The Second 15 Hours...

After receiving the initial training during the summer, teachers met for some additional training and follow-up. Along with practicing their newly acquired skills, teachers worked on developing lessons that directly relate to their curriculum and the Standards of Learning. During this time, teachers prepared any images they would need in order to teach the lesson the following week.

Here are some examples:

• Third and fourth graders opened a digital map of Virginia and set the scale. Next they used NIH Image tools to measure distances between various cites in Virginia.
• Fifth graders, studying microscopic organisms, digitally put together a diagram of a microscope and labeled the parts.
• Sixth graders used NIH Image software to illustrate their knowledge of series and parallel circuits. Students created a stack showing what it takes to make the lightbulbs light up in each situation. After animating, they made a montage of their stack. This enabled them to print and display a paper copy of their work.