The Bones of the Skull:  A 3-D Learning Tool (v.1 for Windows 95,98,NT)
For updates and to give feedback go to http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/commons/skullvr

Installation
Using Bones of the Skull
System Requirements
QuickTime requirements 
Known problems
Program Description
Intended Audience
Lesson Objectives.
Credits
Copyright information
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Installation:  Bones of the Skull is designed to run from the CD-ROM.  Nothing needs 
to be installed on your computer.  With older computers, you may see better performance if 
you copy the entire contents of the CD into a folder on your hard drive.  It has not been 
designed or tested for use over a network.

Using Bones of the Skull
1. Insert the CD into the computer
2. Click on the START_SKULL.exe icon in the window.
3. Click any key to reach the Table of Contents.

Within the program, click on Program directions in the Table of Contents for specific 
information about using Quicktime VR and other program features.

System Requirements:
Minimum requirements: 
Pentium 100 mHz or greater
2x CD-Rom Drive
16 MB RAM available.

Recommended requirements
Pentium 166 mHz or greater
4x CD-Rom Drive
20 MB RAM available.

Quicktime requirements.
QuickTime version 3 or greater must be installed to view the Quicktime VR movies within 
Bones of the Skull.  If you are connected to the internet you can download QuickTime from 
http://www.apple.com/quicktime

Known problems:
1.  In some QTVR movies, the Show Hotspots button produces a white box.
Please go to the feedback form at http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/commons/skullvr/feedback to report any bugs.  

Program Desciription: The Bones of the Skull:  A 3D Learning tool was 
developed to help students learn the features and bones human skull.   This program has two 
essential features:  
1. A collection of QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) object movies of the skull and its individual  bones.   These movies allow the user to rotate and view the bones in 3 dimensions.  At any point, the user can click to view labeled close-ups.
2. An interactive text book contains high quality 2-D images, descriptive text and many activities 
to encourage mastery of the content. 

Intended Audience. This program is intended for undergraduate college students in Speech 
Pathology and Audiology.  However, this program can be used by any student seeking a basic 
understanding of the anatomy of the skull.

Lesson Objectives
Upon completion of this computer-based instructional program, the user will be able to:  
1. Identify and name all 22 bones of the human skull.
2. Know some of the important features of these bones and their roles in the physiology of 
speech production.

Credits
The Bones of the Skull was produced at the Information Commons at Hardin Library for the 
Health Sciences at the University of Iowa.  There is a full list of credits available within the 
Bones of the Skull program.

This program was created using Macromedia's Authorware 4.0 Professional (Educational)
QuickTime is licensed from Apple Computer.

Copyright: 1999-2000 The University of Iowa
The Bones of the Skull is a free educational product, 
available to individual students, educators, and educational institutions. If 
you paid for this program on CD-ROM and did not request it through our web 
site, you have been the victim of fraud. We do not authorize the sale or 
resale of this product by any third-party organizations or individuals. If you 
know of any illegal sale of this program, please contact us via e-mail at 
info-commons@uiowa.edu. Thank you.



MD  5/26/2000
