ALL SWITCHED-ON SCHOOLHOUSE PRODUCTS ARE FREE SHIPPING IN CONTIGUOUS 48 STATES IN U.S. (shipping will be taken off manually on order.) 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 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 Parents can easily keep track of student scores, assignments, grading needed to be completed, and preview assignments. This wonderful time-saving feature gives parents more hands-on time with students and less time with paperwork! Daily Work Report 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 Unlike traditional textbooks, Switched-On Schoolhouse brings your child up-to-date information, more activities, new problems, and text changes. Customizable Homepage Themes Add your personality to SOS! The MiSOS theme lets students and parents pick colors, add photos, rearrange homepage applications, and create their own theme. Internet-ready users also can enjoy RSS feed options, as well as one-click access to a search engine tool and other resources. Enriching Games Exciting learning activities help students grasp difficult concepts with fun, colorful, educational games. Games include Farmer Frank, All Right, Alpha 14, and Spelling Bee. Custom Curriculum and Projects Parents can customize curriculum by combining, adding, or removing units and assignments. You can also create additional exercises like field trips. Advanced Lesson Planning 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 In grades 3-8 of Language Arts, student projects feature genre highlights, book lists, and links to additional resources. Message Center Switched-On Schoolhouse allows you to attach messages to each problem or add instructions for your child in a personal electronic mailbox. Built-in Calendar The calendar features allow you to assign/unassign school days, exclude date ranges, and add/remove events like field trips or holidays. Video Clips Integrated into the curriculum, videos give students an up-close look at subject topics. Printing Options Students or parents can easily print entire assignments, lessons, problems, records, and vocabulary lists. Resource Center A calculator, interactive periodic table of elements, and a dictionary are provided for student convenience. Voice Automated Lesson Text With this "text-to-speech" feature, students simply choose a passage or the entire lesson and have it read aloud to them. Highlighting Tool Students can choose colors and highlight text for easy studying. (This feature is only available in the homeschool version.) Help Button This feature offers specific assistance for working different types of question formats. Practice Lessons This tool within the curriculum walks students through a lesson and explains different functions so they understand how the curriculum works. As with all software, all sales on Alpha Omega Switched-On Schoolhouse are final.