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Digital Frog International, Inc.(519) 766-1097 Fax: (519) 767-9994 Toll Free: 1-800-621-FROG (3764)[email protected] www.digitalfrog.com

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Overview• WhyTeachersWillBuy• MorethanJustFrogsandFieldTrips(TopicSum-

mary)• PricingSummary• UpgradePolicy• PromotionalOffers• WhatYouGet• DFIDemoware• SystemRequirements• DFIAdoptions• AwardsandAccolades

The Digital Frog 2.5• WhyTeachersWillBuy• Wetlabcomparison• Frogutscomparison• AbstractofPh.D.Dissertation• ConceptMap• QuotableQuotes&Reviewer’sGuide

The Digital Field Trip to The Desert• WhyTeachersWillBuy• ConceptMap• QuotableQuotes&Reviewer’sGuide

The Digital Field Trip to The Rainforest• WhyTeachersWillBuy• ConceptMap• QuotableQuotes&Reviewer’sGuide

The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands• WhyTeachersWillBuy• ConceptMap• QuotableQuotes&Reviewer’sGuide

ScienceMatrix: Cell Structure & Function• WhyTeachersWillBuy

Table of Contents


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Key Benefits• Computertechnologyisbecomingincreasinglymandatedacrossmultipledisciplines.DigitalFrogproducts

areeasytouse,evenforthe“technicallychallenged”.• Versatileresource.TeacherscanuseDFIsoftwareasastunningvisualaidorleavethestudentstoexplorein-

dependently.• Fantasticvalueformoney.OurgenerousBuildingSiteLicenseallowsunlimiteduseintheschoolandpermits

20copiesforteacher/studentuseathome.• DigitalFrogInternationalisbreakingnewground.Allproductsare“self-voicing”,makingallwrittencontent

easilyaccessibletoblindstudentsandauditorylearners.

Content is king• Productsaremeticulouslyresearchedandaccurate.• Comprehensivematerialswithmultilevelapplicability.• TeamoftalentedDFIdevelopersconsistingofbiologists,environmentalscientistsandeducatorsapplytheir

knowledgeandideasandcreatetheproductsfromthegroundup.• Curriculumcorrelationsforseveralprovincesandstatescanbefoundatwww.digitalfrog.com.

Product features• Usersneednevergetlost.DFIproductsallowforeasynavigationwithsimple-to-usebackarrow,interactive

conceptmapandcontext-sensitivehelp.• Everywordisdefined.Integrateddictionarywithselectivepronunciationsmaketheproductsaccessibleto

studentswithawiderangeofreadinglevels.• Workbookmaterialsinelectronicformatallowforteachercustomization.Camera-readymastersalsosupplied

withunlimitedreplicationrights.• Hiddennuggetsofzanyhumorgivetheproductsanappealing“borninthebarnflavor”keepingtheuserlook-

ing for surprises.• ThesehybridCD-ROMs(forMacsandWindows)aretrulyinteractiveandfuntouse.Theylurestudentsinto

exploringthewondersofthenaturalworld.• Peoplecaremoreaboutanenvironmenttheyunderstand.Ourproductstriggeralifelonginterestintheworld

around us.

Refer to Why Teachers Will Buy product pages for more specifics.

Why Teachers Will BuyDigital Frog International software


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More Than Just Frogs & Field TripsHow Digital Frog International software covers curriculum topics

THE HUMAN ORGANISMSPECIFICTOPICS TheDigitalFrog2.5 Wetlands Rainforest Desert

BASICFUNCTIONSCirculatorysystem ✓✓✓✓

Digestivesystem ✓✓✓✓

Musculoskeletalsystem ✓✓✓✓

Controlsystem ✓✓✓✓

Immunesystem ✓✓✓✓

Urogenitalsystem ✓✓✓✓

Endocrinesystem ✓✓✓✓

Respiratorysystem ✓✓✓✓

Nervoussystem ✓✓✓✓

Interactingsystems ✓✓✓✓

The Digital Frog 2 looks at each frog system in detail & compares it to humans. ✓-detailedstudy

THE PHYSICAL SETTINGSPECIFICTOPICS TheDigitalFrog2.5 Wetlands Rainforest Desert

THEEARTHWatercycling&climate ✓ ✓ ✓

Freshwatersources&protection

✓

Ocean currents - climate ✓

Earth’sresources&conservation

✓ ✓ ✓

Life’sadaptations(gravity,atmosphere,sun’sradiation)

✓ ✓ ✓

Weather&climate(winds&ocean currents)

✓

PROCESSESTHATSHAPETHEEARTHRockclassification •Plants&animalsmaycausechange

✓

Waves,wind&water(erosion&deposition)

✓

Rocks,minerals&soil ✓✓

Changesinearth’ssurface:slow&fast

•

Sedimentaryrock ✓

Metamorphicrock ✓

Rock&itshistory:minerals,temperatures, forces

✓

Rocklayers:folding,breaking,uplifting

✓

Soil composition ✓ ✓

Humanimpactontheenvironment&ecosystems

✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓✓✓

Plants’roleinatmosphere •Rockcycle •

✓ - detailed study • - supporting materials


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THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT SPECIFICTOPICS TheDigitalFrog2.5 Wetlands Rainforest Desert

DIVERSITYOFLIFEAnimalcomparisons ✓ ✓✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓✓✓

Animaladaptations ✓ ✓✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓✓✓

Plant comparisons ✓✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓✓✓

Plant adaptations ✓✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓✓✓

Sortlivingthings ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Plantsvs.animals ✓ ✓ ✓

Plantstructure&function ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓

Animalstructure&function ✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓

Classificationaccordingtointernal&externalfeatures

✓ • • •

Species ✓ • ✓✓ •Globalfoodweb • • •Variationwithinspecies&theirsurvivalunderchangedconditions

✓✓

INTERDEPENDENCEOFLIFEAnimaldependencies(food,shelter,nesting,pollination, dispersal)

✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓

Biodiversity ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓

Adaptations:survivalsuccessofdifferentanimalsinagivenenvironment

✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓✓

Detritivores:insects&otherorganisms

✓

Habitatchanges:harmfulorbeneficial

✓ ✓✓ ✓✓ ✓✓

Microorganisms:beneficialdecomposers

✓

Competition for resources ✓ ✓✓ ✓✓✓

Physical/abioticconditionsdeterminegrowth&survival

✓✓

Interactions/relationships(eg.producer/consumer,predator/prey)

✓✓ ✓✓ ✓✓

Ecosystems:change(climate/newspecies)

✓

Ecosystems&humans(humanimpact)

✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓✓✓

✓ - detailed study • - supporting materials


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THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT SPECIFICTOPICS TheDigitalFrog2.5 Wetlands Rainforest Desert

FLOWOFMATTER&ENERGYPlant&animalrequirements

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓

Materialrecycling ✓ ✓

Animalfoodoriginateswithplants

✓✓ ✓

Energyneededforlife&growth

✓✓ • •

Organismsareconstantlygrowing,reproducing,dying,decaying

✓ • •

Food:buildingmaterials,energy/fuel

✓ • •

Food:photosynthesis ✓✓ • ✓

Food:breakdownforenergy&materials

✓✓ • •

Energy:foodenergyfromplants

✓✓✓ • ✓

Energy:animalsoxidizefoodforenergy,mostenergylostasheat

✓ • •

Fossil fuels ✓ ✓

Lifelimitedbyabioticfactors

✓

Nutrientcycles ✓✓

Humanimpactreducesfertilityofland

✓✓✓ ✓✓✓

Sunlightenergyfuelsfoodweb

✓✓

EVOLUTIONDifferentorganismshavedifferentfeaturestohelpthemsurviveindifferentkindsofplaces

✓ ✓ ✓

Differenceswithinaspeciesmayleadtoanadvantageinsurviving&reproducing

✓✓

Howspecieschange:environmentalconditions

✓✓

Naturalselection •✓ - detailed study • - supporting materials


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Pricing Summary

Note:Intheinterestofsavingtreesandshippingcosts,wehaverecentlyadjustedourpricestoencouragethepurchasingofCDswithoutphysicalworkbookmaterials.AllworkbookmaterialsareincludedontheCDsinavarietyofformatstoallowforcustomizationandprinting.Thisallowsyoutoprintjustwhatyouneed,whenyouneedit.

DigitalFrogandFieldTripBuildingSiteLicensesincludeprintedworkbookmaterials.Ifyoudoordertheprintedmaterialstoaccompanysinglesorlabpacks,youwillreceiveabinderwithbothTeacherMaterialsandblacklinemastersofStudentMaterials.CallforpricingoncustomlabpacksandshippingoutsideNorthAmerica.

