Over 20 digital books for grades 1-6 with over 300 pictures of the animals and plants on the various ecosystems on Earth that students can copy for use in projects. Books for grades 1-3 have a 'read aloud' feature. Includes eight math curricula,with up to 70 levels each, and covers 18 math skills. Has a management module. Healey Students work in groups to use the software and text materials to make decisions.
Students check the printed materials for additional background information.
As a group they prioritize their goals, receive multiple perspectives on the issues from their 'advisors' in the computer, discuss their options and input their course of action to the computer. The computer presents the consequences and the 'advisors' reappear to offer the students help in dealing with them prior to another round of decisions, actions and consequences. These programs work well in a one-computer classroom. Students are community decision makers. Students take the role of a mayor up for re-election in a town with a racism problem.