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- From: bsalter@acorn.co.uk
- Subject: Acorn launches Voyage of Discovery
- Date: 27 Apr 93 13:05:33 GMT
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- Acorn Launches Voyage of Discovery
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- Acorn Computers is launching a newly integrated computer curriculum pack
- aimed at the Primary education sector.
-
- The Discovery Pack has been designed in conjunction with educationalists to
- target the specific requirements of primary schools in meeting the demands
- of IT within today's curriculum. It is built around the popular A3020
- computer now found throughout the educational sector, and pre-installed on
- its hard disc is a range of software especially selected for its suitability
- for primary education.
-
- The software includes Acorn's recently launched Advance integrated software
- suite comprising word processor, spreadsheet and data base as well as a
- graphing facility; the award winning Crystal Rainforest adventure simulation
- and Logo application from Sherston; Longman Logotron's Magpie multimedia
- authoring system, incorporating Acorn's Replay full motion video utility; a
- pointer application to resize the mouse-driven pointer and two primary
- fonts. There is also a pre-installed Magpie application which introduces
- the user to the Discovery system and Acorn's education support network as
- well as playing two Replay video clips.
-
- Also in the Discovery pack are teacher support materials, especially
- commissioned from Hampshire's Primary IT Advisory Team, which introduce the
- software and offer practical advice to teachers on integrating IT into
- standard classroom activities. The easy-to-read guide includes project
- frameworks and examples of children's work produced using the software in
- their projects. It also contains two appendices covering the National
- Curriculum for England, introduced by NCET, and the Scottish 5-14
- Curriculum, produced by SCET, mapping the software in the pack to curriculum
- targets. There is also information on the Acorn in Education Centres
- initiative which offers professional support to teachers in the classroom.
-
- The Discovery pack also features a special heat sensitive mouse mat which
- reveals hidden pictures, an audio training tape introducing the user to the
- desktop environment and the use of the operating system; an academic wall
- planner covering the two education years 1993/4 and 1994/5; an education
- directory lists over 2,000 applications of particular interest to
- educationalists; and vouchers giving disounts on educational software and
- peripherals from eight companies specialising in Primary education.
-
- Discovery costs #1149 (ex VAT) and will be available from Acorn's network of
- Education dealers from the beginning of May 1993.
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- ENDS
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