Ohio Teachers and Students Discover A Fun New Way to Learn Ohio History; Introducing OPTIMUM for Ohio History -- An Interactive CD-ROM.Business Editors & Education Writers CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2003 As Ohio's official bicentennial bi·cen·ten·ni·al adj. 1. Happening once every 200 years. 2. Lasting for 200 years. 3. Relating to a 200th anniversary. n. A 200th anniversary or its celebration. Also called bicentenary. approaches, Photonics Graphics, a Cincinnati, OH software developer, just released a new interactive CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). to teach Ohio history. OPTIMUM(R) for Ohio History is the latest addition to the OPTIMUM family of interactive educational software designed to provide students, teachers and parents with engaging computer-based tools to aid learning. OPTIMUM for Ohio History is an interactive CD-ROM that makes learning Ohio history fun, interactive and engaging. It features hundreds of colorful illustrations, historical photos, songs, games and activities along with text and audio narration. To facilitate student understanding and retention, the history of Ohio The history of Ohio is composed of many thousands of years of human activity. What is now Ohio were probably Paleo-Indian peoples, who lived in the area as early as 13,000 BC. They were eventually supplanted by Native Americans known as the Archaic peoples. is divided into seven eras ranging from the Prehistoric to the Industrial. Students enjoy interacting with the program through the Buckeye Scavenger Hunt scavenger hunt n. A game in which individuals or teams try to locate and bring back miscellaneous items on a list. , games, activities and review quizzes. It also includes information on the eight Ohioans who became President, as well as special state symbols. OPTIMUM for Ohio History content was developed by Ohio teachers and is specifically aligned with Ohio Department of Education guidelines for fourth-grade Social Studies. "It's ideal for use throughout elementary school elementary school: see school. as an everyday teaching aid, a tool for independent learning or a reference resource for student reports," notes OPTIMUM founder and mother of two, Christie Brown. OPTIMUM CD-ROM's are Macintosh and PC compatible. Teachers, parents, students and schools can purchase OPTIMUM in single units ($79.95), Lab Packs of 5 ($239.95) or Site Licenses for 30 ($959.95). Special fundraising discounts and incentives are available for PTA's and PTO's. Just like OPTIMUM's test preparation CD-ROM's, OPTIMUM for Ohio History was developed based on input from parents and teachers. After spending several years developing and marketing OPTIMUM CD-ROM's for state assessment test preparation in Ohio, Illinois Ohio is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 540 at the 2000 census. Geography Ohio is located at (41.556900, -89.460995)GR1. and New Jersey, OPTIMUM founder Christie Brown was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to expand OPTIMUM's product line. When talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to a representative from the Southern Ohio Instructional Technology Association (SOITA SOITA Southwestern Ohio Instructional Technology Association (Franklin, OH) ), an organization that reviews software for member school districts, Brown asked for input on the products teachers consistently requested. When she discovered that there were virtually no computer-based teaching tools for Ohio history, she developed OPTIMUM(R) for Ohio History to fill the void. "OPTIMUM is the ideal study tool for children living in an age of computers in the classroom and at home," states Judith Tucker, Educational Technologist for the Northwest Ohio Educational Technology Foundation. "It's always one of the pieces of software that teachers put on their must-have list." About OPTIMUM Software by Photonics Graphics OPTIMUM software is developed by Photonics Graphics, a Cincinnati-based, multi-media design studio specializing in educational software, graphic design, multimedia and Web site development, for consumer and business-to-business clients. More information is available at www.optimumtest.com, or by calling 888-548-4440 ext. 107. Free Ohio History Activity Sheets and product photographs are available at www.optimumtest.com |
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