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- Tips, Tools and Technology for Educators By - Amanda Kenuam • Jun 06, 2010 • Read ArticleComing across a great video that is appropriate for a classroom is sometimes like finding a needle in a haystack. Students love watching videos, whether it is to take a break from a lesson or to enforce what they have just learned. Fortunately, there are some useful resources that provide teachers and educators with some quality videos. neok12
- Tips, Tools and Technology for Educators Current Articles | RSS Feed RSS Feed Interactive Field Trips for StudentsBy - Lauren Grossberg • Mar 03, 2010 • Read ArticleMeet Me at the Corner, Virtual Field Trips for Kids is an interactive site encouraging students to express themselves through the use of videos. What is great about this site is that videos are submitted from children all over the world. Through these videos, children can learn the art of storytelling and self-expression.
- Web Report:Environment Fun on the WebBy - Jessica Duff • Apr 24, 2010 • Read ArticleEven though Earth Day was April 22nd, it seems more like "Earth Week" rather. THV's Jessica Duff has a look at a fun website where kids can take virtual field trips -- including a visit to colorado springs for a little earth day activity!
- Meet Me at the Corner visits Palomar ObservatoryBy - Scott Kard • Apr 27, 2010 • Read ArticleMeet Me at the Corner visits Palomar Observatory Last year Meet Me at the Corner, a website that offers virtual field trips for kids visited me at Palomar Observatory. The video is available on their website and is embedded below.
- PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FOR KIDSBy - ADministrator • Apr 23, 2010 • Read ArticleA virtual field trip to New York City, This is an Interview with Photographer of Kids With Cameras. He offers photography Tips for Kids. For more Virtual Field Trips for Kids visit our website at www.meetmeatthecorner.org.
- KIDS CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY : Kids Virtual WebsiteBy - EDUCATION NEWS • Apr 19, 2010 • Read ArticleFont size: Decrease font Enlarge font KIDS CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY Kids' Virtual Field Trip Web Site MeetMeAtTheCorner.org Observes with a Field Trip ,Interviews and Activities COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (April 13, 2010) -- April 22, 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the earth's environment. Meet Me At The Corner (MeetMeAtTheCorner.org), a kids' virtual field trip Web site, is celebrating with a pod cast about hiking and bird watching in Colorado Springs' Aiken Canyon Preserve. The episode also includes a variety of activities and interviews intended to promote environmental interest among kids all year long. MeetMeAtTheCorner.org combines the content that educators and parents trust with the delivery method that today's kids embrace. Led by 10-year-old reporter Benjy, the on-line video "field trip" introduces children to the 100+ species that inhabit the preserve, its unique ecosystem, and the history of ornithologist Charles Aiken. Rounding out the episode is an interview with Phil Kendall, the past chairman of the Nature Conservancy in Colorado, who shares how kids can get involved in hiking.
- Girls Rural Reviews MEET ME AT THE CORNERBy - Girls Rural • Apr 21, 2010 • Read Articlepril 22, 2010, marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Earth Day began as a call to action for environmental causes after a series of environmental problems came to light. These included the effects of the industrial age, the 1969 oil spill on California’s coast, and the connection of several environmental toxins to birth defects. It began as a national holiday in 1970. Meet Me at the Corner, a kids’ virtual field trip web site, is celebrating Earth Day with a pod cast about hiking and bird watching in Colorado Springs’ Aiken Canyon Preserve. The episode also includes a variety of activities and interviews intended to promote environmental interest among kids all year long.
- EDge 21 Reviews MEET ME AT THE CORNErBy - Thomas Boito • Apr 21, 2010 • Read ArticleCatch of the Day - Meet Me at the Corner - 21 Apr 10 Today's tasty catch is Meet Me at the Corner Meet Me at the Corner, Virtual Field Trips for Kids, is an interactive site which encourages individual expression and participation of children through video submissions.
- GATHER NEWS REPORTS ON MEET ME AT THE CORNERBy - Matthew Reddin • Apr 22, 2010 • Read ArticleEver feel like your kids just don't care about the world around them? Earth Day's the perfect time to teach them to appreciate this wonderful world we're in, and these Earth Day videos for kids are just the way to do it! Meet Me at the Corner
- Kids - Paws for Poetry's sake!By - Roanoke.com • Apr 15, 2010 • Read ArticlePaws for Poetry's sake! Kids are invited to wax poetic about their pets. April is National Poetry Month and www.pawsforpoetry.rog is holding its 3rd annual poetry contest. They want kids to write an ode to Odie, a sonnet to Spot, or a haiku to Ju-ju. To enter, children ages 5-12 are to write a poem to, and provide a photo of, their favorite animal friend. The contest is co-sponsored by kids' virtual field trip Web site Meet Me at the Corner (MeetMeAtTheCorner.org) and Flashlight Press (FlashlightPress.com).
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- Air Date: September 7, 2010
Interview with a Park Ranger
Take a virtual field trip to San Diego California. Visit Balboa Park and meet an urban park ranger.
Learn about the job of a park ranger and tour this lovely city park. - Air Date: September 21, 2010
Interview With Author Kathleen Krull
Meet author Kathleen Krull, author of the Giants of Science Series. - Air Date: October 5, 2010
History of the Banjo
Take a virtual field trip to New York City. Join Morgana as she interview banjo player Curtis Eller. Learn about the history of the banjo and hear Mr. Eller play some old favorites. - Air Date: October 19, 2010
Halloween Helpers
A young philanthropist talks about her project Halloween Helpers. Learn the many ways kids can get involved in giving back to their communities. - Air Date: November 2, 2010
Interview with a World War II Veteran
Celebrate Veteran’s Day and hear more about the history of World War II from a man who served our country in its time of need. - Air Date: November 16, 2010
History of Yarn
Twelve-year-old Morgana visits the Lionbrand Yarn store in New York City to learn about the history of crocheting and knitting. - Air Date:December 1, 2010
The History of Clowning
Take a virtual field trip to New York City Meet a working clown. Learn about the history of clowning. - Air Date: December 14, 2010
History of the Yo-Yo
Interview with Patrick Cuartero, National Yo-Yo Champion
Morgana visits Yo-Yo Nation to learn some easy yo-yo tricks. - Air Date: December 28, 2010
Grow Mushrooms in Your Closet
Visit Far West Fungi at the Ferry Building in San Francisco. Learn about the various types of mushrooms and see how you can grow edible mushrooms in the dark of your own bedroom closet. Other gardening episodes include a visit to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and How to Make Worm Bin at the Queens Botanical Garden.
