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| Albany Institute of History and Art, founded in the 18th century is located in Albany, New York. It is a museum that "collects, preserves, interprets and promotes interest in history." Videoconferencing enables students to take part in a number of virtual field trips from the museum. In "Mummies and Ancient Egypt" students view mummies and learn about the cultures in which they lived. "Facing Portraits" is a program where students take a look at a selection of portraits that reveal personal and cultural values. $100 per one hour session, $50 for 30 minutes. Contact: Susie Dorko Fonda 518/463-4478 x405 |
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| We are the largest center in the nation devoted to puppetry and serve as both a national and international resource to puppeteers all over the world. Our videoconferencing programs have received nothing but positive feedback from educators around the nation. We have worked with 27 states and two countries, serving over 60,000 students. What makes our programming unique? Our programs are not just engaging, but highly interactive. They meet national curriculum standards in many areas. A hands-on puppet building activity is tied into interactive learning activities for our K-middle school audience. For high school, we offer interaction with the artists themselves on programs written and adapted for this age group-- Edgar Allan Poe, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Don Quixote, and Stage and Set Design for Puppet Theatre. Study guides are available to download from our website. You can book as far in advance as you would like. We do encourage you to book as soon as you can due to the high program demand that has grown over the past several years. We book on demand and time zones are not a problem. Simply email requests to distancelearning@puppet.org, call 404-881-51117. We also offer hands-on teacher workshops and demos as well. Patty Petrey Dees Distance Learning Specialist, Videoconferencing Studio Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring. St. Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 881-5117 ph. (404) 206-6044 fax |
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| Children's Museum of Indianapolis invites students to virtually visit the museum located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The museum can bring its galleries and exhibits to your classroom over videoconferencing. Seventeen experts are on hand to guide the programs. Extremely popular, reservations are required weeks in advance, often at set times. "What's My Line" has students interviewing museum staff to discover their lines of work. "Egyptian Mummies" explores real mummies from the museum's collection. $90 interactive, $50 vie only, 45 minutes. Contact: Chris Ludden 317/334-4115 x1010 |
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| CIM offers many exciting distance learning programs for students of all ages and ability. Featured prominently are a number of activities designed for Pre-K through 12 schools. These programs are informative, fun and highly interactive. In addition to a full array of programs and courses in music, CIM offers a series of interdisciplinary units that address K-12 proficiency skills in science, language arts, and history. $150 and up, open scheduling. Contact: Tom Knab |
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| Cleveland Museum of Art, located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, is considered one of the top five art museums in the United States. The extensive art collection Represents a multitude of the world’s civilizations and cultures. All grade levels will benefit by the videoconferences using the museum’s large, diverse education department. Program descriptions include "Spanish Art" (optional Spanish language presentation - lead time needed), and "The Art of Adornment: Avenue to Personal and Social Identity." $100 per session, 40-6- minutes, open scheduling. Contact: Dale Hilton 216-421-7340 x491 |
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| Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University is situated on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Clewes' Education Department, with a mission of promoting lifelong learning in and through the arts, has developed diverse videoconferencing opportunities for students of all ages. "Turning a Novel into a Play" is one popular program where students learn how to think and work together as theatrical collaborators. Several distance learning sessions such as "Careers in the Arts" are available. $100-150 a session, open & fixed scheduling. Contact: Donna Rund 317-940-8052 |
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| In addition to a full array of programs and courses in music, CIM offers a series of interdisciplinary units that address K-12 proficiency skills in science, language arts, and history. $90-$150. Open scheduling Contact: Lori Crump |
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| Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, is "one of two museums east of the Mississippi with both Native American and Western art." Through videoconferencing students are introduced to many of the diverse people that played a role in the American West. In "Faces of the West" students discover two or more interesting historical figures that they may or may not find familiar such as Lt. Henry Flipper, a Buffalo Solder or Stagecoach Mary, a colorful female stagecoach driver. $200 a session, open scheduling. Contact: Leon Jett 317-636-9378 x119 |
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| Heartmind Productions is a company run by husband and wife songwriting team, George and Michele Schricker. They have been providing educational and entertaining performances of their original material in schools, parks, libraries, museums, and festivals since 1982. Their programs are highly interactive and often they invite the audience to sing, sign, or even dance along to their music. $100 open scheduling. Contact: George Schricker |