Volume Discounts on Building Site Licenses 4-5BSLs deduct 20%6-19BSLs deduct 30%20-49BSLs deduct 40%50+ deduct 50%

The Digital Frog 2.5

SingleEducationalLicense $155.00 (4F12)LabPack(5CDs) $410.00 (4F13-5)BuildingSiteLicense(unlimited) $884.00 (4F15-BSL)Printedworkbookmaterials(incl.shipping) $40.00 (4FW1)

The Digital Field Trips Wetlands Rainforest DesertSingleEducationalLicense $84.00 (4W52) (4R32) (4D72)LabPack(5CDs) $234.00 (4W53-5) (4R33-5) (4D73-5)BuildingSiteLicense(unlimited) $684.00 (4W55-BSL) (4R35-BSL) (4D75-BSL)Printedworkbookmaterials(incl.shipping) $40.00 (4WW1) (4RW1) (4DW1)

ScienceMatrix: Cell Structure and Function

SingleEducationalLicense $49.00 (SM11)LabPack(5CDs) $122.50 (SM13-5)BuildingSiteLicense(unlimited) $399.00 (SM15-BSL)

The Digital Field Trip series (on DVD)

SingleEducationalLicense $199.00 (4DV1)LabPack(5CDs) $549.00 (4DV3-5)BuildingSiteLicense(unlimited) $1599.00 (4DV5-BSL)

Software Bundles

SingleEducationalLicenses $354.00 (BH151) (Allproducts-5CDsintotal)

BuildingSiteLicenses(unlimited) $2500.00 BH151-BSL)

BEST BUY

BEST BUY

BEST BUY

BEST BUY

1-2CDs $7.003-5CDs $9.006-10CDs $10.00

1-2CDs $17.503-5CDs $20.00

Shipping and handling

BEST BUY


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Upgrade Pricing & Policies

Current License

Upgrade to Single Ed

What You Get Upgrade to Lab Pack 5

What You Get Upgrade to BSL

What You Get


Single Ed. (4F11/2)

$60.00 (4FSS)

1 CD $255.00 (4FSL)

5 CDs $744.00 (4FSB)

2 CDs SiteLicense

Lab Pack 5 (4F13-5)

$149.00 (4FLL)

5 CDs $489.00 (4FLB)

2 CDs SiteLicense

BSL(4F15-BSL)

$315.00 (4FBB)

2 CDs UpdatedLicense

The Digital Field Trips (The Wetlands,Desert or Rainforest)

Single Ed.(4W51/2)(4D7102)(4R31/2)

$35.00(4WSS)(4DSS)(4RSS)

1 CD $150.00(4WSL)(4DSL)(4RSL)

5 CDs $615.00(4WSB)(4DSB)(4RSB)

2 CDs License

Lab Pack 5 (4W53-5) (4D73-5) (4R33-5)

$88.00(4WLL)(4DLL)(4RLL)

5 CDs $465.00(4WLB)(4DLB)(4RLB)

2 CDs License

BSL(4W55-BSL) (4D75-BSL) (4R35-BSL)

$245.00(4WBB)(4DBB)(4RBB)


The Digital Field Trip Series on DVD (AllthreeDigitalFieldTripsononedisc)

Single Ed.(4DV1)

$350.00(4DVSL)

5 Discs $1400.00(4DVSB)

2 Discs SiteLicense

Lab Pack 5(4DV3-5)

$1050.00(4DVLB)

2 Discs SiteLicense

ScienceMatrix: Cell Structure & Function

Single Ed.(SMSS)

$18.00(SMSS)

1 CD $73.50 (SMSL)

5 CDs $350.00 (SMSB)

2 CDs SiteLicense

Lab Pack 5(SM13-5)

$43.00 (SMLL)

5 CDs $276.50 (SMLB)

2 CDs SiteLicense

BSL(SM15-BSL)

$140.00(SMBB)


BSL=BuildingSiteLicensePrices shown in italics are for technology upgrades only; licensing remains the same.

Allupgradesrequireproofofpurchase.Withproofoforiginalpurchase,normaldistributordiscountsapplytoupgradepricing.Alllicenseupgradeswillbefulfilledwiththelatestversion

Please contact Digital Frog for upgrade pricing on Licenses not listed in this table


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Discount VouchersPeriodicallywesenddiscountvouchersouttocustomers(potentialorexisting)whohaveagreedtobeonourelectronicmailinglist,havefilledoutouron-linesurvey,etc.Pleasehonorthesecouponsshouldacustomerpres-entone.Simplysignanddatethecoupon,senditinwithyourorder,andwe’lldeductthediscountfromthelistpricebeforeapplyingyourdiscount.Thereisalimitofonecouponpercustomer,andthevouchersarenotvalidwithanyotheroffer.

Show SpecialsDigitalFrogattendsseveraltradeshowsandconferenceseveryyear.Ateachshow,weoffera“ShowSpecial”dis-countonpurchasesmadeduringtheshow’srun.

Belowyouwillfindalistofthemaintradeshowsweusuallyattend.Ifyouwillbeattendinganyoftheseshows,pleaseletusknowsothatwecanextendtoyouthe“ShowSpecial”.

Annual Conferences and TradeshowsCaliforniaScienceTeachersAssociation(CSTA)ConferencefortheAdvancementofScienceTeaching(CAST)MichiganScienceTeachersAssociation(MSTA)NationalAssociationofBiologyTeachers(NABT)NationalScienceTeachersAssociation(NSTA)-nationalconferenceNewJerseyScienceTeachersAssociationScienceTeachersAssociationofOntario(STAO)

Promotional Offers


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WorkbookOnethree-ringbinderwith:• PrintoutsofTeachernotes• Blacklinemastersofstudentmaterials

Unlimited reproduction rights

Single Educational (CD only)One educational CD (software+electronicworkbookmaterials)

Licensed for use on one computer.

Building Site LicenseFantastic value! Our Building Site Licenses (BSLs) are extremely generous and flexible!

WithaBSL,youcan:

a) RuntheSoftwareoverthenetworkonanunlimitednumberofcomputersinthespecified location.

b) InstalltheSoftwareonanunlimitednumberofcomputersinthespecifiedlocation.

c) MakeunlimitedcopiesoftheSoftwareforusewithinthespecifiedlocation.

d) MakeuptotwentycopiesoftheHomeVersionforteacher/studentuseathome.

Includesoneprintedworkbookinathree-ringbinder.

Why Buy Anything Else?

Home VersionOnehomeCD(software+electronicworkbookmaterials)

Licensed for home use only.

Educational Versions

Home Versions

What You Get

Lab PacksMultipleeducationalCDs(software+electronicworkbookmaterials)

5, 10, 15 or 30 CDs, each licensed for use on one com-puter.


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Teachers can request DemoWare discs from the Digital Frog website www.digitalfrog.com

LimitedversionsofallDigitalFrogInternationalsoftwareareavailableasfreedownloadsfromourwebsiteorcanbeorderedonCDatanominalcost.

TheDemoWareCDlimitedversionsallfiveprograms,aswellasothergoodieslistedbelow:

• TheDigitalFrog2.5• TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheDesert• TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheRainforest• TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlands• ScienceMatrix:CellStructureandFunction

About DFI . . .

InformationAboutDFI TeacherResources OurProductsatSchool OurProductsatHome PurchasingOptions OtherResources: MediaResources UsefulGraphics DFINewsletters Presenter Resources AwardsandAccolades Andmuchmore!

WeareprovidingoneDemoWareCDwiththisbinderasaresourceforyoutouse.Additionalcopiesareavailableatacostof$0.50perdisc.

TheDemoWareCDbeendesignedasadirect-sellingtoolforus,andasaresourceforourdistributors.Wehavenointentionof“poaching”yourcustomers.Whenacustomercontactsusdirectlyforademo,eitherthroughourwebsite,bye-mail,orbyphone,werecordtheircontactinformationandfollow-upwiththem.Unlesstheyspecifiythattheyareanexistingcustomerofyours,wehavenowayofknowingthat.Therefore,werecommendthatyouconsiderpurchasingtheDemoWareCDsdirectlyfromusandpersonalizethepackaging,orifvolumesarelargeenough,thatyoumodifyoneCDwithyourowninformationandpressthesepersonalizedCDs.

Demoscanalsobedownloadedfromourwebsiteorpostedonyourwebsitefordownload.Contactusfor details.

