Biology
With ODYSSEYWARE, high school students take a technology-rich leap into the amazing world of biology. This Internet-based science course provides exciting, interactive lessons, video clips, and animation to engage students and keep them connected to learning. Lessons begin with a look at taxonomy and the classification of plants and animals and culminate with an exploration of the human body, habitats, ecosystems and biotechnology. Breathe new life into your science program with ODYSSEYWARE.
Give a Testimonial Share This Page The study of life science has never been more accessible than with ODYSSEYWARE Biology. Internet-based and fully customizable, this interactive high school course developed for public and charter schools has dynamic multimedia tools to illustrate hard-to-understand concepts and complicated theories. Lessons cover a wide range of information including the scientific method in an introduction to biochemistry, cells, bacteria, viruses, animals, plants, genetics, human anatomy, and ecology. With built-in projects, hands-on experiments, animated clips, and an organizational calendar to keep them on track, students not only learn the subject matter, but develop a sense of responsibility for their learning, practice 21st century skills, and learn at their own pace.
Powerful tools such as automatic grading, advanced lesson planning, course customization, and computer-based data reporting streamline the administrative tasks traditionally completed by teachers. With ODYSSEYWARE, teachers have more time to teach. Flexible and stimulating, this remarkable science curriculum takes students outside the boundaries of the traditional classroom and into the digital world of 21st century learning.
"I greatly appreciate the wide variety of courses offered and the frequency that new courses are added. ODYSSEYWARE is a complete online curriculum solution for schools, and it's geared to meet the needs of all students."
-Quint Pease, SD"With ODYSSEYWARE, students are motivated. It's designed for kids in the 21st century. They're not expected to watch some antiquated video. Instead, they are able to participate in their own instruction through the text and the multimedia elements. That—combined with the fact that they can work at their own pace—helps them stay motivated."
-Scott Davis, TX"I had a chance to build a course for my eighth graders. I love it. I didn't have to go in and edit each individual student! It saved me tons of time. Thanks!!"
-Jimmie Baker, TXWorkstation
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Browser |
Mozilla Firefox® Microsoft Internet Explorer® |
Version 3.x Version 7 or higher |
Multimedia Rendering |
Adobe® Flash® |
Version 9.x or higher |
PDF Reader |
Adobe® Acrobat® |
Version 9.x |
Caching |
Turn off or otherwise modify local caching at the workstation level. |
Set caching to zero or lowest possible setting and purge the browser history files. Firefox: Internet Explorer: |
Popup |
Set popup blockers to allow popup windows from the ODYSSEYWARE application site. |
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Cookies |
Browsers must be configured to both accept cookies and to not interfere with cookies. |
ODYSSEYWARE application sites should be placed on the “allow cookies” list of the web browser. Firefox: Internet Explorer: |
Passwords |
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AutoComplete |
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Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware Software |
If using AVG you must disable “link scanning.” |
Network and Appliances
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Filtering |
Put the ODYSSEYWARE domains on whitelist and/or exception list of any filtering software that may be in use. |
Add the following domains: http://*.owotw.com |
Proxy Servers (Caching) |
Put the ODYSSEYWARE domains on whitelist and/or exception list of any proxy servers. |
Add the following domains: http://*.owotw.com If there is caching on the network, users could see issues with logging in and sending answers to ODYSSEYWARE because they are not accessing our servers but stored copy of website. |
Wireless Connections |
If using a wireless network, we recommend the use of 802.11g or 802.11n. |
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Bandwidth |
The amount of bandwidth required depends on how many users are requesting data, ODYSSEYWARE recommends 25kbps for each user. |
Use a bandwidth log or speedtest to determine the amount of free bandwidth your location has to download the text, graphics, audio and video files that make up the ODYSSEYWARE curriculum and upload any work. |
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