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Humanities Software Evaluation

Shakespeare's Life and Times

Copyright Date

1991

Author

Michael Best

Publisher

Intellimation

Description

This HyperCard program has a wealth of information about Shakespeare and his world.

Disciplines

Humanities, History, Literature

Type of Program

x Single            |     x Mac
  One of a Series   |       IBM

Suitable for:

Individual Instruction

Minimum Requirements

Vendor

Intellimation

Cost

$79.00

Instructional Characteristics

Instructional Techniques

  Game
  Tutorial
  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)

4  Content Characteristics
4  Instructional Characteristics
4  Technical Characteristics

Recommendations

I highly recommend this program

Comments

The program has good navigational tools, making it easy to get around. It includes music and excerpts of oral quotes. It is very thorough. I think it would be excellent for individual research.