What
is Video Streaming?
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for a preview.
Video
Streaming from Rhode Island PBS is a subscription-based service
that gives students and teachers access to more than 4,000*
full-length and 44,000* clips of core-curriculum, standards-based
video programs instantly - over the Internet.
A
simple keyword or concept search of the database can locate
grade- and subject-specific content in science, social
studies, language arts, math, and health,
available for viewing right on the computer. Each video is
indexed, which gives the option of viewing the entire program
or watching a shorter clip.
Participation by your school in the Rhode Island PBS Video
Streaming project during the 2006-2007 school year is made
possible by the generous support of New
England Gas Company.
How
Does It Work?
Streaming
media technology - video streaming - enables the real time,
or on-demand distribution of audio, video and multimedia on
the internet. Streaming media is the simultaneous transfer
of digital media (video, voice and data) so that it is received
as a continuous real-time stream. Streamed data is transmitted
by a server application and received and displayed in real-time
by client applications such as the Microsoft's Windows Media
Player or the QuickTime Player. These applications can start
displaying video or playing back audio as soon as enough data
has been received and stored in the receiving station’s buffer.
A streamed file is simultaneously downloaded and viewed, but
leaves behind no physical file on the viewer's computer.
What
are the Video Streaming Benefits?
Rhode
Island PBS Video Streaming subscription-based service gives
educators and students:
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access to more than 4,000 length and 44,000 clips of indexed
main core-curriculum, standard-based video programs over the
Internet.
*
the location of specific content by grade and subject in curriculum
areas such as:
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Life Science & Biology
- Chemistry
- Language Arts & Reading
- Early Childhood
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Earth & Space Science
- Social Studies
- Health & Prevention
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Physical Science
- Mathematics
- General Science
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* samples
of lesson plans.
* teacher guides, activities, and correlations for teachers'
use.
* annual school video streaming utilization reports.
* home access for lesson planning while at home
* access to the Image Library, a searchable database, of over
650 standards-based photographs in high-resolution.
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What
are the advantages of Using Video Streaming?
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Video Streaming is available to any** school in the
state -- helping all Rhode Island students cross the
digital divide.
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The dynamic content of Video Streaming catches students'
attention, helping to keep them focused on the lesson
at hand.
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With Video Streaming, videos are always available
from any internet-enabled computer.
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Video Streaming content is always current and up-to-date.
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With content accessible from anywhere, lessons are
simple to plan from home.
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** System
Requirements: Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 or QuickTime
and an Internet connection
Click
here for a
demonstration of a sample video.
If your school is interested in participating
in video streaming delivery for the 2005-2006 school year,
please call (401) 222-3636, ext. 211 for further information
or e-mail at m.velasquez@RIpbs.org.
Please
see System requirements.
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