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The Cleveland Museum of Art - Ohio
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Distance Learning at The
Cleveland Museum of Art allows classes to connect with the CMA
and enrich their studies of history, language arts, science,
math and the visual arts through our collection of art and artifacts
from around the world.
Through live, interactive videoconferencing, students participate
in conversations with museum educators that are two-way and
fully interactive. Programs are designed for grades K-12 and
are aligned with ODE academic standards. Learning packets with
extension activities are supplied with most lessons.
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Indianapolis Museum of Art - Indianapolis,
IN http://www.ima-art.org/distancelearning.asp? |
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The IMA offers live, interactive distance learning sessions
to schools throughout the United States. Program topics are
varied and cover Impressionism, Chinese art, Hoosier artists,
Japanese art, contemporary art and much more.
Most programs can be adapted to any grade
or interest level, including elementary, middle and high school
students, educators and community members. Standards and disciplines
addressed are listed with individual program descriptions.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art- Philadelphia,
PA http://www.philamuseum.org/education/32-128-195.html |
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The distance learning
initiative of the Philadelphia Museum of Art uses ISDN and IP-based
videoconferencing to enable virtual tours of the Museum’s
collections. This allows real-time interactions with the Museum’s
expert staff, so students and teachers can explore the fascinating
world of art without ever leaving the classroom.
All lessons are adaptable for grades K through 12 and can be
tailored to meet your students’ needs. Lessons can either
provide a general introduction to art and artists from diverse
areas of the collection, or feature more specific periods and
concepts in art history.
Please let us know what is best suited for your curriculum,
and we will do our best to tailor your lesson accordingly.
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The Globe Theatre - London, England
http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/navigation/frameset.htm
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Students worldwide
can access the discoveries being made by the Globe Theatre with
Globe Education's bespoke videoconferencing programme. Explore
Shakespeare's language in the context of the Globe, discuss
how the conditions of the Elizabethan playhouse affect our understanding
of his plays, or focus on specific scenes from a Shakespearean
play of your choice.
Each videoconference will feature discussion with a Globe Education
Practioner (an actor, director, designer or musician) whose
experience best matches your students' needs and learning objectives.
Every videoconference is unique, designed by Globe Education
in consultation with you to provide a learning experience that
supports your particular scheme of work. The videoconferences
are based on interactive discussion between students and practioners
and so students will be expected to have prepared questions
and topics to explore. It is possible to book a single introductory
videoconference or a series of videoconferences that complement
a unit of study or semester course. Students of all ages are
most welcome.
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Read Across America- Various participating
classrooms "across America" http://www.twice.cc/read |
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TWICE (The Michigan Two
Way Interactive Network) annually organizes a special celebration
of the national NEA
event “Read
Across America” by providing the opportunity for schools
in the continental United States to connect using two-way interactive
video to both read to and be read to by another class.
The purpose of this celebration is to have students reading
to students. What they read is your choice i.e., a Dr. Seuss
book (this event is in honor of his birthday), a book about
your community, a poem or an original story your class wrote.
Just pick something you and your students love!
This project involves matching classrooms with other schools
in the nation. We hope to match schools with schools outside
their state, which may mean long distance fees for ISDN connections.
Connectivity fees are the only cost to this project and individual
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The Ward Melville Heritage Organization -
Stony Brook, NY http://www.wmho.org/ElectronicFieldTrips.asp
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The Ward Melville Heritage Organization is proud to offer state-of-the-art
technology by featuring videoconferencing programs in Coastal
Ecology, History and Literacy.
Through this latest technology, WMHO focuses on the national
educational commitment of "No Child Left Behind" by
reaching out to children across the globe regardless of academic,
geographical, or socio-economic limitations.
All programs are aligned to National and New York State Learning
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The Center for Puppetry Arts - Atlanta,
Georgia http://www.puppet.org/edu/distance.shtml |
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Distance Learning programs for
PreK-12. Hands-on puppet building workshops are conducted via
videoconferencing and are tailored to specific classroom topics
and curriculum.
