Teachers can direct their students to specified sites on the Web instead of setting them off on wild goose chases. The program records where a student left off working on a course and automatically sends them back to that spot when they return. Courses can be distributed via disks, CDs, or by downloading from the WWW . Although many multimedia programs are touting their Internet-ready capabilities, loading times for most teachers are still too slow to make it a practical venue for interactive instruction. This makes it very attractive for schools or families with older Macs.
Free updates are available for one year after purchase.
Acrux Software has an especially generous website. In addition, there are many free templates, tutorials, sample courses, and stationery files available for downloading. I have worked with and examined lots of multimedia authoring programs over the last few years. It is a crowded field with many capable competitors. Mr. Huston is a 20-year high school history teacher from Cleveland, Ohio.