Distance+Learning

Here are some interesting resources for Distance Learning Opportunities

http://www.archives.gov/ Main site http://www.archives.gov/education/ Lessons, Etc. http://www.archives.gov/nae/education/workshops/video.html Videoconferences
 * National Archives:**

http://www.philamuseum.org/ Main site http://www.philamuseum.org/education/ Education programs http://www.philamuseum.org/education/32-128-195.html Distance learning Programs
 * Philadelphia Museum of Art:

Center for Puppetry for the Arts http://www.puppet.org/**

The Distance Learning workshop at LaSalle Academy, Shillington, presenter, Sue Calvin, IU 14

Pacific Bell Resources http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/links.html Distance Learning Resource Links

The Third Distance Learning Workshop in the series led us to the Library of Congress for a video conference on the spy maps of General George Washington, dating to Jan, 1777. This site lists DL programs from the Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/learn/educators/video/index.html Look arount the main page http://www.loc.gov/index.html and then on to the Teachers' Page, http://www.loc.gov/teachers/ then check out the DL offernings!

At the concluding Distance Learning Workshop, Sue Calvin led the participants in the step by step process to design a distance learning project in the schools of the Diocese. A handy reference for collaborative projects: http://www.cilc.org/ Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration.

MAGPI Resources http://www.magpi.net/

Some Suggested Projects in the diocese being developed: **R**[|Library of Congress] Project //Internet Fact of Fiction//

Librarians, Tech Coordinator and 2nd Grade Classroom teachers [|//Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration//] //Endangered Animals

Italian Language Learning Gr 1-8//** Italian Consulate Resources
 * Classroom chats to classes in Italy!

Elaborate on an existing webquests to visit California classroom to classroom and learn about the regions under study.**

History: The American Cowboy, //http://www.cartermuseum.org///// Cowboy Close Up// (gr k-6) Erwin E. Smith collectioon**
 * Videoconference from Amon Carter Museum, TX

Civil War Videoconference
 * Free Teacher workshops** from the Phila Museum of Art [|www.philamuseum.org]