Computer Curriculum Corporation Announces Showcase of Advanced Web Technology for K-12 Education; Site Highlights Use of 3-D, Animation and Video as Part of Online Tour of the Mediterranean.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 1997--Computer Curriculum Corporation (CCC CCC A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa. ), the leading provider of software and services to the school market and a Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. company, today announced the "Web Tech Showcase," a new web site featuring educational material that incorporates numerous leading-edge Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the technologies. The showcase, created by CCC and sponsored by Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. , Learning Sites and Progressive Networks, is designed to enhance Mediterranean Fieldtrip, announced today as a new education project available both on Simon & Schuster's Edscape web site (www.edscape.com) and CCC's CCCnet web site (www.cccnet.com) . The "Web Tech Showcase" provides educational material for technologically-advanced classrooms and homes to supplement the Mediterranean Fieldtrip project, which takes students on a virtual tour of the Mediterranean. The showcase includes a 3-D world created by Learning Sites, an animated map of the Mediterranean trip using Shockwave technology, and video clips A short video presentation. of the Mediterranean journey using streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. technology designed by Progressive Networks. Compaq helps make the online journey possible through its donation of five laptop computers A portable computer that has a flat LCD screen and usually weighs less than eight pounds. Often called just a "laptop," it uses batteries for mobile use and AC power for charging the batteries and desktop use. Today's high-end laptops provide all the capabilities of most desktop computers. . "This showcase of the latest web technologies provides a view of where education on the Internet is going," said Lori McBride, CCC vice president of new media markets. "CCC is leading the way to provide online curriculum for technologically-advanced users, as well as its mainstream customers." The Mediterranean trip will be made by cyclists This is an incomplete list. Please add to this list if you are aware of an omission. This is a list of cyclists by decade. Cyclists by decade Cyclists before the 1880s
Morocco (mərŏk`ō), officially Kingdom of Morocco, kingdom (2005 est. pop. 32,726,000), 171,834 sq mi (445,050 sq km), NW Africa. and continuing through the 10,000-mile journey, which ends in Gibraltar next June. Students can access the daily reports and the technology showcase through the online project. Showcase Technology Features The "Web Tech Showcase" features numerous leading-edge technologies including 3-D graphics, animation and streaming video. Using 3-D technology, visitors walk freely through Learning Sites' Vari House, an archeological site in Attica, Greece, and experience sights and sounds of the house as it would have appeared around 300 B.C. Accompanying text prompts students with questions and clues to help them determine the building's age and function. Learning Sites offers a teachers' guide to provide direction for developing specific lessons using the Vari House. The animation feature uses Shockwave to show the path of the IJs' journey around the Mediterranean. This interactive map incorporates audio, photography and measurement of distances between countries. Visitors can click on a country to view an image or hear an audio clip related to that country. To measure distance, visitors simply click on two different points on the map and the distance in miles is provided. The showcase includes streaming video technology designed by Progressive Networks to enhance students' experience in communicating with IJs. This area of the showcase currently includes autobiographical au·to·bi·og·ra·phy n. pl. au·to·bi·og·ra·phies The biography of a person written by that person. au videos of each of the IJs and a bon voyage VOYAGE, marine law. The passage of a ship upon the seas, from one port to another, or to several ports. 2. Every voyage must have a terminus a quo and a terminus ad quem. video to mark the beginning of the journey. Additional videos will be added throughout the trip. Viewing these features requires the programs Cosmo Player, Shockwave and RealPlayer, which can be downloaded from the showcase site. In addition, users will need Windows 95 or a Power PC with 20 MB of RAM. Online Project Features Mediterranean Fieldtrip, a free project available for school or home use, is based on national education standards and offers lessons for grades 3-12 in the areas of mathematics, reading/language arts, social studies and science. In addition to the IJ reports and the "Web Tech Showcase," Mediterranean Fieldtrip offers several other instructional areas that challenge students to learn about various cultures, as well as communicate and solve problems with other students internationally. Participating teachers will be eligible for a drawing to win a new Compaq laptop Same as laptop computer. laptop - portable computer at the end of the journey. About Edscape Edscape is a premiere education web site for K-12 educators and students delivering interactive curriculum for all grade levels and disciplines, as well as professional development areas for teachers. The site, launched in May 1997, is based on the model created by CCCnet (www.cccnet.com), CCC's award-winning site that is now an Edscape member site. About the Companies Compaq Computer Corporation is the fifth largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of personal computers. Learning Sites designs and develops three-dimensional digital models of ancient worlds for interactive education and research. Progressive Networks develops technology for live and on-demand audio and video for the Internet known as RealAudio and RealVideo. Computer Curriculum Corporation is the leading provider of educational software and services to the school market and a unit of Simon & Schuster. CCC's software is installed in more than 16,000 schools and has been used by more than 10 million students worldwide. CCC has been delivering education technology solutions for 30 years and is extending its reach to a community of learners by offering educational projects over the World Wide Web via CCCnet, adult education solutions through CCC's Invest Learning division and after school education programs through Score@Kaplan nationwide educational centers. Simon & Schuster, the world's largest educational publisher, is the publishing operation of Viacom Inc. Viacom is one of the world's largest entertainment and publishing companies and a leading force in nearly every segment of the international media marketplace. CONTACT: Computer Curriculum Corp./Simon & Schuster Lorraine Bolster This article is about the pillow called a bolster. For other meanings of the word "bolster", see bolster (disambiguation). A bolster (etymology: Middle English, derived from Old English, and before that the Germanic word bulgstraz , 408/541-3951 lorraine_bolster@cccpp.com or The Weber Weber, river, United States Weber (wē`bər), river, c.125 mi (200 km) long, rising in the Uinta Mts., N central Utah, and flowing north and northwest to join the Ogden River at Ogden. The combined stream flows to the Great Salt Lake. Group Dawn Mortensen, 415/325-8300 dmortensen@ca.webergroup.com |
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