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Resources
This page provides additional online resources for educators
pursuing video conferencing initiatives.
There are currently 20 links available. Search functionality will be added as this list grows.
Baseball Hall of Fame
http://baseballhalloffame.org/education/index.htm
Videoconference programs often portray historical accounts of America by using museum baseball exhibits.
Bronx Zoo
http://bronxzoo.com/bz-education/distancelearning
Take your students on a trip to the Zoo without setting foot outside your own classroom! Using two-way videoconferencing technology, the Bronx Zoo can bring engaging programs for K-12 students right into your own classroomlive! All Distance Learning Expeditions include several live animal "guests"gorillas, alligators, owls and more. Programs are 45 minutes to an hour and all include extensive teacher support materials. These time-tested, teacher-endorsed programs are aligned with the National Science Education Standards and have received rave reviews from students and teachers alike.
California Science Center
http://www.casciencectr.org/Education/Education.php
located in Los Angeles, California, in Exposition Park. Ignite students imagination while introducing science through videoconferencing. The California Science Center offers curriculum enhancements relating to the Science Centers exhibits. One videoconference example is "Your Insides Out" which relates to the circulatory system. Pre and post activities are all part of the videoconference experience.
Classroom Conferencing Directory
http://www.gsn.org/cu/_cfm/countrylist.cfm
Find partners, by searching world-wide for other schools that use video conferencing.
Coca-Cola Space Science Center
http://www.ccssc.org/
Coca-Cola Space Science Center is located at Columbus University in Columbus, Georgia, on the Chattahoochee River! The primary goal of the Coca-Cola Space Science Center is to "improve learning by making science, mathematics and technology accessible to all students."
Global Leap
http://www.global-leap.com/
Educational Video Conferencing Directory
Healesville Sanctuary
http://www.zoo.org.au/Education/
Come join the Australian Outback via videoconferencing! Here students and teachers will be introduced to numerous native species including dingoes, kangaroos, and helmeted honeyeaters. Join the Australian outback by way of this technology!
HealthSpace Cleveland
http://www.healthmuseum.org/education/education.asp?detail=3
Through interactive video conferencing and web-based activities, Distance Learning brings the best of HealthSpace Cleveland's programs into your classroom. Connecting live from HealthSpace Cleveland, these real-time learning experiences bring science to life using hands-on activities, applied math concepts and exploratory discussions.
Indianapolis Zoo
http://www.indyzoo.com/education/distance_learning.asp
Series Topics, Single Session Topics, Monthly Specials and Read-the-Zoo Topics
Megaconference Jr
http://www.megaconferencejr.org/
Megaconference Jr. is a project designed to give students in elementary and secondary schools around the world the opportunity to communicate, collaborate and contribute to each other's learning in real time, using advanced multi-point video conferencing technology. Presenters will design and conduct videoconference-based presentation and activities focused on both academic and cultural issues. Participants will be able to address questions to presenters and to collaborate with geographically diverse peers in collaborative learning activities, thus building international cultural awareness.
Museum of Television & Radio
http://www.mtr.org/
Videoconferencing with the Museum of Television & Radio allows you and your students access to the Museum's archive of more than 100,000 programs which span the history of radio and television and illuminate our nation's history and culture
National Aviary
http://www.aviary.org/edu/main.php
RAVEN DISTANCE LEARNING - ALL NEW, UNIQUE Distance-Learning Programming, using mobile video-conferencing technology to allow students and instructors to hear, see and interact with each other from remote locations.
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/distance.html
Want to visit the Museum without a long bus trip? Ride the N.C. Information Highway (NCIH) instead and experience an interactive Museum field trip using two-way, full-motion audio and video. The hour-long program comes to you, live and direct from the Museums Windows on the World studio. All programs are adapted appropriately to each age group.
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Distance Learning Technologies
http://www.dlt.ncssm.edu/distance_learning/
The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics is a state leader in distance learning and provides a full range of educational opportunities to teachers and students around North Carolina via the NC Information Highway.
Pacific Bell Video Conferencing Resource Links
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/links.html
There are many resources on the Internet that are related to videoconferencing. While this list is by no means exhaustive, these are the resources that we have found most useful.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
http://americanart.si.edu/index3.cfm
Take a Virtual Field Trip, from thirty minutes up to one hour, via online session or videoconference, where museum docents will engage students in exploring the country's history and culture through looking at important works of art from our collections. Virtual Field Trips can be tailored to meet curricular needs, or you can select one of the ten standard trips ranging in theme from Western Migration to the Modern Era. Targeted to specific grade levels, themes cross the curriculum and link to national education standards.
StarNet
http://www.starnet.org
We subscribe to StarNet and can take full use of their Professional Development Workshops via Satellite
The Chicago Field Museum
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/
The education department at the museum offers programs "focusing on the diversity and relationships among nature and cultures, as well as the content of its collections."
The Elephant Sanctuary
http://www.elephants.com/etrips.htm
Utilizing ISDN telephone lines in their classroom, students can take an electronic "field trip" to the Sanctuary. Images and sound are transported live, allowing students to view an elephant's daily life without causing any intrusion.
TWICE
http://www.twice.cc/
Two Way Interactive Connections in Education (TWICE) is Michigan's organization for videoconferencing in K-12 education. TWICE promotes and supports collaborative connections for the benefit of all students.
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