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During
the course of the Plano ISD Integrated Curriculum Project, I served as Production
Manager for 26 educational CD-ROM products. Following is a little information
on each of these outstanding products.
Steck-Vaughn sells most of these products from their web site, if you'd
like to find out more or purchase any of these fine products.
| Product Name |
Grade
(in Plano ISD)
|
Subject Areas | Awards | Description |
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Simulations
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Grady's Weather Window
|
K
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Science, Social Studies, Living Skills, Math | Finalist, 1999 EdPress Golden Lamp Award | A groundhog character helps children create weather pictures and choose appropriate clothing and activities for the weather. |
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Animals
and Their Homes
|
K
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Science | Children create appropriate habitats for various animals. | |
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Calling
All Problem Solvers
|
1
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Science, Math, Social Studies | Children solve problems in a park using various strategies and tools. | |
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Message
in a Fossil
|
2
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Science, Social Studies | Multiple Awards (see awards page) | Children play the roles of paleontologists as they dig up dinosaur bones, identify them and construct virtual dioramas. |
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Get
the Story!
|
2
|
Social Studies, Science, Language Arts | EDDIE 1999 Education Review Award | Children play the roles of newspaper reporters and editors in a city and a rural town. |
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Adventures
in Problem Solving
|
3
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Science, Math, Social Studies | 1999 Texas Interactive Media Award | Children solve problems in a national park setting using various strategies and tools. |
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Yourtown
|
3
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Social Studies, Science, Math | Children solve problems in dynamic city water, electricity, garbage and traffic systems. | |
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Body
Balance
|
4
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Science, Social Studies | Children discover the systems of the human body through an analogous quest through a Peruvian rain forest. | |
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Earth,
Moon, Sun
|
4
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Science, Social Studies | Children discover the relationships of the earth, moon and sun through interactive 3D models and virtual journeys around the earth. | |
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Go
West!
|
5
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Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Math | Newsweek Parent's Guide to Children's Software -- Editor's Choice | Children play the roles of Kansas homesteaders in the 1800s. |
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Frontier
Ahead!
|
5
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Social Studies, Science | EDDIE 1999 Education Review Award | Children play the roles of explorers. |
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Tools
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Visual
Planner
|
1
- 12
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All | Technology & Learning Award of Excellence | Children and teachers use this tool to create graphic organizers. |
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Fun
With Maps
|
1-
4
|
Social Studies, Science, Math | Young children create maps of their classroom, house, school, neighborhood or other nearby location as they learn about maps. | |
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The
Map Room of American History
|
3
- 12
|
Social Studies | Children research, compare and interact with maps of U.S. historical information. | |
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The
Map Room
|
3
- 12
|
Social Studies, Science | Children research, compare and interact with various world and North American maps. | |
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Events
in My World
|
1
|
Social Studies, Science | Children use this personal calendar tool and database of holidays to learn about the cycles of the year, month and week. | |
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Multimedia
Databases
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Changes
Around Us
|
K
|
Science, Social Studies | Young children learn about changes in the seasons, in animals and in themselves by creating multimedia presentations. | |
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Pair
It
|
1
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Language Arts, Science, Social Studies | Children interact with pairs of fiction and non-fiction books. | |
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Animals
in Their World
|
1
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Science, Language Arts | Children create multimedia presentations about animals. | |
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Many
Places, Friendly Faces
|
2
|
Social Studies, Language Arts | Children research and create presentations about various countries of the world. | |
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Weather,
Climate and You
|
2
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Science, Social Studies, Language Arts | Children research and create presentations about weather and climate. | |
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The
Way We Live
|
3
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Social Studies, Science, Language Arts | Children research and create presentations about aspects of everyday life from 1800 to the present. | |
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Animals
in Our World
|
3
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Science, Social Studies, Language Arts | Children research and create presentations about domestic animals. | |
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Our
Environment
|
4
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Science, Social Studies, Language Arts | Book It Recommendation | Children research and create presentations about the environment. |
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Earth:
Forces and Formations
|
4
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Science, Social Studies, Language Arts | Children research and create presentations about forces that shape the earth and the formations that result. | |
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Decades
of Change
|
5
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Social Studies, Science, Language Arts | Children research and create presentations about 20th century American leaders, scientists, entertainers and artists. | |
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