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There are many fine places on the Internet where you can find resources and thoughtful commentary. So why bookmark this page? One reason! Many of the students sitting in your classroom are 21st century learners. They learn by video. What better place to go than your local PBS station and this is your one stop shop for the variety of resources you can find through KNPB and PBS.
Are you ready to energize your curriculum? Do you want your students engaged, excited, entertained? RoadTrip Nation started when three college students decided a year in a bus traveling around the country and interviewing people would be a better educational experience than a year in college. (They were right!)
Although this can not be done with high school students, the web and the digital world allow them to experience this real world activity in their own community.
Check out RoadTrip Nation (roadtripnation.org) for more information. (Grades 9-12)
IT HAS ARRIVED! The PBS and KNPB free service, the LearningMedia website, is now available to teachers. There are over 16,000 searchable (grade level, subject, etc.) resources (mostly video, many interactive web sites, lesson plans, pictures, maps, etc.) currently available. Videos are short and present one concept.
Interactive sites are a great way to engage your students in a computer lab or get them to do extra work at home. You can bookmark sites and your students can easily find them at home.
Go to KNPB LearningMedia or contact Joe Elcano at joee@knpb.org for more information.
The state of Nevada, Washoe County School District, Elko County School District, and KNPB have teamed up to bring affordable online professional development to teachers. These classes will start in the beginning of October. For more information go to the e-learning 4 educators (e4e) web page!
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Here is the background on the 1943 steel penny!
Due to wartime needs for copper in World War II, the United States government decided to replace the copper penny with a zinc-coated steel penny in 1943. The penny was struck at all three mints; Philadelphia, Denver ('D'), and San Francisco ('S'). The penny did not go over very well with the public, however. They complained that it looked too much like a dime. The zinc coating did not turn out to be a very effective metal and rusted quickly. The coins would not work in vending machines. (Yes, pennies were still used in vending machines in the 40's). The one year experiment ended and copper pennies were minted again in 1944. The government quietly tried to locate and destroy many of these pennies. This is the only regular issue United States coin that is attracted to a magnet. For more information on the steel penny, check out Wikipedia.
For an authoritative look at the war that created the need for this coin and educational resources to go with it, check out the PBS documentary Ken Burn's The War.
Want a place to go to see what innovative ideas and trend are happening in education? Visit the 21st Century Learning.
Check out the video resources PBS has to offer educators. Login in each week for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate for iTunes. With this card you can download some of your favorite PBS shows and use them in the classroom. Click here to enter to win.
For more contact Joe Elcano, Manager of Educational Services.
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