your answer by clicking on the green button.
Level of difficulty—easy: You’ve just entered the Game – so, you’re in the "easy" level. Make the most of it, for the moment there aren’t any traps. Level of difficulty—intermediate: "Intruders" appear in your Game. Throw them in the trash or feed them to the spider. Level of difficulty—difficult: Now you are being timed! Watch out! Try not to go over your time limit! Picture Library Here you can find all the vocabulary in TeLL me More Kids and practice your pronunciation.
Tracking Table You can create your own TeLL me More Kids universe. To do this, you just have to play! Little by little, your Places will fill up with objects. Click on a Place to know exactly which activities you need to do to fill it up more quickly.
