Video Conferencing

The ECOESC has a number of video conferencing sessions available to school districts. Pricing for all sessions, for anyone not a part of the TEC-LINK consortium is $75 per session. There is a limit of 35 students per session, and your sessions are available in an on-demand fashion. That means you can request our programs for a time and date that fit your classroom needs. After you book 15 sessions we are offering a 10% discount on each session you book after the initial 15. There may be an additional charge for class sizes over 35 especially for those sessions involving materials that are sent out. Please contact us for specific pricing for larger groups. You may not record any video conference session without prior written approval from the ECOESC.

Video Conference Session Descriptions

Farmtastic Adventures - More Information Coming Soon!

Ocean Commotion *Download Ocean Commotion Flyer*  
Let's dive into amarine adventure! Your 1st grade students will have a whale of a good time learning about some of the types of marine life that can be found in each of the World’s oceans. Included in the content of this lesson is the following: Mammals, endangered species, types of uncommon sea creatures, and other fun, Marine Animal facts. This class includes a craft which will be assembled during the 35-40 minute video conference. Grade Levels: K, 1, 2

WELF News - Crisis in the Workshop  (Coming December 2011)
We are developing a new WELF News! Crisis in the Workshop videoconference that will be centered on production. Do you ever wonder how all those presents get ready for the big day? Join us as we spend time with an Elf who will be sharing with us the intricate details of all the work it takes to produce and prepare for the big day! Grade level: 2, 3, 4

In all Probability - Watch Short Video Clip
What is the probability that you can spin a red on a spinner with 4 colors? Join us for this engaging, activity filled video conference that covers the basic understanding of probability. We will conduct short experiments, discuss vocabulary and practice the skill of estimating the probability of an outcome during this 40 minute session. Grade levels: 3, 4, 5, 6.

Money Detectives (NEW)
We have a mystery on our hands. The coin faces have disappeared. Become detectives on the case of the missing money amounts. We are looking for highly engaged investigators to help us solve the mystery! What are the values of the missing coins? Grade Level K-1

Postcards from Professor Penguin - Watch Short Video Clip
Join us in one of our most popular content sessions! Professor Penguin focuses on the habitat, predators, family life, adaptations, and regions of our world in which penguins live. This session is aligned to the Ohio 3rd grade content standards, but is adaptable to several grade levels, due to the science roots of this program. There will be a science activity as well as a group writing activity during this 40 minute session. Join the Professor to learn more about penguins! Grade level: 3

Spooktackular M&M’s - Watch Short Video Clip
Spooktacular M & M’s (Math & Mammals) centers on the very interesting mammal, the bat. This content rich video conference combines problem solving, creative crafts and science facts. We learn characteristics of the bat and at the same time create a bat craft. Grade level: 3

The Constitution - Watch Short Video Clip
Join the ECOESC as we present a 40 minute interactive Video Conference about our Nation’s most important document, the United States Constitution. This session is offered on Constitution Day or can be provided any time throughout the year. Grade levels: 3, 4, 5

Fairly Fractured Tales - Watch Short Video Clip - *Download Fairy Tales Brochure*
Fairy tales are a part of every students’ early reading experiences and are rich with language skills! Join us as we use fairy tales, both familiar and fractured, to help your students better understand language skills. Your students will be actively engaged in an interactive video conference which includes engaging questions, video clips, cloze activities snd follow-up procedures. This conference was developed for the 3rd grade level and aligns with Ohio content standards. Grade levels: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Irish Immigration
This conference discusses the Irish potato famine, what caused it and what the effects were that resulted in the Irish immigration, We discuss immigration customs that were developed at Ellis Island’s entrance and obstacles faced. We will share the students travel suitcase. Students will have to defend 2 positions, that of the landowner and that of the Irish tenant. This session is approximately 50 minutes in length. Grade levels: 5, 6

Spending Time with a Pilgrim - Watch Short Video Clip
In the month of November, the ECOESC presents an interactive video conference session about the Pilgrims’ voyage to the New World and their first year in the new world. This story is told through the eyes of Mary Allerton, an actual child of the original Mayflower passengers. It is designed for the 1st grade level, but can be adapted for Kindergarten or 2nd grade. A hands-on craft activity will be done during this session. This is a 45 minute session. This unit is available any time, but most popular during the month of November. *Extra fee for additional craft kits. Contact us for exact pricing. Grade level: K, 1, 2

U.S. Symbols - Watch Short Video Clip
This content session was created for 1st or 2nd grade students and is aligned with Ohio Content Standards involving U. S. symbols. Your children will be asked to design a class flag. They will learn about the Bald Eagle, White House, Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty and the flag. Children will be introduced to Washington D. C. as our nation’s capital, and experience several short video clips that will familiarize the students with these symbols. Grade level: 1,2

Living and Non-Living Things - Watch Short Video Clip
Is it living or is it non? Join us as we teach young learners about the differences between living things and non-living things through movement, graphics, songs, and discussion. During the session, students will use magazines or other picture sources to create a portable book that shows living things and non-living things. This session is geared to the kindergarten and 1st grade science standards. Grade level: K, 1

The Ditch that brought the World to the Wilderness - Watch Short Video Clip
Join guest presenter, Sherrie, from the Zoar Community Association, as she shares the importance of the canal transportation system to the development of Tuscarawas County as we now know it. With a focus on the Zoar community, she will teach how the canal came to this area, how it was built, and what economic impact it had to this extremely rural area at the time. Grade level: 4

Letters from the Old World
Moving to rural Ohio in the early 1800’s from Germany brought homesickness as well as a sense of hope and new beginnings. Zoar historians will share the development of the first successful communal living society as well as types of tools and affects that were used to build Zoar and maintain it. This program is developed as a writing activity – a letter home to Germany describing this new area of opportunity. Grade level: 3

Civil War Roots
We all know slavery was one of the root causes of the outbreak of the Civil War. But do your students understand the other factors that both set the stage for the Civil War and provided advantages and disadvantages for both sides of the war? Join us as we debate the causes and effects of the economic and geographic climate of the United States during the 1840’s through the Civil War. Grade levels: 5-8

TEC-LINK Members – feel free to contact us with any program suggestions. We gladly create custom units for your classrooms!

Questions? Please contact video@ecoesc.org