JAPAN PRIZE 2004 : Website Details

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Program Title deafplanet.com
Organization marblemedia
Country Canada
Country http://www.deafplanet.com/
This website is combined with a science program for children who use sign language. Children can enjoy and study science and sign language at the same time. Through games and experiments children can learn about heat expansion, the law of inertia and photosynthesis and deepen their understanding of a particular subject in each episode. By clicking on an icon a character turns into a finger sign. People can learn sign language by hovering the cursor over a sign as well as images from the program.
Program Title Genesis II
Organization France 5
Country France
Country http://www.france5.fr/genesis2/
This website provides opportunities to learn about ecosystems through simulation games set in a national park. The website is combined with a documentary program which follows the construction of the park from the beginning until its completion. The site also provides access to plenty of data. Users can see virtual sights and preservation of nature as they play the game of managing the park. Information and advice from experts is available. Classroom plans for each grade are provided.
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