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Remarks on the Internet. October 17, 2008. Wouldn’t be nice is you could look at this in your classroom??. USF. OSC. Internet. Your Classroom. Internet Connectivity (OSC). Well, you can! If they will let you. Modern Electron Microscopes can easily be connected to the internet.
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Remarks on the Internet October 17, 2008
Wouldn’t be nice is you could look at this in your classroom?? USF
OSC Internet Your Classroom Internet Connectivity (OSC)
Well, you can! If they will let you. • Modern Electron Microscopes can easily be connected to the internet. • Simple Method – The Orlando Science Center • Connect to the internet through the portal. • Arrange for the Science Center to have someone at the instrument. • They have a video connection that you can switch from • The view of the instrument • View what is on the screen • Watch any sample preparation • Do an x-ray analysis, if you want (they do it) • View a specimen through their high quality optical microscope as well. • Talk to them over the telephone; project the internet connection on the wall.
Also at the Orlando Science Center High Power Optical Microscope
What do you need? • A Computer with a browser • An Internet Connection • A Large Screen or PC Projector • A Telephone Line with a Speaker- Phone • A (Photo) Printer (Optional) • A sense of humor! Or you can bring your class to OSC.
More Advanced • Oak Ridge National Laboratory has instruments that can be totally controlled over the web. • It is occasionally made available to schools. • University of Florida has similar capability • So does USF and UCF to various extents. • All will have it soon • Occasional School interactions possible.
These tools • Remote control of all aspects of the instrument • Download photomicrographs immediately • Excellent for long distance research projects • Great for really good science fair projects.
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/index.html Copy this down .. NOT IN BOOKLET Also – Search “powers of 10” on YouTube