The arts are infused with science, social studies, language
arts and other disciplines to create a dynamic, interactive
virtual classroom for a virtual field trip experience. Programs
complement national curriculum standards in language arts, social
studies, science, math and other areas. The Center provides
a comprehensive study guide and materials list for most programs.
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The Globe Theatre - London, England
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Students worldwide
can access the discoveries being made by the Globe Theatre with
Globe Education's bespoke videoconferencing programme. Explore
Shakespeare's language in the context of the Globe, discuss
how the conditions of the Elizabethan playhouse affect our understanding
of his plays, or focus on specific scenes from a Shakespearean
play of your choice.
Each videoconference will feature discussion with a Globe Education
Practioner (an actor, director, designer or musician) whose
experience best matches your students' needs and learning objectives.
Every videoconference is unique, designed by Globe Education
in consultation with you to provide a learning experience that
supports your particular scheme of work. The videoconferences
are based on interactive discussion between students and practioners
and so students will be expected to have prepared questions
and topics to explore. It is possible to book a single introductory
videoconference or a series of videoconferences that complement
a unit of study or semester course. Students of all ages are
most welcome.
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Museum of Television and Radio- New York
City & Los Angeles http://www.mtr.org/edu/index.htm |
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The Museum of Television & Radio offers classes via videoconferencing
from both its New York and Los Angeles locations. The classes,
developed and conducted by the Museum's education staff, include
clips from the collection to provide information, stimulate
conversation, and encourage media literacy. Learning is extended
through pre- and post-visit materials, which provide additional
information about the topic at hand.
A distinct feature of the Museum's Distance Learning Program
is that Los Angeles and New York offer a different mix of classes,
use different video clips, and follow different lesson plans,
even when they explore the same topic. The classes are also
scheduled at different times. To help clarify which class fits
your needs, read through the descriptions and the pre- and post-visit
activites as well as the scheduling info for each city.
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Adventure Science Center Nashville, Tennessee
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Our dynamic, experienced educators will share educational and
fun science activities with your students and engage them in
active learning experiences.
All program selections are matched
to state standards to make it easy for you to match field
trips to your curriculum and school system requirements. From
wetlands field labs to movie set magic to squid dissections,
there is always something new and exciting at Adventure Science
Center!
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The Bronx Zoo - New York City
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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
classroom—live!
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.
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Brownsburg Challenger Learning Center -
Brownsburg, IN http://challenger.brownsburg.k12.in.us/distance_learning.html |
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Challenger Learning Centers offer realistic mock-ups of NASA's
Mission Control and orbiting space station. Students rev up
their imaginations and work together toward mission goals, whether
they are launching a space probe or intercepting a comet.
Brownsburg Challenger Learning Center offers a variety of distance
learning programs, mission access workshops, and special events
to students across the nation!
Do you dream about becoming an astronaut and climbing aboard
a Space Shuttle? What is it like to live and work in microgravity?
How do astronauts eat and sleep? Who did the United States first
launch into space? Did we really land on the Moon? Join the
CLC for an adventure exploring America's space program....from
the early days of Project Mercury to the International Space
Station.
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The Buffalo Zoo - Buffalo, NY http://www.buffalozoo.org/distance_learning.html |
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See live interactive footage of exhibits, animals, and staff
at the Buffalo Zoo without leaving your classrooms!
All programs are interactive, multimedia, and employ the use
of live animals and live exhibit footage as needed. They are
designed to help students fulfill the National and New York
State Learning Standards.
National Science Standard Correlations: Life Science, Science
in Personal and Social Perspective, Science and Technology,
and Science as Inquiry.
Pre and post program information and materials are provided
(except Q & A) and are included in the program fee.
Class size is limited to 25-30 students for maximum interactivity
and program quality.
