Subject: Info: WhaleNet Overview
Michael Williamson (williams@whale.simmons.edu)
Sun, 21 Apr 1996 08:15:57 -0400 (EDT)
WhaleNet
Expand Your Educational Horizons
with Telecommunications
WhaleNet established Internet communication between students,
researchers, and educators from around the world to share and use actual
research data, collaborative learning, and personal field experiences to
supplement interdisciplinary education, environmental awareness, and
enhance interest in science and mathematics.
WhaleNet offers, students and teachers, curriculum resources and
support, a source of data and information for interdisciplinary classroom
activities, and interactive support through WhaleNet/EnviroNet using
telecommunications and traditional means.
WhaleNet home page curricula support and projects (partial list):
% Satellite Tagging Observation Program-with the New England
Aquarium follow tagged marine mammals, such as: right whales, blue
whales, humpback whales, Bowhead whales and seals.
% Allied Whale Humpback Whale Catalogue on-line access
% ASK a Scientist -correspond with practicing scientists
% Tabor Boy - share experiences with crew of Tabor Boy
% Professional Development Workshops Sites-
University of Texas Marine Science Institute
L.A. Museum of Natural History
Zoo Atlanta with Georgia Tech. and Georgia State
Moakley Center for Technology, Bridgewater State College
% Educational Resources for educators and students
% Educational and Research links
Class activities may be supplemented with information and materials
available through WhaleNet. Curriculum supplements such as:
% Whale Watches as Interdisciplinary Teaching Opportunities
% The World of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises -- Interdisciplinary
Curriculum Activities for Pre-K through High School
% How to Build an Inflatable Whale (plans to build a life-sized (55
ft.) inflatable whale that the students can actually walk through)
% Marine Science Activities on a Budget
% CD-ROM developed by Whale Conservation Institute & the Discovery
Channel.
WhaleNet, with EnviroNet, is an enhancement project funded by the
National Science Foundation and sponsored by Wheelock College and Simmons
College in Boston.
Information: If you are interested in receiving more information,
participating in the program, you can contact me, Michael Williamson,
<williams@whale.simmons.edu>, WhaleNet Coordinator at 617/734-5200, X256,
Fax 617/566-7369, Wheelock College, 200 The Riverway, Boston, MA 02215,
or Paul Colombo, <colombo@whale.simmons.edu> 617/521-2665.
WhaleNet Access:
Connect: http://whale.simmons.edu
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or telnet> vmsvax.simmons.edu
Username> environet
Password> simmons