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Resource: The Visit
Producer: American Bible Society
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For what ages or kinds of learners is this resource appropriate?
Adults can use this resource freely, while youth can use it if directed by a lesson plan. - What is the content and is the content valuable for
the learners?
This program contains information about the Biblical accounts of the annunciation, and interpretations of this story by Korean and Western cultures in dance, music, art, and poetry. - What is the biblical and theological perspective
present in this resource?
The program contains a comparison between the Matthew and Luke accounts and their story if the two were combined. It contains the incarnate Christ expressed in music, dance, art, storytelling, and poetry. - Is the resource attractive and interesting enough to
hold learners’ attention?
Adults would find it both attractive and interesting, but youth would probably require some direction to stick with it. - Does this resource offer a variety of navigation
routes?
Yes, it offers many. It seems you can go about five or six levels into the two choices of “Mary’s World” or “Mary’s Song”. - Is this resource interactive?
What do learners DO?
Learners can create a slide show, write poetry or a translation of a Biblical selection, view art while listening to the explanation of the artist, and listen to music from several different time periods. - Does this resources offer varying degrees of
difficulty?
Not really. - What kind of guidance does the resource offer learners?
Adults can wander and gain a lot of information and use the software successfully. Youth would need more guidance. - Could learners use this resource more than once and
still learn from it?
There is so much to see and discover in this resource that it could be used many times. - Can learners work together in using this resource, or
is it designed for one learner at a time?
Small groups could work together in using this resource. - What kind of time frame to you need to use this
resource?
You could complete a lesson in an hour, but you could spend more than this if you wanted. - What are some ways to use this resource with a class or
group?
You could direct the lesson towards art, music, interpretations of the story, and cultural influences on the story. - What kind of hardware do you need to run this resource?
Windows 3.1, 486 IBM compatible computer. - How much does this resource cost?
$29.95