This Web Resource List is a "one stop shop" for distance learning information. If you have any questions- go to the "Meet the Author" link above and email me!
Read Across America TWICE invites you to participate in “NEA's Read Across America” using video conference technology! TWICE provides a matching service for point-to-point videoconferences between schools. Matching is done based on your registration information.
Global Leap The Global Leap website www.global-leap.com is a resource for teachers around the world, enabling them to get help, advice and support to develop videoconferencing in the curriculum, and to find videoconferencing partners and to book interactive videoconference lessons.
MysteryQuest This project is designed for middle school students studying world geography. Through video conference technology students are able to meet other students while learning about cities and countries in the world.
Wisconsin History Mystery- February 14-18, 2005 Looking for a way to enrich your Wisconsin History lessons?
Pair up with another 4th grade classroom in our great state for
an interactive videoconference event!
T.W.I.C.E. (Two-Way Interactive Connections in Education)
The most user-friendly content database for distance learning resources. You can search by content, provider, cost, grade level and more! A great place to start!
FIRST EVER! K-12 Videoconference Event- October 2004
Keystone Conference- HUGE SUCCESS! Educators, policy makers, and industry representatives gathered in person as well as through interactive videoconferencing to focus on best practice uses of this technology.
Watch this site and the site above for the 2005 announcements!
Senator Herb Kohl's "Classroom Connect" Wisconsin State Senator Herb Kohl participates in two or three Classroom Connection sessions each semester. Each session generally includes four schools, of different sizes and from different regions in the State. Sessions generally last about 30 minutes.
ePals Join over 4.5 million students and educators around the world for discussions, projects, learning and more in the world's largest online classroom community.
Gerald Ford Museum A "new kid on the block"! Various Presidential Election virtual field trip opportunities! Call or email the education department:
kristin.mooney@nara.gov or call 616.254.0374.
T.W.I.C.E. Homepage This is a great starting point to learn about virtual field trips, collaborations, projects and the home page for the content provider database above.
s/v Denis Sullivan- This content provider- PierWisconsin is right in our own backyard! Check out their Virtual Voyage and the many videoconference opportunitites they offer throughout the year.
M.O.T.E. Marine Distance Learning SeaTrek currently offers videoconference science programs geared for grades 4th-8th. Free companion curricula are available for our science videoconference programs. Videoconference science programs typically last between 45-60 minutes and costs $145.