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Camden Children's Garden - Camden, NJ
http://www.camdenchildrensgarden.org/education.html |
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All of our lessons are aligned to the New Jersey Core Curriculum
Content Standards and the American Association for the Advancement
of Science Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Lessons include
a pre-activity and a post-test that can be emailed or faxed
to the teacher or contact.
Distance learning lessons are provided
using the technology of video conferencing equipment over
an ISDN network to schools with reciprocal equipment. Lessons
are available on a variety of topics ranging from butterflies,
trees, soil and weather to genetics and tropical rainforests.
Lessons are designed for students K – 12. See our website
link above to get a complete listing of our lessons with their
description.
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History- Pittsburgh,
PA http://www.carnegiemnh.org/doe/IDEA/index.htm |
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Exciting educational moments occur when close-up cameras are
used to visually explore structures as familiar as a robin's
nest or as unusual as a tiger beetle's compound eye. Videoconference
programs are aligned with Pennsylvania's Academic Standards,
and relevant pre-videoconference lesson materials are provided
two weeks in advance of scheduled sessions.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History is famous for the research
its scientists conduct around the globe. From the Arctic to
the tropics, from Argentina to Uzbekistan, CMNH scientists are
making important discoveries worldwide.
Interact with Museum scientists during a videoconference and
discover how they incorporate the scientific method into their
research. Conference topics focus on the research interests
and specialties of our scientific staff. Programs are appropriate
for middle school and/or high school classes. Some sessions
are designed specifically for Advanced Placement classes.
Most topics can be modified to address your class's specific
questions, ongoing projects, and related study units. Additional
information is available on our Web site.
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Cosi Toledo - Ohio http://www.cositoledo.org/programs/p_idl.htm |
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Utilizing interactive distance
learning in the classroom, your students can explore science
concepts, technologies, and events previously limited by geography.
With the ability to connect multiple classrooms, distance learning
allows students from different schools and environments to work
together, teaming up for a highly effective learning encounter.
Interactive distance learning transforms students from passive
to active participants in the education process and into integral
pieces in a virtual science experience!
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The Discovery Center of Springfield -
Springfield, MO http://www.discoverycenter.org/distancelearning.php |
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The Discovery Center of Springfield is an interactive, hands-on
museum committed to inspiring people of all ages with a life-long
love of learning and an appreciation of the world and our place
in it.
Video conferencing can take your class around the world in a
day. Learn how you can bring science to your classroom by visiting
top educational facilities worldwide.
Take a "Virtual Field Trip" through video conferencing
and experience a hands-on lab with a science specialist. Choose
from a variety of 60 minute hands-on labs, which are aligned
to National Science Standards.
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HealthSpace Cleveland - Cleveland, Ohio
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Take advantage of all HealthSpace Cleveland has to offer. Whether
it is on our floor, in your school, or over the wire, we engage
your students with hands-on activities, and inquiry-based programs
developed to meet or exceed local, state and national science
curricula standards for pre-K through 12.
It’s quick and easy to set up a live, interactive videoconference,
complete with pre- and post-connection activities.
As the country’s number one provider of health and life
science education, HealthSpace Cleveland brings real-life learning
experiences into your classroom.
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Indianapolis Zoo - Indiana
http://www.indyzoo.com/content.aspx?cid=267 |
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An Interactive Experience
Beyond the Exhibits - As one of the first zoos in the country
to offer two-way interactive video adventures, the Indianapolis
Zoo connects with students across Indiana and throughout the
United States.
Students learn about the Earth, the environment, and the wonderful
range of creatures that share it during each of these video
adventures. We expand their classroom walls beyond their community.
