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Humanities Software Evaluation

Salt of the Earth

Copyright Date

1994

Publisher

Description

Features the entire original film Salt of the Earth in QuickTime. Viewers have their choice of four languages for the screenplay: English, Spanish, French, and German. Includes the short film The Hollywood Ten , autobiographies of artists involved, articles and reviews in four languages, photos of the site of the 1950 mineworkers' strike in Silver City, NM, and of the original film production as well as interviews with actors and crew.

Disciplines

History, Humanities, Literature

Type of Program

x Single            |     x Mac
  One of a Series   |       IBM

Suitable for:

Individual Instruction, Large Groups, Pairs, Small Groups

Minimum Requirements

Vendor

Voyager

Cost

$49.95

Instructional Characteristics

Instructional Techniques

  Game
  Tutorial
x Simulation
x Informational
  Problem Solving

Documentation Available (Y=yes, N=No, NA= Not Applicable)

N  Student worksheets/Supplentary Material required
N  Student worksheets/Supplentary Material provided
N  Reference Manuals Required

Quality 1 (low) to 5 (high)

5  Content Characteristics
5  Instructional Characteristics
5  Technical Characteristics

Recommendations

I highly recommend this program

Comments

This film based on a 1950 strike by zinc miners in New Mexico was made during the height of the McCarthy era by blacklisted film makers. I recommend it highly for use in a film study class or in a class dealing with the history of this time.