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Resource: A Disciple's Diary
Producer: Word Media
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For what ages or kinds of learners is this resource appropriate?
It is designed for use with three age groups: 6-10, 10-16 or adults. - What is the content and is the content valuable for
the learners?
This resource provides a very informative survey of historical and anthropological New Testament times. It covers history, art, geography, and scripture. - What is the biblical and theological perspective
present in this resource?
. - Is the resource attractive and interesting enough to
hold learners’ attention?
This resource is very interesting and attractive. It encompasses good design, effective animations, video and audio. It uses art, images, video, copies of the biblical text, and printed articles. - Does this resource offer a variety of navigation
routes?
Learners have access to search engines, buttons, menus and mapped screens, so they are able to navigate in a variety of ways. - Is this resource interactive?
What do learners DO?
This resource offers learners a chance to read, listen, watch, and play. It includes a challenging game that involved traveling through the towns, finding the disciples, and getting clues. We only scratched the surface of this game, and it could involve learners for some time. - Does this resources offer varying degrees of
difficulty?
This resources has three different levels: novice, apprentice, and expert. - What kind of guidance does the resource offer learners?
It offers a help menu and a user guide. - Could learners use this resource more than once and
still learn from it?
Users can use this resource multiple times and still have much to learn from it. - Can learners work together in using this resource, or
is it designed for one learner at a time?
We would recommend that no more than two users work with this software at a time. - What kind of time frame to you need to use this
resource?
One could spend a year using this resource in order to reach the potential of learning available in the program. - What are some ways to use this resource with a class or
group?
Teachers could offer guided directions for users working in pairs at different computers. Teachers could have different groups working in different areas each week or all focusing in one area. - What kind of hardware do you need to run this resource?
CD-ROM drive and speakers - How much does this resource cost?
$30.