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Liberty Science Center- Union City, NJ
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Electronic Field Trips (EFTs) are a two-way interactive videoconference-based
learning resource. Connect to Liberty Science Center's lab based
EFT’s located in Union City, New Jersey at The Jose Marti
Middle School. Explore and experience our dynamic cross-curricular
themes that will introduce, enrich or conclude your topic of
study from the comfort of your classroom. Each program comes
with classroom curriculum that is aligned with the National
Science Education Standards, New Jersey Core Curriculum Science
Content Standards and New York Learning Standards for Math,
Science and Technology.
Let Liberty Science Center's dynamic instructors become your
partners and guide your students in the exploration of science
concepts. Students will be interacting with our science experts
to do hand-on experiments that will add up to a great learning
experience.
Professional developments on the use of the technology or introduction
to EFT’s are available for teachers and administrators.
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Louisville Science Center - Kentucky
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virtual visit to the Science Center by scheduling one of several
hour-long Distance Learning programs offered via the Kentucky
TeleLinking Network (KTLN). Each is designed to support National
Science Standards in science, mathematics, and technology for
grades 2 through 12.
Students have the opportunity to perform
experiments while participating in a live, interactive video
conference link. Each program includes an equipment kit of
supplies, pre-lab and post-lab activities, and suggestions
for expanding the learning experience. Choose from an array
of science content, including physics, space, practical living,
and chemistry.
Professional Development is also offered
through Distance Learning.
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Michigan State University Museum Virtual Outreach http://www.museum.msu.edu/ProgramsandPartnerships/Educational/VirtualOutreach |
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The Virtual Outreach Program at the Michigan State University
Museum offers exciting virtual field trips for your students.
These programs allow teachers to provide fun and meaningful
learning experiences without the expense, permission forms,
and geographic limitations of ordinary field trips.
MSU Museum's field trips are conducted by
professionals recognized in their disciplines and experienced
in presenting content to students with a range of educational
needs. Most programs last 45-60 minutes followed by time for
questions.
We provide field trips in the science
and social studies curriculum areas. Our trips have been designed
around the Michigan Curriculum Standards, so they are easy
to incorporate into existing lesson plans.
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Mote Marine Labortory - Sarasota, Florida
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As an institution dedicated to advancing the science of the sea,
Mote Marine Labortory recognizes
the importance of advancing the understanding of that science to
the general public.
Through our Education Division we are committed to providing educational
opportunities for lifelong learning. In our Center for Distance
Learning, we reach beyond the boundaries of our Sarasota campus,
using emerging technologies to reach audiences across Florida and
the nation with the science of the sea.
Connect your classroom to sharks, manatees, sea turtles and more!
Mote’s SeaTrek program uses interactive videoconferencing to
engage students, one class at a time in exciting marine science
topics. SeaTrek’s educators develop, test and deliver highly
engaging and interactive live programs, featuring real-world science
at Mote Marine Laboratory.
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The National Aviary- Pittsburgh, PA
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WORLDWIDE INTERACTIVE EDUCATION - RAVEN distance-learning program
offers schools and other organizations anywhere in the world
a unique opportunity to study and learn about birds.
The RAVEN robot holds a sizeable library of video, photo and
audio clips that allow viewers to observe birds in natural habitats,
see their activities, and hear their calls.
CONSERVATION - Birds vividly illustrate several important environmental
topics, including ecology, endangered species, evolution, animal
behavior, conservation, and introduced organisms. RAVEN makes
these topics and other educational opportunities available to
people around the world.
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NASA Glenn Research Center - Cleveland,
Ohio http://nasadln.nmsu.edu/dln/ |
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The goal of NASA's Digital
Learning Network™ is to enhance NASA's capability to deliver
unique content by linking customers with one or more NASA Centers
in an integrated fashion.
This coordinated digital learning network will let us better
leverage NASA's unique content, facilities, and personnel so
that we can provide students and educators at the precollege
and university levels across the Nation and around the world
with a unique experience.
