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- TO: Education Liasons, School Media Specialists, ITV Coordinators
- FR: PBS Elementary/Secondary Service
- RE: Videoconference, "Telecommunications: Bringing the World
- Into the Classroom"
- DT: Sept. 1, 1992
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- The following program will be broadcast on many PBS stations in October.
- Please check with your local PBS station Education Services Director to see
- if this will be broadcast in your area:
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- TELECOMMUNICATIONS: BRINGING THE WORLD INTO THE CLASSROOM, a professional
- development videoconference for educators and school boards will be
- presented on October 22, 1992, from 2:00-4:00 PM Eastern Time by the
- National School Boards Association's Institute for the Transfer of
- Technology to Education, the PBS Elementary/Secondary Service and The
- National Foundation for the Improvement of Education. The videoconference
- will originate from INFOMART, Dallas, TX, site of the annual "Making
- Schools More Productive" NSBA conference. This live, interactive
- videoconference will investigate issues in telecommunications use in
- schools from a variety of perspectives-- from policymaker to practitioner.
-
- The videoconference will feature NFIE's 1992 award-winning Christa
- McAuliffe Educators -- Bonnie Bracey, Arlington, VA; Misty Brave, Kyle, SD;
- Carol Gilkinson, Covina, CA; Marilyn Schlief, Garden City, MI; Jim
- Zimmerman, Urbana, IL -- who employ some of the most innovative
- applications of technology in schools today, such as:
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- *Connecting Students from Around the Globe Via Lumaphones and
- slow-Scan-Video: Voice and picture messages are carried over telephone
- lines from Michigan to Japan connecting students and teachers in the Garden
- City Public Schools with their Japanese contemporaries.
-
- *Teaching About Cultures Close to Home: Technology is being integrated into
- multicultural curriculum programs in Little Wound School in South Dakota to
- educate and instill value of traditional native American customs.
-
- *Achieving Real Life Studies of Our Earth: Students in Arlington, Virginia
- are taking part in the National Geographic Kids Network to share current
- information in an international telecommunications-based science and
- geography curriculum studying acid rain.
-
- *Opening Up the World of Science: Students are utilizing a variety of
- technological tools including computers, video disc, scanners,
- telecommunications, and robotics to complete classroom assignments and
- discover the world of science.
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- *Creating a Global Perspective, Community, and Classroom: Students in
- Covina, California are being introduced to Prodigy and E-mail and other
- educational technology to engage students in collaborative efforts to
- examine worldwide problems, increase cultural awareness, and promote a
- global perspective.
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- By offering this videoconference, educators in your area will learn how
- (and be able to ask questions of) these motivated, innovative teachers are
- applying telecommunications-based programs in new and exciting ways. Their
- insights and experiences will prove invaluable to educators who are
- striving to change education.
-
- Date/time and related videoconference information is as follows:
- TITLE : TELECOMMUNICATIONS: BRINGING THE WORLD
- INTO THE CLASSROOM
- NUMBER/LENGTH : 1/120 minute videoconference
-
- DATES/TIMES : October 22, 1992
- 1:30-2:00 PM/Eastern Time Test Time
- 2:00-4:00 PM/Eastern Time Videoconference
-
- TRANSPONDER INFO: Will be announced to registered sites
-
- DESCRIPTION : The videoconference will examine issues in
- telecommunications use in schools from a variety of
- perspectives - from policymaker to practitioner. The
- 1992 NFIE Christa McAuliffe Educators will demonstrate
- projects currently in place in their respective
- districts and help participants explore the challenges
- and opportunities presented in implementing
- telecommunications-based programs in today's
- classrooms. Telecommunications issues for schools,
- including planning and policy issues, governance,
- curricular issues, technical requirements, and
- financial impact will be addressed.
- PRODUCER : Produced by the National School Boards
- Association's Institute for the Transfer of
- Technology to Education, with support from
- the Regional Bell Operating Companies
-
- RIGHTS : Unlimited broadcast and duplication rights.
-
- COST : $150 per downlink site. This is a
- non-exclusive offering.
-
- PRINT MATERIALS: A reproducible resource guide and a local
- promotional packet will be distributed to all
- sites registered through PBS.
-
- FOR INFORMATION: To register contact Tom Flavell at PBS
- Elementary/Secondary Service at (703) 739-5402,
- or fax (703) 739-8495.
-
- HOW TO ACCESS THIS PROGRAM
- ________________________________________________
-
- Step 1: Contact your local PBS station Education Services director to
- find out if this program will be available through your local station.
