Via video uplink, Alter Enterprise teaches students that "Bears do not hibernate"

"Bears do not hibernate," she said. "They slow their bodies down, but they wake up. And they move around, and they even leave their den during the wintertime. So bears aren’t really hibernators."

The event was coordinated by the Missoula County Public Schools district http://www.mcps.k12.mt.us/portal/default.aspx and Ryan Alter, owner of Alter Enterprises http://www.alterenterprise.com/ , which develops and builds high-tech devices for field biologists, including a patented remote bear trap, and records wildlife footage through dozens of field cameras.

The educational wing of the company links students from across North America with Depuy, who delivers classroom lessons from Alter Enterprises’ tiny, green-screen-painted studio.

Wednesday’s presentation was the first within MCPS, but won’t be the last as the district pursues "21st century" education – real life meeting real students in the classroom.

By JAMIE KELLY of the Missoulian

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