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Number Magic encourages your child to attempt a right answer more than once by giving a positive response of "TRY AGAIN" for an incorrect answer. Number Magic also motivates your child by recognizing right answers and good scores with colorful and pleasing reward screens. Problems are presented in groups of ten. If all ten examples are answered correctly, a score of 100% is earned, and the child sees an engaging reward screen with the word "PERFECT" at the top. Scoring in the range of 85% through 99% gives an appealing reward screen with the word "GOOD" appearing above the score. Any score between 70% and 84% will generate a reward screen with the word "FAIR" appearing at the top of the display. For a score under 70% the child sees the score earned displayed on a separate screen.
Working with the Number Magic module, your child has the opportunity to learn, step by step, how to interact with a computer. Children are natural manipulators of objects, and they are fascinated by the colorful responses on the screen to their actions at the keyboard. As they play the Number Magic activities, they learn how to operate the computer and soon become self-sufficient in using it and the module. With computer-aided instruction in the classroom advancing so rapidly today, this ability is an important plus for your child.
The remaining sections of this manual are written so that your child, reading on his or her own (or with your help or the help of an older friend), can enjoy Number Magic.
===You and the Computer===
The Texas Instruments Home Computer is easy for you to use and take care of. Just give the computer the same good care you'd give a television set, a record player, or a radio:
# Keep snacks and beverages away from the computer and keyboard. (Peanut butter and orange juice are not part of the computer's diet.)
# Don't hammer on the keyboard or place heavy objects on it.
# Don't touch the module contacts. These contacts are inside the narrow opening at one end of the module to help you keep from breaking or soiling them.
So get ready to have fun with Number Magic! With your computer and the Number Magic module, you can explore the world of numbers on your own. The activities in Number Magic are easy to understand and fun to play. The computer helps you by explaining each step as you go along.
