| Content Provider | HEC-TV  2007-08 Honorable Mention | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact Information | Helen Headrick live@hectv.org 3655 Olive St St Louis, MO 63108 United States Phone: (314) 531-4455 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Program Type | Individual Program | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Program Rating | This program has not yet been evaluated. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Target Audience | Education: Grade(s): 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum Number of Participants | For optimum interactivity, we recommend no more than two classes combined. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minimum Number of Participants | There is no minimum number required for participation. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Disciplines | Problem Solving, Sciences, Technology/Information Science | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Secondary Disciplines | Career Education | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Program Description | Join us live from Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri and be part of the action as hundreds of teams and thousands of students from across the world compete in the 20th annual FIRST Robotics World Championships. During the videoconference your students will interact with both competing student engineers and professional engineers working in the field. Go live to the pits as students test and tweak their robots. Ask questions about designing and building the machines, what’s working and what’s not. Go live to the field of competition and see the robots in action. Ask questions about how the robots are accomplishing their tasks, which strategies and designs work best. FIRST Robotics is a unique varsity sport of the mind designed to help high-school-aged young people discover how interesting and rewarding the life of engineers and researchers can be. Students of different ages from around the world compete and demonstrate their engineering prowess in four programs: FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), FIRST Tech Challenge, FIRST LEGO League, and Junior FIRST LEGO League. FRC stages short games played by remote-controlled robots. The robots are designed and built in 6 weeks (out of a common set of basic parts) by a team of 25 or more high-school-aged young people and a handful of engineers-mentors. The students pilot the robots on the field as they participate in a series of challenges designed by Dean Kamen, Dr. Woodie Flowers, and a committee of engineers and other professionals. In this year’s LOGO MOTION challenge for FRC, two alliances of three teams compete on a 27-by-54-foot field with poles and earn points by using their robots to hang as many triangle, circle and square logo pieces as possible on a rack at the end of the field. They also deploy “minibots” that emerge from the main robot to climb a vertical pole and trigger a sensor on its top. The 2 minute and 15 second match begins with 15 seconds of “autonomous time” when the teams’ robots must operate independently of any student driver. To see an animation of this year’s LOGO Motion challenge and learn more about all areas of FIRST Robotics go to http:// www.usfirst.org/. But, as exciting as the competition is, “it’s not just about robots,” said FIRST founder Dean Kamen. “It’s about building self-confidence, respect and important relationships with people who invent new technologies to make a better future.” Referees oversee the competition. Judges present awards to teams for design, technology, sportsmanship and commitment to FIRST. FIRST redefines winning for these students. Teams are rewarded for excellence in design, demonstrated team spirit, gracious professionalism and maturity, and ability to overcome obstacles. Scoring the most points is a secondary goal. Winning means building partnerships that last. Additional Web and TV Based Programs Related to the 2011 FIRST Robotics World Championships All HEC-TV programs listed below can be viewed by anyone for free live online at http://live.hectv.org, and via St. Louis area television on Charter Communications Digital channel 989, Charter Communications channel 118.26, and AT&T UVerse channel 99. HEC-TV Programs: The Story Behind FIRST Robotics—10 to 10:30 a.m. CDT April 29 Learn more about the story of FIRST and the excitement of being part of a FIRST Robotics teams through interviews with Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST and Jon Dudas, President of FIRST, and a video history of the Gateway Tech team in St. Louis from the time they get their kit for this year’s competition, through building their robot and creating team marketing plans, and competing at their regional event. View live updates from the competition at the World Championships as well. Leader to Leader Forum—2:00 to 3:30 p.m. CDT April 29 Watch this live panel discussion on creating future entrepreneurs and innovators from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time on http://live.hectv.org. (Panel members include Dean Kamen, entrepreneur, inventor and FIRST founder; John Doerr, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers; Cindy Brinkley, Sr. Vice President Talent Development and Chief Diversity Officer AT&T Service, Inc.; Dennis Muilenburg, President and CEO Boeing Defense, Space & Security; David Lavery, Program Executive Solar System Exploration NASA; and Jon Dudas, President FIRST.) Championship Rounds and Awards Ceremony—3:30 to 6:00 p.m. CDT April 30 Join us Saturday, April 30 for the final rounds of the FIRST Robotics Competition and the Awards Ceremony from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. CDT. NASA Web Casts: To see even more of the live competition from the World Championships, NASA will be web-casting portions of the event. Find out more information and the link to the NASA page on the Championship event page: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/content.aspx?id=432 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Program Format | The videoconference program will consist of the following segments: 1. Welcome and Introduction—Student groups and experts will be introduced and welcomed to the program. 