Participation
Guidelines & Requirements for Arctic Alive! Welcome
to Arctic Alive!
We have expeditions that can occur at anytime. To find out when
and where the next one is, go to the Expedition
Information link. Previous expeditions are archived, so there
is something available all year!
Participation in Arctic Alive! is easy!
- The web site and virtual field trips are designed for K-12
grades and home school families. Most of the material however, is
written for middle-school students.
- The web site and virtual field trips are available to all
schools, both international and domestic.
Educators can choose what level of participation best suits their
needs.
* Full Participation Level –
- Students will be participating in the live audio conference
calls
- Students will be posting questions to the researchers and expedition
teacher on the discussion site
- Teachers will be using most or all of the materials and activities related
to the expedition that are available online
- Teachers can receive training (via audio conference call or online) about
“how to use” audio conference calls in classroom,
and get answers to other technical questions
- Teachers are required to fill out an online evaluation at
end of expedition.
* Semi Participation Level –
- Students will NOT be participating in the live audio conference
calls (but teacher may be downloading taped calls for class)
- Students will be posting questions to the researchers and expedition teacher
on the discussion site
- Teachers will be using most or all of the materials and activities related
to the expedition that are available online
- Teachers can receive training (via audio conference call or online) about
“how to use” the discussion site and/or get answers
to other technical questions
- Teachers are required to fill out an online evaluation at
end of expedition.
* Minimum Participation Level –
- Teachers may use the material at anytime of their choosing as
it will be archived
- Students will NOT be participating be posting questions to the
researchers and expedition teacher on the discussion site.
- Teachers will be using some of the materials and activities that are available
online
- Teachers may fill out the online evaluation but it isn’t
required.
Technical Requirements:
To get the maximum benefit from the web site, it is suggested that
you have the minimum technical requirements:
- an Internet browser (Netscape 4.7 or higher or Internet Explore
4 or higher)
- monitor resolution set at 1024 x 768 or better
- sound card
- cookies enabled
- Acrobat Reader (4.0 or higher)
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