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Franklin KID-1240 Children's Talking Dictionary and Spell Corrector
$59.99
I ordered this talking dictionary to keep in my teacher's bag as I travel throughout the school district. When a student asks me how to spell a word, I just hand him or her this dictionary. It's operation is intuitive to a second or third grader and older and they love it! The definitions are short and written for kids. It had a volume adjustment and corrections for phonetic spelling. They look forward to my arriving with the "cool dictionary." Great tool for teachers, substitute teachers and parents alike. Very highly recommended!

Snap Circuits SC-300
$59.99
We used this with our homeschooling and it was popular to say the least. The local radio shack also sells it and can be a resource for extras you can buy to get the most out of it. It comes with a booklet that shows you how to make each experiment. Any hands-on tool used for teaching, especially one where the kids get so excited about the results is always a plus. I'd recommend it as a great project to do with your kids to teach them the basics of how electricity works. My oldest quickly was able to do this independently with her siblings.

Sharp Electronics PW-E550 Electronic Dictionary
$119.99
This is one of my all time favorite gifts. My husband got this for me last year (2008) and I love it! It is perfect for my needs. I almost always use it for the dictionary and not for any of the other features it has.

It doesn't come with a travel case which in my opinion is a mistake. I read some other consumer reviews from people who said that their unit died on them. So, I went out and purchased a Case Logic portable Hard Drive case for mine. I tend to be pretty careful with my stuff as a general rule but still I didn't want my dictionary to accidentally get wet or knocked on the floor.

So far, so good, it's been a year now and it's still working like new. I haven't had any problems with it and I'm hoping I won't. I use it regularly and I am very, very happy with it, I love it!

Electronic
$9.98
Electronic being the self-titled debut album by the group formed by Bernard Sumner of New Order and Johnny Marr of the Smiths is a mix of synth pop, house music and alternative rock. The critics loved this album and it is easy to hear why. Allmusic, NME, VOX and Q loved it and all gave it high marks. Songs that standout on this release are "Get the Message", "Tighten Up" and "Feel Every Beat". 5/5.