Each event was scheduled for two one-hour blocks in a given day to provide schools with flexibility.
April 23, 1996
CU-SeeMe and Webchat party immediately following the
April 23 broadcast: For an additional level of interactivity,
participants joined together immediately following the final broadcast
for an unrehearsed celebration. Heidi Hammel, Marc Buie, Space
Telescope personnel and Passport to Knowledge folks were all on hand
to discuss what we'd just learned.
April 11 Chris Wilkinson from the Goddard Space Flight Center;
TOPIC: the HST as a spacecraft
In addition to the two hours with Chris, the hour between Chris' participation
time was provided for classroom-classroom interactons
April 17 Alex Storrs and Tony Roman from Space Telescope Science
Institute;
TOPIC: How we prepared the HST to make your Pluto and Neptune observations
March 29 A special session was available from the exhibit floor of the NSTA convention. This convention brought together 15,000 science teachers for a festival of learning. Many Passport to Knowledge organizers and teachers were attending, and those who could not attend in person were able to virtually join us.
Tips for CU-SeeMe success are available.
A schedule for the WebChat sessions with NASA experts was:
Tuesday, March 26:
Chris Wilkinson, Eric Isaac, Kathy Southall, Tony Cruz and Angela
Manifold from Goddard Space Flight Center;
TOPIC: the HST as a spacecraft
Wednesday, April 10:
Alex Storrs and Tony Roman from Space Telescope Science Institute;
TOPIC: How we prepared the HST to make your Pluto and Neptune
observations
Tuesday, April 23:
Post-Broadcast Q&A with STScI's Christian Ready