DFI DemoWare


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System Requirements

Macintosh Platform

G3300withCDdrive

MacOSX10.3.9orlater

30MBofavailableRAM

75MBofharddrivespaceforQuickTime

Windows Platform

Windows2000,XP,Windows7orVista(32bit) (Some features may not work on Visat 64 bit)

32MBofRAM (64MBormorerecommended)

75MBofharddrivespaceforQuickTime

TouseText-to-Speechthecustomerneedstohavetherecommendedconfiguration.

Followingaretheminimumsystemrequirementsforallourproducts:


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DFI Adoptions

Victoria,Australia Software TheDigitalFrog2 RollingFund TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlands TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheRainforest TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheDesert

Alberta ApprovedList TheDigitalFieldTripSeries 7-8

Manitoba Adopted TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlands K-4

Ontario Province-wide TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlands K-12 purchase TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheRainforest K-12

California-LAUSD ApprovedList TheDigitalFrog2 11-12 TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlands 11-12 TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheRainforest 11-12 TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheDesert 9-12

NewMexico Adopted TheDigitalFrog2 8-12 TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlands 1-12 TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheRainforest 1-12

Oklahoma ApprovedList TheDigitalFrog2 1-12 TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlands 1-12 TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheRainforest 1-12

Canada

United States

International


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Canadian Education Association Award Canadian Education Association

“Desirable”intheTop Ten Science Titles for 1997California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse

Gold Award Kids Domain Review (kidsdomain.com)

Gold Medal, New York Festivals 1999Interactive Multimedia Competition

BEST Dissection Alternative eSchool News Readers, January 2005

International Best of Show Distinguished Technical Communication Society for Technical Communication


The Digital Field Trip to The Rainforest

Best K-16 Educational Special Needs Solution CODIE award 2003(Software & Info Industry Association)

Listed in Top 10 Science Software American School Board Journal

Listed in Top Five Notable Software Titles American Library Association

Award of Excellence AMTEC (Association of Media and Technology in Education in Canada)

Desirable rating California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse

Top 100 CD-ROMs The New York Times Guide to the Best Children’s Videos

EMMA Award Finalist EMMA (European Multimedia Awards)

Innovative Access Award International Coalition of Access Engi-neers and Specialists

“Freakin’ Awesome!” rating MacAddict

Bronze Apple Award NEMN (National Educational Media Network)

Silver Medal,New York Festivals 1998Interactive Multimedia Competition

International Online Competition Distinguished Technical Communication Society for Technical Communication

The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands

Award of Excellence AMTEC (Association of Media and Technology in Education in Canada)

Desirable rating California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse

The Interactive Design AwardThe Financial PostTop 100 CD-ROMsThe New York Times Guide to the Best Children’s Videos

International Online Competition Best of Show Distinguished Technical Communication Society for Technical Communication

The Digital Field Trip to The Desert

Editor’s Choice American Association for the Advancement of Science

Our Choice 2001 The Canadian Children’s Book Centre

International Distinguished Technical Communication Society for Technical Communication

ScienceMatrix:Cell Structure and Function

World Summit Award One of world’s five best eScience titles, 2003

Awards and Accolades


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TheDigitalFrog2.5


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More than just dissection

• Unlikeotherdissectionprograms,thefocusisonanatomyandphysiology,withanecologysectionaswell.• Frogecologyincludesbiodiversity.Awiderangeoffrogspeciesarerepresentedwithclose-upphotographs

and frog calls.• 2&3-Danimations,picturesandvideosmakedifficultconceptseasy-to-understand.• Differencesbetweenfrogsandhumansareindicatedbyhumancomparisonbuttons.Itisintriguingtoseehow

fewdifferencesthereare.• Includesinteractivequizzes.• TheDigitalFrog2.5wasvotedBESTDISSECTIONSOFTWAREbyeSchoolNewsreaders.

Environmentally friendly

• Makesforexcellentdissectionreplacement.Thefollowingstateshavealreadylegislated,orarelegislating,therighttonotdissect:FL,CA,MA,ME,PA,LA,NY,RI,MD,IL.

• TheDigitalFrog2.5isahealthychoice.Preservedfrogsshouldbetreatedasbiohazardouswasteandmaybedangerous to students.

Cost effective

• Thecostof theprogram is farcheaper than thecostofpurchasinganddisposingof real frogseachyear.TheBuildingSiteLicensecaneasilypayforitselfinlessthanoneyear.

Not convinced yet?

• Laboratorymanagementissues(suchasstudentswithscalpels!)neednotbeaconcern.• Educatorshavetoldusthatthecomprehensiveanatomysectionisavaluableresourceforbothphysicaleduca-

tion and training nurses.

Refer back to Why Teachers Will Buy overview for features contained in all products.

The Digital Frog 2.5 Prices

4F12 SingleEducational-CDonly $155.004FW1 Printedworkbookmaterials(inc.shipping) $40.004F13-5 LabPack5CDs $410.004F13-10 LabPack10CDs $584.004F13-15 LabPack15CDs $684.004F13-30 LabPack30CDs $884.004F15-10 NetworkLicense-10machines $584.004F15-BSL BuildingSiteLicense(unlimited) $884.004F21 Homeversion(CDonly) $85.00

Why Teachers Will BuyThe Digital Frog 2.5


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While The Digital Frog 2.5 can be used alongside a real dissection as a training tool, many schools opt to use it as a replacement for the traditional dissection, and with good cause. Check out how your science department can increase learning effectiveness and save time and money

Wet Lab ComparisonThe Digital Frog 2.5

Save Money

Everytimeadissectionisdonewithrealfrogs,yourschoolhastopurchasespecimens.Let’ssaytheaver-ageranapipienscosts$7.Andaclassof30students,withonefrogpertwostudents,requires15frogs,atacostof$105perclass.IfyouuseTheDigitalFrog2.5with just nine classes, your dissection specimen budget has already been reduced by 5%.EveryclassroomuseofTheDigitalFrog2.5afterthatjustincreasesyoursavings.Atjust$899forabuildingsitelicense,yourschoolwillhaveunlimiteduseoftheprograminasmanybiologyclassesasyouhave,yearafteryear,atanover-allsavingstoyoursciencedepartment.

Putanotherway,asthePhysician’sCommitteeforResponsibleMedicinecalculated,a school can save more than $1500 over five years by purchasing one building site licenseofTheDigitalFrog2.5insteadofdissectingpreservedfrogs.

Save time (and increase effectiveness)

Whilemanybiologyteachersstillbelievethatdis-sectionisthebestwaytolearnbiology,mountingevidencesuggeststhatvirtualdissectionprogramssuchasTheDigitalFrog2.5arejustasgood,ifnotabetterwaytolearnanatomyandphysiologywhencompared to actual dissections.

ArecentPh.D.studycomparedtheeffectivenessofwetlabstouseofavirtualfrogdissectionprogramsuchasTheDigitalFrog2.5.Notonlydidtheyfindthatdoingadissectionvirtuallywasmore effective in terms of learning retention, it was accomplished in 44% less timethanthetraditionaldissection.

TheDigitalFrog2.5 Tradirtionalwetlab

Prep time per class Minimal Variable

Cleanup time per class

None Variable

Timetoaccomplishlearning

Learningisaccomplishedin44%lesstime

Costofbiohazardouswastedisposal

None Variable

Set up costs $884.00 Approx.$300for15dissectionkits

Cost of materials(per class of 30 )

None $105(15preservedfrogsat$7each)

Set up time Minimal Approx.25minutes,with10-15minutes

clean-up

Repetition Students can repeat until content is

understood

Notpracticalinmost cases

If student misses a class

CanborrowCDtolearnathome

Toobad!

Textbooktolearnanatomy&physiol-ogy

Integral Required

Vocabulary Integrated context-sensitivedictionary

withspokenpronunciations

Dictionaryrequired

Safetyconcerns None Sharpinstrumentsandchemical

allergies

Learningretention Studies indicate moreeffective

Worksheetsandfor-mativeassessmentquizzes

Included Teachermustcreateorpurchase

separately

Assistsinteachingbiologyasthestudyoflivingthings

Includes integrated ecologysection

Teachermustprovidematerials


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Froguts Comparison

We’re often asked how The Digital Frog 2.5 compares to other virtual dissection software available on the market such as Froguts. While on the surface they appear quite similar, The Digital Frog 2.5 offers more content and more features for a richer educational experience. And with a one-time fee rather than an an-nual subscription, you’ll even save money in the long-run.

