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Humanities Software Evaluation

Black American History-
Slavery to Civil Rights

Copyright Date
1994
Publisher
Queue
Description
A wealth of visual material and narration, including numerous quotes from people involved in events. Also dramatic narrative presentations of over 75 African American personalities. Topics include Colonial Period, Abolitionists, Civil War, Reconstruction, Harlem Renaissance, Depression, Kerner Commission, and Protest Movements along with narrated text sections on Supreme Court Cases, Quest for Freedom, and Black Voices (spoken and written text with background pictures).
Disciplines
History Humanities Literature Music Art
Type of Program 
x Single            |     x Mac
  One of a Series   |       IBM
Suitable for:
Individual Instruction
Minimum Requirements
Requires 2MB RAM and a color monitor. The program runs from the CD, or it can be copied to a hard drive.
Vendor
Queue
Cost
$395.00

Instructional Characteristics

Instructional Techniques 
  Game
x Tutorial
  Simulation
x Informational
  Problem Solving
Documentation Available (Y=yes, N=No, NA= Not Applicable) 
N  Student worksheets/Supplentary Material required
Y  Student worksheets/Supplentary Material provided
N  Reference Manuals Required
Quality 1 (low) to 5 (high) 
5  Content Characteristics
3  Instructional Characteristics
3  Technical Characteristics

Recommendations

I highly recommend this program

Comments

There is a wealth of information contained in this CD. It is well presented, and the most complete coverage I have seen of literature, history, music, and art. This program consists of narrated text with pictures (slides) and optional multiple choice questions for each lesson. The questions are asked periodically throughout each program. Once the teacher chooses the question option, it cannot be turned off. The student MUST answer the question before the program will continue. Each lesson last approximately 15 minutes without questions, 30 minutes with questions. The pictures are high quality, and the text is interesting. The program lacks flexibility within lessons; it does, however, contain an index feature which locates specific information within the story. The CD contains a 'Supplemental' folder with a teacher's guide, transcripts, and answer key. There is also another folder containing documentsÑwritings and information on the time period covered on the CD. These documents are text-only (ASCII) files.