 
     
 
|
 PROMISES,
PROMISES
Resources... |
 |
In
researching "Promises, Promises," we found dozens of fascinating
examples of imaginative uses of technology in the classroom.
We have included them in the following list:
• The
JASON Foundation for Education uses technology to excite
students about science. Each year, the foundation sends scientific
teams on expeditions to remote corners of the world and beams
live video. Students don't just watch; the technology lets them
talk directly with the scientists in the field and participate
in their experiments. Past JASON Voyages include trips to the
Sea of Cortez, The Galapagos Islands, and the Jungles of Belize.
The JASON Foundation for Education, 11 Second Avenue, Needham
Heights, MA 02494-2808. (781)444-8858. fax (781) 444-8313. E-mail:
info@jason.org |
• The Global
SchoolHouse Project uses computers to connect more than 20
schools in the United States and around the world. By sending video
and audio signals over the Internet (using CU/SeeMe Software developed
by Cornell University) students in as many as eight schools can both
see and hear each other while they work on collaborative assignments.
In addition, the Global SchoolHouse Project invites special guests,
such as the anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall, to meet with students
over the network. For more information contact Yvonne Andres, President
and CEO, The
Global SchoolNet Foundation, 132 N. El Camino Real, Ste. 395,
Encinitas, CA 92024. (760) 635-0001 or (619) 475-4852.
E-mail: andresyv@ceff.net
• BreadNet,
the telecommunications network of The Bread Loaf School of English
at Middlebury College, connects students and teachers across the country
and around the world by modems and computers. Bread Loaf Office,
Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753. (802) 443-5000.
• National
Geographic Society Kids Network uses modems and computers
to link thousands of schools together for collaborative science projects
lasting eight weeks. Students in grades 4-6 share the results of their
local research with other schools on the network and get on-line help
from practicing scientists. National Geographic Society Educational
Services, Washington DC 20036. (800) 368-2728. fax (301) 921-1575
• The
Computer Museum in Boston is the only museum in the world
devoted to people and computers and their impact on one another. The
Museum has assembled an extensive collection of historical computers
and robots, with over 125 hands-on exhibits. The Museum also runs
The Computer Clubhouse, an innovative after-school computer center
for children. The Clubhouse staff and director Sam Christy work closely
with public school teachers to help them design technology programs.
300 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210. (617) 426-2800. Gail Jennes,
Public Relations Director.
E-mail: jennes@tcm.org
• The George
Lucas Educational Foundation works to integrate multi-media
and telecommunications technology into teaching and learning. It also
publishes a newsletter Edutopia, PO Box3494,San Rafael,CA 94912.
(415 662-1600. fax (415) 662-1605.
E-mail: edutopia@glef.org |
 |
"Get
your children a computer. It's the electronic pencil of the 21st
century. No child can make it without one."
Fred D'lgnazio, President of Multi-Media Classrooms
|
 |
