NORT2H Content Provider Updates: 10/19/08

Grades 5-12: Rolling on the Tundra - A Polar Bear Adventure

"Rolling on the Tundra - A Polar Bear Adventure" from the Arctic tundra and Vanderbilt Virtual School

Tuesday, November 4th at 10:00 AM (CENTRAL time zone)
· REGISTER: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm
· Grades: 5-12
· Format: 45-minutes interactive with students Q & A
· Cost: $75 per site
· Questions: Chandra Allison, at (615) 322-6511 or email chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu

Wednesday, November 5th at 9:00 AM (CENTRAL time zone)
· REGISTER: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm
· Grades: 5-12
· Format: 45-minutes interactive with students Q & A
· Cost: $75 per site
· Questions: Chandra Allison, at (615) 322-6511 or email chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu

Join Apple Distinguished Educator, Julene Reed, as she visits the “Polar Bear Capital of the World” near the Hudson Bay in Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. Participate in a live videoconference from the Arctic tundra with Julene and scientists studying polar bears. Engage in a discussion of facts about polar bears, issues affecting them (such as climate change, etc.), and actions that we can take to help the polar bears.

Grades 9-12: Forensic Investigation, Research and Education

New program offered by theUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center
Who's blood is it? Solving the mystery of a crime scene
October 28, 2008
10:30 - 11:10 AM CST
Grades 9-12
$95.00 per site
The Forensic Investigation, Research and Education (FIRE) organization, a student group at UNT Health Science Center, will walk students through the processing of a crime scene, from proper evidence collection and handling to testing a sample in the laboratory. In the lab, they will explain how a sample is treated to obtain the DNA and how the DNA is used to create a profile. Participating students should have some understanding of cell structure and function but the focus will be on laboratory techniques.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE - October 27th!!!!
Registration link:http://www.connect2texas.net/Connect2Texas_pages/register_begin.asp?eventID=1794

To register go to http://www.connect2texas.net/ .

Grades 9-12: Science in the Cinema: Pandemic

Science in the Cinema: Pandemic
Dates: November 13, 2008 or November 20, 2008
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
Grade Levels: 9-12
Join Dr. Peter N. Wenger, MD, Associate Professor in the School of UMDNJ Public Health, for a discussion of the science behind the PBS American Experience program, INFLUENZA 1918: The worst epidemic the United States has ever known . Students should be familiar with the documentary (at minimum, the portions listed below) and should prepare questions ahead of time for Dr. Wenger.
More information: http://www.magpi.net/programs/sciencecinema.html

Heather Weisse Walsh
Applications Coordinator
MAGPI
3401 Walnut Street, Suite 233A
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6228
Email: hweisse@magpi.net
Phone: 215-573-6417

Grades 5-12: RFID vs. Consumer Privacy

Thursday, November 13 - “RFID vs. Consumer Privacy"

Have you taken an RFID home with you? RFID chips, tiny tracking devices the size of a speck of dust, can be used to secretly identify you and the things you're carrying. Data can be read right through clothes, wallet, backpack, and purse.

RFID is a consumer goods tracking system that couples radio frequency (RF) identification technology with highly miniaturized wireless computers to enable products to be identified and tracked at any point along the supply chain and beyond with profound implications for consumer privacy.

If you have "keyless" entry to your car, or use an Exxon Speedpass to buy gas, you're using RFID. If you live on the East or West coasts, you probably use FasTrak or EZPass to pay highway tolls from your car without stopping; both systems use RFID technology. The United States Department of Defense uses RFID for military supply chain for everything purchased by the U.S. military -- from beans to bullets and from toothpaste to toilets to tanks.

RFID can be used on ANY physical item with unique information in an embedded chip. The chip sends out an identification signal allowing it to communicate with reader devices and other products embedded with similar chips. The “smart tag” with RFID has a very small radio transmitter that is inactive (like a bar code) until it receives a radio signal. When it does, it broadcasts one piece of information. It sends its serial number back to a master radio, where it is recorded in a database to identify and track every item.

What will the future look like when EVERY belonging is marked with a unique number identifiable with the swipe of a scanner; when the refrigerator or medicine cabinet keeps track of its contents; when the location of a car or a cell phone is always pinpoint-able; and when signal-emitting microchips storing personal information can be implanted beneath the skin or embedded in inner organs?

Will RFID technology be limited to supply chain management where companies can keep track of the quantity of a product in stock? Will personal privacy be discarded as our every move is "tracked" into a database? What are the implications (pro and con) of RFID?

REGISTER: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm

Time: 9:00 and 10:00 AM (CENTRAL time zone)
Format: 45-minutes formatted into 30-minute presentation and 15-20 minute Q & A
Cost: $75 per site
Questions: Chandra Allison, at (615) 322-6511 or email chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu

Patsy Partin, M. Ed
Director, Virtual School
Vanderbilt University
2007 Terrace Place
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 322-6384

Grades 5-12: Veterans Day - Never Forget: Honoring Those who Served

TUESDAY, November 11 “Never Forget: Honoring Those Who Served” (VETERANS DAY)

Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor ALL those who served honorably in the military. both in wartime and peacetime. Veterans Day is especially intended to thank LIVING veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that ALL those who served- not only those who died have sacrificed and done their duty.

