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Welcome, High School Educators. To begin your tour, please read the overviews below to understand our content categories. Click on the images to see short video previews, and then follow the various links to view each example in depth.

Visit our Lesson Ideas area to find a growing library of creative ideas for lessons or classroom projects. Check out the quick lessons using Apple's iLife suite of digital media tools: iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes, and iDVD.

Life Through Time: The Heart of the Phanerozoic
Duration 0:37
Geological time and the evolution of life on earth is a complex story.
Students organize and simplify events of one time period in an iMovie project.
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iMovie Projectile Project
Duration 0:52
Students rely on technology to provide a detailed analysis of projectile motion.
Through iMovie and AppleWorks, students are able to understand the true behavior of the projectile.
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Visit our Teaching Practices section for content that goes much deeper than a single lesson idea or classroom activity. Here you will discover a window into an educator's classroom, through the extensive use of video, to see and hear all facets of the Teaching Practice. This thorough content is accompanied by:

  • In-depth lesson plans
  • Standards
  • Assessment Practices
  • Student Work
  • Reflections
  • Parental Engagement
  • Administrative Support
  • Technology & Resources
  • Step Guides
  • Professional Development
  • Research
  • Resources for download

Science as a Catalyst for Life-Long Learning
QuickTimeVR Movie
Students learn by applying techniques used in the pharmaceutical industry.
Eavesdrop on students in this interactive QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) of a high school science classroom.
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Geometry in Architecture: Students Design Schools
Duration 0:36
Geometry students compete to design a year 2050 high school.
Students use geometric and mathematical concepts to present state-of-the-art school designs to Seattle architects.
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Bringing content experts and relevant educational programming directly to your students! Enhance your teaching with the use of live and archived QuickTime streaming videos and classroom resources. View our monthly schedule and sign up to receive regular updates.

NASA Destination Tomorrow: The Mars Rover Program
Duration 0:52
Go "Behind the Scenes" and travel to the Red Planet aboard the new Mars Rover.
See first-hand how NASA is designing Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the "On the Runway" segment.
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View more NASA Content

Dirt on Their Skirts from Wrigley Field
Duration 0:57
QuickTime Stream
Live from Wrigley Field, an electronic field trip celebrating women's baseball pioneers.
Examine the efforts of women and girls to be a part of America's national pastime: baseball.
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The Leadership & Professional Growth area is devoted to content that will empower and inform school leaders, superintendents, principals, and classroom teachers on current issues in education. View important education conference keynotes and presentations, or listen to audio interviews with education leaders.

School Culture, Dr. Kent Peterson
Duration 0:22
Dr. Kent D. Peterson discusses the impact that "school culture" has on a school and it's students.
Download this audio content to iTunes or your iPod as a professional growth resource for your school.
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More Audio Education Interviews

If You Give a Kid an iBook
Duration 0:34
Learn how a Kansas School district transforms the learning environment through a student laptop initiative.
Examine "If You Give a Kid an iBook" to understand how this district is engaging students and the community.
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A broadband Internet connection is advantageous, in order to fully access the rich content including digital video, audio, streaming media, live webcasts, and virtual reality images.
Welcome Windows Users
Educators who use Windows-based PCs can install QuickTime to take advantage of our abundant media. Regardless of the computer platforms, the beauty of the Apple Learning Interchange is that all schools can enjoy the many benefits without extensive IT support.
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The Learning Interchange content is developed by educators, for other educators. Much of the content on the Apple Learning Interchange is contributed by members of the Apple Distinguished Educator program. This select group of educators is an important resource to Apple and the education community.

About our Events Contributors

Through our relationships with leading companies, non-profit organizations, and government agencies, we provide opportunities to engage students with content experts. Many of these events have opportunities for live interaction with scientists and experts, through chats hosted during the broadcast.

Education Series Contributors
Audio Education
Ball State
The Chicago Field Museum
The Gorilla Foundation
Lewis & Clark
NASA Center for Distance Learning
Race Rocks
Sci-Q

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