TheDigitalFrog2.5 Froguts

Fullinteractivedissection ✔ ✔

Fullscreenvideosdemonstratingeachstepfromarealdissection

✔ ✘

Built-inanatomysectionofallbodysystems

✔ ✔

Comparisontohumananatomy ✔ Some

Includesecologysection,lookingatfrogsintheirlivingstate

✔ ✘

Detaileddefinitionsofeveryword,withpronunciationsoftechnicalwords

✔ ✘

Built-intexttospeech ✔ ✔

Formativeassessmentquizzes ✔ ✔

Printable,customizableworkbookmaterials included

✔ ✘

Price(perschool)* $884or$921(one time fee or SubscribetoOwnoverthreeyears)

$300peryear(Annual

subscriptionfee)

*Bothpricesareforasinglebuildingsitelicense,foruseonanunlimitednumberofcomputersatoneschool/site.TheDigitalFrog2.5alsoallowsupto20copiesofthesoftwaretobemadeforlendingforhomeuse.


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USE OF MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO EXISTING CURRICULUM PROBLEMS: VIRTUAL FROG DISSECTIONChristine Youngblut, Ph.D George Mason University, 2001

Benefits of virtual dissectionExtract from a Ph.D. dissertation

TheobjectiveofthisresearchwastodeterminewhethercurrentlyavailablemultimediatechnologycanresolveexistingproblemsintheK-12sciencecurriculum.Thereareseveralpracticalandethicalproblemsrelatingtotheclassroomuseofanimaldissectionandthisledtotheselectionofhands-onfrogdissectionasthecurriculumactivitywheretheuseofmultimediawasinvestigated.

Themajorfindingwasthatmultimedia-basedvirtualdissectionwasmoreeffectivethanhands-ondissectioninhelpingstudentslearnaboutfroganatomy.Moreover,thisresultwasachievedwhenthetimeavailableforthevirtualdissectionwasapproximately44%lessthanthatavailableforhands-ondissection.Examinationofpossiblerelationshipsbetweenstudentcharacteristicsandachievementrevealedthatstudents’attitudestoeducationalusesofanimaldissectionandtheircomputerexperiencewerepositivelycorrelatedwiththeirachievementscores.Norelationshipswerefoundbetweeneitherstudentgenderordissectionexperienceandachievementtestoutcomes.Studentsratedvirtualdissectionastheeasierofthetwotypesofdissection,thoughtheygaveequivalentratingsfortheirenjoymentofvirtualandhands-ondissection.

Despitefavorablefeedbackonthevirtualdissection,asignificantmajorityofstudentsstatedthattheyfelttheywouldbe“missingout”onavaluableexperienceifthewerenotgiventheopportunitytoperformahands-onfrogdissection.

ComparinghowstudentsspenttheirtimeduringeachtypeofdissectionshowedthatstudentsspentasignificantlylargerproportionoftimeOn-Taskwhenusingthemultimedia-basedvirtualdissection.Inparticular,theaverageincreaseintheproportionoftimespentonactivitiesdirectlyrelatedtothesubjectmatterwasover36%.TimespentOn-Taskhadasignificantlypositiverelationshipwithachievementforhands-ondissection.Itmayplayasimilarroleforachievementwithvirtualdissection,butthesmalldeviationintimeOn-Taskdataforvirtualdissectionpreventedconfirmingthisintuition.

Theteacherwhoparticipatedintheresearchfoundthattheuseofamultimedia,inquiry-basedcomputerapplicationdidlimithisinsightintostudents’classroomprogress.However,hedidnotfeelthistobeaproblem,nordiditinanywayreducehiscontroloverclassactivities.


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Concept MapThe Digital Frog 2.5

Quick Reference• Pointtothecompassiconinthetopleftcornerto

accesstheMenusandtheToolBar.

• PressHtoaccesscontext-specifichelpatanytime.

• PressMtoaccessthegraphicalmapoftheCD.

• PressBtoaccessthebookmarkfeature.

• PressFtoaccessthefindfeature.

• Clickonawordtoseeadefinition(clickonthebackgroundtocancel).

• Clickonbluetextheadingstoexpandthetext,andclickagaintocollapseit.

• PressCommand-Q(forMacs)orAlt-F4(forWin-dows)toquittheprogram.

Cursor ShapesCursor Action

Clicktoreturntothepreviousscreen

Clicktodisplayadefinition

Clicktoperformanaction

Clickanddragtodissect


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Iwasunpreparedforthequalityandimpactofthegraphics.Allstudentsnowhavethepotentialtoshareintheexcitementoflearninganatomyasabasisforlinkagestophysiologyandecology.Dissectionhasfinallyrealizeditstrueroleintheschoolcurriculum!Bob Johnson, Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles at Metro Toronto Zoo

“Astounding”,“5-star”,“candoeverythingbutsmellit”Students at Kingston Bible Academy

Theprogramofferedaninterestingalternativetoarealdissectionwithgoodgraphics.“Ithelpedmeunderstandwhatweweredoinginmybiologyclass”,saidoneteen.New York Family Magazine

ThedissectionmoduleisstillthebestpartasfarasI’mconcerned...thephotographyisexcellentandtherearetonsofhotspotsthatdetaileverylittlestepanditem.Beautiful,clearmoviesmasterfullydemonstratedissectiontechniques.Josef Martha, ScienceMan!

Heretoforethebestthingaboutgettingpastyourhighschoolsophomoreyearhadbeenthatyou’dneveragainhavetodissectasmellypickledfrog.NowaCD-ROMcalledDigitalFrog2letsstudentsdotheirdissectingwithacomputermouseratherthanarustybluntscalpelastheformaldehydeoozes.James Coates, Chicago Tribune

Thenewversionof(The)DigitalFrogisexcitingandevenmoreinformativethantheearlierversion.Theimprove-mentswillalmostcertainlyenhancethelearningoftheanatomicalandecologicalaspectsoffrogs.IwishIhadDigitalFrogwhenIwasinhighschool!!Tony Murphy, Director Minnesota Frog Watch , Hamline University Graduate School

TheDigitalFrog2isthemostthoroughcomputerpresentationofthefrogthatwe’veseen.Inadditiontotheexcel-lentinteractiveenvironmentforlearningfrogstructureandfunction,italsoincorporatesbehavioralandecologicalinformation,andprovideson-screencomparisonsbetweenfrogandhumananatomy.Bestofall,thisprogram,unliketraditionalclassroomdissections,encouragesstudentstocareaboutfrogsbyurgingtheadoptionoflocalpondsandthepreservationoftheirresidentpopulations.”Dr. Jonathan Balcombe, Associate Director of Education for the Humane Society of the United States

Oneofmyfavoritepartsisthecomparativeanatomysection,whichallowsstudentstoseehowfrogsandhumansdifferinternally.Bridget Ricketts, Resource Links

SofarIhavebeenthroughtheFrogDissectionwhichisquiteamazing.I’malittlesqueamishaboutthatsortofthing,butreallyenjoyedit.EverythingI’veseensofarmakesmethinkthatyouhaveproducedaveryusefullearningtool.I’mimpressedbyhowintuitiveitistonavigate,andhowinterestingitallis.Paul Rees, Multimedia writer

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ThankyouforyourinterestinTheDigitalFrog2.5.ThisCD-ROMtakesfulladvantageofphotographs,videos,animationsandin-depthtexttoteachfrogdissection,anatomyandecologyinafun,easy-to-usemultimediapackage.Theeducationalversionin-cludesacomprehensiveworkbook,inbothpaperandelectronicformats.It'sperfectforusebystudentsaspreparation for, or as a replacement for an actual frog dissection.

ThisbriefguidewillstepyouthroughseveraloftheCD'smorethan100screens,givingyouatasteoftheprogram'smanysectionsandfeatures.Usethisguideasanintroductionandthenexploreonyourown.

AllofDigitalFrogInternational'sproductsareonhybridCDs,allowingyoutousethesamedisconbothWindowsandMacintoshplatforms.TheprogramcanberundirectlyfromtheCD,butshouldbeinstalledonyourharddriveforoptimalperfor-mance.

IfyoudonothavethecorrectversionofQuickTimeinstalledonyourcom-puter,youwillbepromptedtoinstalltheversionontheCD.Clickon“Yes”andfollowtheon-screeninstructions.(Note:youmustperformthe“Recommended”installofQuickTimeforTheDigitalFrog2.5toworkproperly.YoudonothavetoregisterQuickTime.)

GettingaroundTheDigitalFrog2.5iseasy.Allyouneedisamouseandnatu-ralcuriosity.Justrememberthissimplepremise:pointforidentification,clickformoreinformation,andwhiledissect-ing,doubleclicktogototherelatedanatomyscreen.

Startingtheprogramdisplaystheopeningscreen.Pressthespacebarorclickthemousetomoveontothemainmenu,whichhighlightstheCD'sthreemainsections:

•TheDissection module uses full-screen color photographsandvideoclipstostepyouthroughthecompletedissectionofafrog.

