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Welcome
to the Connect2Texas web site!
The purpose of this site is to promote programs offered by
interactive videoconferencing providers in the State of Texas.
It is also intended to be used by schools and other entities
to register for programs from one of our providers. Please
let us know if we can help "steer" you in the right
direction!
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"In the News"
for 2008 - 2009
Topics are TBA
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Most dates for 2008 - 2009
will be on the 1st Friday of each month
9:00 - 9:30 AM
Offered FREE for all districts connected to an Education Service Center's videoconferencing network.
Most sites will be "view only"!
Click here to register!
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Upcoming Featured Program
Great Trees, Great Kids, Great Stories
May 8th
Grades 1st - 5th
10:30-11:10 AM
Free!
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Do you or your school have a "Great Tree"? Tell us what makes it great. Is it the oldest tree in your community or campus? Does it have historical importance to your community or family? Tell us about it! Third grade students of the Fort Worth ISD participated in a Great Tree Story Essay contest and want to share their winning stories with you. Connect to The Botanical Research Institute of Texas read more...
Click here to register!
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Provider Login
| To find out how you can be a "provider" and get your programs posted on this site, contact Gerri Maglia at (817)740-3607. To learn more about the Connect2Texas providers, see the table below. |
The following providers have programs listed on this site |
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The Amon Carter Museum offers interactive distance learning sessions to schools throughout the United States. The lessons are exciting and engaging real-time interactions between schools and the museum's educators using inquiry-based teaching methods focusing on the museum's strong collection of American art. Each lesson corresponds with Texas and national standards. Students are asked to observe, analyze, and verbally express their ideas about images presented. In addition to a main camera, a special "document camera" allows for close inspection of individual objects. Used in the classroom, program content enhances the curriculum and provides an introduction to the museum experience. Pre- and post-broadcast classroom activities accompany each program. |
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The mission of the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall is to serve as a permanent home to major performing arts organizations of Fort Worth and as a premiere venue for other attractions so as to enhance the range, quality, and accessibility of cultural fare available to the public; to promulgate arts education; and to contribute to the cultural life of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, and the region. |
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Invite the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) into your classroom! Our education staff is dedicated to empowering students and teachers with the understanding and appreciation of plants and their important role in our natural world. Our LIVE programs will augment your science and social studies curriculum by allowing your students to get face to face and interact with our herbarium and staff, botanists, librarian and the library’s resources, and the scientists and support staff of the Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Project in Peru. K-12 students will benefit from programming carefully created to be fun, factual, grade level sensitive, and to meet the TAKS and national standards. Pre and post activities are provided to enhance the broadcast and to promote student involvement. Emphasis is placed on hands on activities, games, investigations and real world experiences. Join us as we plant seeds of knowledge in young minds!
BRIT is a non-profit organization built around a herbarium with a plant collection of over 1 million specimens. It houses a prestigious library, publishing house, extensive research projects, and an education program.
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Cook Children's Medical Center has provided medical and surgical care to the children of north and west Texas for almost 90 years. Today, Cook Children's Health Care System provides more than 30 pediatric specialties and services, plus nationally-recognized services for newborns, and for children with cancer, heart problems and lung ailments. Through an integrated system, Cook Children's provides quality health care to children and is dedicated to assisting families who experience stress due to childhood illness and injury. Cook Children's videoconferencing services include helping to prepare classmates for a patient's return to school, organizing virtual visits with friends and family (especially for patients experiencing extended hospital stays), and providing a variety of videoconference programs to help educate students and educators about many health-related issues. |
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Let the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History come to you! Now you and your students can connect and interact LIVE with the Museum’s team of experts without leaving your campus! Utilizing interactive distance learning in the classroom, your students can explore science and history with Museum curators, staff and special guests. These 50-minute sessions correlate with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills and are in partnership with the ESC Region XI Telecommunications Network. |
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"To enhance the quality of life by enrolling and educating our community in the preservation and protection of natural areas while standing as an example of these same principles and values in North Central Texas." Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge mission statement is the guiding principle that drives all facets of this 3,600 acre nature center and wildlife refuge. From our educational and recreational program offerings, to the location and routes of trails, to our choice of habitat restoration methods, we strive to introduce everyone to the natural history of the region. |
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The Grace Museum is pleased to offer four (4) Distance Learning virtual field trips to schools across the nation and throughout the world!
