Textbooks on CD-ROM: multimedia in education is better for college students than for school tots

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There is a debates as to the efficency of CD-ROMs as a classroom teaching tool for children. Children of varying abilities finf them unthreatening. But CD-ROMs are not always interactive and children can also get diverted from the task. However they seem to be excellent on the college level.

Prepackaged software, Computer storage devices, Optical & Laser Memories, Pkgd Software NEC, Usage, Innovations, Educational software, Computer-assisted instruction, Computer assisted instruction, Textbooks

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Pop culture on CD-ROM: shovelware

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A collection of pop-culture CD-ROM titles evaluations are presented. The Rolling Stones' 'Voodoo Lounge' and Zion Train's 'Home Grown Fantasy' are largely unoriginal and of poor quality. Peter Gabriel's 'Xplora I,' Voyager's 'Freak Show' and 'Puppet Motel' are superior products.

Product/Service Evaluation, Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge (Entertainment/hobby software), Xplora 1: Peter Gabriel's Secret World (Entertainment/hobby software), Freak Show (Entertainment/hobby software), Puppet Motel (Entertainment/hobby software), Home Grown Fantasy (Entertainment/hobby software)

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College knowledge: multimedia advice for British students is catching up with that in America

Article Abstract:

UK sixth-form students have four new CD-ROM guides to colleges and universities to help them make their choices. Features of the four are discussed, and Internet sites of colleges and student unions are recommended.

Information services, College students

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