•TheAnatomy section,whichiscloselylinkedtothedissection,providesacompletereferencetoallofthemajorbodysystemsofafrog,usingtext,diagramsandanimations.Italsoprovidesdetailsofhowhumananatomydiffersfromfroganatomy.

• The Ecology modulecoversthelifecycleoffrogs,theirbehaviorandtheirbiodiversity,withinformationon18frogsnativetoNorth

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andSouthAmerica,aswellasadiscussionofenvironmentalconcerns.

Fromthemainmenuscreen,youcanalsoaccesstheQuickTour,whichgivesanoverviewofhowtonavigatearoundtheCD.Context-specifichelpisavail-ableoneveryscreenbyeitherpressing“H”onyourkeyboardorpointingyourmousetothearrowinthetop left corner ( )andselecting“Help”fromthetoolbarthatappears.Youcanalsopress“M”toaccessaninteractiveMapofthewholeproject.WesuggestyoubeginbyclickingontheQuickTourbuttononthemain menu.

Onceyouhaveviewedthis,wesuggestyouaccesstheDissectionmodule.Atmanystagesofthedissection,youwillbeaskedtofirstidentifythepartsofthefroglistedontheleftsideofthescreen.Useyourmousetopointtoeachofthefrog'sexternalfeatures.Thestructureyouarepointingtoishighlightedinred,whiletheflashingcheckmarkidentifiesit.Clickingonceshowsamoredetailedview,whilemovingyourmouseoverthevideowindowallowsyoutorotatethefrogtoseetheexternalfeaturesfromallangles.Onceyouhaveidentifiedalloftheexternalfeatures,pressthespacebarorclickthemousetocontinue.

Thenextscreenallowsyoutoselectapartofthefrogtodissect.Selectthebodycavitybypointingtothefrogandclickingoncetobeginthedissection.

Foreachpartofthedissection:

1.Pointtooneofthewhitedots.Thecursorchangestoascalpel,allowingyoutomakethefirstcutasinstructedinthetext.Continueuntilallthenecessarycutshavebeenmade.

2. WhenyouclickorpressSPACEtocontinue,youwillseeavideodemonstratingtheincisions.Doubleclickonthemovietoexpandtofullscreenvideo,anddoubleclickagaintoshrinkbacktonormalsize.

Fromhere,youcancontinuethedissectionbycutting

throughthelayerofmuscleonthefrog'sabdomen.Ifatanytimeyouwishtogobackastep,pressthebackarrowonthekeyboard,ormoveyourmousetothearrowinthetopright-handofthescreen( ) and clickontheGoBackbutton.Clickingonavideooncewillreplayitfromthebeginning,whilepressingthe“P”buttonallowsthemovietobepaused.

Whenyouarriveatafull-screenpictureofthefrog'sinternalorgans,youcanbegindissectingtheinternalorgans.Tosimulateanactualdissectionascloselyaspossible,youmustdissectinthecorrectorder.Forexample,tryclickingonthefrog'sstomach.Youwillreceiveamessagesayingthatyoushoulddissectotheroverlayingorgansfirst.Findtheappropriateorgantobeginwithandclickonit.

Aswiththefirststepinthedissection,youmustidentifyeachofthevisiblestructuresoftheheartbypointingtoit.Youcanthenmaketheappropriatecutsandwatchthevideooftheremovaloftheheart.

Oncethevideohasfinishedplaying,youhavetheoptionofviewingaclose-upoftheinsideofafrog'sheart;thisallowsyoutoidentifysomeoftheinternalstructures.Butwhatifyouwanttoknowmoreabouthowbloodflowsthroughtheheart,orseehowthe



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cardiacmusclefunctions,rightdowntothelevelofthecontractileproteins?Doubleclickingontheheart—oranyorganinthedissectionmodule—al-lowsyoutogotothecorrespondinganatomyscreen.

Theanatomyscreensallowyoutolearnmoreaboutthefunctionofeachofthefrog'sorgansandbodysystems,showingthingsyouwouldnotnormallybeabletoseeinanactualdissection.Pointtothevariouspartsoftheheartinthediagramtoidentifythem.Andbypointingtothe“ViewBloodFlow”buttonunderthediagramoftheheartyoucanseeananima-tionofthebloodmovingthroughtheheart'sthreechambers.

Thebuttonsoneachoftheanatomyscreenslinktorelatedscreens,showinghowoneorganworksinre-lationtothewholesystemas,orgivingmoredetailedinformation on important aspects of an organ. For ex-ample,clickingonthe“CardiacMuscle”buttontakesyoutoascreenshowinginincreasingdetailhowthemusclesintheheartwork,downtoananimationofthecontractileproteins.

Atthispoint,wesuggestyouexploretherestofTheDigitalFrog2.5.Youcanreturntothedissectionbypressingthebackarrowseveraltimes,orpress“M”to

accessanytopicornavigatetoanyscreenbypointingtothenavigationcompassandselectingonefromtheexpandinglist.Press“M”andcheckout“Joints”or“Cartilage,Ligaments&Tendons”intheMusculoskel-etalSystem—you'llhavemuchmorerespectforyourkneesfromnowon!

Asyoumoveyourcursoroverthetext,you'llnoticeitchangestotheHotTextCursor( ).Clickingonthewordwilldisplayitsdefinition.Virtuallyallofthemorethan4000wordsandtermsusedinTheDigitalFrog2.5aredefined,makingthetextaccessibletouserswithlowerreadinglevels.

Extra! If you see the speech icon in the definition box, clicking on it will give you a spoken pronunciation of the word. More than 700 scientific and technical terms are pronounced in addition to the written definitions!

YoucouldalsogototheEcologysectiontolearnaboutthefrog'slifecycle,ortohearavarietyoffrogcalls—fromthegentlepeepsofSouthAmerica'sHyla punctatatothehardycalloftheNorthAmericanbullfrog.ThereareliterallyhoursoflearninganddiscoverywithinTheDigitalFrog2.5.Takeyourtime,explore,learn,andmostofall,havefun!



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More than just a field trip

• Studentscan“visit”fiveNorthAmericandesertlocations.

• Multi-level-studiesawiderangeoftopics,fromdesertplantsandanimalstoadaptationsandhomeostasistohumanimpactonthedesert.

• Cross-curricular-canbeusedinbiology,ecology,environmentalscience,geography,geologyclasses,instudiesof climate and landscape formation.

• Excellenttransferoflearning.Canbeusedtoprepareforoutdoorfieldtrips.Unliketherealthing,animalswillstaystilllongenoughforeveryonetoseethem!

Get students excited about learning

• Studentsareinvitedtoexplorethedesertwith360degreepanoramicviewofmulitplepostsalongeachofthefivetrails.

• TheDesertcontainsinteractivegamesandquizzes.StudentscanlearnaboutthedesertecosystembybuildingabalancedenvironmentwiththeBuild-a-Desertgame.

• Stunningphotographsofdesertsaroundtheworld.

Cost effective

• Anexcellentalternativewherefinancialconstraints(orothercircumstances)reducethepossibilityofoutdoorfieldtrips.

Refer back to Why Teachers Will Buy overview for features contained in all products

Desert Prices

4D72 SingleEducational-CDonly $84.004DW1 Printedworkbookmaterials(inc.shipping) $40.004D73-5 LabPack5CDs $249.004D73-10 LabPack10CDs $399.004D73-15 LabPack15CDs $499.004D75-10 NetworkLicense-10machines $399.004D75-BSL BuildingSiteLicense(unlimited) $684.0044D82 Homeversion-CDonly $60.00

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ThankyouforyourinterestinTheDigitalFieldTriptotheDesert,thethirdtitleinDigitalFrogInternational'saward-winningseriesofDigitalFieldTrips.Usingvir-tualrealitytechnology,youwillvisitfiveNorthAmeri-candesertlocationsandlearnabouttheecologyandimportanceoftheworld'sdeserts.

ThisbriefguidewillstepyouthroughseveraloftheCD'smorethan150screens,givingyouabrieftasteofthemanysectionsandfeatures.Usethisguideasanintroductionandthenexploreonyourown.

AllofDigitalFrog'sproductsareonhybridCDs,allow-ingyoutousethesamedisconbothWindowsandMacintoshplatforms.TheprogramcanberundirectlyfromtheCD,butshouldbeinstalledonyourharddriveforoptimalperformance.

IfacompatibleversionofQuickTimeisnotinstalledonyourcomputer,youwillbepromptedtoruntheinstallationontheCDbeforerunningtheDigitalFieldTripforthefirsttime.

