Learning about wetlands ecosystems has never been more fun, easier or more bug free

What is The Digital Field Trip to the Wetlands?

This Digital Field Trip uses virtual reality technology to allow students to visit a bog in Ontario without getting their feet wet! It is a truly interactive CD-ROM incorporating animations, narration, games, text, full color photographs and a comprehensive workbook in one easy-to-use package.

The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands makes learning biology an enjoyable experience; students have fun and are able to learn independently through exploration and discovery.

The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands teaches the principles of wetlands ecology and encourages an awareness of the importance of wetlands conservation.

What does it cover?

The five modules, Field Trip, Study of a Bog, Wetlands Types, Mechanisms of a Wetland and Our Endangered Wetlands are integrated into one fully interactive learning tool.

The Field Trip module uses virtual reality technology to allow the student to explore the Cloud Lake bog in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada.
The Study of A Bog module includes The Bog Food Web, Plant and Animal Adaptations, Formation and Succession, as well as an in-depth study of Photosynthesis.
The Wetlands Types module covers the similarities and differences of the various wetland types.
The Mechanisms of a Wetland module addresses topics such as nutrient cycles, erosion, groundwater, productivity and flooding.
Our Endangered Wetlands deals with the issues of conservation, habitat and pollution.

Easy-to-use

The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands is a stand-alone CD-ROM that requires no training beyond that needed for normal Macintosh and Windows use. A simple point and click interface, context-specific help and a map of the whole project, ensure that students never get lost.

Who would benefit from using it?

The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands is geared toward high school students but encompasses topics accessible to students of all ages, natural history enthusiasts, biologists, libraries, and anyone interested in ecology and the environment. Students whose first language is not English will love this CD as they can click on most words to see a definition and hear the pronunciation.

Easy to install

The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands will run directly from the CD-ROM, or the program can be installed on a hard drive.

Workbook materials

The modular Teacher/Student workbook materials, included on the CD, provide a structured way to explore The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands, as well as a useful field guide that can also be used for a real field trip. PDF, PageMaker, Word, RTF and ASCII files are included on the disc to allow for customization.

Key benefits

Teacher friendly
Supports a wide range of curriculum requirements at multiple grade levels.

Student friendly
Students love engaging in the multitude of activities on this CD.

Cross-curricular
Supports curriculum in life science and geography.

Integrated dictionary
Context-sensitive definitions on virtually every word and spoken pronunciations on significant words support ESL learners.

Interactive concept map
Provides a visual overview of all topics and ensures users never get lost.

Fast Find
Allows users to quickly find any topic.

Workbook materials
Included on the CD are extensive workbook materials. Print them out. Make copies. Modify them to fit your exact classroom needs.

What's new in 1.5a?

Native OSX
Now runs natively in both Power PC and Intel.

Vista-compliant
Now updated to run under Vista

Built-in text-to-speech
Supports blind and visually-impaired students as well as slow readers and auditory learners.

Software updates
The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands now automatically checks for updates.

Screen preferences
Allows for full screen or window display.

Multi-platform

The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands uses hybrid CD technology; the same disc runs on both Macintosh and Windows platforms.

System requirements

Windows

Windows 2000, XP, Windows 7 or Vista (32 bit) (some features may not work in the 64 bit version of Vista)
32 MB of RAM (64 or more recommended)
75 MB of hard drive space for QuickTime

Macintosh

Mac OSX 10.3.9 or later
30 MB of available RAM

The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands Evaluation Version -This is the full version of the software. You can use parts of the software.