As a result, he uses laser discs to provide a picture of what the explorers will encounter on their voyage. And to prepare students for the comparative size of Antarctica relative to other continents, he asks his students to explore a series of frames which relate the surface area to that of other continents. Teaching Simple Christy is a big believer in laserdisc technology. From the practitioner perspective, the real strength of the medium is its adaptability and the wealth of titles available. The disc comes with a guide for teachers and an indexed bar code manual.
Bar codes make accessing any topic quick and easy.
After a lesson about penguins, a kindergarten class learned the characteristics of seven species of Antarctic penguins and prepared models of each. After learning from the teacher how to use the barcodes, the young students manipulated the laserdisc easily when asked to explain their research. Christy hopes that by giving students research projects and assignments, they can then come up with questions or problems for him to research while on the voyage. This will help to increase the students' involvement in all that occurs during the two week period. Christy believes that enabling his students to take results of their research and turn it into relevant real time experience is an empowering learning tool.