Teaching Children Social Studies using the Internet - Projects and resources - Inquiry Unlimited practitioner formerly sited at Boston KidWeb at Joseph Lee School, Boston, MA

Duplication; Disclaimer | Literacy Resources

Attempting to Effectively Use Technology to Broaden Curriculum Content

A "Teaching Children Social Studies using the Internet" project originating at the Joseph Lee Elementary School, Boston, MA

Taking the plunge with telecommunications and technology!

1998 - 1999 "Where in the USA/World is Looney Lobster?" - contact Marjorie Duby

1998 International Reading Association presentation, Wednesday, May 6, 1998
(HyperStudio Stack) [a large stack; needs much memory to read; 2 minutes to load][Using Netscape best viewed with no location or toolbar]

My personal views on - "Designing an Original Travel Buddy Project"

1998 "The Looneys Love Regional Literature" *
1998 Regional Titles - Resource Page 1 | Resource Page 2

1997 "Looney Lobsters on the Loose" [Project Announcement | 1997 Homepage]

Links to participating in projects such as:

GeoGame (using reference skills)
States Project (research skills and HyperStudio stack creation)
WCIEP Project (electronic mail and surveys)
Back to School Nights (electronic mail and data collection)
Iditarod Project ("Stone Fox" connection) and data analysis

Grade level student product: Read two biographies and conduct an historical interview
Class telecollaborative project: Create and share an artifact box (reference books; research)
Class project: "Country Report" - Resource links for: Central and South American literature
Boston Public Schools - Literacy Focus

Our original telecollaborative "Colonial Simulation" project * and resources *
Varied resources for our original "Colonial Simulation"

[To Looney98 homepage | http://lee.boston.k12.ma.us/d4/D4.html was the D4 webpage]

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