University Circle in Cleveland

UCIC has a wide array of content providers to choose from that address a wide variety of standards! What you have seen is just a sampling of what they have to offer.

Check out their catalog and other materials:

• 2007 Catalog

Please comment on the following:

Choose one offering from the materials linked above and briefly explain how you would integrate it into a lesson that you teach.


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Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has 8 programs to choose from that address a variety of curricular areas. The Baseball Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are two other content providers that might also be of interest to you. The programming at these locations add an aspect of fun to learning while addressing a wide variety of standards. These content providers may capture the attention and interests of students who may not respond to traditional lessons.

Please comment on the following:

Look through the video conference sessions offered by each of the programs at the above links. Find one and tell how you would integrate into a unit of study.


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Poetry Slam

Poetry Slam is a competitive event in which student poets perform their work and are judged by members of the audience. Typically, the host selects the judges, who are instructed to give numerical scores based on the poets' content and performance.

Though poetry is usually considered something you learn about in English class, hopefully you will be able to find creative ways to adapt this idea to suit your own area of expertise.

Please comment on the following:

Using the booklet "Planning Kid2Kid Videoconference Projects," think of ways to promote positive forms of competition by video conference. List and briefly explain your idea(s) in your comments.


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Connections Abroad

When connecting around the state, country, or the world, there are many things to consider. That is why you should give yourself plenty of time to research and develop a collaborative connection. The best video conferences are those that are well-planned. Make sure to ask for advice from those who know video conferencing.

Please comment on the following:

How can connecting to students and experts outside of your own school be beneficial to your students?


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Paley Center

It is extremely important that our students become media literate - able to critically analyze the media they see around them all day, every day. The Paley Center is all about Media Literacy and presents it in a format with which kids are already familiar, using TV shows, commercials, news programs, etc.


Please comment on the following:

1. How would you apply this session to your own classroom?

2. If you really do not see how this session fits, are there ways to apply any of Paley Center's other VLEs to what your students are learning?

3. Why are pre- and post-conference activities so important?


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Global Nomads

Not every content provider is appropriate for every curriculum. However, if we think creatively about the content, sometimes we can find interesting ways to adapt it to meet our needs.

Please comment on the following:

1. Do you see any immediate applications to your own curriculum with this content provider? Please explain.


2. If not, could you do a similar video conference, but adapt it to better fit your curriculum? Please explain.

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MysteryQuest

Please comment on the following questions:

How can I adapt and apply this to what I teach?


What are some creative ways students could share information during a MysteryQuest?

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