References to the computer activities appear in the lessons in both the student and teacher editions, and the activities themselves strive to present learning experiences that would otherwise be impractical. An Interactive Approach and its companion print materials will interface with the basal middle school textbooks published by McDougal Littell, Glencoe, and Prentice Hall. The newly upgraded American Heritage Talking Dictionary 5.0 offers a revamped interface, new content, an integrated thesaurus, the ability to be launched from Microsoft Word, and advanced search features. American Leaders is a series of CD-ROMs that contains biographies and photographs of American leaders from Colonial times to the present. The Deluxe Edition is an enhanced two-disc set with twice the media, and it includes the Research Organizer, a separate application on a bonus third disc that provides students with a tool for writing reports.
Academic versions are available in the Deluxe Edition only.
The capabilities of this medium allow for lots of special video presentations, interactive presentations, and extensive content. The most recent addition to the Chronicle series, Encyclopedia of History, covers four million years of history. El Ni o lets students investigate this timely global phenomenon as they embark on a research voyage. Collecting and analyzing real NASA data, they test the validity of their hypotheses. It is intended for elementary and middle school students, offers several ways to search for information, and comes with a 32-page teacher's guide.