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 Starter Billboards "about idols" 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 (see graphic of this activity below). 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."

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 multimedia 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.  This is not a video of Mt. Sinai.

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Theological & Translation Notes:

The Ten Commandments CD presents the commandments and concept of God's Law in an ecumenical and 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 and connects the Commandments to the Great Commandment and role of Christ as our mediator. This CD's content was written by Neil MacQueen, a Presbyterian minister, and has been vetted by teachers and preachers across the theological spectrum.

The CD uses the NRSV version of the Ten Commandments from Exodus 20. The NRSV's translation of the Commandments is EXTREMELY similar to other popular translations. For the purposes of brevity and clarity in memorization, 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: "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 (Lutherans by tradition use a slightly different numbering breakdown, though most probably don't even know they do!).

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