2. Interaction with Student Engineers and Professional Engineers as the FIRST Robotics World Championship competition occurs—See live competition as it happens. View robots up close. Ask questions of competing student engineers about building and operating their robot. Ask questions of their professional engineer mentors about what it means to be an engineer, career opportunities, etc. Hear from Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST and inventor of the Segway (among other engineering innovations). 4. Closing Segment--Including summary of topics discussed and final questions from students. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Objectives | 1. The participant will explore the nature of the creative and inquiry process and how to apply that process to engineering and robotics. 2. The participant will interact with students and professionals working in the fields of robotics and engineering and view demonstrations of robotics in practice. 3. The participant will gain a greater understanding of the career opportunities in robotics, science and engineering. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National Standards to which this program aligns | Featured National Science Curriculum Standards for this Program: Grades 5-8 NS.5-8.1 SCIENCE AS INQUIRY As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop-- • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry • Understandings about scientific inquiry NS.5-8.2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding • Properties and changes of properties in matter • Motions and forces • Transfer of energy NS.5-8.5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop-- • Abilities of technological design • Understandings about science and technology Grades 9-12 NS.9-12.1 SCIENCE AS INQUIRY As a result of activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry • Understandings about scientific inquiry NS.9-12.2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding of • Structure of atoms • Structure and properties of matter • Chemical reactions • Motions and forces • Conservation of energy and increase in disorder • Interactions of energy and matter NS.9-12.5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY As a result of activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop • Abilities of technological design • Understandings about science and technology | ||||||||||||||||||||
| State/Regional Standards to which this program aligns | No specific state's standards are targeted for this program. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Program Length | 60 minutes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees | Interactive Cost: $0.00 Interactive Cost with Premium Service: $0.00 What's this? View Only Cost: $0.00 View Only Cost with Premium Service: $0.00 What's this? | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Program Fee Notes | There is NO CHARGE for this program. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cancellation Policy | Since there may well be a waiting list for interactive participation, we ask that you let us know of your need to cancel as soon as you know. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Is recording allowed? | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Provider broadcasts over | IP Internet 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider | This program will be bridged through our state bridging agency, MOREnet. When you register for the program, please include the IP address of the VC unit you’ll be using to connect to the program. This information is needed to send to MOREnet to arrange your test call with them prior to the program. A validation test call MUST be made unless you have already connected with us this school year using the same IP you are using to connect to this program. As part of the confirmation you’ll receive after we get your registration and IP information, we’ll send you the details for the test call with MOREnet. Both these steps must be completed by April 26 to finalize your participation in the program. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday, April 18, 2011
FREE Grades 5-12: First Robotics World Championships
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Grades 7-12: 2011 Holocaust Videoconference
On Wednesday, May 4, 2011, from 1:00-2:15pm EST, the Eastchester UFSD and the Westchester Holocaust Education Center will host a multi-point videoconference on the Holocaust for secondary-level students.
The conference will feature the stories of Mr. Jay Sommer, who escaped from a Nazi labor camp and was forced to serve in the Soviet Army and Ms. Barbara Berger Tartell, who will share the stories of her father and mother who were both Holocaust survivors. Ms. Tartell will also share her insights and perspectives on how the second generation has been affected by the Holocaust. The conference will be moderated by Mr. Andrew Cahn, Regional Museum Educator for United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
The format for the conference will provide the speakers with an opportunity to share their story and offer perspectives on the Holocaust and its relationship to the “human spirit." This will be followed by a round-robin Q&A session with the conference participants.
There is no fee for participating in the conference, but an IP connection is required to connect to our bridge. A mandatory test call to the bridge must be completed on April 27 or 28, 2011 between 9:00am-3:00pm EST. Additional test call information will be sent once participation is confirmed.
Please contact John Blaser via email (jblaser@eastchester.k12.ny.us) as soon as possible to reserve a place in the conference on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please include the following information in your message:
- contact name
- contact email address
- contact phone number
- school district
- school name
- state/province
- city/town
- IP address
- number of participating students
- grade level of participating students
John Blaser
Technology Integration Specialist
Eastchester High School
2 Stewart Place
Eastchester, NY 10709
Telephone: 914-793-6130, ext. 4413
2011 Genocide and Human Rights Project
The Eastchester UFSD and Global-Leap are proud to announce the 2011 Genocide and Human Rights Project.
The project involves a series of international multi-point videoconferences with recognized experts that focus on four historical events: the genocides in Bosnia, Cambodia, Rwanda and Sudan.
Each of the video conferences provides an opportunity for high school/secondary school students to interact with each other and a guest expert to learn about the events, share their knowledge and exchange ideas. The format of these moderated conferences includes an opening backgrounder by the guest expert, followed by a round-robin Q&A session with the expert.
In addition to these video conferences, students from the schools collaborate on Moodle site, participating in forums and chats about genocide/human rights. They will also develop wiki on the four genocides, in addition to an “action project” that impacts on genocide or human rights. The action projects are shared during the culminating video conference.
The conference dates/times are as follows:
April 27: The 8 Stages of Genocide with Dr. Gregory Stanton (George Mason University),
8:45-10:00am EST.
May 4, 2011: Genocide in Rwanda with Dr. Gregory Stanton (George Mason University), 8:45-10:00am EST.
May 5, 2011: Genocide in Darfur with Ms. Laura Jones (Enough Project), 8:45-10:00am EST.
May 10, 2011: Genocide In Bosnia with Dr. David Pettigrew (Southern Connecticut University), 8:45-10:00am EST.
To Be Announced: Genocide in Cambodia with Dr. Alex Hinton (Rutgers University), 8:45-10:00am EST.
June 10, 2011: Culminating Video Conference (Presentation of Action Projects and Program Evaluation Discussion), 8:45-9:45am EST
Thus far, We have a school in the United Kingdom and one school in Italy as confirmed participants. We are seeking up to four more schools that are interested in participating in complete project:
- all the video conferences
- participation in forums, chats and wiki development on the Moodle site
- development of an action project to be presented during the culminating videoconference
Participating schools must have an IP video conferencing connection and should be available for a test call to our bridge during the week of April 11-15.
If you are interested participating in the project, please send an email (to John Blaser at jblaser@eastchester.k12.ny.us) that includes the following information:
- Name of school/district
- Location (city, state, country)
- Name of teacher
- Participating class and grade level
- Number of students participating
- Confirmation of IP connection and IP address
- Confirmation of intention to participate in the video conferences, Moodle site activities and the action project
There are no fees for participating in this project. Test calls to our bridge will be done during the week of April 11-15 in preparation for the first videoconference. Please contact us promptly to arrange your test call to the bridge.
John Blaser
Technology Integration Specialist
Eastchester High School
2 Stewart Place
Eastchester, NY 10709
Telephone: 914-793-6130, ext. 4413
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Grades 3-6: A Bison's Journey
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| May "In the News" from Connect2Texas provider Home on the Plains: A Bison's Journey When Christopher Columbus landed on the eastern shores of North America, there were an estimated 60,000,000 bison roaming the land. For thousands of years Plains Indians hunted bison for food. When the first transcontinental railroad was complete in 1869, the buffalo hunters soon followed, and the bison began vanishing from the prairies. Join us as we discuss the impact of the buffalo on the Plains Indians, what happened when the hide hunters came and about the people who rescued the bison from extinction. We will use artifacts, videos and historic photographs to tell the story. *PLEASE READ* We plan to show a historical reenactment of the processing of a buffalo. This video is somewhat graphic in nature, and is intended for students in the 3rd grade and up. Registration deadline May 2nd! | ||
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Monday, April 11, 2011
COSI Expert Programs
The following conferences are part of the COSI Expert program. These sessions connect your students with an Expert in a science or technology field for an interactive 60 minute presentation which includes a learner led question and answer session. For further information on these events, please see our web site: http://www.cosi.org/educators/videoconferencing/experts/.
To make a reservation for a program, please see our web site at: https://education.cosi.org/eers/.
**IMPORTANT**
A few of the sessions listed below have a reduced price of $90 (regular price $165). In order to receive your discount for the reduced programs noted below, please put "LISTSERV $90" or in the "other information" section on the reservation in our online reservation system for our programs. If this is not indicated on the reservation no discount will be applied.
*LISTSERV $90* Canine Substance Detection and the Scientific Method
4/18/11 at 11:00am ET
*LISTSERV $90* Genetically Profiling Cancer
4/20/11 at 1:00pm ET
*LISTSERV $90* Looking to the Future of Genomics and Biotechnology: Green Monkey, Bloody Plants, and Super Humans
4/29/11 at 11:00am ET
Gene Therapy for Diseases of the Nervous System
5/10/11 at 11:00am ET
Astronomy: The Search for Life in the Universe
5/12/11 at 1:00pm ET
Jessica Teng
Videoconferencing Coordinator
COSI Columbus
614-228-2674 ext. 2155
Bring your curiosity to COSI…because Q&A is in our DNA!
COSI is open 7-days a week for Spring Break (March 16-April 10)
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