GettingaroundTheDigitalFieldTriptoTheDesertiseasy.Allyouneedisnaturalcuriosityandamouse.

Startingtheprogramwilldisplaytheopeningscreen.Pressthespacebarorclicktomoveontothemainmenu,whichdisplaystheCD'sfivesections:

•TheField TripsuseQuickTimeVirtualRealitytoallowyoutoexplorefiveNorthAmericanDesertlocations.

•Desert Typeslooksatthevariousdefinitionsofadesert,AridityTypesandDesertsoftheWorld

• Desert StudydealswithAdaptationsandHomeostasis,Organismsthatliveinthedesertandallowsyoutobuildyourowndesertecosystem.

•Mechanisms of a DesertcoversClimaticInfluences,LandscapeFormationandWater

Availability.

•Human Impactshowshowweshapeanddistorttheselands,theimportanceofdesertstotheoverallhealthoftheplanet,whatisthreateningthem,andwhatisbeingdonetoprotectthem.

Fromthemainmenuscreen,youcanaccesstheQuickTour;thisgivesanoverviewofhowtonavigatearoundtheCD.Context-specifichelpisalsoavailableoneveryscreenbyeitherpressing“H”onyourkeyboardorpointingyourmousetothearrowinthetop left corner ( )andselecting“Help”fromthedropdowntoolbar.

WesuggestyoustartwiththeFieldTrip:clickonFieldTriponthemainmenu,thenonYestofindoutwhereintheworldyouaregoingandfollowtheinstructionsatthetopofthescreen.

Onceyoureachthemapshowingthelocationsofthefivefieldtrips,wesuggestyouselectSaguaroWestforyourfirsttrip.Whenyouhaveabsorbedtheintroductoryinformation(youcanalwaysrecallitbyclickingonthegreeninformationpost),clickoutside

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theboxorpressEsctocontinueyourjourney.MoveyourpointertotheVRpicture,holddownthemousebuttonanddragtolookaround.Asyouturn,thebluearrowonthemapatthebottomofthescreenrotatestoshowyourlocationanddirectionyou'refacing.Pressingshiftallowsyoutozoomin,andcontrolallowsyoutozoomout.

Findthesignlabeled“2”andclickonittomovetothenextpost.Thisallowsyoutomovethroughthedesert,followingthepathsmarkedonthemapatthebottomofthescreen.Youcanalsojumptoanyotherpostbyclickingonthenumbereddotsonthemap.SpendsometimeexploringPost2beforemovingon.

NowreturntothefirstpostandmoveyourpointertothepeccaryintheVRwindow.Ifyoucan'tfinditbylookingaround,clickonthebluetextonthefieldnotespagetotherightoftheVRwindow,whichwilllocatethepeccaryforyou.

Clickonthepeccary,whichwilltakeyoutoitsinformationscreen.FortyninedesertorganismsareprofiledintheDigitalFieldTriptoTheDesert.Thearrowsunderthephotocyclethroughthemultiplepictures—ifanecdotaltextisavailablethecursorwillchangeto( ).ClickingontheprojectorbringsuponeoftheCD'smanymovies.

Extra! Clicking on any photograph or movie will display extra, anecdotal text with additional information and comments about the image.

Asyoumoveyourcursoroverthetext,you'llnoticeitchangestotheHotTextCursor( ).Clickingonablueheaderwillexpandorcontractthetext;clickingonblacktextwilldisplayitsdefinition.Virtuallyallofthemorethan3,000wordsusedinTheDigitalFieldTriptoTheDeserthavebeendefined,makingthetextaccessibletouersofallreadinglevels.

Extra! If you see the speech icon in the definition box, clicking on it will give you a spoken pronunciation of the word. Significant scientific and technical terms include pronunciations as well as written definitions!

Toreturntothepreviousscreen—inthiscase,thefieldtrip—eitherpressthebackarrowonthekeyboardormovethepointeruntilitappearsastheGoBackArrow( )andclick.Exploreuntilyouseethe“Whatisadesert?”sign,clickonittolearnmore.

Inadditiontofollowinglinksfromthefieldtripandmenuscreens,youcanquicklynavigatearoundTheDigitalFieldTriptoTheDesertinseveralotherways.Pressing“M”onthekeyboardatanytime,orselecting“Map”fromthetoolbardisplaysascreenwiththumbnailsofeveryscreenontheCD.Checkmarksindicatescreensyou'vealreadyvisited.Clickingthe“Menu”buttoninthetoolbaropensupascreenmenuthatexpandsasfarasyourcurrentlocation.Pointtoamenuoptiontorevealany sub-menus,thenclickonthescreenyouwantaccess.

Fromthe“Whatisadesert?”screen,youcancontinuebylearningmoreaboutthedifferenttypesofdeserts,orgotothemaporbacktothemainmenutoexploreotherareas.ThereisfarmoretodiscoverinTheDigitalFieldTriptoTheDesertthanwecanshowyouhere.Takeyourtime,explorethewondersofthedesertand,mostofall,havefun.

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TheDigitalFieldTripToTheDesertmeetsandsurpassesthecompany’spreviousstandards…

Thequalityofthewritingandthecleveruseofthetechnologymakesitcompellingforanyoneaged10andupwhohasaninquiringmind…

Theyexplaininsimpleandconcisetermsthebasicecologicalscienceoftheseregions.

Gerry Blackwell, Toronto Star

Whatafantasticresource!Meticulouslyresearched,verywellputtogether,andeasytouse…

Ithasawidevarietyoffeaturesavailabletotheuserincludingmanymaps,diagrams,sound,animations,videoclipsandbeautifulimages…

Thereisacomprehensiveon-screendictionaryavailabletoexplainwordsbothsimpleandtechnical.Amustbuyforalibrary.

John Abbett, ICT Coordinator & Geography Teacher, Tupton Hall School, England

ThisCD-ROMishot,andsoisthesubjectmatter!Yep,you’vegot5fieldtripstochoosefrom,andtheyareallfan-tastic…

ExcellenteducationalCD-ROMsarevisuallystunning,engaging,providelotsofinformation,arewellorganized,allowforeasyinteractivity.IamhappytoreportthattheDigitalDesertCDmeetsallthesecriteria.

Josef Martha, ScienceMan Review, www.ScienceMan.com

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• NowALLstudentscan“visit” theBlueCreekRainforestReserve in thesouthofBelize inCentralAmerica.

• Widerangeoftopicsstudied,includingrepresentativeplantandanimalinterdependencies,botanyanden-dangered rainforests.

• Excellentvideos.Videocliporderinginformationavailable.


• Awiderangeofinteractivegamesandquizzesengagechildrenandadultsalike.Frombuildingadependencyweb,tobuildingatree,todeterminingwhichhouseholditemsoriginateintherainforest.

Equitable access for all students

• TheearlierversionofTheRainforestisfullyaccessibletovisuallyimpairedandphysicallychallengedstudents.

• Descriptivenarrativespaintvisualpicturesof stunningphotographsand360degreepanoramic scenery.Self-voicing(requiredsoftwaresupplied).

• Allgamesandactivitiesaccessibleviakeyboardwithaudio instructionsandcontext-sensitiveaudiohelp.

• Programrunsinmultiplemodestosuitawidevarietyofabilitylevels.

Please specify if you require the accessible version. All proceeds will go The Rotary Club of Wellington South’s Touch-A-Word program.

Refer back to Why Teachers Will Buy overview for features contained in all products.

Rainforest Prices

4R32 SingleEducational-CDonly $84.004RW1 Printedworkbookmaterials(inc.shipping) $40.004R33-5 LabPack5CDs $249.004R33-10 LabPack10CDs $399.004R33-15 LabPack15CDs $499.004R35-10 NetworkLicense-10machines $399.004R35-BSL BuildingSiteLicense(unlimited) $684.004R42 Homeversion-CDonly $60.00

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ThankyouforyourinterestinTheDigitalFieldTriptoTheRainforest.Usingvirtual reality technology, youwill visit theBlueCreekRainforestReserve inBelize,CentralAmerica,aswellaslearnallabouttheecologyandimportanceoftheworld'srainforests.

ThisbriefguidewillstepyouthroughtheCDinstandardmode,givingyouatasteoftheprogram'smanysectionsandfeatures.Usethisguideasanintroductionandthenexploreonyourown.CheckoutHelpandtheQuickTourformoreinformationonusingtheprogram.

Getting Started

AllofDigitalFrog'sproductsareonhybridCDs,allowingyou to use the same disc on bothWindows andMacintoshplatforms.TheprogramcanberundirectlyfromtheCD,butshouldbeinstalledonyourharddrivefor optimal performance.

