An Interactive Learning Tool T he Senate of Virginia and the Center for Multimedia at James Madison University announce the development of an interactive CD-ROM for middle and high school history and government students in Virginia. The program enables students to follow the progress of bills through the General Assembly.
Students can vote on amendments while listening to the patron's reasons for the legislation.
The photorealistic setting resembles the interior of the State Capitol providing students with the opportunity to feel that they are actually in the halls of the legislature. An interactive game show format at the end of the program provides students an opportunity to review the material covered. T he package also comes with teacher's notes and lesson plans and has supporting documentation for both facets of the program. Segments of the program may also be utilized by elementary grades. Also, for Mac OS, Sound Manager 3.1 and 5 megs of free RAM are required, but 8 meg is preferred.