Classroom Resources
Classroom Resources features interactive media produced by Media Productions (formerly called The Leading Object Group) . Please click on the title of the product for more information:
Video Resources
Teleliteracy Assistance for Businesses and Communities
Why T-ABCs for Rural Americans? Typical rural residents drive 50 miles over narrow, country roads just to reach an interstate on-ramp. So it makes sense for those in rural areas to turn onto the Internet-today's electronic highway-to take them where they need to go. It's fast, efficient, convenient. It's today's super highway into rural and minority communities, giving them access to new knowledge, enhanced lifestyles, better business practices, and greater prosperity. Many rural decision makers and citizens are asking, "How do we get there from here?" Teleliteracy Assistance for Businesses and Communities (T-ABCs) will help build this vitally needed electronic on-ramp for rural America.
Soil: Who Needs It? (English & Spanish)
Who needs soil? We all do! We are losing over 6.4 billion tons of soil each year. Join Gritty, Sticky and Smoothy as they tell us why soil is important, explain what soil erosion is, and help us undertand what we can do to save our soil.
Cost: $9.99 plus shipping and handling (U.S., Canada & Mexico: $4.00 -- Overseas: $6.95)
Approximate Running Time: 14 minutes
Trees in Your Neighborhood (English & Spanish)
Trees are an essential part of our ecosystem. This fun video explains the benefits of trees in New Mexico, as well as how to plant and care for trees. In addition, various neighborhood tree projects are discussed and a list of contacts is provided so you can start a project of your own!
Cost: $9.99 plus shipping and handling (U.S., Canada & Mexico: $4.00 -- Overseas: $6.95) Approximate Running Time: 10 minutes
Crazy About Corn
This video can be used alone or can accompany the "Crazy About Corn" game produced by Leading Object. Segments include scenes about how people use metáte to grind corn and make tortillas, and also about how corn is corn and used in everyday products.
Cost: $9.99 plus shipping and handling (U.S., Canada & Mexico: $4.00 -- Overseas: $6.95) Approximate Running Time: 28 minutes
Technology Unplugged
Learn about computers, without even turning one on! If you've heard words like RAM, hard drive, database, and networking but you never really understood what these terms mean, you'll love this video walks you through computer basics using plain, everyday English.
Cost: $9.99 plus shipping & handling (U.S., Canada & Mexico: $4.00 -- Overseas: $6.95) Approximate Running Time: 17 minutes
The Seamless Society
Join host Lowell Catlett in this PBS Documentary on how technology is changing the way we work and play.
Cost: $9.99 plus shipping & handling (U.S., Canada & Mexico: $4.00 -- Overseas: $6.95) Approximate Running Time: 57 minutes
Software Resources
Teleliteracy Assistance for Businesses and Communities
Why T-ABCs for Rural Americans? Typical rural residents drive 50 miles over narrow, country roads just to reach an interstate on-ramp. So it makes sense for those in rural areas to turn onto the Internet-today's electronic highway-to take them where they need to go. It's fast, efficient, convenient. It's today's super highway into rural and minority communities, giving them access to new knowledge, enhanced lifestyles, better business practices, and greater prosperity. Many rural decision makers and citizens are asking, "How do we get there from here?" Teleliteracy Assistance for Businesses and Communities (T-ABCs) will help build this vitally needed electronic on-ramp for rural America.
Crazy About Corn (CD-ROM, and Related Materials)
No longer available
With games, songs and numerous activities, the Crazy About Corn CD is a great way to teach children the importance of corn. They'll learn different aspects of history, Native-American culture, scientific techniques and memorization skills, all while enjoying themselves. Along with the CD, there are educational resource books to supplement classroom learning, a video which supplies additional activites and the "Hot Buttered Hits and Songbook" which allows children (and adults) to sing along to their favorite Corn songs.
Choices In A Pack: Tobacco Education for Teenagers
Choices In A Pack offers middle school students decision-making situations regarding cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. Topics are presented with teen issues in mind: popularity, looks and peer group interests. Designed with the multi-cultural audience in mind, the five curriculum components include two computer animation games and four core classroom exercises.
Internet Resources
Food Detectives Web site
Food Detectives Fight BAC! This entertaining site for kids ages 8-12 includes songs, activities and arcade-style games. Through playing to learn youth understand the importance of the 4 key messages in the Fight BAC food safety program: wash hands and utensils, chill leftovers properly, cook food to the proper temperature and separate cooked food from raw meat and juices.
Visit the Food Detectives website http://www.fooddetectives.com/
Teleliteracy Assistance for Businesses and Communities
Why T-ABCs for Rural Americans? Typical rural residents drive 50 miles over narrow, country roads just to reach an interstate on-ramp. So it makes sense for those in rural areas to turn onto the Internet-today's electronic highway-to take them where they need to go. It's fast, efficient, convenient. It's today's super highway into rural and minority communities, giving them access to new knowledge, enhanced lifestyles, better business practices, and greater prosperity. Many rural decision makers and citizens are asking, "How do we get there from here?" Teleliteracy Assistance for Businesses and Communities (T-ABCs) will help build this vitally needed electronic on-ramp for rural America.
Digital Desert Library
A collaboration between the Smithsonian Institute, NMSU's College of Education and teachers across the nation, the Digital Desert Library is an on-line resource guide for everything dealing with deserts. Whether you're looking for activities to teach students, or trying to find information using the comprehensive search database, its a great resource to utilize.
Visit the Digital Desrt Libary website http://ddl.nmsu.edu/
Seeds of Change
Seeds of Change is an initiative by the Smithsonian Institute which teaches diversity and history by examining the evolution of agriculture and food throughout the world. By providing for both educational activities as well as home projects, students learn about history, different cultures and applications they can incorperate into everyday life.
Visit the Seeds of Change website http://www.mnh.si.edu/garden/
Food Guide Pyramid Games web site
This web siteoffers games to help you learn about the Food Guide Pyramid, an illustrator of healthy eating, in a fun and interactive way. The Food Guide Pyramid shows us what foods to eat and how much to eat to be healthy. You'll learn about the Food Guide Pyramid and nutrition, while having fun.
Visit the Food Guide Pyramid website http://www.foodpyramidgames.org/
Nutrition Decision
For a listing of other videos produced by Media Productions, visit The Instructional Materials Adoption Page.