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This response is a little late, but a faculty member just shared this resource with me yesterday.  It's definitely geared toward the younger crowd, and isn't as comprehensive as Rosetta Stone, but looks like a potentially interesting add-on for a language classroom: www.languagenut.com.  A description from the site: "Languagenut has been designed to support school teachers in the delivery of World Languages and Language Arts. Covering 24 units, with songs, stories and games, Languagenut unlocks the business of learning languages in a way that is rigorous, progressive and fun."  They have recently added a tracking component, making assessment more accessible to the teacher.

I tried Muzzy with my own kids, and can't recommend it for much.  It's a goofy video/story of a king, queen, princess, gardener, and big monster that eats clocks (?!) with not much language learning value (in my opinion).  

I find Rosetta Stone appropriate for elementary kids, even if it is not specifically kid-oriented.  The content is fairly generic and provides basic, everyday vocabulary kids can use.

Erica Andree
Director, Center for Languages and International Collaboration
Pacific University, Oregon

On May 24, 2011, at 11:57 PM, Alberg, Christopher wrote:

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> This may be a bit out of the realm of expertise of this forum, but since I know many on this list double as software developers, I thought I'd give it a try... Does anybody have experience with any prepackaged language learning software (think Rosetta Stone-ish) that is designed specifically for elementary school aged kids?
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> Chris Alberg
> Spanish Teacher
> Walpole High School
> Walpole, MA
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