Video and Image Data Access

A visual collection with science content appropriate for K-6 standards-based science
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SUBMISSION FORM

Use this form if you intend to submit a new image or video to VIDA. The accession number for your new VIDA  image is Hit Counter .  This number serves as a unique identifier for your image.  Record the number and always use the same number when describing or selecting keywords for this image. Please refresh your browser screen to get a new accession number before you create a record for each new VIDA image!

Complete this form. 

Please provide the following information about the image or video item:

Accession Number (See above)
Your name
Your email
Your position
Your institution
Related Accession Number 

 
Use the Related Accession Number field if your image was created from or is related to another VIDA image with an assigned accession number.  Your email will be used to send you a copy of your responses to this form to confirm that the information you submitted about your VIDA image was received. Separate numbers with semicolons:  100607;100608;100609. Do not use commas.
Item Name Use a detailed descriptive name.
Descriptive observations: What do you see in the image? 
Descriptive observations are a very important part of the record for an image or video item.  Please review your description and make sure it tells what you see in the image or video item in less than 256 characters with language appropriate for K-6 standards-based science. 
Item Discipline
What collection keywords should we use? Good collection keywords would be names for collections that would include this image.  For example, blood circulation, life cycle, and desert organism would be good collection keywords. Separate terms with semicolons: blood circulation; life cycle; desert organism. Do not use commas.
Collection keywords
What content keywords would you use to describe the biological meaning of this image? Refer to your descriptive observations. Identify keywords that you would use to explain a concept that applies to the image. For example, blood cells and blood vessels, juvenile and adult,  or scales and spines are terms that represent meaningful content keywords. Separate keywords with semicolons.
Content keywords
The Keywords are a very important part of the record for your image or video item.  Please review your collection and content keywords and make sure they tell us about the image with language appropriate for K-6 science. 
Explain some meaningful scientific inference about the image using the keywords listed above.  Review your explanation and make sure it tells us about the  image or video item in less than 256 characters with language appropriate for K-6 standards-based science. This image is important because it shows.....
Explanation

To help you identify meaning appropriate for K-6 science, you may want to refer to specific California Science Content Standards, National Science Education Standards or Benchmarks for Science Literacy.  

Standards (Relevant content)
Curriculum (Relevant programs, if known) Hold the Control or apple key for multiple selections.
Relevant pedagogical issues (if known)

Please provide the following copyright information.

Image Creator's Name
Date of creation (if known)
Leave the following contact information blank and skip down to the Copyright field only if work from this image creator has already been submitted to VIDA.
Position Title
Highest Degree
Institution
Department
Street Address
Address (cont.)
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal Code
Country
Work Phone
FAX
E-mail
Copyright or other restrictions    (For example, for educational use only.)
Describe copyright or other restrictions
VIDA Copyright Policy and Release Form

Please review the VIDA Copyright Policy and Release Form. If submitter is other than author, add additional information including permissions to donate to this description.

Please provide the following technical information:
Format

Size (if image) or 

Duration (if video)
File size
Image location 

(if applicable) 

 

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VIDA (Video and Image Data Access) is a database designed to link K-12 teachers with the science research community. 
Direct any questions to:
Nancy Pelaez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
California State University Fullerton
MH282, P.O. Box 6850
Fullerton, CA 92834-6850
Phone: (714) 278-7260
Fax: (714) 278-3426
Debra Winters, M.L.I.S.
Visual Resources Specialist
California State University Fullerton
dwinters@fullerton.edu
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Revised: March 29, 2007