2013 Switched-On Schoolhouse SOS 5-Subject Set

 

 

All Switched-On Schoohouse comes New in the box and include

Installation Disk, Subject Disk/Disks, and User’s Guide.

 

Switched-On Schoolhouse is a comprehensive, Bible-based curriculum that offers computer-based learning for grades 3-12. With 3-D animation, video clips, and other fascinating multimedia, Switched-On Schoolhouse is the perfect homeschool curriculum for today's generation. With this flexible, best-selling curriculum, you can customize student learning to fit individual educational needs.

 

Unlike traditional textbook curriculums with dry, one-dimensional lessons, Switched-On Schoolhouse (SOS) has a diverse, vibrant mix of entertaining lessons, assignments quizzes, and more! Fun-filled lessons are created to captivate students' attention and engage them in learning. Available for grades 3-12, Switched-On Schoolhouse offers five core subjects and a wide variety of electives. With features that enhance content and functionality, this award-winning curriculum offers ease, accuracy, and quality academics.

 

 

Switched-On Schoolhouse Bible is a Christ-centered curriculum for grades 3-12 with a developmental, in-depth study of the Old and New Testaments. Utilizing the King James Version and the New American Standard Bible, the Bible curriculum covers a variety of biblical material to assist in the development of practical Christian living. The Bible curriculum provides seven major themes: Theology, Attributes of God, Biblical literature, Biblical geography, Christian growth, Christian evidence, and a special emphasis for each grade level.

 

 

Switched-On Schoolhouse History & Geography is a complete, Bible-based curriculum for grades 3-12. The goal of these courses is to develop students' understanding of and appreciation for God's activity as seen in the record of man and his relationships. The curriculum targets this goal by focusing on six major themes: Geography (World and American), History (World, American, and Religious), Government and Citizenship, Economics, and Social Studies.

 

 

Switched-On Schoolhouse Language Arts, for grades 3-12, targets the sequential development of communication skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Because SOS Language Arts is an integrated program, the elementary grades weave skill topics (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking) together within units. In the middle and high school grades, skills are developed unit by unit. The major strands are detailed as follows: Reading (Vocabulary, Comprehension Skills, Literature Studies), Writing (Spelling, Penmanship, Grammar, Composition), Speaking and Listening, and Special Topics (Visual Media, History of the English Language, The Bible as Literature, Book Reports, Study and Research Skills).

 

 

Switched-On Schoolhouse Math is a comprehensive, easy-to-use curriculum for grades 3-12. Students will develop and build math skills through the use of various question formats, multiple exercise techniques, and fun learning games. This motivating math curriculum prepares students for using math successfully in real-life situations. Concepts are developed through grade levels to endure mastery. The curriculum targets this goal by focusing on six major themes: Number Skills, Geometry, Algebra, Data Analysis, and Pre-Calculus.

 

 

Switched-On Schoolhouse Science is an exciting, Bible-based curriculum for grades 3-12. Students focus on the development of observational skills as they study the physical universe God created. The program involves a combination of on- and off-computer assignments including experiments. Grades 3-9 observe each area of science on an individual survey basis, usually unit by unit. Grades 10-12 focus on specific areas of science—Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. The four major strands are as follows: Life Science (Plants and Animals, Human Anatomy and Personal Care, Biology), Space and Earth Science (Geology, Weather, Space), Physical Science (Chemistry, Physics), Nature of Science (Scientific Method, Experimentation, Technology).

Switched-On Schoolhouse Lesson Objectives
Download the SOS Lesson Objectives in PDF format.

• SOS Bible Objectives (358.99 KB)
• SOS History Objectives (351.49 KB)
• SOS Language Arts Objectives (600.04 KB)
• SOS Math Objectives (662.09 KB)
• SOS Science Objectives (532.25 KB)

 

Switched-On Schoolhouse^® Features

 

Switched-On Schoolhouse makes homeschooling easy and fun. Here's a list of curriculum features:

Quick Installation
With a few clicks, Switched-On Schoolhouse is loaded and ready to use.

Automatic Grading (See Now)
Parents can easily preview assignments and keep track of student scores, assignments, and grading needed to be completed. This wonderful time-saving feature gives parents more hands-on time with students and less time with paperwork!

Daily Work Report (See Now)
Track your student's day-to-day progress with this handy report tool! Parents can quickly view daily student activity, promote student accountability, and print valuable records for documentation.

Revised Content (See Now)
Unlike traditional textbooks, Switched-On Schoolhouse brings your child up-to-date information, more activities, new problems, and text changes.

Text-to-Speech (See Now)
With this voice automated feature, students simply choose a passage or the entire lesson and have it read aloud to them.

