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Humanities Software Evaluation

Chronos

Copyright Date

1992

Author

Imaja

Publisher

Imaja

URL

http://www.imaja.com/chronos/

Description

Chronos is a tool for creating multimedia timelines of history and the future. The presentations may contain graphics, text, and sounds. It allows the user to make poster-sized time lines with color graphics, compact disc audio and digitized sound, along with pop-up comments. For an additional $39.95 each (or $99.95 for all three), data disks of timelines for America's Early Centuries, 19th Century U.S. and 20th Century U.S. can be purchased.

Disciplines

All

Type of Program

x Single            |     x Mac
  One of a Series   |       IBM

Suitable for:

Individual Instruction, Large Groups, Pairs, Small Groups

Minimum Requirements

Requires 2 MB RAM to run the data disks.

Cost

$149.95

Instructional Characteristics

Instructional Techniques

  Game
x Tutorial
  Simulation
x Informational
x Problem Solving

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

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

Quality 1 (low) to 5 (high)

4  Content Characteristics
4  Instructional Characteristics
3  Technical Characteristics

Recommendations

I highly recommend this program

Comments

Each event on a timeline can be attached to keywords and/or comments, as well as graphics and/or sound. A single timeline can hold as many categories of information as the user wishes. Priorities may be set and events may be layered and sorted. A keyword and find feature are included. This is an easy-to-use program with a manual containing tutorials, timeline ideas, references, shortcuts and tips, glossary, and index.