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We
sent an Israeli photographer up Mt. Sinai to capture
the first ever 360 degree navigable
‘photobubbles' of Mt Sinai, the Holy Mountain of Moses.
Then we
turned these 360 degree photobubbles into a journey up the mountain and
through a variety of presentations and activities about God's Law and
the Ten Commandments.
Students find the activities by rolling their mouse over hidden spots in
each of the photobubbles. Finding the content is half the fun.
The CD begins when you meet up with
Moses in his Mt. Sinai
office
(seen at
right). Moses has a presentation which brings your students up-to-date
on how the Hebrews came to Mt. Sinai. Outside in the first 'photobubble'
you students come face to face with a camel -but start turning
in the photobubble and you'll see the base of Sinai and St.
Catherine's Monastery. Click on the corner of the monastery
to enter it and open the
Ark
of the Covenant
to hear God read the commandments and see interesting notes and
questions about
them appear on the front of the ark. Click
on the wall behind the Ark to hear from young people -via
video clips- talking about four of the commandments. Don't
forget to click on the sun outside the Monastery for a discussion
starter about "Keeping the Sabbath Holy."
See a screenshot from the first photobubble
Halfway up the mountain
your students must cross The Bridge Over Chaos Canyon.
On its planks they'll learn the meaning and purpose of
The Law. Careful on that last plank! --the Law
can only take you so far --and then you must take the "Leap
of Faith." Before your cross the bridge, click on the
signs to hear Moses' definition of "Promised Land." Older kids/youth
will find an interesting side-trip and discussion starter when
they click on the "S.S. My Way" shipwreck next to the
bridge. Click this icon to see this ship >>
Once across the Chaos Canyon
Bridge the trail passes by a cross and enters another 360 degree photobubble
learning area. You're now halfway up the mountain.
Click on the edge of the trail and you'll see the Ten
Commandments Tablets. But read the little critter's sign
and don't touch them. If you do some of the words will fall off
and you'll have to reassemble
the Commandments.
Click the sun to reveal a presentation and
discussion starter about the 8th Commandment (stealing).
Older children and youth will especially want to find the two
"interactive Billboards" on the trail. Each billboard
features cool music and presentations about the concept of IDOLS
-using images from pop culture sure to stimulate
discussion on the concept of "idols."
Program
tip: Don't miss the hidden
hotspot up at the end of the trail...it features a "flash"
presentation of the Great Commandment.
See one of the
Discussion Starting Billboards up close >>>
You're almost at the Summit now.
Click on the side of the summit cliff and your knowledge of the
Commandments will be tested at the
Cliff Climb Quiz Game for one or two players. Answer questions about
the Commandments and make it to the top. If you're in a hurry,
you can take the bypass trail and go right to the Summit.

View the Quiz Game screen >>>
The
View from the Top of Mt. Sinai: A spectacular
vista awaits you and your students on the Summit of Mount Sinai.
After looking around enter the Summit Chapel to
rephrase the Commandments in their
own language
and print them out for discussion. Click on the cleft in the
rock and Yahweh will sweep you off the summit in a music video
and dramatic 3-D animated
flyover of Mt. Sinai. Click on the person sitting down behind the Chapel
to enter your reflections in the Summit "guestbook."
View other visitors' comments from previous visits (comments
are recorded on the computer's hard drive for later viewing).
Click the Sun in the program will give you "more things
to do and learn."
Click the thumbnail to see the Summit
Chapel >>>
TEACHERS TAKE NOTE:
The content in this CD is laid out a
lot like a lesson plan. For example, at the base of the mountain the
students get an overview of the commandments. Near the top, the
activities turn towards reflection. You can skip activities and content
as you choose. Our
extensive teacher's guide outlines all the content and can be viewed
here.
We've put more content in this CD
than can possibly be covered in one typical lesson. Using a
quick pace and skipping certain subjects, you can easily get to the top
of Sinai in 20 minutes. Or, you can take your time, and stop to discuss
content --stretching the use of the CD over several weeks. Each learning area has material layered in it for further
exploration for those students who have the time. Some content will be
especially fruitful for older students.
In many ways, our Ten C's CD is like a
discussion starter. Students encounter presentations on content,
then a question to discuss. Teachers should go through the CD with their
students, or give them a worksheet with the questions printed on them.
Our free online
teaching guides and materials for this CD give you a lot of
options.
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NOTE:
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from
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View a Montage of various graphics and portions of
our Mt. Sinai photobubbles
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Ten C's CD.
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reviews of this CD
Read and Print the Free Teaching Tips
and Several Suggested
Lesson Plan "Hikes" up Mt. Sinai
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Technical Helps
View a Detailed Outline and Study Notes
Read about the
Development Team that made this CD
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| The CD's age range stretches
from
1st to 12th grades.
Even adults will get a kick out of its rich multimedia content.
In fact, we have sold several copies for use in adult ed classes. Some material is less-suitable for first and second graders
because certain topics may be a little over their heads (though
they'll enjoy the graphics). I have used this CD with Kindergartners
-and with adults. The kids were happy to see
Moses greet them and enjoyed the sights and sounds of the program.
We just skipped
the subjects that were a little over their heads, or I explained them in my own words.
Our free Teaching
Materials for this CD suggest a ONE lesson tracks through the CD for older
and younger students. We even provide you with a sample worksheet.
Also suggested is a three to four week lesson track. There's
that much in this CD.
System minimum: 333mhz or higher. 64mb RAM. 6 mb videoram.
HIGHER recommended.
Windows 98/Me/XP/Vista, Power Mac, G3/4 or iMac, system
8 or higher, and OS X.
Best viewed in 800x600 resolution.
Recommended Minimum:
600 mhz or higher, 96mb
RAM, 8 mb videocard.
Those of you with 128 megs of RAM, 16+ mb videocards
and over 800+ mhz processors
will get smoother flowing photobubbles and animations. Below
that the performance will suffer. The faster
your computer, the more smoothly you can turn in the photobubbles.
Order: The
Ten Commandments CD
$25 for one copy
$20 ea. for 2 to 4 copies.
$18 ea. for 5-7 copies. $15 each for 8 or more copies.
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Theological Notes on our CD:
The Ten Commandments CD presents
the commandments and concept of law in an ecumenical kid-friendly
manner. The CD helps kids understand these concepts, commandment
vocabulary (such as "idols" and "covet"),
and encourages them to think of ways to apply the commandments
in their life. This CD has been specifically designed for Christians.
Those of the Jewish faith will probably not find it useable.
The CD uses the NRSV version
of the Ten Commandments from Exodus 20. It is very readable,.
and quite similar to other translations. We did not include the
verse "extensions" in verses 2, 4, 9 and 10. Thus,
we went with "You shall not make for yourself an idol"
and left off verse 6's extension of "punishing children
for the inquity of parents to the third and fourth generation."
We used the shortened version of 10, giving us "you shall
not covet," leaving off the list of "slave, ox and
donkey." Of course, you may want to share these extended
verses with your older children, but like many Sunday School
curriculums, we've opted for a slightly more readable and
more easily memorized version of the Ten Commandments .
We used the standard traditional
Protestant numbering convention for the Ten C's (apparently the
Lutherans use a slightly different breakdown). This CD's content
has been written by Neil MacQueen, a Presbyterian minister. It
is a very ecumenical CD.
Our Ten Commandments
CD contains a number of "FIRSTs" in Christian Education
software design and technology.
You can read more about them by clicking
here.
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