WVIZ/PBS Annual Report 1999 - Blog@Case

4area high schools discussed a range of educational topics with Governor Bob Taftduring a special electronic "student summit" emanating live from the WVIZ/PBSstudios. The 30-minute event included participation from a student audiencegathered at the station's studios and live interaction from students at schoolsconnected to WVIZ/PBS through the Northern Ohio Telecommunications Association(NOTA), an interactive fiber network."Go Figure?" The award-winning, multimedia math project for students in grades7-12 can now be utilized by students throughout the country. Distributed nationallyby the Great Plains Network, a national educational program distribution center,"Go Figure?" is a co-production of WVIZ/PBS and Ohio University Public Television.The program includes an eight-part television series and an interactive CD-ROM.Funded by the Ohio Educational Telecommunications Network Commission, in supportof the Ohio SchoolNet Initiative."Get Ready for the Cleveland Orchestra." Students and teachers had the opportunityto experience every aspect of a Cleveland Orchestra performance, from the tuningof the instruments to the final bows, through a "virtual" event designed to preparethem for the real thing. Through a special teleconference presentation by WVIZ/PBSin cooperation with The Cleveland Orchestra, students met the conductor andorchestra members, became familiar with the music and instruments, and took avideo tour of the concert hall. Made possible by Martha Holden Jennings Foundation.Thunder BayAmusement park,the Thunder Bay patrol."NewsDepth." The statewide weekly news program designed specifically for studentsin grades 3-8 returned for its 32nd season. One of the most popular televisionprograms used by teachers throughout the state, "NewsDepth" helps students learnabout current events and much more. The series is produced by WVIZ/PBS incooperation with WEWS-TV and CNN and is funded by Martha Holden JenningsFoundation, Bank One Corporation and Ohio Educational Telecommunications NetworkCommission.to improveeducationProject: LEARN. WVIZ/PBS teamed up with Project: LEARN, a local adult literacyorganization, to help with their "25 Hours for 25 Years Reading" marathon. Thestation hosted a special broadcast of the final half-hour of the reading marathon,which included staff, volunteers and students reading selections from their favoritebooks.to improve education