Blue Skies TM CD Overview, Terms, and Instructions

Blue Skies TM: College Edition is an Internet-activated CD-ROM that is included within the lesson plan as either a lecture aid to help present ideas ro! the acco!pan"ing te#t$ or as classroo! activities to co!ple!ent the lectures% The instructor can walk the students through each activit" using a screen pro&ection$ or i co!puter resources per!it$ have student co!plete the activities as co!puter la' e#ercises% The lesson plan when to include each activit" and a printout o the Overview and Instructions or each activit" is acco!panies the relevant lesson in the METEOROLOGY course 'inder% Blue Skies TM challenges students to e#plore the d"na!ic world o at!ospheric science and to 'eco!e !ore o'servant o their environ!ent '" working with live weather in or!ation in un and inviting activities% Blue Skies TM presents co!prehensive coverage o all the !a&or topics o !eteorolog" using local weather in or!ation% (ni!ations 'ring graphs and other igures o !eteorolog" to li e$ helping students to visuali)e the concepts 'eing studied% Interactive i!ages can 'e used as an introduction to concepts o at!ospheric science$ such as the !apping e#ercises% Students can ani!ate the i!ages or an" co!'ination o 'ase !aps and overla"s or the last *+ hours$ displa"ing such eatures as radar$ wind vectors$ &et strea!$ pressure$ and ronts% ,uestions or e#ploration are included with each activit" to encourage student to participate in a learned de'ate a'out !eteorolog"% Internet Connectivit ! It is highl" reco!!ended Internet connectivit" is availa'le when using the Blue Skies TM in order to access current weather data and pedagogical updates% -owever$ canned data is included so that each activit" can 'e co!peted i internet connectivit" is unavaila'le% Licensin" #"reement! The license ee will 'e waived as a result o adopting the Brooks.Cole product /ie Meteorolog" Toda" te#t '" (hrens0% To receive a 1icensing (gree!ent which waives the licensing ee$ the school needs to send an e!ail to ashle"%!inton2kdc%co! stating that the school will 'e purchasing the Brooks.Cole Meteorolog" Toda" te#t or each student% Include in the e!ail a 3oint o Contact and !ailing address to who! at the school the licensing agree!ent should 'e !ailed% The agree!ent should speci " that the non-e#clusive license !a" 'e used on a single co!puter$ either a stand alone s"ste! or as part o a network or !ulti-!achine s"ste!% ,uestions concerning licensing agree!ents can 'e directed to the Brooks.Cole -Tho!pson 1earning Center licensing specialist at 455-+*6-5786% Lo""in" In: Once "ou have installed the Blue Skies TM College Edition CD Ro!$ launch the progra!% 9irst a title screen will up co!e up and detect whether or not "ou are connected to the internet% I "ou are not connected$ or i it ails to ind the connection 'ecause "ou are using a pro#" server$ it will ask "ou i "ou are using a pro#" sever% I "ou use a pro#" server$ click "es$ otherwise$ click :o% ;ou<ll 'e given the option to watch or skip the introduction ani!ation 'e ore the progra! !oves on to the login screen%

The login is used to retrieve the personal account "ou set up in the =pre erences> section o the CD% ;our account in or!ation is used to custo!i)e the CD environ!ent% It will provide "ou with the current weather conditions 'ased on "our )ip code and custo!i)e so!e activities or "our current weather conditions% 9irst ti!e users should click on :ew (ccount to create and su'!it account in or!ation% The progra! will operate ?* !onths ollowing an initial login% Content! (n overview o Blue Skies TM instructional la"out can 'e ound at an" ti!e at the Main !enu under =instructions>% To e#plore Blue Skies TM select =(ctivities> '" clicking on it once% -ere "ou will see the Ta'le o Contents% Choose a topic to e#plore '" clicking on the chapter &ust once% The su'-!enu or that chapter will appear in the right 'o#% To learn !ore a'out an" activit"$ 'egin '" viewing the te#t 'o# at the top o the screen% This will e#plain the purpose o the activit"% Click on the pull-down 'ar to access all o this window% The ollowing is a list o the Blue Skies TM activities: (t!ospheric Basics 1a"ers o the (t!osphere Energ" Balance (t!ospheric Che!istr" S!og Te!perature Trends Sk" Identi ication (t!ospheric Optics :a!e that cloud Moisture and Sta'ilit" (dia'atic Moisture @raph (t!ospheric 9orces Coriolis 9orce Ainds in the two -e!ispheres Aeather 9orecasting C"clogenesis 9orecasting (t!ospheric Circulation @lo'al (t!osphere @lo'al Ocean -urricane -urricane 9orecasting Birtual -urricane Aeather (nal"sis Isopleths 9ind the 9ront Severe Aeather Micro'ursts 1ightning (t!ospheric Circulation Southern Oscillation Birtual -urricane