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Use of Funds - Sample Content
Several of the programs eligible for sponsored purchase include sitesALIVE! learning adventures developed by Ocean Challenge, Inc.
The sitesALIVE! program is making learning come alive for hundreds of students in school systems worldwide.In 2000, sitesALIVE! won the Newspaper Innovators in Education Award given by the Newspaper Association of America Foundation
In 1999, sitesAlive! was named a finalist in both the Children’s and Education categories of the Ziff-Davis Global Information Infrastructure Awards
USA Today announced that "Anyone with any doubts about the educational value of the web should click to sitesALIVE!..."
sitesALIVE! educational programs:
- connect classroom students, via the internet and other means, to student researchers, degreed faculty members and scientists who engage in genuine research and scientific discovery while engaged in worldwide, academically accredited expeditions
- are designed to expand students’
understanding of and stimulate their interest in a range of subjects including
mathematics, social studies, geography, science, language arts and technology
Teachers are provided with educational and scientific resources including: - access to up to five different programs (Oceans and Islands Live!, Math Live!, History Live!, Bluegrass Live!, Class Afloat Live!)
- content-rich websites
- grade-appropriate teacher’s guides correlated to National and State Curriculum Standards
- weekly lesson plans
- weekly activity modules
- weekly essays by field school participants and faculty
- personal journals written by field school participants
- photos and audio reports
- regular Q&A sessions answering questions posed by students in the subscribing classrooms
Assistance may be awarded for semester-long or year-long access.
sitesALIVE Foundation, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.