Videoconferencing Makes Once-in-a-Lifetime Student Experiences an Everyday Occurrence; TANDBERG Connections Program Announces Virtual Field Trip Schedule for 2006.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- How many students get the chance to talk to a 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. survivor as part of their World War II curriculum? Or take a morning scuba-dive to see underwater ecosystems in a coral reef coral reef Ridge or hummock formed in shallow ocean areas from the external skeletons of corals. The skeleton consists of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), or limestone. A coral reef may grow into a permanent coral island, or it may take one of four principal forms. -- and still make it back for geometry class in the afternoon? The answers might surprise you, thanks to the schedule announced today for the TANDBERG (OSLO:TAA TAA - Track Average Amplitude .OL) 2006 Connections Program, a "virtual field trip" (VFT VFT Venus Fly Trap (dionaea muscipula) VFT Vogel-Fulcher-Tamman (polymer science equation) VFT Variable Frequency Transformer VFT Virtual Flight Test VFT Visual Function Test ) offering that empowers schools and teachers to bring the world to the classroom using interactive videoconferencing. TANDBERG's 2006 Connections Program will offer access to free virtual field trips to schools that use TANDBERG videoconferencing, enabling students to experience cultural events in foreign countries, learn about scientific discoveries, or hear powerful stories first hand from those that lived through historic moments- just to name a few possibilities. Virtual field trips help schools overcome lack of resources and funding or simple geographic barriers to provide eye-opening, interactive lessons that greatly enhance existing curriculum and bring students what are potentially once-in-a-lifetime experiences. The Connections Program 2006 schedule will offer students the opportunity to: --Scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef Great Barrier Reef, largest complex of coral reef in the world, c.1,250 mi (2,000 km) long, in the Coral Sea, forming a natural breakwater for the coast of Queensland, NE Australia. and discover the impact coral reefs coral reefs, limestone formations produced by living organisms, found in shallow, tropical marine waters. In most reefs, the predominant organisms are stony corals, colonial cnidarians that secrete an exoskeleton of calcium carbonate (limestone). have on wildlife and the world. --Speak directly to Pearl Harbor survivors about the events of December 7, 1941. --Learn why people don't fall out of roller coasters While there have been hundreds of different roller coasters built, there have been just a few that were notable for specific reasons. Some reasons include:
--Experience the secret lives of dolphins, amphibians amphibians members of the animal class Amphibia. Includes frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and cecilians all capable of living on land or in water. and bats - all without leaving their classroom! "The impact a virtual field trip can have is incredible. Reading about segregation in a book doesn't compare to taking a 12-year-old student to the Baseball Hall of Fame to learn about Jackie Robinson Noun 1. Jackie Robinson - United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972) Jack Roosevelt Robinson, Robinson and how baseball led critical social shifts in American history," said Jan Zanetis, Market Development Manager, Education, for TANDBERG. "Many kids will never make it to the Baseball Hall of Fame, but with videoconferencing, they can be back before lunch - from anywhere in the world." As part of TANDBERG's 2006 Connections Program, school children will use videoconferencing to take a virtual field trip to West Texas to learn about the history of cotton and the role cotton played in shaping early America. This virtual field trip, presented by a high school class in Stamford, Texas as part of its own interactive video curriculum, will allow elementary students who may have never even seen a cotton field to experience a part of history and learn why cotton truly was king. "As the leaders of tomorrow, students must be given a broad, multi-cultural perspective on the world they live in," said Rick Snyder, president of TANDBERG Americas. "Virtual field trips provide rich life experiences that would otherwise not be possible, creating stronger, more impactful lessons for students around the world." About the TANDBERG Connections Program The TANDBERG Connection Program offers free virtual field trips to K-12 schools using TANDBERG videoconferencing equipment. TANDBERG customers have access to this program and the power to bring their students the latest cultural events, newest scientific discoveries and musical inspirations at the touch of a button. TANDBERG's free virtual field trips are offered on a monthly, first-come, first-served basis to current customers. To register for this exciting program, TANDBERG customers should visit www.tandberg.net/connections. About TANDBERG TANDBERG is a leading global provider of visual communication products and services with dual headquarters in New York and Norway. TANDBERG designs, develops and markets systems and software for video, voice and data. The company provides sales, support and value-added services in more than 90 countries worldwide. TANDBERG is publicly traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange Oslo Stock Exchange An exchange founded in 1819 and trading stocks, bonds, and stock options that is considered the options market of Norway. under the ticker TAA.OL. Please visit www.tandberg.net for more information. TANDBERG is a trademark or registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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