From: mu95rair@sac_1.ru.ac.za (RICCARDO RAIMO)
Subject: Re: Oct. 22 Telecommunications Videoconf.
Organization: St Andrew's College
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 15:02:27 GMT

In article <1992Oct4.202936.18070@pbs.org> tflavell@pbs.org writes:
>From: tflavell@pbs.org
>Subject: Oct. 22 Telecommunications Videoconf.
>Date: 4 Oct 92 20:29:36 EDT
>X-Date: 4 Oct 92 20:03:33 EDT
>X-Organization: PBS:Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, VA
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>CONTACT: TFLAVELL@PBS.ORG 
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>		PBS VIDEOCONFERENCE EXPLORES
>	   TELECOMMUNICATIONS USE IN SCHOOLS 
>
>Alexandria, Virginia, October 4,1992 - Educators and school 
>administrators who are striving to change education can learn 
>about innovative educational applications of telecommunications 
>technology from award-winning classroom teachers, live via 
>satellite.
>
>On Thursday, October 22, 1992, from 2-4 P.M./ET PBS will present 
>TELECOMMUNICATIONS: BRINGING THE WORLD INTO THE CLASSROOM, a two-
>hour videoconference designed to focus discussion of issues in 
>telecommunications use in schools from a variety of perspectives- 
>from policymaker to practitioner.  The videoconference will be 
>transmitted live from the INFOMART in Dallas during the 1992 
>Technology & Learning Conference.  The National School Boards 
>Association's (NSBA) Institute for the Transfer of Technology to 
>Education, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and The National 
>Foundation for the Improvement of Education (NFIE) will present 
>the videoconference with support from the Regional Bell Operating 
>Companies.
>
>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:
>
>* 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 to preserve value of 
>traditional Native American culture & 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.
>
>* 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.
>
>Telecommunications issues for schools, including planning and 
>policy issues, governance, curricular issues, technical 
>requirements, and financial impact also will be addressed.
>
>The NSBA is a federation of all state school board associations in 
>the U.S. and the boards of education of Hawaii, the District of 
>Columbia, and the U.S.  Virgin Islands.  NSBA represents and helps 
>serve American education through school board leadership.  The PBS 
>Elementary/ Secondary Service is the school television arm of PBS, 
>dedicated to serving the instructional needs of students through 
>and on behalf of public television stations nationwide.  The NFIE 
>is an independent affiliate of the National Education Association.  
>The Foundation is dedicated to improving education through the 
>fostering of teacher innovation and creativity.
>
>In its sixth year, the "1992 Technology & Learning...Making 
>Schools More Productive Conference" brings educators together to 
>meet experienced technology practitioners and knowledgeable 
>industry representatives and to learn about technology tools and 
>their practical applications.  INFOMART is the world's first 
>information processing market center which showcases the 
>innovations of the Information Age.
>
>For more information, to register as a downlink site, or to 
>determine if a local PBS station or education agency is hosting 
>the videoconference, please E-mail Tom Flavell at FLAVELL@PBS.ORG 
>or call (703) 739-5402 or FAX (703) 739-8495.
>The satellite downlink fee per site is $150, including on-site tape 
>and print duplication rights. There will be an estimated 200 downlink
>sites across the U.S. and Canada, including many university and
>corporate sites. 
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