I am looking for reviews and research related to a A program named
"What's the Story" published by "Wings for Learning" a Sunburst
company. The program was developed by LOGAL. I specifically looking
for scientifcally based research, and articles reviewing the software.

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Request for Question Clarification by adiloren-ga on 25 May 2004 13:33 PDT

After hours of research- including Lexis-Nexis- I haven't been able to
find much of anything on this software. I believe that is partially
because it is seriously outdated (1995 it appears). I'll post what I
have found- maybe you can give me some more information, because I
have run out of ideas on this one.

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Sunburst Website
http://www.sunburst.com/

What's the Story? Black Americans
1995 Sunburst
http://www.msmc.la.edu/ccf/9-12/IR.9-12.AFRICAN.SW.html

Available from Sunburst
"In this guided reading and writing software program, students meet
eight famous African-Americans: Rosa Parks, Marshall Thurgood, Dr.
Martin Luther King, Frederick Douglass, George Washington Carver; Paul
Robeson, Robert Peary, and Sarah Walker."

From the February 1997 issue of Technology & Learning magazine:
What's the Story?
by Donna Maurer Cazet
http://www.techlearning.com/articles/2.97.pix1.html

Reviews of other Sunburst products:
All Star Review
http://www.allstarreview.com/sunburst.html

Children's Software Review (requires paid subscription to search)
http://www.childrenssoftware.com/

Tech Learning
http://www.techlearning.com/;jsessionid=Y4IEOVF55FMP2QSNDBCCKHY

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 26 May 2004 00:11 PDT

Hello yoelgivol-ga,

"What?s the Story" and Wings for Learning seem to have been caught up
in the continuing saga of consolidation in the educational software
market. If you are the Yoel Givol who was the CEO of LOGAL Educational
Software that was eventually sold to Riverdeep I have a feeling that
you know considerably more about this subject than what is contained
in your question.

I had also researched the question and had come up with the same
resources as adiloren-ga. In addition, I came across some information
about Wings for Learning and it?s move to the West Coast and
subsequent return to the East Coast after some of the key staff
started a new company called Learning in Motion. None of this
information led to anything that would help with your quest for
reviews of "What?s the Story".

Since you obviously have long-term connections in the educational
software industry, I hope you can tell me more about how to help you
with tracking down the ?scientifically based research? you?re looking
for.

I look forward to your clarification.

~ czh ~


YOEL GIVOL -- LOGAL
http://www.odelay.com/ltgo/theteam.html
http://boston.internet.com/news/article.php/732151
http://www.edweek.org/sreports/tc99/articles/teach.htm
http://www.altrc.org/displayit.asp?id=173


RIVERDEEP -- LOGAL
http://www.riverdeep.net/about_us/;$sessionid$4BPNBMREO0LI0CQKZAASIIQKBLEAEI5G?SECTION=AboutUs
http://www.educational-software-directory.net/science/
http://articles.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FAL/is_6_7/ai_61244489


WINGS FOR LEARNING ? WHAT?S THE STORY
http://realgar.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/critR/sw14.html
http://www.math.ilstu.edu/day/MissMuffetArchive/326SWContact.html


WINGS FOR LEARNING ? LEARNING IN MOTION
http://cmgm.stanford.edu/~pbrutlag/portfolio/mc/print.html
http://www.il.proquest.com/pr/00/20000229a.shtml