Learners at all levels have the opportunity to interact directly
with NASA scientists to gain a new appreciation for the importance
of science and education. |
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Ocean Institute- Pacific Coast, Southern
California http://www.ocean-institute.org/edu_programs/index.html |
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The mission of the Ocean Institute is to inspire all generations,
through education, to become responsible stewards of our oceans.
Our goal is to help open new worlds to your students, and in
doing so, stretch their imaginations and show new possibilities
for their futures.
Our Vision is to be the world's best experiential ocean educational
organization. All Ocean Institute programs are designed to maximize
immersion, inspire deep commitment to learning and spark curiosity,
questions and future discovery. The programs have received the
inaugural Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Maritime Education
from the National Maritime Historical Society and the Sea Education
Program of the Year from the American Sail Training Association.
The Ocean Institute offers an number of distance learning programs
with marine biologist instructors for K-12 that feature live
interaction with Pacific Coast ocean sea-life. |
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center -
Washington, DC http://www.serc.si.edu/education/dl/index.jsp
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SERC's distance learning programs, all supported by teacher-developed
curriculum, bring Smithsonian science into classrooms and homes
across the country. By participating in videoconferences or
Electronic Field Trips, you have the opportunity to talk with
expert scientists and educators at the Smithsonian Environmental
Research Center and possibly venture into places where on-site
visitors seldom are permitted to go.
Go behind the scenes of science with SERC's interactive videoconferences
on topics related to SERC research. Each informative videoconference
lasts between thirty and sixty minutes, during which time students
will participate in hands-on science demonstrations and interact
with SERC staff.
Each videoconference comes with curriculum aligned with Maryland
Science Content Standards to use in the classroom before, during,
and after the videoconference. SERC is currently offering videoconferences
on a wide variety of topics.
SERC Electronic Field Trips
(EFTs) are content-driven programs
designed to offer students in K-12 classrooms learning opportunities
they would not otherwise experience.
During these live, interactive, satellite broadcasts, students
interact with scientists through live demonstrations, phone
calls, and e-mail. This interactivity, along with teacher-developed
curriculum, makes EFTs a highly effective educational tool.
Learn more about EFTs with International
Distance Learning: Technology and Content, Or How To Manage
Teachers, Trees, Turtles, and Television (pdf), an article
by Dottie Klugel published in the Proceedings of the Third Annual
Hawaii International Conference on Education (2005).
SERC produces EFTs through a partnership with Ball State University
(BSU). Follow the links below to learn about our past and upcoming
Electronic Field Trips.
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The Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach -
Nashville, Tennessee http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cso/vidcon.php |
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The Vanderbilt Center
for Science Outreach is dedicated to the innovative use of technology
to create vibrant learning partnerships between our university
and K-12 schools.
Initiated through an award from the National Institutes of Health,
the CSO offers a virtual two-way videoconference connection
between Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical
Center research scientists, physicians, graduate and medical
students and classrooms locally, statewide, nationally and internationally.
We connect to over 5,000 elementary, middle and high school
students in over 20 states per year.
Each year we schedule a variety of programs which connect scientists
to the classroom. Programs run approximately 30-45 minutes.
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The Ward Melville Heritage Organization -
Stony Brook, NY http://www.wmho.org/ElectronicFieldTrips.asp
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The Ward Melville Heritage Organization is proud to offer state-of-the-art
technology by featuring videoconferencing programs in Coastal
Ecology, History and Literacy.
Through this latest technology, WMHO focuses on the national
educational commitment of "No Child Left Behind" by
reaching out to children across the globe regardless of academic,
geographical, or socio-economic limitations.
All programs are aligned to National and New York State Learning
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The Albany of History & Art http://www.albanyinstitute.org/resources/distlearning.htm |
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Virtual Field Trips are exciting real-time interactive programs.
Museum educators use objects, images and inquiry-based teaching
methods to engage students in lessons that focus on American
history and art as well as the art and culture of ancient Egypt.
Students are active participants in the lesson; they observe,
analyze and express their ideas about objects and images presented.
