A CD-ROM provides a tour of some of the world's greatest play environments, presenting 94 photographic images that illustrate the key concepts and recommendations from Play For All guidelines. It is organized into 10 categories covering a range of play area settings, including play equipment, sand settings, water settings, play props, and animal…

This book and the accompanying CD-ROM examine the process of designing multimedia learning environments and the results of and the impact on children of these environments. After an introduction, chapter 1 discusses the origins of educational multimedia environments, presenting initial thoughts on being a designer and focusing on the logo…

This CD-ROM explores the issues connected with choosing, developing, locating, and using seating in school grounds. It is designed to be used by teachers with pupils of all ages and includes sections on resources, maintenance, history, and pupil activities. It also can be used to create mini-presentations for use with pupils, staff, parents, and…

This CD ROM is designed for use by teachers singly or in groups. It may also be used by technical assistance providers preparing to work with teachers. The CD ROM provides an interactive tool to help teachers analyze and interpret standardized test data, use data to plan for effective instruction, develop classroom assessments that align with…

This CD-ROM presents a collection of over 200 rationales for over 170 works (mainly novels but a few films) for use by teachers combating censorship. Some rationales on the disc are from published sources; others are student papers. Although the materials in the collection range from kindergarten through grade 12, the emphasis is on the middle…

This book, accompanied by a musical CD-ROM, provides information on how to enhance learning through music at any age. Sections include: (1) "Let Music Prime Your Brain For Learning," which teaches how important it is to prime the brain for learning through music; (2) "Study Smart," which demonstrates highly effective studying techniques devised by…

The role of politics in education is undeniable. It appears as though the influence of governing agents, from the White House to the local school board, is growing. During this time of increased calls for accountability and reform, a growing list of educational mandates is being handed to local education entities--increased use of testing,…

This CD-ROM presents accounts of seven children's projects, illustrated by several hundred photographs of project work in progress and samples of children's work. A structural framework for planning, implementing, and evaluating project work is also presented, with specific reference to the sample projects. The challenges and rewards for teachers…

This publication was undertaken by the National Center for Education Statistics in partnership with two private entities, the American Education Finance Association (AEFA), which contracted for the information collection, and the National Education Association (NEA), which funded the effort. Education finance researchers from the University of…

This 25-page "Action Guide" is accompanied by a compact disk that presents sound bites from contemporary rock musicians about their experiences with violence and rage. This interview material is followed by current popular hit songs by Lauryn Hill, Dave Matthews Band, Everclear, Backstreet Boys, Alanis Morissette, and Tori Amos. Many musicians…

This CD-ROM allows students to learn about physics principles and the scientists who discovered them through genius or luck. The simplicity of these physical laws and how the discovery of these laws has improved the daily lives of humans is discussed. The computer program explores the physics behind the earth's rotation, Archimedes' Principles,…

This CD-ROM is the second in a series of CDs allowing students to explore the trees and animals of the northern boreal forest. Using QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR), the Central Hardwood Virtual Forest is designed so that students are able to see views from inside the central hardwood forest and look up or down or spin around 360 degrees. The…

This CD-ROM presents a computer game that introduces students to the world of archaeology through attempting to solve a mystery. It gives students the inside story on this fascinating science and contains five missions for solving the mystery, over 20 video sequences, a variety of activities, a glossary with 53 entries, over 40 photos, 20…

This CD-ROM allows students to discover the key factors and major dates in the development of the science of chemistry. It includes 93 scientific concepts, 20 minutes of narration with animation, 14 interactive activities, an illustrated periodic table, a complete Portable Document Format (PDF) user guide, a dictionary explaining over 40 terms, a…

Project CD-VisROM was a 3-year federally supported project to develop procedures by which students who are visually disabled could access the vast amounts of information available through the compact disc read-only-memory (CD-ROM) medium. The heart of the system is a computer which is equipped with several CD-ROM drives, and a CD-ROM in each…