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| Film Title | Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals of the Great Lakes | |
| | Scientific Field | Biology/Zoology |
| | Organisation | CyberNatural Software, Department of |
| | Country | Canada |
| | Website | www.cybernatural.uoguelph.ca |
| | Producer | Paul Hebert |
| | Director |
| | Previous Award |
| | Association for Media & |
| | Technology in Education in |
| | Canada (AMTEC) "Award of |
| | Excellence": Best Digital |
| | Informational Material in Canada |
| | (1999) |
| | Pirelli Internetional Inc. |
| | "Internetional Award: Best Digital |
| | Media Project for Schools" (1999) |
| | Synopsis |
| | The CD-ROM "Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals of the Great |
| | Lakes" was designed by CyberNatural Software to educate |
| | school children and the general public about the animals |
| | associated with the largest freshwater lake system in the world, |
| | the Great Lakes. |
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| | The program provides encyclopaedic scientific information in a |
| | format that is easily accessible and interesting. Animations, |
| | jigsaw puzzles, slide-shows, and an exploration game are used to |
| | attract and hold the attention of students, no matter what their |
| | age. By combining the attractive advantages of the medium with |
| | an impressive depth of information, we have produced an |