{"id":41,"date":"2022-01-09T16:43:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T16:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.nyit.edu\/lrogoff\/?p=41"},"modified":"2022-01-10T20:50:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T20:50:23","slug":"pony-express-rider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.nyit.edu\/lrogoff\/2022\/01\/09\/pony-express-rider\/","title":{"rendered":"Pony Express Rider"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\" id=\"block-95ffef40-b3b8-4016-a4c1-8c4cfc3480cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4gW-42q5uVs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amerikids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/per3.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is per3.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-2babbdea-948a-4ed8-810c-aa8fa0755987\">ABOUT PONY EXPRESS RIDER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-66869b63-3951-4ebc-b9ac-20b9cad67255\">Available from McGraw Hill Home Interactive, \u201cPony Express Rider\u201d puts you in the rider\u2019s seat. You have taken on the dangerous task of delivering the mail on time! It is 1861, and the Civil War has just begun. You must outwit Confederate spies who want California to secede from the Union. And every decision is up to you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-b6f6211a-1fee-4ffd-92eb-2a4bc54af7ba\">SMARTKID REVIEW&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-16c87c40-b2d4-436d-9f9f-e45a2d739d64\">\u201cTwo things make this one of the best new programs of the year. First, the multi-media mix is darn near perfect, seamless. Next, and ultimately more important, the program uses an exciting story line \u2013 in this case a Confederate plot that must be foiled \u2013 in order to involve kids with the issues of history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-89ce32b9-e030-4a21-addf-652730527f22\">THE NATIONAL PARENTING CENTER&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-46832818-bdfe-4b5b-bbb0-73101733aa4e\">\u201cAdventure. Danger. Shoot-outs. Sounds like just another video game but \u201cPony Express Rider\u201d doesn\u2019t take place in some Doom-like setting. This is a page taken right out of our American history books.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" id=\"block-e1e3eff6-28f0-4b3d-92b9-9ac5c1a56cc7\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-f6c3fe51-b308-406d-8a08-822b6e4f183a\">WHAT PEOPLE SAY?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;\u200bI knew nothing about this game when I bought it but after getting it I am thrilled with it! the first selling point is it works on a 32bit Vista and on a 64bit windows 7 the second selling point is the graphics even through the game says windows 95 it has graphics that put most new games to shame! it teaches history especially about slavery this game is fun and educational.&#8221;AMANDA LEE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BESSIE&#8217;S recognize innovative and content-rich programs appropriate for family purchase on the retail market. Criteria for selection include: Ease of use and installation, curriculum inclusion (coverage of a given subject), content quality (how well the subject is delivered), professionalism and design, and the amount of parent\/teacher involvement required.BEST CHILDREN&#8217;S EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE AWARD (BESSIE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" id=\"block-11081084-1e24-4789-9ad7-a694a288e70e\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\" id=\"block-1467d965-ad06-4db3-a1ff-e60ad0837f41\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.nyit.edu\/lrogoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-09-at-11.39.24-AM-1024x603.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Screen-Shot-2022-01-09-at-11.39.24-AM-1024x603.png\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT PONY EXPRESS RIDER Available from McGraw Hill Home Interactive, \u201cPony Express Rider\u201d puts you in the rider\u2019s seat. You have taken on the dangerous task of delivering the mail on time! It is 1861, and the Civil War has just begun. You must outwit Confederate spies who want California to secede from the Union. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.nyit.edu\/lrogoff\/2022\/01\/09\/pony-express-rider\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pony Express Rider<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":40,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.nyit.edu\/lrogoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.nyit.edu\/lrogoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.nyit.edu\/lrogoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.nyit.edu\/lrogoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.nyit.edu\/lrogoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pages.nyit.edu\/lrogoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.nyit.edu\/lrogoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.nyit.edu\/lrogoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.nyit.edu\/lrogoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.nyit.edu\/lrogoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}