Welcome to University Circle Interactive, Cleveland, the place to go when you are searching for high-quality, interactive videoconferencing experiences for teachers and students. From discussing multi-celled organisms with experts from The Cleveland Museum of Natural History to learning about Ancient Civilizations from with The Cleveland Museum of Art, UCIC is the web site that leads you to select excellent content for the classroom.

Our member institutions are busy thinking through exciting educational journeys aligned to content standards at an affordable price. Keep in touch and visit our site often!

Why should I register?

Educators should register on the UCIC portal site to receive program, lesson and event updates. UCIC will only be sending quarterly email announcements.

Through the end of 2005, registrants will also have the opportunity of winning free lessons with UCIC providers. We will randomly draw lucky winners from our email mail registry and email a lesson voucher for your class. These UCIC lesson vouchers can be used until December, 2005.

Will I receive anything in the mail?

When you register the first time, you will receive a FREE desk copy printed catalog of UCIC lessons and programs. This mailing will go to your preferred address. If you find these printed catalogs helpful, please contact us to request a bulk mailing of catalogs for distribution in your school or school district

How do I register?

Simply click the link below and fill out a simple form. When complete, click "submit" and you will be automatically registered with UCIC. Register now!

How to successfully use our on-line database

1. Click onto search for video conferencing lessons

2. Select or type in search criteria. You may search by any combination of criteria including program provider, key word, month, grade level, discipline, etc. in order to locate the right video conferencing program to fit your needs. You may also chose to select whether you would like the search to match all of the criteria you have selected ("Match all words between fields AND") or you may chose to elect the search to match any of the criteria you have specified for the search ("Match all words between fields OR").

note: the ability to search by State and National Standards is not available for all UCIC members at this time, but should be available by September, 2005.

3. Next, hit the "Start Search" button at the bottom of the form. This may take a few moments.

4. Your search results will then appear. If the search was not successful, the message "no results found" will appear. If this occurs, simply go back to the search page by hitting the "back" arrow of your browser and try again.

5. Click onto the program # (located in the far left column) of the program you wish to see more detailed information. This will open up a "Program Detail" page where you can view additional information including a program description, times, cost, contact person, contact information, and a link to the institution's web site.

6. If you would like to register for the program, click on Register and the link will take you to the registration pages for the program you have selected