TheRainforestrequiresQuickTime,andwillautomaticallycheckforaminimumversion.Ifyoudon'talready have the correct version ofQuickTime installedonyourcomputer,makesureyouruntheQuickTimeinstallerfromtheCDbeforerunningTheRainforestforthefirsttime.

Exploring the Rainforest

GettingaroundTheRainforest is easy.All youneed isnatural curiosityandamouse.

Starting theprogramwill display theopeningscreen.Press thespacebarorclickthemousetomoveontothemainmenu,whichhighlights theCD's fivesections:

•TheField TripusesQuickTimeVirtualReality toallowyou toexplore theBlue Creek Rainforest Reserve in

Belize,CentralAmerica.

• Rainforest Study dealswithplant and animalcharacteristics,includinganintroductiontobotany,andthecomplexinterdependenciesbetweentherainforest's organisms.

•Rainforest Typeslooksattropicalandtemperaterainforests,coveringtheirclasssifications,similaritiesanddifferences.

•Mechanisms of a Rainforestcoversthemechanismsthatkeepallrainforestsaliveandthriving,suchassuccession and tree fall gaps.

•Our Endangered Rainforests teaches aboutbiodiversity, the importanceof rainforests toourenvironment,whatisthreateningthem,andwhatisbeingdonetoprotectthem.

Fromthemainmenuscreen,youcanalsoaccesstheQuick Tour,whichcontainsfive shortvideos.Thesegiveanoverviewofhowtonavigatearound theCD

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and itsvarious features.Context-specifichelp isalsoavailableoneveryscreenbyeitherpressing“H”onyourkeyboardorpointingyourmousetothearrowinthetop left corner ( )andselecting“Help”fromthetoolbarthatappears.

ThebestplacetobeginiswiththeFieldTrip,byclickingontheFieldTripbuttonfromthemainmenu.YoucanbeginbylocatingtheBlueCreekRainforestReserve,orskippingstraighttothefieldtrip.

Onceyou've reached theentrance to theBlueCreekRainforestReserve,youcanbeginexploring.MoveyourpointertotheVRpicture,holddownthemousebuttonanddragtolookaround.Asyouturn,thebluearrowonthemapatthebottomofthescreenrotatestoshowyourlocationanddirectionyou'refacing.Pressingtheshiftkeywillzoominyourview,andpressingthecontrolkeyzoomsout.

Findthesignlabeled“2”andclickonittomovetothenextpost.Thisallowsyoutomovethroughthereserve,followingthepathsmarkedonthemapatthebottomofthescreen.Youcanalsojumptoanyotherpostbyclickingonthenumbereddotsonthemap.SpendsometimetoexploreBlueCreekbeforemovingon.

Now return to thefirstpostandmoveyourpointertothejaguarintheVRwindow.Ifyoucan'tfinditbylookingaround,clickonthebluetextonthefieldnotespagetotherightoftheVRwindow,whichwilllocatethejaguarforyou.

Clickonthejaguar,whichwilltakeyoutoitsinformationscreen.Atotalof30oftherainforest'splantsandanimalsareprofiledintheDigitalFieldTrip.Thearrowsunderthephotowillcyclethroughthemultiplepictures,andclickingontheprojectorbringsuponeoftheCD's29movies.Youcanviewthetextontherightbyclickingon theblue, “expanding”headers.Thesilhouettesofotheranimalsandplantsshowtheinterdependencieswithotherorganisms.

Extra! Clicking on any photograph or movie will display extra, anecdotal text with additional information and comments about the image.

Asyoumoveyourcursoroverthetext,you'llnoticeitchangestotheHotTextCursor( ).Clickingonthewordwilldisplay itsdefinition.Virtuallyallofthemorethe3000wordsusedinTheRainforesthavebeendefined,makingthetextaccessibletouserswithawiderangeofreadingabilities.

Extra! If you see the speech icon in the definition box, clicking on it will give you a spoken pronunciation of the word. More than 150 scientific and technical terms have been pronounced in addition to the written definitions!

Toreturntothepreviousscreen—inthiscase,thefieldtrip—eitherpressthebackarrowonthekeyboardormovethepointeruntilitappearsastheGoBackArrow( ) andclick. Turnarounduntil you see the “LearnaboutTropicalRainforests”signpostandclickonittogothere.

Inaddition to following links fromthefield tripandmenuscreens,thereareseveralwaystoquicklynavigatearoundTheDigitalFieldTriptoTheRainforest.Pressing“M” on the keyboardwhile in StandardMode, orselecting“Map”fromthetoolbarwilldisplayascreenwiththumbnailsofeveryscreenontheCD.Checkmarksindicate screensyou'vealreadyvisited.Clicking the“Menu”button in the toolbarwill alsoopenupanexpanding screen menu. Point to a menu option to



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revealanysub-menus,thenclickonthescreennameyouwanttogoto.

Fromthe“TropicalRainforests”screen,youcancontinuebylearningmoreaboutthedifferenttypesoftropicalrainforests,orgotothemaporthebacktothemainmenu to explore other areas. There is farmore todiscoverinTheDigitalFieldTriptoTheRainforestthanwecan showyouhere. Takeyour time,explore thewondersoftherainforestand,mostofall,havefun.

Accessibility Features

The fully accessibleversionofTheDigital FieldTriptoTheRainforest includesQuickTime6andcannolongerbedistributedbyDigital Frog International.Ifyourequirethisversion, letusknowandwe'llshipit fromTheRotaryClubGuelphSouth—allproceedswill be donated to their Touch-A-Word program,providingadaptivetechnologyforyoungpeoplewithdisabilities.



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Tome,thisisthewayQTVRpanoramatechnologyshouldbeused,toprovideadetailedtourofadistantplaceandtogivetheuserarealsenseofbeingthere.Gerry Blackwell, Toronto Star

Theeducationalversionincludesanextensiveteacherandstudyguide,idealasasupplementtoarain-forestunit. Notable Computer Software, Booklist (American Library Association)

…aneye-poppingtutorialonjunglebiota.Joseph R. Garber, Forbes

DigitalFrogleapsoverotherdiscmakersbypackingeveryscreenwithinteractivegizmos:movies,quizzes,im-promptupuzzlesandthelike.MacAddict

Thistypeofproductinjectsnewhopeintothefutureofeducation.STC (Society for Technical Communication) Judge

ThenewestprogramfromDigitalFrog,Inc.,Rainforestmaybethecoolestthingtoeverhitcyberspace.Sara Puig, Beta Tester, age 9

Theprogramsareaimedprimarilyatstudents,thoughthereisplentythatadultswouldlearnfromthem…Dan Bartolotti, Canadian Geographic

Maneuvering through the rainforest simulation is simple.Thewell-defined links supplyuserswithawealthofinformation. Joanne Troutner, Emergency Librarian

Thisisanexcellentsupplementtoastudyofrainforests,ortogeneralstudiesofecologyorbiology.Anise Hollingshead, Kids Domain Review (www.kidsdomain.com)

Excellentlearningtool,kidfriendly,easytouse.Containsgoodreferencematerialthatiseducationalandentertain-ing.Kidslovedit!Our CD-ROM pick of the week, CQCM (Coalition for Quality Children’s Media) (www.cqcm.org)

TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheRainforestisanexcellentwayforahighschoolbiologyclasstoexperiencetherainfor-est.Theinformationisaccurate,up-to-dateandcomplete. Marlyn Barrett, The Science Teacher

TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheRainforestishighlyprofessional,scientificallysound,realisticand,aboveallelse,greatfuntouse.WewouldrecommendthisasaCD-Rom‘must’forallScienceDepartments:welldonetoDigitalFrogInternational.Roger Poland, Journal of Biological Education

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The wetlands is the most studied ecosystem and is part of the curriculum in schools all over North America.


• Students“visit”CloudLakeinAlgonquinProvincialPark,Ontario,Canada.

• Examinesawiderangeoftopicsfrombogformationtophotosynthesistotheendangeredwetlands.UsefulalsoinGeographyandEarthScienceclassrooms.

• Accompanyingfieldguideismulti-purpose.Canbeusedtoexplorethesoftwareprogramaswellasarealwetland.

• Excellenttransferoflearning.Canbeusedtoprepareforoutdoorfieldtrips.Unliketherealthing,animalsstaystilllongenoughforeveryonetoseethem!


• StudentsareinvitedtoexploreTheWetlandswith360degreepanoramicviewatmulitplepostsalongthetrail.

• Containsinteractivegamesandquizzes.TheBogFoodWebgameengagesthreeyearoldsandadultsalike.

