Title :
Classroom lessons of astronomy using the Internet and its multimedia applications
Author :
Watanabe, Kenzi ; Okada, Hiroshi ; Tanaka, Hideaki ; Sakamoto, Makoto ; Toyomasu, Shinji ; Okyudo, Masami
Author_Institution :
Wakayama Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Although a lot of people are interested in astronomical objects, it is difficult to teach astronomy in school. One of the reasons for the difficulty is that students can not observe astronomical objects in school. We consider that the Internet and its multimedia applications can resolve this problem. On November 19th, 1995, we had a very unusual astronomical phenomenon. We broadcasted the real time video of this astronomical phenomenon to the Internet. This experiment shows that the Internet has the advantages for classroom lessons in astronomy. We consider classroom lessons of astronomy using the Internet and its multimedia applications
Keywords :
Internet; astronomy; astronomy computing; computer aided instruction; multimedia systems; real-time systems; teaching; Internet; astronomical objects; astronomical phenomenon; astronomy computing; classroom lessons; multimedia applications; real time video; Astronomy; Cities and towns; Educational institutions; Internet; Multimedia communication; Notice of Violation; Observatories; Planets; Security; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Multi Media Engineering Education, 1996., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3173-7
DOI :
10.1109/MMEE.1996.570289
