The State Fair is around the corner, which means school isn’t far behind. (Thankfully my kids still go back after Labor Day.) I went to school for a long time – so I still feel as if I should be getting new shoes and sharpening pencils when the weather gets cooler. So, I was nostagically delighted to get a list of potential videoconferences for schools today.
I love to read through them to get a flavor of what broadband can do for a classroom. I’ll include a couple of examples here. You can visit the CILC web site for more info. (Or say you want to share this with a teacher.)
Career Series: Firefighter by LEARNnco
Jeremy McMullen, Firefighter with the Fremont, Ohio Fire Department will be speaking with students about his career as a fire fighter.
Availability: Published Date(s) and Time(s) ONLY
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Public Library: Library Patrons,
Planet Hopping: Exploring the Solar System with Mathematics by NASA Digital Learning Network (JPL)
How high can you jump on Mars? Why does Neptune appear blue? Which planet was discovered in the twentieth century? Find out the answers to these questions and many more as you tour the solar system with NASA.
Availability: By Request/On Demand ONLY
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 4, 5, 6
LineUp With Math – Proportional Reasoning & Distance-Rate-Time Relationships in Air Traffic Control by NASA’s Digital Learning Network (Ames Research Center)
How do air traffic controllers use proportional reasoning and distance-rate-time relationships to get airplanes to their destination safely and on time
Availability: By Request/On Demand ONLY
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
HS Spanish Request
I have a HS Spanish class that is interested in collaboration with another class – preferably from a Spanish speaking country
Status: Seeking Partners
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
I am up early this morning, reading the last few email alerts before heading out on a long awaited vacation. How delighted (and strangely connected) I felt to read the Blandin Blog about a few of the programs distributed through CILC– and, after following the trail, realizing that the Blandin Foundation is a stone’s throw away from the path to one of our destinations within the next 24 hours: Grand Marais, MN. And, to read about the Foundation’s dedication to rural communities, was an even greater delight, as I am the product of a very rural county in Illinois. Keep up the great and worthy work…. and may all those who take advantage of broadband connections enjoy the incredible opportunities available through videoconferencing. –Ruth @ CILC
Ruth,
That is a fun connection. Have a great time in Grand Marais – the weather there should be just about perfect and it’s a great area to visit.
I love reading about the CILC programs. I used to be a computer teacher in a K-8 school. I think we had 9 donated computers that were sometimes on a network. The network was connected to a dialup connection – or maybe a low end DSL. I dreamed of being able to do projects like the ones mentioned above.
Thanks for your good work – and enjoy your vacation! Ann