What kinds of skills to have in your party, how fast to go and how Initial character creation screen, for example, is where most of theĭecisions are made that affect later events-which trail to take, There are numerousĭecisions to make, encouraging problem-solving and discussion. As the players advance, a mapĪutomatically shows progress along the trail. Multi-media aspects in Oregon Trail II include pop-up picturesĪnd videos of animals and places. Trail, Africa Trail, and MayaQuest Trail. The company spin-offs include Amazon Trail, Amazon Trail II, Yukon Word Munchers, but the Oregon Trail has been the big money-maker for
Software field for over twenty years, famous for Number Munchers and
The publisher, MECC, has been in the educational It would be easy to spendĪn entire term with lessons built around this single software-it's Too interesting and too big of a program. It would be difficult to use the Oregon Trail II in ESL classesįor less than a week's worth of one- or two- hour sessions it is Traveling the Oregon, Mormon, and California trails. Historical period that changed the United States (1840-1860) by Learning objectives help students relive a Success, write descriptions of people and places, and take tests forĬomprehension. Then see the consequences, write in journals, work on strategies for Teachers can have students role-play, practice making decisions and The human drama that unfolds with cholera, dust storms, and thirst. "trade" with colorful characters along the way, and get caught up in Hunting and floating river rapids older students will "talk" and Younger students will concentrate on the game aspects such as It takes theĬlick on the pictures to see full-screen versions. Outstanding program and can be adapted for ESL use. It is not specifically for ESL learners, but is an
Learning objectives and numerous suggestions for activities relating
Macintosh or Windows targeted for ages 10-adult that has definite The Oregon Trail II is a CD-ROM-based program for either Windows: 486 or higher, 4MB RAM (8MB recommended), Requirements: MAC: System 7.1, 5MB RAM (8MB recommended),ġ3" color display.