Provider:Lutheran Health Network
Grade Level: 7-12
Date: Friday, September 26, 2008
Time: 9 - 9:45 AM EST

In this monthly series, students participate in a virtual panel discussion with health care professionals from the Lutheran Health Network in Fort Wayne. This session will focus on career options in Emergency Medicine.

There is no charge to participate, but we are limited to 7 interactive sites. To register, please email me at schaufes@ipfw.edu or send in the ACELINK Program Request Form.

Only 1 program slot available. Filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Title: Every Four Years: The Making of the American President
Content Provider: Western Reserve Historical Society
Grades: 5-12 (will customize)
Date: October 7, 2008
Time:Teacher Determines

Actual campaign artifacts are shown on camera while reproductions of photos, political cartoons, maps, charts and ballots are sent ahead of time to be in the hands of students. A museum educator leads the class in an inquiry-based examination of the most important presidential campaigns. Questions of issues vs. image, and strategy vs. circumstance are the focus as students learn how to analyze artifacts, political cartoons, and photos.

To sign up, fill out the ACELINK Request Form and fax it to 481-6949. If you are interested in scheduling a different date/time for this program, please contact me.

Only 1 program slot available. Filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Title: So You Know the Election?
Provider: Fort Ohio Historical Society
Grades: 4-12 (will customize)
Date: October 21, 2008
Time: 10:00 - 10:45 AM EST

Superdelegates, electoral college, popular vote, democrat, republican, campaign, debates, candidate, caucus, primaries...What's it all mean?? Teams of students will compete against each other as they answer questions about the election process, the history of past elections, voting requirements and responsibilities, candidates, and more.

Teachers will also be given the opportunity to submit their own questions for students in our Teacher's Choice category. This is a great opportunity for teachers to test and inform their students about the concepts and events of the Presidential elections of the past and present.

For the second consecutive year, the Ohio Historical Society has been honored with the Teacher's Choice Award as being one of the top Historical Museum/Organization Distance Learning Content Providers for the 2007 - 2008 school year, by teachers around the United States.

To sign up, fill out the ACELINK Request Form and fax it to 481-6949. If you are interested in scheduling a different date/time for this program, please contact me.

Only 1 program slot available. Filled on a first-come, first-served basis. This is a series of 10 programs, and the teacher would select specific programs.

Title: Election Watch 2008: Global Perspectives
Provider: Global Nomads Group
Grades: 7-8, 9-12
Date: September 24 - December 10, dates vary
Time: See time slots for videoconferences below

As America votes for a new president in this November's monumental election, other democracies worldwide are undergoing competitive electoral races of their own.

In this special extended PULSE series, students will examine the meaning of democracy through the lens of campaigns both at home and abroad. Students will have the opportunity to discuss and debate aspects of American democracy, all while putting the U.S. presidential race in the context of the international community.

After the U.S. elections, students will have the unique opportunity meet their peers in Ghana, which is in the midst of presidential campaigning as well in preparation for its December election. Over a period of three conferences, students will get to know one another and discuss the similarities and differences between American and Ghanaian democracy.

By connecting face-to-face with their peers around the country and around the world and a host of experts on political participation, election observing and more, students will assume a unique role in this year's elections as local citizens with a distinctly global perspective.

Program Dates & Topics (All Programs take place at 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. EST.

• September 24: Election Watch Part 1 - Only in America: Examining Democracy in the U.S.
• October 1: What Happened in Zimbabwe?
• October 8: Barack Obama vs. John McCain
• October 15: Inside Election Observation
• October 22: Political Participation and You
• October 29: Republicans and Democrats (and the Rest of the World)
• November 4: This is it: Election Day 2008
• November 12: Now What?
• December 3: Welcome to Ghana
• December 10: Election Day in Ghana

To sign up, fill out the ACELINK Request Form with the dates of your choice and fax it to 481-6949.

Only 1 program slot available. Filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Title: Spiders!
Provider: Center for Puppetry Arts
Grades: 1-6
Date: October 17, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM

The puppet and learning activities for this program can be modified to suit the participating age group.

Students build a Spider Marionette while participating in learning activities about how spiders and insects differ, web vs. wandering spiders, and the lifecycle of a spider. This is a great interactive arts and science lesson in one!

For the third year in a row, the Center for Puppetry Arts has won the Teacher's Choice Award for Best Content Provider--Fine Arts Museum distance learning program.

To sign up, fill out the ACELINK Request Form and fax it to 481-6949. If you are interested in scheduling a different date/time for this program, please contact me.

To request any video conference, complete and fax in the ACELINK Content/Program Request Form. The form is available through the ACELINK website, or you can contact us at 481-0741 (office) or schaufes@ipfw.edu.

If a program is already scheduled, we will fill requests on a first-come, first-served basis. Please make sure your school schedule matches the program's dates and times.

If a program is offered on demand, you'll need to provide two to three dates and times you would prefer when you request the program.

ACELINK funds are available to pay content provider fees for up to three video conferences per teacher. Please contact me if you have a special circumstance that requires more funding.

Note: We must have an ACELINK Content/Program Request Form completed in order to approve a request for a video conference.