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Atlanta Zoo
The Atlanta Zoo makes permission slips for student field trips easy. There are none! Instead students can take a trip to the famous Zoo Atlanta through their school's videoconferencing systems. Zoo Atlanta provides opportunities for out-of-state students to participate in zoo videoconferences. Programs are designed to be highly interactive with subject offerings like "Rattlesnake Round-Up," "Giant Pandas" and "Animal Encounter."
Contact: Kim Morris-Zarneke distancelearn@zooatlanta.org 404-624-5948
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Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo located in Bronx, New York, is the largest metropolitan wildlife Conservation Park in the United States. "Distance learning programs at the Zoo are dedicated to making connections with science education standards." Award winning programs such as "Pablo Python Looks at Animals" and "Survival Strategies" are just two of many expeditions available. Programs are aligned to the National Science Standards. $135, 45-60 minutes long, teacher materials supplied, open scheduling, 3 week minimum.
Contact: distancelearning@wcs.org 718-220-5131
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Buffalo Zoo
The Buffalo Zoo in Buffalo, New York, started back in the late 1800's when a furrier presented a pair of deer to the City of Buffalo! Today the zoo flourishes with a robust animal collection, one of the finest in the country. The education department at the zoo has developed a variety of programming that can be offered via a videoconference field trip such as, "Animal Enrichment" and "Rainforest Experience."
Contact: Rebecca Russo 716-837-3900 x182
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Cape May County Park and Zoo
Cape May Park and Zoo is one of the best attractions of Cape May Court House, New Jersey. The zoo offers many programs over videoconferencing including "Overview of the Animal Kingdom," in which a collection of animals are used such as the ferret, white tree frog, corn snake and cockroach. Using the barn owl as a videoconference focus during a class dissection of owl pellets makes science come alive! Teacher packets are available and all programs support national standards.
Contact: Jennifer Watson jennywats@hotmail.com 609-465-6832
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Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
The Cincinnati Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the country, opening its door in 1875. Via videoconferencing students can take part in activities designed to engage the learner. Programs are designed to engage students in active learning and complement classroom study of a variety of biological and earth science topics. Theme programs, problem-based learning and zoo careers highlight the zoo’s distance learning programs. In "Nobody Likes Me" students explore the important roles of bugs, mice, bats, frogs, and snakes. Accompanying materials are often provided or can be downloaded off the Internet. Programs are $80.00 per program per site. (Part II of a two-part program is $60.00; demonstrations for faculty and administrators are $40.00)
Contact: Ken Freeman ken.freeman@cincyzoo.org 513-475-6130
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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo brings education to life in their zoo Adventures. Join zoo educators in programs where "biofacts and/or live animals provide an up close, experience" that will be both "enjoyable and educational." Special programs from the trumpeter swan to the wild wolf are long remembered after the videoconference!
Contact: Kate O'Connor ko@clevelandmetroparks.com 216-661-6500 x4479
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Columbus Zoo
The Columbus Zoo is one of "only three facilities outside of Florida to care for and exhibit manatees, a rare marine mammal" found along the Florida coast. Take a zoofari videoconference to explore these endangered creatures or join other thematic programs such as "I Want to Work at a Zoo." The zoo offers pre and post videoconference educational packets for students and teachers aligning with national standards. $80 session
Contact: Becky Peters bpeters@colszoo.org 614-645-0567
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Elephant Sanctuary
The Elephant Sanctuary is a natural habitat refuge located in Hohenwald, Tennessee. Students can take a videoconference trip to the Sanctuary -- the only way to visit the Elephant Sanctuary. "Image and voice are transported live, allowing the visitor to view an elephant's daily life without causing any intrusion." Visit Barbara, Tarra and Jenny the elephants that "loaded up their trunks and moved to Tennessee!" $100 a session, length of sessions can vary based on need, up to 45 minutes, open scheduling.
Contact: Carol Buckley carol@elephants.com
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Healesville Sanctuary
Healesville Sanctuary is 65 kilometers (41 miles) from Melbourne, Australia. In the 1940's the Sanctuary hatched the first Platypus ever bred in captivity. Come join the Australian Outback via videoconferencing! Here students and teachers will be introduced to numerous native species including dingoes, kangaroos, and helmeted honeyeaters. Join the Australian outback by way of this technology!
Contact: Alan Boddy aboddy@zoo.org.au 419-389-6403 x2048
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Indianapolis Zoo
The Indianapolis Zoo allows for a real wild connection via videoconferencing! The zoo offers individual classes or classes in a series. "Students from across Indiana to across the United States have connected to the zoo to learn about the smallest zoo residents, the leaf cutter ants, to the largest zoo residents, the African elephants." Students can even videoconference from right in front of the Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin pool. $50, $90 and $170 sessions, fixed & open scheduling.
Contact: Becky Jones bjones@indyzoo.com 317-630-2069
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Lee Richardson Zoo is a favorite gathering spot in Garden City, Kansas. It is located about 1650 miles from either coast. The education department offers programs on a variety of "zoo-ey" topics. Students "tou'can" journey through the wilds of the zoo via a videoconference educational program. The zoo offers environmental and conservation programs with bi-weekly pre-determined topics. Staff development and other training workshops are available.
Contact: Kathy Sexson city.zooeducation@gcnet.com 316-276-1250
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Louisville Zoo
Louisville Zoo is 15 minutes from downtown Louisville, Kentucky. It is the home to some of the largest and rarest animals on the planet. The Zoo partners with Male High School for their Zoo videoconference presentations that meet National Science Education Standards. The main focus is to use live animals covering a variety of topics from reptiles to tropical rainforests. The goal of the zoo is to "better the understandings between people and the "net."
Contact: Marcelle Gianelloni MGIANELLONI@louky.org 502-459-2181 x328
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San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo is located on Zoo Drive in Balboa Park, north of downtown San Diego. Its collection of animals, as well as its plant collection of over 6,500 species, is acknowledged as one of the finest in the world. Visit the zoo via a live interactive videoconference session! Programs for all ages and grades are available.
Contact: Dennis Corbran dcorbran@sandiegozoo.org 619 231-1515 x 4185
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Tennessee Aquarium
Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, houses the world's largest freshwater aquarium. Let the education department bring some of the wonders of the natural world to your classroom via a videoconference. Currently featured are several of the creatures that reside at the aquarium such as the Giant Marine Toad, the bright red Tomato Frog, or the Alligator Snapping Turtle. $50 a session, open scheduling.
Contact: Or Cingilli or.cingilli@tnaqua.org 423-785-4051
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Toledo Zoo
Toledo Zoo is the home of "Senior Safari Days" and " Arctic Encounter" is located in Toledo, Ohio, in the Northwest corner of the state. It is just the right size for an afternoon visit or videoconference! Distance Learning programs take place at the actual exhibits found throughout the zoo. Units rich in content include African grasslands, rainforests, animal classification and food chains. Join the Toledo Zoo for an EdZOOcation videoconference adventure - find out how the elephant got his trunk!
Contact: Mitch Magdich mitch.edu@toledozoo.org
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The WILDS!
The Wilds! of Cumberland, Ohio, is the largest facility of its kind in North America. It spans nearly 10,000 acres of reclaimed, surface-mined land. Different species roam freely throughout different areas of the park. The Wilds offers interactive videoconference programs such as "Wetland Identification," an interactive session exploring wetlands and "Surface Mining and Reclamation" exploring mining technology with reclamation methods.
Contact: Sherry Hubbard shubbard@thewilds.org 740-638-2220 |
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JMcDaniel on 12/6/07 |