The fully searchable CD includes more than 1,200 photos, a timeline, and virtual tours of key events. A Windows disc is available now and a Mac disc is forthcoming. The disc takes its users on a multimedia field trip to animal habitats around the globe with teacher extraordinaire Ms. Frizzle and her inquisitive class. The package exploits interactive activities, multimedia report writing, and games, with substantial text and multimedia content including videos. To search and view documents, the disc works with most Internet browsers.
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Encyclopedia IBM has announced its World Book Millennium 2000 Series, a comprehensive multimedia encyclopedia for students. It allows for journeys through historical events, and students can visit each century of the past millennium with its exclusive Surf the Millennium feature. The Standard Edition is one CD that contains all the articles from the World Book Encyclopedia print set and thousands more, plus online access to every World Book Year Book article dating back to the first volume in 1917. Each product offers a unique set of features and functions for students, parents, and teachers.