WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD A NEW NATION?
STUDENTS FIND OUT WITH DECISIONS, DECISIONS: BUILDING A NATION

Program debuts new Decisions, Decisions software

WATERTOWN, MA, May 6,1996 -- Tom Snyder Productions proudly announces the
release of Decisions, Decisions: Building a Nation. The program combines
role-playing, critical thinking, cooperative learning, and world history
to teach students in grades 5-12 the fundamentals of government and
nationhood. It is the fourteenth title in this popular, award-winning
series, and is the first to contain the new software features that will be
incorporated into future titles in the Decisions, Decisions series. 

Decisions, Decisions: Building a Nation costs $149.95 for a one-computer
license and $499.95 for a site license. It is available for Macintosh,
PowerMacintosh, Windows 95, and Windows 3.1 computers. The product
includes a teacher's guide with detailed lesson plans, 28 student
reference books, and reproducible worksheets. 

In Decisions, Decisions: Building a Nation, students role-play the leader
of a newly independent country faced with many difficult issues. What kind
of government will they establish? How will they relate to the former
colonial power? How will they stimulate the economy? How will authority
and resources be shared among different ethnic groups? 

Students work in cooperative learning groups to investigate, explore, and
debate these issues. Throughout the program, the teams are faced with a
number of difficult choices and must react to the consequences of their
actions.

Decisions, Decisions: Building a Nation is perfect for world history units
on Africa -the program is based on a number of African nations' quest for
independence -- or the post-colonial world. The program also lends itself
to units on government and economics. Other titles in the Decisions,
Decisions series which focus on historical and contemporary issues include
Colonization, Foreign Policy, Revolutionary Wars, Immigration, Prejudice,
Substance Abuse, The Environment, and AIDS. 

The newly redesigned Decisions, Decisions software, which is debuted in
Decisions, Decisions: Building a Nation, adds numerous enhancements and
makes the program easier to use. New help features are built into the
software to guide teachers and students through the decision-making
process. Information from "advisors" is available in the student reference
booklets and from within the software. The program takes advantage of
computer networks in schools by allowing multiple teams to share the same
simulation activity. The new software also provides a writing component so
students can state the reasons for their decisions. After making a
decision, students can review their team's and other teams' decisions. In
addition, the new Decisions, Decisions software is designed to facilitate
discussions on the Internet. 

Tom Snyder Productions is an award-winning publisher of high-quality
educational software, CD-ROM, video, videodisc, and print materials,
specializing in products that promote group learning. Tom Snyder
Productions' highly praised product line spans the K-12 curriculum,
including social studies, math, science, and language arts. 3

Tom Snyder Productions
80 Coolidge Hill Rd
Watertown, MA 02172-2817
617-926-6000,  fax 617-926-6222
 
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