Our
Town Collaboration
Upton
& Eastview, Kentucky & Spring Lake, New Jersey
3-D Upton Town Map
Upton and Western Elementary have
registered their research projects about the towns of Upton & Eastview at
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/Upton/BitHistory.html
and
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/western/Early_American.html
with Mrs. McGowan’s collaborative Internet Project
for participating schools across the country.
Her First Grade class is at H.W. Mountz School in Spring Lake, N.J. at http://myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,34898-119831-38-21589,00.html
. Our classes have made web pages and Powerpoint slide shows with
information on each town’s early businesses and history.
Project Description:
Using the format from Margaret Wise Brown's, The Important Book,
participant classes will share one class poem that describes special features
of their town. One digital or scanned photo, taken by student or teacher, or a
student's drawing may be included.
Objectives:
Students will learn about other towns and communicate
with other classes using Internet.
Students will view participating class entries on the project web page.
Students will write a description of significant features about their
towns using the unique format from Margaret Wise Brown's, The Important Book.
Extended activities might include:
Illustrating features of the town, interviewing government officials,
drawing a town map, writing a song about the town, mapping location of other
class towns, writing a response to participating classes about their towns
using email, create a slide show for visitors.
Students will view participating class entries on the project web page.
http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/classes.html
Upton & Western
http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/mytown13.htm