[NMScience] FW: NASA eClips: A New Approach to Learning

[Ellen Loehman]

From: NASA Education [mailto:education at nasa.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 1:20 PM
Subject: NASA eClips: A New Approach to Learning
 
NASA announces a new Web-based educational project offered free to every
student and educator in the country, from kindergarten level through
lifelong learners. 

Capitalizing on today's technology, NASA eClips are short, five- to
10-minute video segments available on-demand via the Internet for the
2008-2009 school year. Over 220 video segments are projected to be
available. This project highlights NASA's commitment to providing important
science, math and engineering educational materials in a useful video format
that can be used in the classroom, at home, and by informal education
institutions such as museums, Boys and Girls Clubs, and scouts.

With a goal of increasing science literacy, NASA eClips are designed to
inspire students to learn more about science, technology, engineering and
mathematics and to understand the application of these subjects in the real
world -- all in an accessible, on-demand way.

Additionally, the K-12 (K-5, 6-8, 9-12) NASA eClips project is separated
into grade-appropriate topics that tie into standards-based instruction.
Each level is designed as a resource for classroom teachers; downloadable
video segments and teacher guides illustrating effective instruction in the
21st-century classroom provide valuable enhancements to teacher lesson
plans. 

Students, teachers and the public can look forward to new video and
educational content highlighting current research and innovations throughout
the school year. The video clips are available for streaming on the NASA Web
site at http://www.nasa.gov/education/nasaeclips.

The NASA Web site permits educators and the public to download and save the
video clips as well as stream them. In addition, the NASA Web provides
lesson plans and instructions for educators on how to use these videotapes
in the classroom.