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in selected areas:
Teachers in parts of some metropolitan areas may be able to use SFLMedia for free. Our parent company, The Source for Learning, Inc. (SFL), has an agreement with Clearwire (a commercial provider of wireless Internet) to devote some Clear wireless 4G service for educational use in certain U.S. markets.
As part of this pilot program, SFL will offer a limited number of Clear 4G wireless accounts free, but only to educators in the following locations:
Anderson, IN; Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Bloomington, IN; Champaign, IL; Clearwater, FL; Columbus, IN; Flint, MI; Fort Worth, TX; Indianapolis, IN; Kansas City, MO; Miami, FL; Midland, MI; Milwaukee, WI; Muncie, IN; Nassau County, NY; New Orleans, LA; New York City, NY; Nolanville, TX; Northeastern New Jersey (outside NYC); Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; Saginaw, MI; San Antonio, TX; St. Louis, MO; St. Petersburg, FL; Tampa, FL; Waco, TX; Washington, DC.
The free accounts will (may??) include a user device to enable reception. User devices might be stationary modems for a room or USB modems (i.e. "sticks") for a laptop (see www.clear.com/shop/devices/mobile).
If you live in one of the areas listed above, please click below for more details and an easy online application:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZTWC2GF

Microbes in Compost
See, in a speeded-up film, how common foods decay. Sometimes we want to encourage decay, as in compost. Children in school investigate rotting and we see how water is cleaned for re-use.

Operation Desert Storm
Iraqi troops occupied Kuwait in 1990 because Saddam Hussein was angry at their refusal to raise oil prices. Live-action footage captures the bombing of Baghdad and the progress of Operations Desert Saber and Desert Storm under the leadership of General H. ...more »

Introduction
Rebecca describes what caring is, and the kids tell us who they care about. Some people don't know how to show that they care.

Nicholas Gilman, New Hampshire
Segment discusses his role in the adoption of the Constitution.

Breakfast in Kazakhstan
Ayguerim, an 11 year old, lives in Almaty, the largest city. She learns how to prepare a banquet for a celebration in a traditional yurt at her uncle's farm. Her mother and aunt teach her how to select and cook the best ingredients for this large family g ...more »

Hannibal Moves on Rome
The Phoenicians did not create an empire, but had several city states such as Byblos and Carthage. They were very successful seafaring traders and their most influential legacy was the creation of a simple alphabet for business transactions. Its structure ...more »

1946 ? Photosynthesis
How Photosynthesis works was described by the Calvin/Benson cycle, named for its discoverer Melvin Calvin, and has become a central tenet in understanding global warming.

William Paca, Maryland
Paca supported Declaration of Independence but had some concerns with ratifying the Constitution.

Seasons Cycle
Describes the Ojibwe seasonal cycle of life, from maple sap gathering in spring, through summer birch-bark peeling, fall rice harvesting, and finally winter ice fishing.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Tiepolo created his Italian decorative painting as frescoes, water-based colors painted on moist plaster on walls or ceilings. The plaster absorbs the paint, making it part of the wall itself.

Insiders
The term protist" covers a wide range of microscopic organisms formerly clumped into ""Kingdom Protista."" New molecular analyses show that the protistan lines of evolution go so far back in time they can be considered as different kingdoms of life. Thro ...more »

Fuel and Potential
Machines burn fuel to make heat, which gives them kinetic energy. Potential energy is stored energy, as in a wound spring.

Light & Shadows
In this program, Brent presents a lesson on light and shadow. He instructs students in drawing the a cube and a cylinder, and then shows them how to illustrate the play of light and shadow on an object to make it appear three-dimensional. Students learn t ...more »

Song, Fish Live in the Rivers
Segment features a song giving facts about fish habitat.

Elephant/Hollow Platform
This program first shows how paper is made, usually from the fibers of trees. The point is also made that recycling saves trees. We learn about some of the surprising properties of paper, and then we see children making their own paper creations.
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