What is Chalkwaves?
Chalkwaves is a rich media server delivering curriculum-based instructional video using no Internet connection. It may be connected to a school’s existing LAN, used in a computer lab, or used on a single classroom computer. As many as 30 users can use the server, accessing the same or different modules.
Each stand-alone, pre-loaded hard drive contains 1,200 videos and up to 12,000 learning modules, including teacher guides. Content is searchable by subject, keyword, grade/age, and the West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives (CSOs).To view or download the current titles, see the links at the right.
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How to get Chalkwaves at my school?
1. Chalkwaves requires a one-time purchase of a device available in two versions: 250GB internal drive ($500) or 300GB external drive ($550)
2. An annual contract with West Virginia Public Broadcasting (PDF version of contract link). This contract includes teacher training and technical support.
3. An annual per student subscription fee of $1.00 |
4. School Equipment Requirements:
- School network: 100Mbps or greater Ethernet LAN
- Server Requirements (for the internal drive option): slot for IDE 230G internal hard drive, Pentium III 1 GHZ, Windows Server 2000, 2003 or NT
- Client Requirements: Pentium II, Windows 98 or above, 64MB RAM, Windows Media Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader
Contact:: Craig Lanham or Karen Akers at 1-888-596-9729 |
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