Cost effective

• Anexcellentalternativewherefinancialconstraints(orothercircumstances)reducethepossibilityofoutdoorfieldtrips.


Wetlands Prices

4W52 SingleEducational-CDonly $84.004FW1 Printedworkbookmaterials(inc.shipping) $40.004W53-5 LabPack5CDs $249.004W53-10 LabPack10CDs $399.004W53-15 LabPack15CDs $499.004W55-10 NetworkLicense-10machines $399.004W55-BSL BuildingSiteLicense(unlimited) $684.004W62 Homeversion-CDonly $60.00

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ThankyouforyourinterestinTheDigitalFieldTriptotheWetlands,theoriginaltitleinDigitalFrogInterna-tional'saward-winningseriesofDigitalFieldTrips.Us-ingvirtualrealitytechnology,youwillvisitCloudLake,inAlgonquinPark,Canada,aswellaslearnallabouttheecologyandimportanceoftheworld'swetlands.

ThisbriefguidewillstepyouthroughseveraloftheCD'smorethan80screens,givingyouatasteoftheprogram'smanysectionsandfeatures.Usethisguideasanintroductionandthenexploreonyourown.

Getting Started

AllofDigitalFrog'sproductsareonhybridCDs,allow-ingyoutousethesamedisconbothWindowsandMacintoshplatforms.Youcanruntheprogram directlyfromtheCD,butyouwillgetbetterperfor-manceonyourharddrive.

IfyoudonothavethecorrectversionofQuickTimeinstalledonyourcomputer,youwillbepromptedtoinstalltheversionontheCD.Clickon“Yes”andfollowtheon-screeninstructions.(Note:youmustperformthe“Recommended”installofQuickTimeforTheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlandstoworkproperly.YoudonothavetoregisterQuickTime.)

Onceyouhavecompletedthesesteps,launchTheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlandsandyoucanbeginyourexploration.

Exploring the Wetlands

GettingaroundTheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlands iseasy.Allyouneedisamouseandnaturalcuriosity.Startingtheprogramdisplays theopeningscreen.Pressthespacebarorclickthemouse

tomoveon to themainmenu,whichhighlights theCD'sfivesections:

•TheField Trip usesQuickTimeVRtoallowyoutoexploreninepostsattheCloudLakeboginAlgonquinPark,Ontario,Canada.

•Wetlands Types teachesyouhowtotellaswampfromamarshorabogbyleadingyouthroughthedifferencesandsimilaritiesofavarietyofwetlandtypes.

• The Study of a Bog takesyoubackintimetowatchhowbogsform,andlooksattheplantsandanimalstypicalofwetlands,exploringtheirrolesinthecomplexfoodwebaswellasanin-depthlookatphotosynthesis.

•Mechanisms of a Wetland studieshowwetlandswork,fromnutrientcyclesandproductivity,toerosionandflooding.

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• Our Endangered Wetlands dealswithconserva-tion,habitatandpollutionoftheworld'swet-lands.Alsoincludedisasectionontheimpor-tanceofwetlandsasmigratoryroutes,andsomeofthebirdsthatusewetlandsasstagingareas.

ThebestplacetostartiswiththeFieldTrip,byclickingontheFieldTriptotheBogbuttononthemainmenu.YoucanbeginbylocatingCloudLakeorgoingstraighttothefieldtrip.

Onceyou'vereachedthefirstpost,youcanbeginexploring.MoveyourpointertotheVRpicture,holddownthemousebuttonanddragtolookaround.Theredarrowonthemapatthebottomofthescreenshowsyourcurrentlocationandthedirectionyouarefacing.Pressingshift(PC)oroption(Macintosh)zoomsinandcontrolzoomsout.

Findthenumber“2”redflagandclickonittomovetothenextpost.ThisallowsyoumovebetweentheninepostsscatteredaroundtheedgeofCloudLake.Youcanalsojumptoanyofthepostsbyclickingonthenumbereddotonthemap.Spendsometimeexplor-ingCloudLakebeforemovingon.

Asyoutravelfromposttopost,youmaycomeacrossdifferentplantsandanimalstypicalofthiskindofwetlandarea.TheFieldNotespagesgiveabriefde-scriptionofboththepostandthevariousplantsand

animalsyoucanfind.Ifyoucan'tfindanorganism,clickingonthebluetextintheFieldNoteswilllocateitforyou.ClickingonitintheVRwindowbringsyoutothatplantoranimal'sinformationscreen.

Atotalof33wetlandplantsandanimalsareprofiledinTheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlands.Whentherearemultipletabsunderpictures,clickingonthemwilldisplayadditionalphotographs,ormovieswhenthereisaprojectoricon.Youcanviewtextontherightbyclickingontheblue“expanding”headers.Onanimalscreens,thesilhouettesatthebottomofthescreenshowfoodsources.

Extra! Clicking on any photograph or movie displays extra, anecdotal text with additional information and comments about the image.

Asyoumoveyourcursoroverthetext,you'llnoticeitchangestotheHotTextCursor( ).Clickingontheworddisplaysitsdefinition.Virtuallyallofthemorethe3000wordsusedinTheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlandshavebeendefined,makingthetextacces-sibletousersofallreadinglevels.

Additionally,clickingonthe“Say-It”icon,locatedinthebottomrightcornerofeverydefinitionbox,willplaythespokenpronunciation.

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pearsastheGoBackArrow( )andclick.Orifyou'dliketoexploreotherpartsofTheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlands,severaleasytoolsallowyoutoquicklynavigatearoundtheCD-ROM.Pressing“M”onthekeyboardatanytime,orpointingyourmousetothearrowinthetopleftcorner( )andselecting“Map”fromthetoolbar.Checkmarksindicatescreensyou'vealreadyvisited.Clickingthe“Menu”buttoninthetoolbaralsoopensupascreenmenuthatexpandsasfarasyourcurrentlocation.Pointtoamenuoptiontore-vealanysub-menus,thenclickwhereyouwanttogo.

Andifyouevergetstuck,context-specifichelpisavailableoneveryscreenbyeitherpressing“H”on

yourkeyboardorpointingyourmousetothetoolbaricon ( )andselecting“Help”fromthetoolbar.

Byreturningtothemainmenu,youwillbeabletoexploreanyofthedifferenttopicscoveredinTheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlands.Learnthedifferencebetweenafenandabogandthentrythewetlandsidentificationquizin WetlandTypes.OrtryyourhandatconstructingafoodwebintheWebGameoftheStudyofaBogsec-tion.TherearehoursofdiscoverycontainedwithinTheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlands.Takeyourtime,explorethewondersofthewetlandsand,mostofall,havefun.



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It’ssowelldonethatevenpeoplewhowouldn’tgoneararealbogwillenjoyTheWetlands,andanybuddingbiologistwillgetarealkickoutofit.Gerry Blackwell, Toronto Star

Itisloadedwithinformationandvisualexperiencesthatmakeitseemasifyouaretherefilmingthewetlandwithyourownvideocamera.Mark Schilling, Environmental Concern, Inc.

Theprogramprovidesafunexperiencesupportedbysufficientinstructionalinformation tomakeitanexcellentteacher’sresource.Bill Sweeters, The Science Teacher

Thisisasolideducationalaid.“TheFieldTriptoTheBog,”inparticular,deservesspecialnotice.ButtheentireCD-ROMprovidesastrongbaseinwetlandsecology.Todd Preston, Earth Magazine

Nearlyeverywordandvocabularytermisdefined,soitisverydifficulttogetstuckinthevirtualmud.…Computersaregreattools,andinthiscase,thetoolisusedexpertlybyagroupofdedicatedindividualswhohaveusedtheirsenseofplaceandsenseofhumortodeliveratop-notchreviewofwetlandandassociatedeco-logical concepts. …thisisanoutstandingproductthatwillenhanceanyclassroomfromgradefourtoadultlearners.John LeCavalier, Clearing Magazine

I’lltellyousomething—beforeIusedyourprogram,wetlandsnevermuchinterestedme.Now,wheneverIseeanythingaboutwetlands,Ihavetogetalook.Sara Puig, age 9

TheDigitalFieldTriptoTheWetlandsisbothinterestingandentertaining.Thisinteractiveapproachtolearningincreasesthepotentialforunderstandingwhileencouragingpersonalinvolvementonthepartoftheuser.Heather Faust, Amphibian Voice

IhavetaughtlessonsontheWetlandsandotherenvironmentalissuesbefore,butthis softwarepackageexceededmyknowledgegreatly.Jannean Muelfield, Kids Domain Review (www.kidsdomain.com)

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