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November 15  - 29  
IPTV is pleased to bring you our weekly eNewsletter that highlights some of our many educational resources, programs, and ICN sessions available.

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PBS LearningMedia

Grade Range: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
As America's largest classroom, PBS is the #1 source of educational media for students and teachers, at home and in schools. Be sure to sign up today for the free, on-demand digital library: PBS LearningMedia. Get easy access to thousands of classroom-ready, curriculum-targeted, multi-platform resources from PBS, IPTV, and WGBH, including programs from American Experience, NATURE, NOVA and partners such as NPR and the National Archives.
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Using Mission US in the Classroom

Grade Range: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
What does using a video game in a classroom look like? And how could teachers use one in their own curriculum? Find out how the Mission US Teacher of the Year uses interactive video games as a supplement to engage her students in new and unexpected ways.

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FRONTLINE: Teacher Center

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
FRONTLINE's Teacher Center offers new classroom activities with streaming video, downloadable lesson plans, and web-exclusive resources to accompany FRONTLINE programs in the classroom.

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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.

   

Iowa Capitol Virtual Tour

Grade Range: 4-6

Take an interactive virtual tour of the Iowa State Capitol via the ICN. In the session students explore the Capitol building from the rough-cut stone sub-basement to the golden dome. They are also exposed to the three branches of Iowa government and a short lesson on the history of Iowa and its Statehouse.

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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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Art in the Muslim World
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12 

In classical Islamic art, forms of art such as calligraphy, architecture, and decorative arts are celebrated. Through the materials presented in this lesson, students will explore basic elements of Islamic art, learn about the origin of styles, and create their own piece of artistic calligraphy.
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