Some high school and all middle and elementary school resources are available on videotape. Many courses require internet accessibility. Check individual course descriptions to find out what the particular equipment requirements are. Schools equip their SERC classroom with a television, computers, a VCR and telephone. Students watch their SERC class on the television which is connected to their satellite dish.
Students connect during live satellite broadcasts or over the Internet.
They learn alongside classmates from all over the country, delight in each other's accents, root for each other's big game and form unique and lasting friendships. The main type of membership is at the state level. The state's public television station and department of education join together to help guide SERC in technology and curriculum choices to benefit the schools in the member state. States aren't the only level of membership. Besides being a part of a larger trend toward educational technology and quality curriculum, schools and other sites in member areas benefit from reduced tuition rates and free staff development programming.