Exploratorium.edu on Internet2
Digital Media from theMuseum of Science, Art, and Human Perception
CENIC 3.16.04
About the Exploratorium
Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception
• Over 500 interactive exhibits
• 600,000 visitors annually
• Museum as an educational center
Partner Museums
Teacher ProfessionalDevelopment
• Institute for Inquiry
• Teacher Institute
• Center for Informal Learning and Schools
Exploratorium.edu
• Online since 1993• 15 million annual
visitors
Over 20,000 pages4 Webby Awards
Moving to Internet2• Our innovative programs and rich media collections
have Internet2 potential:
• Digital Collections• Webcasting Program• Imaging Station• Digital Library for Educators• Professional Development Programs
Our Digital Collections
Our Digital Collections
• Floor Exhibits
• Public Understanding of Research
• Everyday Science
Floor Exhibit Collections
Floor Exhibit Collections
•http://www.exploratorium.edu/seeing/exhibits/changing.html
Public Understanding of Research
Public Understanding of Research
www.exploratorium.edu/origins
Everyday Science
• www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/
Broadband Exhibits
• www.exploratorium.edu/music/
Broadband Exhibits
Broadband Exhibits
Webcasting Program
Eclipse Webcast
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www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse
Breakfast Science Webcast
• www.exploratorium.edu/cooking
Youth Webcasting
www.exploratorium.edu/disco/
Imaging Station
Imaging Station• Research grade microscopes in a
museum setting
• Online archive of high quality images & videos
• http://www.exploratorium.edu/imaging_station/
Imaging Station
• Zebrafish Development
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Digital Library for Educators
Digital Library for Educators• Collection of articles, activities, videos,
photos and other digital media
• Indexed by grade level, subject, resource type, and content standards
• Part of NSDL collection
• Online by 2005
• http://www.exploratorium.edu/partner/library.html
Cells
Cells
• Hands-on Activities: Cellular Soap Opera
Cells
• Live Webcast: Life in the Universe
Cells
• Online Exhibition: Unwinding DNA
Cells
• Video: Zebrafish Cell Division
Cells
• Interactive: Cell Explorer
Cells
• Floor Exhibit: Giant Microscope
Earthquakes
Earthquakes
• Webcast: Life on the Faultline
Earthquakes
• Activities
Earthquakes
• Article: The Great Shake
Earthquakes
• Online Exhibition: Exploring the Faultline
Earthquakes
• Video: Seismic Engineer
Earthquakes
• Interactive: The Breakup of Pangaea • www.exploratorium.edu/origins/antarctica/ideas/gondwana2
.html
Earthquakes
• Floor Exhibit: Resonant Rings
Professional Development
Institute for Inquiry
www.exploratorium.edu/ifi
Teacher Institute
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www.exploratorium.edu/iron_science
The Future
In the Pipeline• Broadband Exhibits
• Webcasting
• Imaging Station
• Digital Library for Educators
• Professional Development Programs
The Future• Promote inquiry-based learning
• Develop innovative learning resources and experiences for K-20 students and teachers
• Partner with schools, research centers, etc
Contact• Noah Wittman • Director, Educator Online Network• [email protected]
• Deb Hunt • Senior Information Specialist• [email protected]
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