| Description |
1 CD-ROM : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
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4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
Student entrepreneurs win big (10:16) Biotech academy: a catalyst for change (9:17) Turning on the switch (12:08) Knowing how you learn (7:10) Leading with laptops (7:55) A product of learning (5:08) Hula to high tech (7:23) The edible schoolyard (6:30) |
| Summary |
Documentary 1 features students in Oakland, CA, learning about economics by creating their own businesses. Documentary 2 shows how school-business partnership, near California's Silicon Valley, help at-risk students become college-ready. Documentary 3 gives an example of expeditionary learning in Oakland, CA, that relates academics to current events and character development. Documentary 4 follows San Francisco high school students who discover there's more than one right way to learn. Documentary 5 is about The Maine Technology Initiative that put laptops into the hand of middle school students and teachers. Documentary 6 shows student projects in Maine that link technology with science, social studies, math, English and art. Documentary 7 features hand-on projects, from students in Honolulu, that integrate technology and connect to the community interests. Documentary 8 is about a school garden, in Berkeley, CA, that is a classroom for social studies, math, science and life |
| Notes |
"8 web documentaries from The George Lucas Educational Foundation--Container |
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"Spring 2004"--Disc |
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System requirements for Macintosh: PC, OS 7.5 or later; with at least 16 MB RAM; QuickTime 5 |
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System requirements for Windows: Windows 98/NT/ME/2000/XP; with at last 32 MB of RAM; QuickTime 5 |
| Subject |
George Lucas Educational Foundation.
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School improvement programs -- United States -- Case studies.
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Educational innovations -- United States -- Cases studies
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Internet in education -- United States -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Academic theses.
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Case studies.
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| Author |
George Lucas Educational Foundation.
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