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Users have requested a definitive list of improvements and new features in Know Your USA 1.5, below I have outlined all major features added to the new version of Know Your USA which has been available since early February 2008.

• Audio by Sarah Lane, she is a broadcaster and director from California and presents popSiren on Revision3.
• Improved interface across the software making it easier then ever to use and navigate.
• Over sixty high quality photos from across the United States.
• Excellent maps of each state are now included, these detail state capitals, major cities, physical features and more.
• More topics included, we have added to the already jam packed features and now include oceanography, national parks, plus many of the current features have been updated.
• Improved puzzle of each State, now two styles are available and a timer to keep track of your speed.
• High quality Washington DC map.
• Incorrect answers are now highlighted better in the Quiz section.
• Teach section has been replaced by the Quiz section, which is much quicker to use and now includes a timer to track your score.
• All new user guide details everything you need to know about Know Your USA.
• About the USA area have been updated and now includes high quality image of the flag of the United States.
• You can now disable links to Wikipedia
• A new control panel for the School Edition, including excellent printable worksheets.
• Many more tweak, fixes and features added overall a great update that we are extremely pleased about.

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Know Your USA was reviewed in the June 2008 issue of the School Library Journal magazine. The School Library Journal has a circulation of 38,000 subscribers and over 100,000 readers. The review was based on version 1.0, so many of the new great features of version 1.5 were not covered, learn more. The entire review is below, you can read it on page 81 of the magazine too.

Know Your USA: Discover the Geography of the United States. CD-ROM. Systems: Win 98 & later. Prod. by Edware. Dist. by AV Cafe. 2006, 2007 release.

Gr 3 Up -Here's a fun way to test your general knowledge of the 50 states including location, capitals, major cities, rivers, mountains, lakes, and National Parks. The "Study" section provides basic information about each state such as the area, population, nickname, and other statistics. Political and physical maps are included. The major flaw is the direct link to Wikipedia when more information is desired since there is no guarantee that all the material provided on that site is reliable. In the "Teach" section, users take a quiz and if they give an incorrect response, they are first given a hint and if their response is incorrect again they are given the correct answer. In the quiz section, the player is given the state name and must click the correct state on the map. Hints are given until the state is identified correctly. This game may be accessed for free at knowyourusa.net/quiz. The "Examine" section presents a test on all the topics covered. User progress is tracked and stored in a database to monitor future progress. An additional purchase. -Lisa Hardey, Sprague High School, Salem, OR

There are now three options for purchasing Know Your USA, online at our store, on Amazon.com and at AV Cafe. Interested in reselling or distributing Know Your USA, get in touch.

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We are pleased to announce that Know Your USAis now available on Amazon.com for the amazingly low price of $24.95.

We are also working on making Know Your USA available in stores throughout the United States and are currently seeking distributors for K-12 schools for the advance School Edition.

The download edition of Know Your USA is now available at $24.95, get it in an instant with the download edition.

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The new update of Know Your USA is now available to download. Visit the download area of our website to download, the updated User Guide is also available. Enjoy using Know Your USA and all feedback is welcome.

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We have been very busy putting the finishing touches to the latest update of Know Your USA, version 1.5.1. The update includes some new features, improvements and bug fixes. The biggest improvement is the inclusion of high quality maps of each state which we have been working on over the past few months, we have also added over fifty photos of different areas of the United States. The update will be available to download from Tuesday, May 05 for all current users.


Know Your USA 1.5.1 update includes:
- All new State map graphics, they now look great!
- Added Washington DC map.
- Minor bug fixes throughout the software.
- Added additional photos, now over 50 included.
- Quiz Section: Incorrect answers are highlighted better.
- Puzzle map of the USA improved slightly.
- Updated User Guide, will be available to download from the website.

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St. Patrick's Day is celebrated, 17 March and we have prepared a PDF worksheet all about Ireland. The worksheet is great for learning more about Ireland and perfect for printing to use with students in the classroom. Download the Ireland PDF Document. You can also play our free on-line Puzzle of Ireland.

If you wish to learn more about Ireland we highly recommend our software Know Your Ireland which can be purchase via www.edware.ie

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We have updated our price plans as promised and they come into affect immediately from today, March 03 2008. The price plans for Know Your USA are as follows:

• $39.95 - Home Edition (MSRP Retail)
• $24.95 - Home Edition (Download Only)
  
• $129.95 - Single PC School License
  
• $299.95 - Multi PC School License

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I am currently investigating ways to ensure that Know Your USA is able to work better with Microsoft SteadyState and ensure it takes advantage of this great technology from Microsoft which is great for maintaining computers in a school environment.

If you have any questions or suggestions please drop us an email at info@knowyourusa.net

Update:
The latest release of Know Your USA, version 1.5.2 now works much better with SteadyState. Install Know Your USA as the administrator to obtain best results. Currently the users records are stored in a database in the following directory: C:\Program Files\EdWare\Know Your USA 1.5\

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