{"id":2434,"date":"2009-09-22T17:58:21","date_gmt":"2009-09-23T01:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept09\/?p=2434"},"modified":"2009-09-22T23:07:16","modified_gmt":"2009-09-23T07:07:16","slug":"using-the-cube-froguts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept09\/2009\/09\/22\/using-the-cube-froguts\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the CUBE: Froguts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2435\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept09\/files\/2009\/09\/froguts-150x120.jpg\" alt=\"froguts\" width=\"150\" height=\"120\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Froguts is an interactive simulation program offering 3D virtual dissections and biology lessons. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman\">See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.froguts.com\/flash_content\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">demo<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p lang=\"en-CA\"><strong>Market Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-CA\"><span>This program would be beneficial for middle schools, high schools and higher education.<\/span><\/span> It could be used in schools, for home schooled students, or any student wanting an additional, alternative method\u00a0of learning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of Offerings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-CA\"><span>The main offering of this program is<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"en-CA\"> content. Lessons are system based and integrate anatomy, physiology and ecology through interactive simulations. The online dissections can eliminate the need for actual animal dissections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-CA\"><strong>Who is the buyer?<\/strong><\/span><span lang=\"en-CA\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-CA\">The buyer could include School Districts, Principals, <\/span>Technology Coordinators, Curriculum Coordinators, teachers, students, and\/or parents. In CUBE terms: &#8220;learning bought centrally&#8221;, &#8220;learning bought for learner&#8221;, or &#8220;learner buys personally&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Global Markets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-CA\"><span>The software requires a computer (PC or Mac) and requires the internet for the inital activation. As far as I could see it is only offered in English so the market for this product are wired anglophone countries such as Canada, USA, Australia, UK, Ireland, and NZ.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-CA\"><strong>Devlopment of the Market<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-CA\">The market imports content and infrastructure and supports export oriented learning technologies and substitution of imports.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-CA\"><strong>Learning Technology Competing with Other Forms of Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This program works with a well-developed learning system but also can be viewed as a substitute to dissections for reasons of costs, animal rights, and the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Froguts is an interactive simulation program offering 3D virtual dissections and biology lessons. See the demo. Market Focus This program would be beneficial for middle schools, high schools and higher education. It could be used in schools, for home schooled students, or any student wanting an additional, alternative method\u00a0of learning. 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