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Helpful Blogs about DL
VC Out on a Lim from Janine Lim
VC Rox from Roxanne Glaser
Video Conferencing Tips & Tricks from Carol Skyring
Search for Content Providers & DL Projects
Berrien RESA
A great place to search for and locate content providers and other video conference resources (check out the link to the 2-page list of content providers near the bottom of the page!)
CAPSpace
Locate others who want to collaborate with your class by video conference (How to create a login)
Center for Interactive Learning & Collaboration (CILC)
Database where you can search for interactive video conference content providers
CESA: Educational Technology Services
A lengthy list of content providers
Knowledge Network Collaboration Collage
Sign up for this listserv for information about subject area experts, classroom collaborations, and sharing your successes and "lessons learned" with others who use interactive video conferencing; you can also search their videoconferencing directory for content
Muse: A Project of the Internet K20 Initiative
Learn about Internet2 and the possibilities
New York Institute of Technology: Content Provider Members
A list of Content Providers with links to contacts and information about each program
TWICE (Two-Way Interactive Connections in Education)
Another resource for locating virtual learning experiences, collaborative projects, shared classes, and other helpful information about interactive video conferences
Valuable Content Providers
(Check back - these will change periodically)
Alaska's Kigluait Education Adventures (Science)
Baseball Hall of Fame (Math, Science, Technology...)
Bronx Zoo (Science, Environment, Animals)
Brownsburg Challenger Learning Center (Science, Space)
Buffalo Zoo (Science, Environment, Animals)
Center for Puppetry Arts (Fine Arts, Social Studies, Literature, Science)
Cleveland Institute of Music (Science, Math, Language Arts, Social Studies)
Cleveland Museum of Art (Art, Science, Math, Language, Social Studies...)
Cleveland Museum of Natual History (Health, Science, History)
Fort Worth Museum of Science & History (Science, History, Math)
Global Education Motivators (Social Studies, Current Events)
Global Nomads Group (Social Studies, Current Events)
LearnNCO with Andy Campbell (Physical Science, Life Science, Earth Science, Math Modules)
Lee Richardson Zoo (Science)
Liberty Science Center (Science)
MOTE Marine Lab (Science, Language Arts)
Museum of Tolerance (History: Holocaust Studies)
NASA Space Center Houston (Science, Space)
National Park Service (Social Studies, History)
New York State Historical Association & Farmer's Museum (History, Language Arts, Art)
Paley Center for Media (Media Literacy, ELA, Social Studies, DBQ Skills)
Paul Stillman: Historically Speaking (Social Studies, History)
Pro Football Hall of Fame (Social Studies, Careers)
Royal Botanical Gardens (Science, Language Arts)
San Diego Zoo (Science, Environment, Animals)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach
Other Resources
Polycom User Guide v1.0.1
Polycom User Guide v2.5
Web Safety:
Parent Tips Handout
Keep Personal Info Private Handout
Primary Students: Using the web with primary students is sometimes a tricky situation because there are so many inappropriate sites that little ones do not yet know how to avoid. For 3-7 year olds, there are some excellent web browsers for children that give small children access to the web in a safer online environment than IE and other commonly used web browsers.
Parents must still be vigilant and monitor their children online, but these kid-friendly web browsers offer an added layer of protection for little ones discovering the web. Here is a video about one kid-friendly web browser called "Kid-Surf" (www.kid-surf.com) explaining how to download and use it with kids: