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Resources for Media Specialists
September 27 - October 4, 2011
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IPTV is pleased to bring you our weekly eNewsletter that highlights some of our many educational resources, programs, and ICN sessions available. While interactives and video games are not the silver bullet that will transform schools overnight, in the hands of a skilled teacher, interactives can engage and challenge students in ways that a textbook cannot. This week we highlight interactives from PBS LearningMedia that will help you encourage your students to think in new and unexpected ways.
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PBS LearningMedia Focus: Interactives Cell Replication
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12 With this innovative lesson from PBS LearningMedia, students explore the structure and function of cells. The lesson comes with objectives, videos about single-celled organisms, and detailed interactives explaining mitosis and cell membranes. Moreover the lesson is aligned to national science standards. Learn More >>
 Area of CirclesGrade Range: 3-5, 6-8 With this interactive from PBS LearningMedia, students are encouraged to solve problems involving the area of a circle, by calculating formulas provided and recognizing the relationship between a circle's diameter and its circumference. Additionally, students will solve problems for the areas of parallelograms and triangles. Learn More >> Fridge Magnet GameGrade Range: K-2, 3-5 The Fridge Magnet Game is a collection of seven interactives designed to help elementary school students gain reading comprehension skills. The game provides practice with monitoring and clarifying strategies, helping students identify confusing words, and replacing them with words that make sense. The interactives also come with lesson plans, ways to make further connections, and suggestions for discussion questions. Learn More >>
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Featured Television Programs
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Prohibition
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
Acclaimed documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick present the story of America's "Great Experiment." The three part series traces the American populace from a "nation of drunkards" to a "nation of scofflaws," where previously law-abiding citizens skirted the ban on alcohol, to a "nation of hypocrites." The series goes beyond the history of the prohibition movement and analyzes the paradoxical nature of the 1920s, the morality of a nation, and what it meant to be a law-abiding citizen.
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| NOVA: Building the Great Cathedrals
Grade Range 6-8, 9-12 Take a dazzling architectural journey inside several majestic marvels of Gothic architecture. Learn about the historical significance, the innovative ingenuity, and artistic achievements of these cathedrals.
|  | A Week of New Arthur Episodes to Celebrate 15 Years on PBS
Grade Range: K-2, 3-5 Arthur's fifteenth season premieres on October 10, on PBS KIDS GO! with the episode "15" - a parody of the prime-time series 24. The season premiere is followed by a full week of new episodes airing October 10 through 14. |
IPTV Education broadcasts overnight on Mediacom cable. Click here for a full schedule of our educational programs. If you are unable to record an episode you see on IPTV, contact your AEA for copies of programs that allow for duplication.
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Register today for these ICN sessions, at no charge to you or your school, to network your students with other learners throughout the state.
Spiders
Grade Range: K-2, 3-5
Do you have students who love spiders? In this session, a naturalist from the Polk County Conservation Board discusses different types of spiders, such as web weavers and hunters. Students make a spider web and learn how spiders catch their food. This interactive program also allows time for students to ask questions, so come prepared.
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Stories and More: Animals
Grade Range: PreK-1
Stories and More ICN sessions are designed to be interactive, educational, and fun. Presenters will read stories, and students will watch a short video, discuss, sing songs, and complete activities. This is a great way to get students excited about reading and technology.
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Youth @ Work: Teen Safety and Health in the Workplace
Grade Range: 9-12
A number of students begin working by the time they reach late middle school or early high school. In many cases students go into work situations without the information and knowledge needed to be safe and healthy. This session helps to inform students about the various safety procedures they should follow for any number of jobs.
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Can't make it to any of these sessions? Take a look at IPTV's ICN events calendar to schedule your next opportunity.
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