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The Bronx Zoo -
New York City http://bronxzoo.com/distancelearning |
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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/html/vc.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/distancelesson.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/programs/distance.html |
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Interactive videoconferences between your location and the museum
can introduce new topics, explore familiar topics at a deeper
level, or even prepare groups for an upcoming trip.
During these 45- to 60-minute programs, you can see, hear, and
speak with museum staff in real time via a television monitor.
The museum presenter is likewise able to see, hear, and speak
with you.
Each program is visually rich with museum specimens. Exciting
educational moments occur when close-up cameras are used to
explore structures as familiar as a robin’s nest or as unusual
as a tiger beetle’s compound eye.
All programs are aligned with state and national academic standards
and may be modified to address your students’ specific questions,
ongoing projects, related study units, and current events. Relevant
pre-videoconference lesson materials are provided two weeks
in advance of scheduled programs.
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The Center for Puppetry Arts - Atlanta,
Georgia http://www.puppet.org/edu/dis_programs-videoconferencing.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 Cleveland Museum of Art - Ohio
http://www.clevelandart.org/learn/distance%20learning.aspx |
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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 Zoo - Indiana
http://www.indyzoo.com/SitePages/Education/distanceLearning.aspx |
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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 http://lsc.org/for-educators/electronic-field-trips/ |
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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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The Library of Congress* - Washington,
DC http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/videoconf/ |
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Professional Development
Programs and workshops designed for educators - Various aspects
of cataloging and metadata education is available as distance
learning over the Internet.
Although not envisoned as full-blown curricula, this type of
education is rapidly expanding and becoming very important in
the library and information science education setting.
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Louisville Science Center - Kentucky
http://www.louisvillescience.org/site/teachers-virtual-programs/ |
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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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Mariners’ Museum http://www.marinersmuseum.org/education/distance-learning |
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Just as Man has used the sea to journey around the world for
thousands of years, The Mariners’ Museum now uses Interactive
Videoconferencing to offer programming to schools across the
country and around the globe.
History Programs Science Programs Language Arts Programs Programs
offered by The Mariners’ Museum align with national standards
of learning and can be adjusted to meet the specific needs of
classroom teachers and students. Programs listed as being for
all grades are adjusted to the grade level of the students participating
in the program.
We are proud to announce a new series of videoconference programs
designed for the adult learner. See
what we have to offer!
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Michigan State University Museum Virtual Outreach http://museum.msu.edu/?q=node/118 |
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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
http://www.seatrek.org |
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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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Museum of Television and Radio- New York
City & Los Angeles http://www.paleycenter.org/videoconferencing/ |
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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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NASA Glenn Research Center -
Cleveland, Ohio http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/education/DigitalLearningNetwork_GRC.html |
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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
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National Baseball Hall of Fame http://baseballhall.org/education/school-programs/videoconferences
Cooperstown, NY |
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The next best thing to visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame is
participating in a videoconference. The award-winning EBBETS
Field Trip Series (Electronically Bringing Baseball Education
To Students) transports the wonders of Cooperstown to your very
own classroom.
Baseball is used as the backdrop to help your students discover
objectives in diverse topics like mathematics, geography, civil
rights history, women's history, economics, communication arts,
and more!
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The National WWII Museum http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-teachers/virtual-field-trips.html
New Orleans, LA |
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The National WWII Museum offers interactive, fast-paced “Virtual
Field Trips” that are videoconferenced LIVE into classrooms
across the country.
Guided by a museum educator, students analyze maps, photographs,
artifacts, posters, speeches, and songs as they explore the
chronologies, strategies, motivations, and outcomes behind these
fascinating chapters of WWII history. All videoconferences last
one class period and include pre- and post-program curriculum
materials.
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Ocean Institute-
Pacific Coast, Southern California http://www.ocean-institute.org/teacher/program_list.html |
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(Video Conferences are listed under "V") 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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Pearl Harbor - USS Arizona Memorial http://pacifichistoricparks.org/education.php?page=video_conference
Hawaii
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Witness to History Videoconference
Program Not everyone can visit the USS Arizona Memorial personally.
The Witness to History Videoconferencing program provides students
and educators on both a national and international level with
a unique and invaluable distance learning opportunity dedicated
to the history of December 7, 1941.
Through firsthand accounts, artifact examination, and expert
historical interpretation the events surrounding the Pearl Harbor
attack come alive for students.
The Witness to History video teleconferencing program is funded
by the Pacific Historic Parks (PHP), a non-profit organization
dedicated to financially supporting the National Park Service's
educational and interpretive initiatives. The program is sponsored
by both the National Park Service (NPS) and Pacific Historic
Parks. These two organizations have vested interest not only
in telling the story of Pearl Harbor, but in preserving the
cultural and historic significance of the USS Arizona.
Participation is FREE.
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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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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
schools are responsible for the long distance charges. |
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- Washington, DC http://www.serc.si.edu/education/dl/index.aspx
(SERC) |
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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 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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