-
- Step 2: If this program is unavailable through your PBS station, your
- organization may license it for C-band downlink. Simply mark "NSBA
- Videoconference Event" on the Interest Form Below to obtain more
- information, including a registration form. The program may be licensed
- for $150 per downlink site, including recording and site duplication
- rights for one year from the date of broadcast plus a guidebook which may
- be reproduced. Copies of the program may be retained for the
- life-of-tape! The broadcast will occur on regular C-band satellite.
-
- Cooperative arrangements with your local PBS station are encouraged!
- Cooperating with a nearby educational organization is one way to share
- costs. The PBS Elementary/Secondary Service maintains an active roster
- of all parties interested in licensing this program and will gladly help
- link you up with those nearby who may want to form a partnership. Simply
- call Tom Flavell at (703) 739-5402 or fax a note to (703) 739-8495.
-
- The PBS Elementary/Secondary Service is the school television arm of PBS
- dedicated to serving the instructional needs of students and teachers
- through and on behalf of public television stations and other education
- agencies nationwide. PBS E/SS acquires and distributes educational
- programming and related curricular support materials for K-12 grade
- classroom use; promotes the use of PBS's primetime programming as a
- curricular resource; provides professional development for educators;
- serves as an outreach liason to the education community; supports
- research and development and serves as a national advocate
- for the use of video and related technologies for learning.
-
- Please contact the Learning Services Director at your local PBS
- station(s) for information on LOCAL programming and resources. More than
- 80% of all PBS stations currently provide K-12 instructional programming
- for school use. In addition, they also provide professional development
- videoconferences, community outreach resources, and much more!
-
- If you would like to receive more information about PBS
- Elementary/Secondary Service offerings, please E-mail this completed form
- or print-out and mail or fax back. A response will be sent to you via
- U.S. mail (or faxed) immediately:
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- YES! I would like to receive more information on the following PBS
- E/SS programs or publications. This information will be sent with no
- cost to you and or obligation:
-
- (Simply mark the programs which interest you.)
-
- Programming
-
- _____3-2-1 CLASSROOM CONTACT (Science, Grades 4-6)
- _____AMIGOS (Spanish, Grades K-2)
- _____CASTLE AND CATHEDRAL (History, Grades 5-10)
- _____THE CHALLENGE OF THE UNKNOWN (Math, Grades 4-12)
- _____EAT WELL, BE WELL (Health, Grades 1-4)
- _____EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW (History, Grades 10-12)
- _____FRANCE-TV MAGAZINE (French, Grades 8-12)
- _____FUTURES with Jaime Escalante (Math & Science, Grades 7-12)
- _____FUTURES2 with Jaime Escalante (Math & Science, Grades 7-12)
- _____GROWING UP, GROWING OLDER (Relationships, Grades 5-6)
- _____ICEWALK (Environmental Science, Grades 7-12)
- _____NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY SPECIALS (Science, Grades 4-12)
- _____NSBA VIDEOCONFERENCE EVENT 10/22/92 (Professional Development)
- _____PYRAMID (Interdisciplinary, Grades 5-9)
- _____RACE TO SAVE THE PLANET: Instructional Modules (Science, 7-12)
- _____SPACE AGE SCHOOL SPECIALS 10/1/92 and 10/15/92 (Teaching Tool for 9-12)
- _____SPACESHIP EARTH (Geography, Environmental Science, Grades 9-12)
- _____TELESTAR 401: THE EDUCATION SATELLITE
- _____UNDER THE MICROSCOPE (Staff Development, Grades 3-7)
- _____VOYAGE OF THE MIMI & SECOND VOM (Science, Grades 4-8)
- _____WE THE PEOPLE: THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONSTITUTION (Social Studies, 9-12)
- _____WONDERWORKS: YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS- Education Modules (History, 6-12)
- _____WORLD'S LARGEST CONCERT (Music, Grades K-12)
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- Print Resources
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- _____COPYRIGHT: STAYING WITHIN THE LAW Order Form
- _____ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE COMPENDIUM Order Form
- _____LEARNING FILE, VOL. 3: FOR THOSE WHO UTILIZE ITV Order Form
- _____1992 INTERNATIONAL SPACE YEAR COMPENDIUM Order Form
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- Organization:
- Name:
- Title:
- Address:
- City: State:
- Zip+4:
- Phone: FAX:
-
- ______ I want to know the name and phone number of my local PBS
- station Education Services contact. My local PBS station call
- letters are:____________
- The nearest major city is:_______________________________________
-
- Please E-Mail this form or fax it to the PBS E/SS FAX number, (703)739-8495,
- or mail to Tom Flavell; PBS E/SS; 1320 Braddock Place; Alexandria, VA 22314-
- 1698.
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