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| The Indiana Repertory Theatre is Indiana’s only fully professional not-for-profit producer of live theatre. We are the only institution staffed by professionally trained, professionally active artist/educators in every theatrical field. Interactive, individualized videoconferences bring professional artists to your school through advanced fiber optic telecommunications technology. The IRT is recognized nationwide as a leader in Distance Learning. $175 a session, fixed & open scheduling. Contact: Milicent Wright 317-635-5277 ext 313 |
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| Indianapolis Museum of Art http://www.ima-art.org/ is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Students can discover connections between art at the museum and a variety of subjects from mathematics to foreign languages, through an interactive videoconference. Customized programs other than the ones mentioned on the website are available dependent on staff availability. Ask for the newly created free, seven-minute "Learning Comes Alive" video that profiles the museum’s videoconference programs. $80-120 a session, open scheduling, custom programming available. $95 for one, $80 if school does three of more, $120 for customized. Contact: Wendy Wilkerson 317-923-1331 x218 |
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| Los Angeles County Museum of Art is the largest art museum west of Chicago. The museum in Los Angeles, California, houses more than 110,000 works of art. Six buildings covering 636,000 square feet are used to show art from ancient times to the present. The museum sometimes known as LACMA is in the early stages of incorporating videoconferencing into its educational programs but usually sessions focus on an aspect of the permanent collection or a special exhibition at the Museum. A number of programs are offered, each of which introduces participants to a different period in the history of art. Used in the classroom, program content enhances the curriculum and provides an introduction to the museum experience. Program length varies. Pre- and post-conference classroom activities accompany each program. Programs are available upon request. It may be possible to create a program to meet the specific requirements. $100 a session. Contact: Diana Folsom 323-857-6000 x6594 |
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| Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts is located in Cape May, New Jersey, on a Victorian estate built in 1879. Through videoconferencing, students get an introduction to the Victorian lifestyle. Using different artifacts from various collections, museum educators’ point out the differences and familiarities between life today and yesteryear. Join the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts in a virtual adventure soon. Most have pre/post activities materials. We transmit at various times during the day to fit the teacher's schedule, except during our busy tourist times of May thru mid-Oct. and mid- Nov. thru mid-Dec. Most sessions around $35. Contact: Ruth Brown |
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| Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA)is located in the Theater District of New York City. The museum houses one of the world's finest collections of modern masterpieces. MoMA educators can lead students in extensive conversations about notable works from the collections by way of a videoconference. These distance learning classes are adapted from programs offered at the museum such as "Looking with MoMa" and "You Call that Art?" $250 for ½ day professional development session, student classes with teacher resource materials $150. Contact: distancelearning@moma.org 212/333-6574 |
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| National Museum of American Art is the home of the largest collection of American art in the world. It is located in Washington D.C., as part of the Smithsonian Institute. The National Museum of American Art has just started to establish videoconferencing content for schools. One project involves a staff development videoconference how to integrate art across the curriculum! Contact: Woody Dowling 202-633-8062 |
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| The distance learning initiative of the Philadelphia Museum of Art uses ISDN-based videoconferencing to enable virtual tours of the Museum's collections. In this pioneering program, real-time interactions with the Museum's expert staff allow students and teachers to explore the fascinating world of art without ever leaving their classrooms. $100 session, open scheduling, free demo of 11programs. Contact: Candace Le Claire 215-684-7584 |
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| Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art operates four facilities in southwestern Pennsylvania. Originally founded to bring museum services to rural communities, they partner with St. Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania, to offer videoconference programs to students nationwide. The programs allow "curators, artists, and educators to meet with students to explore art, history, aesthetics and culture through the Museum of Art's collections and exhibitions. Each videoconference includes pre and post activities. The videoconferencing package include four one hour interactive, art history-enriched presentations followed by a hands-on classroom project. Videoconferences may be purchased for $350 per conference plus a data link fee. Supplies and pre- and post-videoconference exercises are provided. Contact: Barbara Hollander 814-946-0436 |
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| Video conferencing can offer your class an interactive session with museum educators at the Carter. Average program length is one hour. When you sign up for a program, the distance learning coordinator will send you pre- and postbroadcast activities with TEKS connections Programs: Art of the American West Erwin E. Smith: Cowboy Photographer Customized Programs The individual program fee is $100. Recommended class size is twenty to thirty students. Customized programs are $150. |
Updated by JMcDaniel on 12/6/07