Interdisciplinary

"Internet Photo Essays" Project

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Project participants will accomplish the following goals:

    • Increased ability to understand and present information on social issues from expressive and analytic perspectives
    • Increased ability to perform in a collaborative work environment
    • Increased ability to present information in multimedia formats
    • Increased skill in using multimedia authoring software and the Internet

Edutopia

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Through the Edutopia.org Web site, Edutopia magazine, and Edutopia video, we spread the word about ideal, interactive learning environments and enable others to adapt these successes locally. Edutopia.org contains a deep archive of continually updated best practices, from classroom tips to recommendations for districtwide change. Allied with a dedicated audience that actively contributes success stories from the field, our mission relies on input and participation from schools and communities.

 

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Edutopia

"Our Neighborhood" Project

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The "Our Neighborhood" project introduces kids to structured ways of thinking and expressing ideas about the people, places and things that matter most to them. The lessons build on the information and experiences that the children and the instructors already have about the culture around them. Click below to see the lesson plan for each of the eight sessions.

Goals: 

Children doing this project will achieve the following goals:

    • Increased vocabulary as they describe and come to understand some of the people, places, events and things in their family, peer group and community
    • Increased ability to perform such social skills as sharing, listening, taking turns and helping others
    • New factual and qualitative information about the people and places in their neighborhood that are important to children
    • Increased ability to present concrete and abstract information in multimedia formats
    • Increased skill in using multimedia authoring software and the Internet

Spaghetti Book Club

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Description: Book reviews by kids for kids. The Spaghetti Book Club integrates reading, writing art and technology by teaching kids how to write book reviews and then allows them to publish on the Web. Students can reflect on the books they are reading and "share their opinions and reactions with friends, family members, and kids around the world."

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Spaghetti Book Club

The Use of “Substitution” as a Creative Writing Tool

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Description: This inventive lesson plan uses songs, poems and even candy to tap young people’s creativity, prompting them to substitute new words (or candy filling) for what they read or hear (or taste). The lesson plan also emphasizes the importance of sharing ideas and brainstorming.

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