Middle School 101:
Skills for Success CD-ROM
Program Overview
Middle School 101: Skills for Success is an engaging, video-based CD-ROM that supplements the Botvin LifeSkills Training Middle School program and uses an interactive and entertaining format to provide students with the essential skills to reduce alcohol, tobacco, and drug use among adolescents.
The CD-ROM consists of 10 video-based scenarios that model students effectively using the skills taught in the LifeSkills Training program to overcome the challenges of middle school and adolescence, including making new friends, facing complicated situations, and dealing with peer pressure.
Learning Objectives
The skills learned in this interactive CD-ROM are provided in an easy-to-use format that helps students to:
Increase self-esteem
Say “no” to unfair requests
Resist pressure from the media and peers to use drugs
Communicate effectively
Improve decision-making and problem-solving skills
Manage anger and anxiety
Target Audience
The Middle School 101 CD-ROM is designed for students in grades 6–9. This CD-ROM learning tool is ideal for use in computer labs or for individual use at home.
Technology Specs
Windows
Pentium II 200 processor or better
32 MB installed RAM
QuickTime compatible video card
QuickTime 4.0
800×600 16 bit (thousands of colors) color display or better
Speakers
Mac
Power Macintosh G3 or later
System 8.6 or later
32 MB RAM (OS 8.6 – 9.2)
128 MB RAM (OS X)
800X600, 16-bit (thousands of colors) color display or better
QuickTime 4.0
Speakers
(online or in-person)
(materials included)
Training Services
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