NEW! MUSEUM-SCHOOL CONNECTIONS - Visit the National Museum of African Art without leaving your classroom!

Real-time Video Conference Programs are FREE - We're meeting students across the country from Alaska to New York. To learn more or to schedule a tour, visit the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) and click on "Content Provider Programs." Find us under National Museum of African Art! Or e-mail Deborah Stokes for further information.

Tips for a Successful Videoconference

• Check with your school technology coordinator to ensure your school has compatible videoconferencing equipment.
• At least four weeks before your preferred date, fill out the schedule form on-line with the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration. All request forms will be routed directly to the Curator of Education, Deborah Stokes, and she will contact you to confirm the time/date and set up a test call. You will be able to discuss customizing the content of the program to your classroom needs.
• Exchange IP addresses and phone numbers for test call and day of program.
• Complete a successful test call at the agreed time.
• At least two weeks prior to your program date, identify a space where all your students will be able to sit comfortably within your camera's view, see a projected PowerPoint, and hear the video-conference presenter.
• Review pre-visit materials sent to you with your students.
• Encourage students to write down questions for the presenter elicited by the pre-visit activities and/or classroom content. Student interaction always welcome!

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