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My First Amazing World Explorer
Age Range: 5 - 10
Learning: The geography of the major continents, oceans, countries and capitals, plant and animal life, and many of the natural wonders of the world.
Platform: Windows & Mac
Ratings: Educational: 4.5 Design: 4.8 Ease Of Use 4.6
Introduction: My Amazing World Explorer takes you on a world tour in pursuit of your best friend Joe who is traveling with his family on vacation. He leaves you a note in his bedroom giving you a clue where he is and you must try to find him. See More
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Castle Explorer
Age Range: 8 - 12
Learning: Detailed exposure to over 30 different aspects of daily life and living conditions of medieval castle life in Europe in the 14th century from spectator sports to making armour.
Platform: Windows & Mac
Ratings: Educational: 4.6 Design: 4.5 Ease Of Use 4.5
Introduction: Castle Explorer is an exciting hands-on adventure that allows you to investigate life in the 14th-century. The program gives you the opportunity to enter the castle as an honest page - a page is the name for one of the stages as a boy trains to become a knight - or as a spy. See More
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Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time
Age Range: 9 - 14
Learning: Introduction to 18 historical time periods focused around famous historical figures and their lives and times.
Platform: Windows & Mac
Ratings: Educational: 4.4 Design: 4.6 Ease Of Use 4.3
Introduction: In Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time, Carmen steals a time machine called the "Chronosimmer". Sending her band of thieves off to different and well-known times in history, she steals famous historical objects and in so doing disrupts history as we know it. See More
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Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego
Age Range: 8 - 12
Learning: Introduction to the geography, people, language, and culture of 14 countries across the 7 major continents of the world.
Platform: Windows & Mac
Ratings: Educational: 4.4 Design: 5.0 Ease Of Use 4.8
Introduction: The 2002 version of Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego is a completely updated and significantly enriched version of the original. Once again, Carmen is stealing precious objects that has you on a great chase around the world, trying to catch her. What is different with the new version is that the visual animation is state of the art, the story line is new and more sophisticated, and the design details involving your interaction with the story, are much more refined. See More
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Canada: Confederation to Present
An Interactive History Of Canada
Age Range: 12 - adult
Learning: The history of Canada organized around the 5 themes of Natives, Society/Culture, Women, Politics/Economy and Regional Dynamics. 24 narrative overviews and 120 case studies.
Platform: Windows & Mac
Ratings: Educational: 5.0 Design: 4.5 Ease Of Use 4.7
Introduction: Canada – Confederation to Present – is a unique way to explore the many facets of Canadian history – from the 1850’s to the present day. This CD-ROM/Web publication can serve as a textbook and/or reader for high school and post secondary students, as a research tool for library users, or as a comprehensive reference for any Canadian history buff who would enjoy owning and exploring some of the best current papers on Canadian history from professionals in the field. See More
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Real Lives:
Interactive Life Simulation
Age Range: 13 - 17
Learning: The life experiences of individuals from different cultures and political systems and the economic opportunities, health issues, family issues, schooling and work choices that they face in their particular culture
Platform: Windows & Mac
Ratings: Educational: 5.0 Design: 4.0 Ease Of Use 4.5
Introduction: Real Lives is a simulation program that allows students to explore the path of a personal life and the social context of an individual from anywhere in the world. The scope of the simulation covers from birth to death, covering such areas as health, education, careers, social issues, relationships, family planning, and finances. The strength of the program lies in the broad range of lives it can simulate See More
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