The Albany Institute’s videoconferencing
is intended for individual classes or group of 30 students
or fewer. In addition to a main camera, a special “document
camera” allows for close inspection of individual objects.
Each lesson is approximately 60 minutes. Each lesson was co-written
with K-12 teachers , and corresponds with New York State and
National Standards.
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Conner Prarie Living history Museum Indiana
http://www.connerprairie.org/discover_learn/distancelearning.aspx |
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Let us bring a program to your students via interactive videoconferencing.
Our curriculum-based program can be scheduled to suit your needs.
Please contact us a minimum of three weeks in advance to discuss
dates and times.
If you are looking for a special program
to fit into your curriculum, let us know and we may be able
to develop a program based on your needs. Conner Prairie can
offer programs focused on history, sciences, humanities, language
arts, fine arts and more!
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The Holocaust Memorial http://www.holocaust-nassau.org/teleconferencing.htm
and Tolerance Center
Glen Cove, NY
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The mission of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of
Nassau County is to teach the Holocaust, a unique catastrophe
that reflects the horrors of anti-Semitism, and to demonstrate
the destructive nature of prejudice, hatred, apathy, and violence
against all minorities. We seek to promote an awareness and
understanding of the tragic lessons of the Holocaust; to engender
a commitment to actively resist discrimination and intolerance;
and to nurture respect for the uniqueness of every human being
in order to better enable people to live together in peace and
harmony.
The Center is a member of EEZ (Educational Enterprise Zone).
Through this membership we are able to provide Videoconferencing
programs. These programs are interactive. In each the Holocaust
survivor gives part of their testimony with the remainder of
the testimony gotten through questions asked by the students.
Suggested questions are provided to the teachers but students
are encouraged to develop their own questions.
The Center offers three programs. Each one is one-hour in length.
We can customize the programs.
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Indiana Historical Society Indianapolis
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A variety of student programs
and special history and research projects are available from
the Indiana History Center via distance learning video conferencing
/ virtual field trips. History comes alive in these engaging
student programs presented by an IHS staff member.
These student programs and projects, which are linked to Indiana
academic standards, encourage hands-on history for students.
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Michigan State University Museum Virtual Outreach http://www.museum.msu.edu/ProgramsandPartnerships/Educational/VirtualOutreach |
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The Virtual Outreach Program at the Michigan State University
Museum offers exciting virtual field trips for your students.
These programs allow teachers to provide fun and meaningful
learning experiences without the expense, permission forms,
and geographic limitations of ordinary field trips.
MSU Museum's field trips are conducted by
professionals recognized in their disciplines and experienced
in presenting content to students with a range of educational
needs. Most programs last 45-60 minutes followed by time for
questions.
We provide field trips in the science
and social studies curriculum areas. Our trips have been designed
around the Michigan Curriculum Standards, so they are easy
to incorporate into existing lesson plans.
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National Baseball Hall of Fame http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/education/videoconference.htm
Cooperstown, NY |
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The next best thing to visiting the Hall of Fame is participating
in a videoconference. The EBBETS Field Trip Series (Electronically
Bringing Baseball Education To Students) transports the wonders
of Cooperstown to your very own classroom.
Choose any of our 13
thematic units and participate in a live, interactive lesson
with a Museum educator. Learning objectives and artifacts abound
in this hour long visit to one of America's premier education
destinations.
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The Ward Melville Heritage Organization -
Stony Brook, NY http://www.wmho.org/ElectronicFieldTrips.asp
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The Ward Melville Heritage Organization is proud to offer state-of-the-art
technology by featuring videoconferencing programs in Coastal
Ecology, History and Literacy.
Through this latest technology, WMHO focuses on the national
educational commitment of "No Child Left Behind" by
reaching out to children across the globe regardless of academic,
geographical, or socio-economic limitations.
All programs are aligned to National and New York State Learning
Standards and can be tailored to appropriate age levels. |
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