People interested in content should definitely check out NSDL and WGBH Teachers' Domain.<br><br>One story I would like to see is...<br><br>Teacher finds a Nova program or other video they want their kids to see. But instead of having to devote an entire class period or even 2 periods to having the kids passively watching the video prjected from the teacher's laptop, they can assign it for homework. Right now they can't do that because kids may not have internet, broadband or computer access at home. If they tried to have kids all watch a movie streaming in the computer lab it would likely overwhelm the internet connection to the school.<br> <br>But in my vision of Sugar and the XS the teacher links the video into the Moodle class, Moodle and the School Sever are then smart and just download it once from the internet. <br><br>As kids use their sticks during the day the video is synced to their stick. They can then watch it on any computer they have access to for homework time, such as at day care or at home, regardless of the existence or quality of the internet connection to that computer.<br> <br>Anyway, if you can't make this talk do check out teachers domain.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Caroline<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">National Science Digital Library Resource Center and WGBH Teachers' Domain</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:meetings@readytalk.com">meetings@readytalk.com</a>></span><br> Date: 2009/5/20<br>Subject: Meeting Invitation: What Works Series: How to Use Rich Digital Media to Impact Science Teaching and Learning<br>To: <a href="mailto:caroline@solutiongrove.com">caroline@solutiongrove.com</a><br> <br><br> <div style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: repeat-y;" background="?ui=2&ik=73c70168dc&view=att&th=1215ec744725bfaf&attid=0.0.1.4&disp=emb&zw"> <table align="center" border="0" width="575"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"> <table style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="575"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 0px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); padding: 5px;" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <a href="http://www.readytalk.com" target="_blank"> <img border="0"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="575"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none no-repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"> <h1> What Works Series: How to Use Rich Digital Media to Impact Science Teaching and Learning </h1> <table style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both;" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" width="345"> <tbody><tr> <td> <b><font size="2"> <font size="2">Meeting Description:</font> </font></b> <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="2"> <p>This interactive presentation will demonstrate how to access, download, and integrate rich media from public television into your STEM curriculum using FREE, standards-based resources from <a href="http://www.teachersdomain.org" title="WGBH Teachers' Domain" target="_blank">WGBH’s Teachers’ Domain</a>.</p> <p>Resources are drawn from award-winning public television shows such as NOVA, NOVA scienceNOW, and Frontline, and adapted for the K-12 classroom to include visualizations, rich background essays, discussion questions and standards alignment. Participants will hear from a science teacher and how he uses Teachers’ Domain resources to introduce, reinforce, and engage students in the exploration of earth and space science, life science, physical science and engineering. </p> <p>Teachers’ Domain is a free digital library created by WGBH – Boston’s public television station – that uses interactive, digital media (video clips, interactives, classroom activities, lesson plans, and images) from public television and its partners to enhance K-12 teaching and learning. No technical background necessary, beginners are welcome! For educators of grades K-12.</p> <p>This seminar is a part of a three-part series: <i><b>What Works?: Using NSDL Collections in the Classroom.</b></i> Click <a href="http://nsdl.org/pd/?pager=brownbag" target="_blank">here </a>for a schedule and for more information.</p> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://cc.readytalk.com/r/1op253zn9d4dr" target="_blank"> <img alt="Register for Event" border="0" height="21" width="110"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); padding: 0pt; width: 252px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(206, 211, 218);"> <div style="padding: 0pt; width: 230px; background-color: rgb(206, 211, 218);"> <table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: rgb(88, 138, 187);" width="230"> <h3 style="margin: 0pt; background-repeat: repeat-x; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <font size="2">Date & Time</font> </h3> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table style="margin: 5px;" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="225"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="top" width="70"> <b><font size="2">Date:</font></b> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> Tue, Jun 16, 2009 </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" width="70"> <b><font size="2">Time:</font></b> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 1:00 PM EDT </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" width="70"> <b><font size="2">Duration:</font> </b> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 1 hour </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" width="70"> <b><font size="2">Host(s):</font> </b> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> National Science Digital Library Resource Center and WGBH Teachers' Domain </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <table style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="230"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: rgb(88, 138, 187);" height="28" width="230"> <h3 style="margin: 0pt; background-repeat: repeat-x; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <font size="2">Presenter Information</font><br> </h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="230"> <tbody><tr> <td><b> Daniella Quiñones </b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170);" align="center" valign="top"> <img alt="Speaker Photo" style="margin: 0pt 5px 5px 0pt;" align="middle"> <p> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> <p>Daniella Quiñones is the marketing coordinator for Teachers' Domain, an educational service for teachers provided by Boston public television station WGBH. <a href="http://www.teachersdomain.org" title="WGBH Teachers' Domain" target="_blank">Teachers'Domain</a> is a free online library of over 1,800 standards-based media resources for K-12 educators produced by public television, as well as online professional development courses for science teachers. </p> <p>Prior to WGBH, Daniella began her career in Los Angeles working as a production assistant for several hit NBC shows, including the Emmy Award winning "Will & Grace." She left Los Angeles to pursue a Master's Degree in Marketing Communications from Emerson College. 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