World War I was called “the War to end all wars,” but in 1939, World War II broke out in Europe and shattered that dream. Korea, Vietnam, and Beyond (Desert Storm, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq) have all followed.

Veterans Day is a day for patriotism. Do your students really understand what it means to be free? Do they know the true meaning of the form of government we call democracy? Do they realize that young men and women throughout the past two centuries have fought and given their lives to protect our way of life? Do they understand that they might be expected to do the same?

This videoconference offers your students an opportunity to appreciate the past and honor those who have fought to preserve our way of life. This videoconference will feature interviews with local veterans with a variety of experiences in war. During this 45 minute videoconference session, 15-20 minutes will be allocated for student questions.

REGISTER: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm

Time: 9:00 and 10:00 AM (CENTRAL time zone)
Format: 45-minutes formatted into 30-minute presentation and 15-20 minute Q & A
Cost: $75 per site
Questions: Chandra Allison, at (615) 322-6511 or email chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu

Patsy Partin, M. Ed
Director, Virtual School
Vanderbilt University
2007 Terrace Place
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 322-6384

Grades K-12: Celebrate China - Welcome to China

Program Flyer: Celebrate China - Welcome to China
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Content Provider
http://www.cilc.org/program_provider_detail.aspx?id=227
Contact Information
Audra May

amay@sckesc.org

13939 Diagonal Road

Clearwater, KS 67026

United States

Phone: (620) 584-3300 ext. 135

Fax: (620) 584-3307

Program Type
Individual Program

Program Rating
This program has not yet been evaluated.

Target Audience
Education: Kindergarten, Grade(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Public Library: Library

Patrons

Primary Disciplines
Foreign/World Languages, Problem Solving, Social Studies/History, Cultures, Environment

Secondary Disciplines
Foreign/World Languages, Language Arts/English

Program Description
Students will learn basic Chinese greetings and courtesies; using maps students will explore the diversity of the country and the misconceptions about a culture different from our own. Students will greet one another in Chinese and write simple characters.

Program Format
1. 5 minute introduction2. 15-20 minutes of interaction with students3. 5 minutes for wrap-up and questions

Objectives
The participant will "travel" to China.They will "visit" Beijing and Wuhan.They will develop an appreciation for the Chinese written language.

National Standards to which this program aligns
Foreign Language Standards: K-12Cultures: Gain knowledge and Understanding of Other CulturesStandard 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultureStudies.Standard 2.2 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.Standard 3.2 Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its culture.Standard 4.2 Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.Social Studies Standards K-12The World in Spatial Terms-Understand how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.-Understand how to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context.-Understand how to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth’s surface.Places and Regions-Understand the physical and human characteristics of places.-Understand that people create regions to interpret Earth’s complexity-Understand how culture and experience influence people’s perceptions of places and regions.Physical Systems-Understand the physical processes that shape the pattern of Earth’s surface.-Understand the characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth’s surfaceHuman Systems-Understand the characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaics.Understand the patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth’s surface.-Understand the processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement.-Understand how the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth’s surface.Environment and Society-Understand how human actions modify the physical environment.-Understand how physical systems affect human systems.-Understand the changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.The Use of Geography-Understand how to apply geography to interpret the past.-Understand how to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future.

State Standards to which this program aligns
In Kansas, the Task Force on Chinese Language Training in 2006 set the following goals: • By 2011, all K-12 students in Kansas should have the opportunity for exposure to Mandarin Chinese, whether in traditional classroom settings, through interactive distance learning (IDL) or other distance learning platforms, in after-school and summer programs, or as a part of introductory would language sessions.• By 2016, Mandarin Chinese should be one of the three most-taught languages in Kansas schools, measured both by the number of students enrolled and by the number of schools offering the language.

Program Length
K-5 programs are 30 minutes in length. 6-12 programs are 30-45 minutes in length.

By Request
This program is available by request/on demand ONLY

This program is by request with a minimum of 2 weeks notice. Available times are 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 2:30 p.m., CST.

Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees
Interactive Cost: $125.00Point to Point Cost: $125.00By Request/On Demand Cost: $125.00

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Program Fee Notes
PO must be received prior to connection date. (If cancellation occurs due to weather, etc..., site will not be penalized to reschedule.)Please send PO to:The Service Center at ClearwaterUSD 628 - South Central KS Education Service Center13939 Diagonal RoadClearwater, KS 67026

Cancellation Policy
We will not charge for programs canceled due to nature i.e. snow days. The full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than 48 hours notice.

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Grades K-12: Celebrate China - The Lunar New Year

CILC

Program Flyer: Celebrate China - The Lunar New Year
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Content Provider
http://www.cilc.org/program_provider_detail.aspx?id=227
Contact Information

Audra May