ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
*****************************************************************************

Hello colleagues,

We are are creating a wish list for our foundation of technology tools we'd like to have for STEM programming. One of the items on our list is video microscopes.

The Eyeclops has been suggested, the Bionic Eye and/or Bionicam -- web site: http://eyeclops.com/ Both get mostly good user reviews, but for home use. They are sold in the toy section of major retailers, which makes the durability suspect, especially for the price, $60 (Bionic Eye) - $120 (cam); you can't expect a lot.

2 questions:

1. Does anyone have experience with Eyeclops products in a museum setting, letting kids use them on their own with supervision. 

2. Can anyone recommend alternate products? We are looking for equipment to put in kids' hands and buying several to make available around our system.

We would like to know about the quality of the image, ease of use and durability. 

Any suggestions for other really cool tools out there are also appreciated.

thanks for your help,

Lynn Cole
Queens Library
Queens, NY

***********************************************************************
For information about the Association of Science-Technology Centers and the Informal Science Education Network please visit www.astc.org.

Check out the latest case studies and reviews on ExhibitFiles at www.exhibitfiles.org.

The ISEN-ASTC-L email list is powered by LISTSERVR software from L-Soft. To learn more, visit
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html.

To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the
message  SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to
[log in to unmask]