- INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONFERENCING
- Content Resources--Free Providers
Battleship Arizona Memorial Museum--Gds—6-12. Length--?, Fee--Free. Free. Some titles: Pearl Harbor Survivor Series, Curator Series.
Eli Lilly and Company--Gds—K-12. Length--?, Fee-- Free. Prescheduled presentations. Sign up through CILC. Titles include: Ask the Scientist about Viruses, Brainlink—Memory and Learning, Chemistry is a Blast.
Lee Richardson Zoo--Gds—K-12. Length-?-, Fee-- connection charges only. (Click on Education-->Programs-->Distance Learning Programs) Some titles: Sophisticated Mammals, The Lions of the Bird World, 3..2..1..Lift-off!, Creepy Creatures.
Library of Congress--Gds—11-12. Length—1-2 hr, Fee--Free. Overviews available for each title. These are meant to be adult workshops. Titles include: Treasure Hunting, Analyzing Primary Sources, The Internet: Fact or Fiction; Web Site Evaluation Strategies, Gathering Community Stories
Megaconference Jr--Gds—1-12. Length--?, Fee—Free. While connecting directly with other classrooms is not the primary purpose of Megaconference Jr, on the left, pick a year and look at the participants. There is often an Internet link to the schools. This project is 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. Presentations and activities focus on both academic and cultural issues. Participants will be able to address questions to.
Minnesota Shubert Performing Arts and Education Center--Gds—2-12. Length--?, Fee--Free. (Click on Dance or Music in the left column) Titles include: Hip Hop: History, Culture, Movement, Flamenco: The Music & Dance of Spain, Vocal Technique.
NASA Digital Learning Network--Gds—K-12. Length--?, Fee--Free. Catalog of 39 programs for K-12. Some titles include Simple Machines, History of Rocketry, Spacebots, the Solar System and Beyond.
National Archives, United Kingdom--Gds—2-12. Length—35-60 min, Fee--Free. Titles include: Art and History: Royal and personal seals, The Great Fire of London, Tudor imagery and Henry VIII, All pals together: A First World War soldier's story.
National Science Foundation--Gds—9-12-. Length--?, Fee--Free. No indication of length. On-line videos. Presentations by leading scientists in a variety of fields. Many astronomy videos.
North Carolina General Assembly--Gds—K-12. Length--?, Fee—Free Contact your representatives and arrange an IVC.
North Carolina Museum of History--Gds—K-12. Length—60 min, Fee--free for NC Schools. Titles include: Behind the Scenes, Moccasins to Motorcars, History Mystery.
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences--Gds--1-12, Length--60 min, Fee--free for NC schools. Titles include:
Discovering Dinosaurs, North Carolina's Natural Treasures, Migrate, Hibernate, Pupate.
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission--Gds—K-12. Length--?, Fee-- Free to NC Educators. Some titles: Slithering Snaakes, Bear Necessities, Canines of the Carolinas.
People to People School and Classroom Program--Gds—K-12. Length--?, Fee--Free. service that connects teachers and their students with classes in other countries for pen pal exchanges and projects that improve cultural understanding and encourage friendship.
Polycom list of free events. This site gives more informaion about the process and the events.
Pro Football Hall of Fame--Gds—1-12. Length—50 min, Fee--Free? Titles include: African American Trailblazers, What’s with NFL Team Nicknames, Careers in the NFL.
Smithsonian American Art Museum--Gds--?-12. Length—40-60 min, Fee--Free. Some titles: Life in America, Beating the Odds, African American Woman Artists, America's Signs and Symbols, Native Americans, America as Art.
Two Way Interactive Connections in Education (TWICE)--Gds—K-12. Length--?, Fee—None for use of database. A searchable database of opportunties for collaboration.
US House of Representatives--Gds—K-12. Length--?, Fee--Free. (202-226-1394) Contact your congressman and schedule a video conference.
US Senate--Gds—K-12. Length--?, Fee--Free. (202-224-2249) Contact your congressman and schedule a video conference.
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