Provider: PBS TeacherLine

Graduate credit options available for an additional fee from participating universities.Contact teacherline@mpt.org for more information.

ATTENTION TEACHERS: THIS IS A 10 WEEK COURSE APPROVED FOR 3 MSDE CPD CREDITS
Enhance your understanding and teaching of life science. In addition to developing content knowledge, you will be introduced to the constructivist learning model, discover a range of effective teaching methodologies, and experience a media-rich learning environment to use with your students.

Course Refund Policy

Teachers from the following counties please contact us at teacherline@mpt.org PRIOR TO ENROLLING to receive special discount information (for PBS TeacherLine courses only) due to a grant from PBS TeacherLine:

• Allegany County Public Schools
• Anne Arundel County Public Schools
• Archdiocese of Baltimore Schools
• Baltimore City Public Schools
• St Mary's County Public Schools
• Washington County Public Schools
• Worcester County Public Schools

Course Refund Policy

To complete a course successfully, it is important for participants to be comfortable working online. Access to the Internet at home is required. Each participant should have a working understanding of e-mail and the Internet. It is necessary to have an e-mail address for communication and word processing and printing capabilities. Some knowledge of virtual communities, either in the form of online bulletin board use, listserv subscriptions, or synchronous chatting, is helpful, but not required. Also, many participants have achieved success by registering and working through a course with others at their local school. Participants are requested to complete the Practice Learning Online Course.

It is recommended that participants have access to the following hardware to complete this module:

For Windows computers:
(Minimum requirements)

• 200MHz Intel Pentium processor or equivalent
• 32MB of RAM
• 28.8Kpbs modem
• 16-bit sound card and speakers
• 65,000-color video display card (video)
• Windows 98 or Windows NT 4. 0 with Service Pack 5
• IE 5.0 and above with Java enabled or Netscape 4.0 through 4.7
• QuickTime
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
• Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers

(Optimal Specifications)

• 237 MHz Intel Pentium processor or better
• 64MB or more of RAM
• 56.6Kbps or better modem
• 16-bit Sound card and speakers
• 65,000-color or better video display card
• Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5
• IE 5.0 and above with Java enabled or Netscape 4.0 through 4.7
• RealPlayer G2 through RealPlayer 7.0
• QuickTime
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
• Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers

For Macintosh computers:
(Minimum requirements)

• Mac OS 8.1 or later
• 32 MB RAM
• Virtual Memory turned on, set to 64MB
• 604 PowerPC (200 MHz or better)
• 28.8Kpbs modem Internet connection
• Browser support: IE 5.0 or later or Netscape 4.05 or later
  (Netscape 6.0 not supported at this time)
• RealPlayer G2 and RealPlayer 8
• QuickTime
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
• Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers

(Optimal Specifications)

• Mac OS 8.5 or later
• 64MB RAM or more
• Virtual Memory turned on, set to 128MB
• G3 233 (or faster) PowerPC
• 56.6Kbps or better Internet connection (both audio and video)
• Browser support: IE 5.0 or later or Netscape 4.05 or later
  (Netscape 6.0 not supported at this time)
• RealPlayer G2 and RealPlayer 8
• QuickTime
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
• Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers

Directions and links for all necessary plug-ins can be attained free of charge from PBS TeacherLine site by going to
http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/modules/modules.cfm and clicking the Check Your Computer link on the on the left-hand side of the page. If necessary, facilitators are available, remotely, to assist the participants in setting-up their computers.

It is recommended that participants have access to the following hardware to complete this course:
For Windows computers:
(Minimum requirements)
· 200MHz Intel Pentium processor or equivalent
· 32MB of RAM
· 28.8Kpbs modem
· 16-bit sound card and speakers
· 65,000-color video display card (video)
· Windows 98 or Windows NT 4. 0 with Service Pack 5
· IE 5.0 and above with Java enabled or Netscape 4.0 through 4.7
· QuickTime
· Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
· Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers
(Optimal Specifications)
· 237 MHz Intel Pentium processor or better
· 64MB or more of RAM
· 56.6Kbps or better modem
· 16-bit Sound card and speakers
· 65,000-color or better video display card
· Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5
· IE 5.0 and above with Java enabled or Netscape 4.0 through 4.7
· RealPlayer G2 through RealPlayer 7.0
· QuickTime
· Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
· Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers
For Macintosh computers:
(Minimum requirements)
· Mac OS 8.1 or later
· 32 MB RAM
· Virtual Memory turned on, set to 64MB
· 604 PowerPC (200 MHz or better)
· 28.8Kpbs modem Internet connection
· Browser support: IE 5.0 or later or Netscape 4.05 or later
(Netscape 6.0 not supported at this time)
· RealPlayer G2 and RealPlayer 8
· QuickTime
· Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
· Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers
(Optimal Specifications)
· Mac OS 8.5 or later
· 64MB RAM or more
· Virtual Memory turned on, set to 128MB
· G3 233 (or faster) PowerPC
· 56.6Kbps or better Internet connection (both audio and video)
· Browser support: IE 5.0 or later or Netscape 4.05 or later
(Netscape 6.0 not supported at this time)
· RealPlayer G2 and RealPlayer 8
· QuickTime
· Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
· Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers
Directions and links for all necessary plug-ins can be attained free of charge from PBS TeacherLine site by going to http://www.pbs.org/teacherline/
and clicking the Check Your Computer link on the on the left-hand side of the page. If necessary, facilitators are available, remotely, to assist the participants in setting-up their computers.