Homepage Themes
Make your homeschooling more fun and exciting with over 20 eye-catching themes, including Pink, On the Farm, Splash, Vintage, and more.

Enriching Games
Exciting learning activities help students grasp difficult concepts with fun educational games, including Farmer Frank, Vocabulocity, Spelling Bee, Full Speed, Pick a Pail, Moon Match, Word Hike, and Balancing Act. Flash cards are also included as a great review exercise.

Automatic Curriculum Updates
Don't worry about downloading content updates! Course revisions automatically download via AOP's server, saving you time and giving your child up-to-date information. (SOS users without Internet access can receive updates by requesting an installable CD with SOS revisions).

Custom Curriculum and Projects (See Now)
Customize your curriculum by combining, adding, or removing units and assignments. You can also create additional exercises like field trips.

Advanced Lesson Planning (See Now)
Put away that bulky lesson planner! Each child can have a personalized lesson plan to pace him correctly, and it can be modified day by day if needed.

Book Reports (See Now)
In grades 3-8 of the language arts curriculum, student projects feature genre highlights, book lists, and links to additional resources.

Message Center (See Now)
Switched-On Schoolhouse's two-way, internal communication allows parents and students to attach messages to problems and view them from within an easily-accessed, personal mailbox. Parents also can create completed quiz and test alerts to stay on top of student achievement results.

Built-in Calendar (See Now)
The calendar features allow you to assign or unassign school days, exclude date ranges, and add or remove events like field trips and holidays.

Individual Weekday Scheduling
With this flexible, schedule-friendly feature, you can easily assign courses to select days of the week. For example, you can assign math only on Mondays and Tuesdays or schedule history just on Fridays.

Video Clips (See Now)
Integrated into the curriculum, videos give students an up-close look at subject topics.

Instant Audio Feedback
Give your child positive reinforcement with this user-friendly feature that gives immediate audio feedback on answers to questions.

Printing Options (See Now)
Students and parents can easily print entire lessons, problems, records, vocabulary lists, and assignments that include the student's name.

Resource Center (See Now)
A calculator, interactive periodic table of elements, and a dictionary are provided for student convenience.

Personalized Journal
Improve your child's writing skills and encourage daily journaling. This engaging feature within the student mode allows your child to choose from an assortment of writing tools, print or export text, and easily locate past entries by date or topic.

Highlighting Tool (See Now)
Students can choose colors and highlight text for easy studying.

Help Button (See Now)
This feature offers specific assistance for different types of question formats.

Practice Lessons
This tool walks students through a lesson and explains different features, so they understand how the curriculum works.

 

Zero Out Option
Need a discipline tool to improve homeschool study habits? With this handy feature, you can quickly give a zero grade to any lesson, quiz, or test.

New for Switched-On Schoolhouse 2013:

• Quiz & Test Answers: go directly to lessons where material was presented to students.
• Quiz & Test Scores: students can now see scores immediately.
• Reusable custom assignments: create one assignment and use in multiple units.
• Improved lesson plans that display scores and assignments that need grading.
• "Due Today" icon for students.
• Reading Log widget and ability to filter by dates.
• Print a yearly school calendar.
• New attendance tracker widget.
• New themes and quarterly updates for multimedia items.

   

  SOS 2013 System Requirements:
  Note: XP users MUST have Service Pack 3 installed.
  Vista users MUST have Service Pack 2 installed.
  Vista, Windows 7, & Windows 8 users are strongly recommended to meet the optimal performance requirements.
  Only English Language versions of Microsoft are supported.
  Windows RT is not supported.

  XP Service Pack 3	Windows Vista Service Pack 2	Windows 7 & 8
  1 GHz or higher processor; 2 GHz for optimal performance.	1.4 GHz or higher processor; 2 GHz for optimal performance.	1.4 GHz or higher processor; Dual core for optimal performance.
  512 MB RAM; 2 GB for optimal performance.	1 GB RAM (2GB for 64 bit); 4 GB for optimal performance.	2 GB RAM (2 GB for 64 bit); 4 GB for optimal performance.
  3 GB Hard Drive Space; 10 GB for optimal performance.	3 GB RAM (2GB for 64 bit); 10 GB for optimal performance.	3 GB RAM (2 GB for 64 bit); 10 GB for optimal performance.
  CD-ROM Drive	CD-ROM Drive	CD-ROM Drive
  Adobe Reader	Adobe Reader	Adobe Reader
  Printer Recommended	Printer Recommended	Printer Recommended
  1024 x 768 or higher	1024 x 768 or higher	1024 x 768 or higher