Mouse Training

Click on the title “Following Objects” on the main screen to run this program.

When this program opens, there is an object (for instance, a basketball) at the center of the program screen. There is also the mouse pointer, which is a hand. The student tries to catch the basketball by touching it with the hand and clicking on it. Whenever he/she touches the basketball, it moves away. To catch it, they should follow it every time it jumps away. When the student catches the basketball and clicks it, the relevant congratulatory animation appears. This animation runs for ten seconds (Click on the animation to stop it at any time). The next object comes up and student tries to catch that object in the same way.

There are six objects in this program. They are basketball, baseball, soccer ball, cat, space shuttle, and car.

Click on the title “Following the Object’s Path” on the main screen to run this program.

There is a row of six items (for instance, soccer ball) at the bottom of the screen. There six other items (in this instance, soccer goals) at the top of the screen. The student puts the hand (mouse pointer) on one of the soccer balls, which then moves toward the goal. The student pushes the ball into the goal by following the ball with the hand. When the six balls have entered the goals, the relevant congratulatory animation appears. This animation runs for ten seconds (Click on the animation to stop it at any time). The next set of objects comes up and the student should follow or push those objects in the same way.

There are ten sets of objects in this program. They are soccer ball and goal, basketball and net, butterfly and flower, baseball and bat, cat and mouse, racing car and checkered flag, crocodile and river, helicopter and landing pad, space shuttle and moon, and warrior and enemy.

There are two options for the mouse movement.

Click on the title “Finding the Blinking Object” on the main screen to run this program.

When this program opens, there are four pictures on the program screen, one at each corner. One of the pictures blinks. The student should click on the blinking picture if using the “Mouse Click” option (or just touch it with the hand if using the “Mouse Over” option).

When the blinking object is clicked on (or touched), an animation relevant to the picture plays. This animation runs for a ten seconds (Click on the animation to stop it at any time).

Click on the title “Catching Fish” and then click on the “Play” button of the next screen that appears.

The student catches the swimming fish by clicking on it (Each time the fish gets caught, the student gets one point.).

In the default settings, the student has to collect ten points in thirty seconds time to win.

If the student succeeds, the congratulatory animation runs. If not, “You missed it” appears. A “Try Again” button appears at the bottom right of the screen; click it to play again.

Click on the title “Painting” on the main screen to run this program.

Here, the mouse pointer is a hand holding a paintbrush. There is an outline of a figure at the center of the screen. The student moves the paintbrush over the figure to paint it. When the painting is finished (with 50%, 75% or 100% done, depending on the setting) an appropriate animation appears.

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Click on this button to get to the previous figure.

This program opens with an instruction screen. Click on the “Play” button to start the game.

This game teaches the student the “drag and drop” skill.

This game’s screen shows a farm. There is a basket in the lower right-hand corner, and a shaded area in the middle. The student should click on the shaded area to make the chicken appear, and click on the chicken to make it lay eggs. The student clicks on each egg and drags and drops (holds down the left button as he/she drags) the egg to the basket (Put the egg anywhere but the basket and it returns to its original place under the chicken).

The student scores a point for each egg that he/she puts in the basket, and wins by putting 10 eggs in the basket. The easy (low speed) game, which allows 90 seconds to collect 10 eggs, is the default. Use “Settings” to change it to medium (60 seconds) or high (30 seconds).

Timer starts running from the moment the student click on the shaded space.

This program opens with an instruction screen. Click on the “Play” button to start the game.

There is a dragonfly and a hand. The hand is the mouse pointer. The student catches the dragonfly by moving the mouse over it and clicking on it. Each time he/she clicks on it, he/she gets a point.

The defaults are slow speed, 10 points, and 30 seconds (Use “Settings” to change them.) The timer starts to count down from the moment the game is opened. If the student gets 10 points in 30 seconds (with default settings), he/she wins and is congratulated. Otherwise, “You missed it” appears on the screen, and the student can click the “Try Again” button.

This program opens with an instruction screen. Click on the “Skiing” button to start the game.

Here, the game is skiing. The mouse pointer is the skier; the student can move the skier to the left or to the right, but not up or down. The student should hit the flags and avoid trees and moguls to win. The student gets five points for each flag he/she hits, and loses three points for hitting a mogul and five points for hitting a tree.

Counters show points scored and distance remaining. The student must score 10 points before going 10 km to win.