BellSouth Helps Students and Teachers Bring Living History to the Internet.Business and Education Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2001 --Digital Storytellers Program Shares World War II Veteran's Pearl Harbor Survival Story with Millions Around the Globe -- United States Army United States Army Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local Private Nelson Edmands vividly recalls his experience during what went down in American history as, "a date which will live in infamy Notoriety; condition of being known as possessing a shameful or disgraceful reputation; loss of character or good reputation. At Common Law, infamy was an individual's legal status that resulted from having been convicted of a particularly reprehensible crime, rendering him ." Students from Dreher High School Dreher High School is a four year public high school in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. History The school was founded in 1938. It was named for E.S. Dreher, Superintendent of Columbia Schools. Dreher opened with 651 students and 30 faculty members. in Richland County, South Carolina Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The 2000 U.S. census recorded its population to be 320,677. In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that its population had reached 348,226. captured Edmands' first-hand account of the bombing of Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are many U.S. military installations, including the chief U.S. on video, and will present the short film at Charleston's Spoleto festival, June 1. Tomorrow, the world can view the film by logging onto the Internet. BellSouth (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BLS See Bureau of Labor Statistics. ) funded the development of the Digital Storytellers Program at Dreher High School. Using high-speed networking technologies, the South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. students are sharing Edmands' account of the historical WWII WWII abbr. World War II WWII World War Two assault on the U.S. with classrooms around the world. Students and teachers around the globe can download the film by dialing into the Internet. Digital Storytellers allowed Dreher High School students to use desktop editing and streaming video technologies to bring the world a live account of WWII events by streaming the video they created over the Internet. "These activities create excitement in the classroom," said Dr. Sandi Glass, BellSouth industry marketing manager. "Digital Storytellers enables BellSouth to provide students with activities that help them learn technical, communication and research skills. As time passes, we lose the opportunity to share our veterans' stories. Technology provides a way to remember and celebrate the sacrifices these men and women have made." Digital Storytellers exhibits the power of integrating technology, networking and educational curriculum. Students interview veterans about topics in a war they have previously only read about in textbooks, Web sites and archives. Teachers then assist students in learning how to utilize and merge video editing and networking skills to create a living history story that can be used to educate students everywhere. "Digital Storytellers is true interactive learning," said Kathy Sutusky, Dreher High School information technology specialist. "It gives students the chance to participate in the educational process by learning about history while using state-of-the-art technologies." The Dreher High School Digital Storytellers history project is the first Digital Storytellers program launched by BellSouth. Next month, BellSouth will help twelve more teachers throughout the Southeast develop the skills needed to produce several more digital stories next year. Gary Rowe, president of inSitelearning served as a mentor to the student producers, bringing his extensive experience with interactive learning projects to the classroom. Rowe has produced electronic field trips for schools that have appeared on public television stations and cable systems nationwide. BellSouth has a long history of providing project based learning opportunities for students and teachers. Through the Education Gateway, programs such as ThinkQuest, Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots Roots & Shoots is a program of The Jane Goodall Institute. It was started by Dr. Jane Goodall in 1991 with 16 high school age kids from Tanzania. Since then it has grown to more than 8,000 groups in 96 countries. and Eagle Watch provide teachers and students the opportunity to use technology to create Web sites, and to participate in projects that benefit the environment, animals and society. Students learn how the knowledge of math, science, language arts and history are relevant to work and future studies. The first Digital Storyteller project will be hosted on a server at South Carolina's Educational Television. The Media Group at SCETV SCETV South Carolina Educational Television will store and maintain the data. For more information on the Digital Storytellers program, the tools and technologies needed to produce a digital story and the Education Gateway log onto http://k12.bellsouth.net. About BellSouth Corporation BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications services company headquartered in Atlanta, GA, serving more than 45 million customers in the United States and 16 other countries. Consistently recognized for customer satisfaction, BellSouth provides a full array of broadband data and e-commerce solutions to business customers, including Web hosting and other Internet services. In the residential market, BellSouth offers DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary high-speed Internet access, advanced voice features and other services. BellSouth also provides online and directory advertising services, including BellSouth(R) RealPagesSM.com. BellSouth owns 40 percent of Cingular Wireless, the nation's second largest wireless company, which provides innovative wireless data and voice services. |
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