"Dirt on Their Skirts: 150 Years of Pioneers in Women's Baseball" is an electronic field trip put together through a partnership between Insite at Ball State University's Teachers College, the Best Buy Children's Foundation, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and Project VIEW: Schenectady City School District.

The electronic field trip is broadcast live and interactive via satellite, cable and the internet March 18, 2003 from Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. To take advantage of the live interactive experience be sure to read the information in the Webcast portion of this website.

This website serves as a preliminary educational source for instructors interested in preparing for the electronic field trip with lessons and other materials provided here. To take advantage of the information within be sure to be up to date with the following technologies:

Microsoft Internet Explorer presents the best results when viewing the pages within the "Dirt on Their Skirts" website. To make sure that your experience is as good as possible, download the most up-to-date release of their free web browser. It would be best to install the browser software you plan to use before installing the other software below, as QuickTime, Flash and Reader all install components in the directory for the browser you choose. Download the Macintosh version of the software here.

QuickTime 6 is required to view the "Dirt on Their Skirts: 150 Years of Pioneering Women in Baseball" webcast and to view other multimedia portions of this website including video clips and virtual tours. QuickTime may be downloaded for free from Apple by clicking the above link.

Macromedia Flash Player is required to view interactive maps, diagrams and other animations in this website. You may download the player for free from Macromedia's website by clicking the above link.

Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view portions of the activities section. You may download Acrobat Reader for free from Adobe by clicking the above link. If you have trouble downloading Portable Document Files (PDFs: documents read by Adobe Acrobat Reader), consult this link.

After the downloads are complete click the above link to test your internet connection. The site contains the broadcast for the "Untold Stories: Baseball & the Multicultural Experience" electronic field trip. View a portion of the show to verify that your connection will support streaming of this kind. Since internet transfer rates vary, we recommend checking your connection before viewing the live webcast.

 
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