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[|TCEA]...90092...Let's Go On A Writing Safari!

This was a power point down on an interesting writing project using technology with 4th grade students is Texas. They went on a "Safari" aand did a writing project getting through all of the proper parts to make a good story into a great story. They first started of by getting a feel for how students felt when they are writing, which I thought was a very interesting way to start the project. Then they went over all of the basics of writing: brainstorming, prewriting, how to create a good introduction and what you can do to get the readers interest, the meat of the paper, organization, transitions, creating voice, dead words, and using a good conclusion so your story doesn't fall apart. I thought this would need and would get students' interest with the safari theme as they used that throughout the powerpoint and included animals with each of the different part they needed to look for in their writings.

[|FETC 2010]Where are we Now? Using GPS/GIS in Elementary Lesliea Palmer

This was an article about an elementary school in Hume, Illinois and the use of GPS in the school setting. They used a GPS for a numerous of school related activities. HEre are some of the activities they did: Easter Egg Hunt, Relay race, Historical Marker Scavanger Hunt, Tracking Santa's Sleigh, Where am I? Goemetry find, and a Bridge and Highway Infrastructure. They were able to do some things around the school using coordinates that the teachers put in, and then the other things they needed to take a bus around to different locations to find things like the historical markers and bridges. They even included some sites and tips that were helpful to them in making this a successful project.