Following a 60 day research cruise: teaching remote sensing to K-12 using online daily updates, QuickTime™ VR, and 3D simulation

In this paper, some of the components are developed and then current development of interactive enhancements is discussed. A Website was developed first, and acted as a real time venue that enabled the public to follow the day-by-day progress of the research. The CD was an enhancement of the Website and has some objectives. The CD version also included a splash page and explains the plug-ins required to view certain features of the CD which is necessary for both videos and 3D interactive features is Quick Time Player. Cruise Info gave detailed background information on biographies, instrument description, methods explanation, background research information and Thematic Media Galleries. Research information, educational activities, glossary of technical terms are also discussed at K-12 curriculum. The entire project has developed on a very small budget, using part-time in-house, and common off-the-shelf software