Distance Learning at The Grace Museum involves launching a real-time, interactive experience for teachers and students of all ages. Teachers who register for the tour will be able to download a resource packet full of pre- and post- activities for their class. The programs are TEKS and TAKS aligned, and are based on national teaching standards as well. |
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"Live...From McDonald Observatory!" is an interactive science learning experience that takes you and your students on a virtual field trip to the
University of Texas McDonald Observatory, in the remote Davis Mountains of West Texas.
The TEKS- and TAKS-aligned content of the video conference program includes a virtual tour of McDonald Observatory and a lesson on the sun, including (weather permitting) live views of the sun with special telescopes and unique science demonstrations. Videoconferences are available for grades 3-5, 6-8, or 9-12 (recommended for IPC, Physics, or Astronomy classes).
Videoconferences are 50-minute, two-way connections between one class (or student club) of up to 35 students and McDonald Observatory. Additional view-only connections are available for an additional fee. Participating teachers receive an online pre-conference package, an introductory DVD, timeline, TEKS/TAKS linkages, suggestions for student behavior, suggestions for pre- and post-conference activities, and conference study guides. Teachers will be asked to complete an evaluation form following the videoconference.
The University of Texas McDonald Observatory is a world-class astronomical research facility established in 1932, and is the destination for thousands of astronomers, educators, students, families, and science enthusiasts.
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Through interactive distance learning, Texas Christian University’s Monnig Meteorite Gallery will provide you and your students with the opportunity to explore the mysteries of meteorites. Meteorites are the oldest materials known – even older than our 4.5 billion year old Earth! The Monnig Meteorite Gallery is a high-tech, state-of-the-art museum that houses one of the nation’s largest collections of meteorites. In fact, as of May 2003, the Monnig meteorite collection was the 13th largest in the world and the 2nd largest among American universities. Meteorites of all types are on display in the gallery, including specimens from the Moon and Mars. The gallery features audio presentations at each exhibit, a mini-theater featuring an educational film on the formation of the solar system, and an interactive computer exhibit where visitors can build their own virtual meteorite and watch it travel through space to Earth’s surface. Through our 50-minute videoconferencing sessions, you can experience a virtual tour of the gallery, learn how to identify meteorites, obtain an introduction to many aspects of meteorite and space science, and interact live with museum educators and TCU professors. All videoconferencing sessions are aligned with national and state science standards. |
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The National Archives Southwest Region is a center for historical and genealogical research, we have both an Archival and Microfilm Research Room for researchers. Our historical records date from the 1800s to the late 1900s, and include letters, photographs, maps, architectural drawings, and other documents received from over 100 Federal agencies and courts in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is the only museum in the world dedicated to honoring women of the American West who have displayed extraordinary courage and pioneer spirit in their trail blazing efforts. Since it was established in 1975, the Museum has become an invaluable educational resource nationally known for its exhibits, research library, rare photography collection, and the honorees in its Hall of Fame. |
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Texas Wildlife Association (TWA)
“Working For Tomorrow’s Wildlife Today!”
Plug in to the possibilities with TWA’s Critter Connections Distance Learning Programs!
Critter Connections offers students the chance to learn more about native Texas wildlife while enhancing general science concepts through interactive discussions and activities! Programs focus on unique animal traits and adaptations, predator-prey relationships, and general wildlife ecology. Pre and Post-program companion lesson plans, activities, or discovery trunks are available.
The Texas Wildlife Association is a state-wide membership-driven organization that offers a variety of educational programs geared toward making Texas more tangible for students. TWA is absolutely dedicated to educating Texas youth about the conservation, management and enhancement of wildlife and wildlife habitat on private land to ensure the conservation of our cherished natural resources and outdoor heritage for future generations.
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Bring the museum into your classroom with the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum's exciting new distance learning program. Your class will explore history in exciting new ways through a variety of real time interactive programs led by our education staff. Each program is designed with pre and post "visit" activities for students, a variety of teacher resources, and clear connections to the social studies TEKS. |
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The University of North Texas Health Science Center is Fort Worth's Medical School and More! We are dedicated to improving the health and quality of life for the people of Texas. Your class can explore the exciting worlds of medicine, health, and life science, talk to researchers about their work and meet health care professionals. We can also offer students an opportunity to find out the many careers that biomedical science has to offer.
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Education Service Center Region XI is located in Fort Worth, Texas…sometimes referred to as "Where the West Begins." The Education Service Center Region XI (ESC Region XI) produces and delivers videoconferencing programs using their innovative two-way interactive satellite based systems. Programs are delivered from remote areas including dinosaur excavation sites, nature centers, and wildlife refuges. Join us in our adventures … where the west begins and the learning never ends! |
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