Ohio University Telecommunications Center Receives Grant
Contact: Olivea Oldham, Public Information Coordinator, (740) 593-4944 or Olivea_Oldham@woub.pbs.org, or Marvin Bowman, director of educational telecommunications, 740-593-4920
ATHENS, Ohio (February 19, 2001) -- The Ohio Educational Telecommunications Commission (OET) recently awarded a $179,000.00 grant to the Ohio University Telecommunications Center. The awarded grant will be used for the production of a series of media related materials. The grant will include the production or a CD-ROM, several video conferences, and a tape demonstration for third and fourth grade teachers of Ohio History. It will be used to create a new multi-media program about southeastern Ohio which is being planned by the Ohio University Telecommunications Center in cooperation with Educational Technology Services of Southeast Ohio (ETSEO.)
The project, "Ohio History Comes Alive," and is designed to provide support for the American Heritage and People in Societies strands of the Ohio Social Studies Course of Study. The program will be aimed at third and fourth graders. The program will include an interactive CD-ROM for students to use, a teacher's guide, a web site, workshops, and an orientation/training video for teachers to use. The teacher's guide will provide possibilities for both teacher and student activities and will be tied to all of the creative elements.
An advisory panel consisting of area educators will have a second meeting on Monday, February 26. These advisors will provide their insight on the content leadership for all of the elements of this grant. The project is expected to be completed in June of 2002.
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The Ohio University Telecommunications Center, a unit of the College of Communication, operates two television stations-WOUB-TV/Channel 20 in Athens and WOUC-TV/Channel 44 in Cambridge-and six radio stations-WOUB-1340 AM, WOUB-91.3 FM, WOUC-89.1 FM, WOUH-91.9 FM, WOUL-89.1 FM and WOUZ-90.1 FM. The Center, a trusted community resource, uses the power of noncommercial television, radio and other media, such as the World Wide Web, to enrich the lives of children and adults in Southeastern Ohio and Western West Virginia through quality programs and educational services that inform, enlighten, inspire and entertain.
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