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SEPTEMBER 4 - 11 , 2012 
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Going 1:1. What happens after you get the technology into your classrooms? IPTV offers thousands of resources to help schools and teachers get the support they need to help their students use media in the best ways possible.
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Going 1:1. What's Next?
Grade Range: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Congratulations! Your school has gone 1:1. Every student now has a piece of technology in his or her hands. Your school district is getting recognition for taking the right step into the 21st century. The hard part is done, right? But now what?

 

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Video
Connections to Science: Electric Motors
Grade Range: 3-5

Join Abby from IPTV as she helps explain some of the interesting characteristics of electric motors and magnetism.

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Web Resource
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The Dirt: This Week in Nature
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

Ever wanted to bring the latest and coolest scientific news into your classroom? You have to check out The Dirt, a weekly blog that shares some of the most interesting news in Science.

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Interactive
Essay Map
Essay Map
Grade Range: 3-5,6-8, 9-12

This interactive graphic organizer helps students develop an outline that includes an introductory statement, main ideas they want to discuss or describe, supporting details, and a conclusion that summarizes the main ideas. The tool offers multiple ways to navigate information including a graphic in the upper right-hand corner that allows students to move around the map without having to work in a linear fashion.

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Interactive
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Mechanical Madness
Grade Range: K-2, 3-5

Explore simple machines and the physics of motion in this interactive online game. Drag missing parts of a kinetic sculpture into place to move a ball from the start to the finish line.

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Interactive
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Midpoint Formula in the Coordinate System
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

Learn the midpoint formula and practice calculating the midpoint between two points on a graph. Play the "midpoint mania" game to test your skills identifying midpoints.

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