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AQUATIC WONDERLANDS

TAKE YOUR STUDENTS UNDERWATER!

with Animal Planet's TANKED! hosts Brett Raymer & Wayde King

Thank you to all the teachers, ESC staff, TETN, and others that helped to make this event one of the most successful programs ESC Region XI has hosted!!  Over 47,000 students participated via videoconferencing and watching the live stream.
 -->Extend the learning with lesson plans - Click here (see below for information about logging in to see the online videos)
-->The backchannel for comments and questions will be open for a short time longer - http://todaysmeet.com/tanked
 
Congratulations to Mr. Jack Pascall from Fort Bend ISD, winner of the Aquatic Wonderlands TechFitClassroom package.

*See attached for contest rules and regulatio
ns.
Comments:
"The live stream was so awesome today!  My class really enjoyed it!"
"Thank you!! Students loved it!! LTE is very impressed!"
"We had interested kiddos at 3 campuses watching the Tanked guys.  Good work and thanks for helping to provide these!"
"It was awesome! Thank you! How can I find out about future videostreaming opportunities?"
"Thanks so much for letting us join the virtual field trip. The children had a blast."
"Those two guys are so good, I love listening to them! All in all it was a great event, good job!"
"They loved TANKED."
"The presentation we saw today was excellent."
"....and was able to watch with the class. It was awesome!"

 

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for providing live streaming !
 
Technical assistance provided by
cisco

IMPORTANT!!
This program is available ONLY for schools that are members of their regional interactive videoconferencing networks.
 
All registrants for Aquatic Wonderlands will be entered to win a TechFitClassroom package. *See attached for contest rules and regulations.
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Lesson Plans and Activities
These are developed by Discovery Education and aligned to TEKS for grades 3-5, with adaptations for K-2.  They also include a number of activities tied to the rich resources available through Discovery Education streaming. The lesson plan packet can be downloaded by clicking here
 
Discovery Video Access:
If you don't already have access to Discovery Education's vast video streaming resources, now's a good time to try it out!

Video access from February 18th – March 18th

Username: txvirtual2013

Password: discovery
 
FAQ's
Click here for answers to frequently asked questions.
Flyer
To download a printable flyer, please click here.
 
Back channel
A live back channel will be available for teachers to submit their students' questions during the presentation.  It will be located here:  http://todaysmeet.com/tanked  Please remember to tell us who you are, where you are, and what grade you teach before asking your question!

IMPORTANT!! This event is available ONLY to Texas school districts that are members of their regional videoconferencing network.
It is available via interactive videoconferencing or a live web stream.
NO RECORDING is allowed.



Brought to you by Discovery Education and Education Service Center Region XI in partnership with Animal Planet and Acrylic Tank Manufacturing.
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Contact: Laurie Hogle, lhogle@esc11.net, (817) 740-3625