Unitedstreaming
Access to a rich collection of educational videos helps students be there without leaving the classroom
More than a digital media library, Discovery Education unitedstreaming provides teachers with the tools to incorporate fresh, vibrant digital media quickly and easily into learning environments and engage their students like never before. Immediate access to dynamic content — the right content for that moment — helps students visualize subject matter and “be there” without leaving the classroom.

unitedstreaming teachers gain access to a rich collection of more than 50,000 video segments from among 5,000 full-length educational videos by award-winning producers. From core curriculum subjects to health and guidance, all video is correlated to California state standards.

Web: http://www.unitedstreaming.com
Contact: SECC board member

DigiPen Institute of Technology, located near Seattle, Washington, is authorized to offer computer science, computer engineering and fine arts degree programs related to the field of digital interactive entertainment technology. DigiPen offers exploratory programs designed to introduce students of all experience levels to the fundamentals of game programming, 3D animation and robotics.

Web: http://www.digipen.edu/
Contact: John Fleischman | email: jfleischman@scoe.net

ACME Animation Online is an interactive community of learning and sharing knowledge about animated filmmaking and related fields. The site provides animation challenges, shows personal projects, gives and receives feedback and improves your knowledge and skill in this dynamic art form.

ACME is for any experience level interested in learning and for professionals to share their insights about the art form they love. Teachers, school administrators and after school leaders can receive more information about connecting their program by emailing info@theacmenetwork.org

ACME Animation Online is a program of The ACME Network, a non-profit organization.

Web: http://www.acmeanimation.org/
Contact: John Fleischman | email: jfleischman@scoe.net

From simple keyword searching to more complex searches such as concept, color and category, students enhance research projects with more than one million photographs dating back to 1826 and as current as a few moments ago, tens of thousands of graphics, audio files dating from the 1920's and news stories dating from 1997. Teachers can correlate the archives to state and national standards.

The Associated Press has won more Pulitzer Prizes than any other news agency and is the most credible source for non-biased reporting. Founded in 1848, the AP is the oldest and largest news organization in the world serving more than one billion people each day.

To access a free trial account, contact:
John Fleischman: jfleischman@scoe.net
Web: http://ap.accuweather.com/

The Stock Market Game Program
This free online education program for grades four and beyond that can help educators in the subject areas of math, economics and finance. Students apply their academic skills to a real-life situation as they manage an online stock portfolio.

The site now includes new differentiated curriculum and an updated Teacher Support Center. A recently developed partnership with the Sacramento Bee offers free newspapers to teachers who use The Stock Market Game.

Contact: David DeArcos, Sacramento Region Coordinator
email: ddearcos@surewest.net
Phone: 916-412-8237
Web: http://www.stockmarketgame.org

The K-12 High Speed Network (K12HSN)
K12HSN is a state program which provides network connectivity, Internet services, teaching and learning application coordination and videoconferencing coordination and support for California’s K-12 community.

Web: http://www.k12hsn.org/

netTrekker d.i.
netTrekker d.i. offers SECC members discounted pricing.

netTrekker classic: An award-winning academic search engine that provides access to more than 180,000 educator-selected online resources aligned with your state standards.

netTrekker d.i.: Differentiate instruction with standards-based online resources organized by readability level to meet individual students' learning needs.

Download a Quick Reference Guide (pdf) to learn about netTrekker's most frequently used features.

Web: http://www.netTrekker.com
Contact: SECC | email: secc@secctv.org

Global Nomads Group (GNG)
Founded in 1998, the Global Nomads Group (GNG) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to heightening children's understanding and appreciation for the world and its people. Using interactive technologies such as videoconferencing, GNG brings young people together face-to-face to meet across cultural and national boundaries to discuss their differences and similarities and the world issues that affect them.

Programs aim to:
• Increase young people's knowledge of the world and its people.
• Increase collaboration and dialogue between students of different cultures and nationalities.
• Highlight critical world issues ranging from HIV/AIDS to global warming, to war.
• Provide an educational framework in which students can become the active leaders in their own education.

Over a three month period, GNG explores nine countries on three continents. Students ages 14-17 can experience the world through videoconferencing, Web logs, webumentaries (short video clips) and an interactive Web site.

Web: http://www.gng.org
Contact: John Fleischman | email: jfleischman@scoe.net

EdAlive
EdAlive is an Australian company that specializes in the production of high-quality software for families and schools around the world. EdAlive has recently produced American versions of their products and have won instant recognition by receiving several American Educational software awards.

EdAlive is a team of teachers, parents and professionals dedicated to making software games and resources that motivate kids to learn.They strive to give every child at school and home access to exciting, content-rich educational software – to increase their chances of success in core learning areas. Their Community Software Plan makes it possible to purchase the software at reduced prices.

Web: http://www.edalive.com
Contact: Brent Givens | email: brentgivens@grant.k12.ca.us or your district's SECC board member