Our Long Island D Team

“ Our Long Island” Developed by “ The D Team” Jon Mendreski, Allison Pelliker, Teri Polis, Joseph Pushee, Kevin Quirk, Susan Resner, Sagui Silber, Jane Sutton, Michael Terlizzi

Project
Website created by the “D Team”
Objective of Project
Webquest
Resources

Project Objective
To learn more about the students’ neighborhood on Long Island
To compare and contrast the different areas on Long Island
To share with other classes what was discovered
Different grade levels may investigate different subjects
Ex. Primary grades may only collect different vegetation around school, look up what it is and tell the class about it.

Target Audience
School Districts in different areas of LI
Western Nassau
South Shore
North Shore
East End

Grade Levels
Primary
Intermediate
Middle School/ Junior High
High School

Technology to be used
Video conferencing
Digital video - Vodcasts
Internet
Research
Webinars
Webquests
Photography
Podcasts
Imovie or MovieMaker

Technology
Software to be used
PowerPoint or Presentation software
Publisher or Publishing software
Web creation software
Word Processing
Inspiration - Concept Mapping
Paint, Photoshop Elements, Photoshop

Possible Outcomes
Posters
Brochures
Stories
PowerPoint presentation
Student created Websites
Create students wikipedia
Video Productions
Podcasts
IMovie or MovieMaker
Student online discussions (similar to IM but monitored by faculty)

Potential Partners
Museums
Historical Societies
NYS, LI and County Parks Departments
Nature Conservatories
Town Governments
Senior Citizen Community (residences, grandparents)
LIPA

Key Elements
Websites created by students viewed by community
Schools working together creates a community for learning
Interviews by students of family, community members (local historians and community leaders)
Self gratifications of seeing completed project for other to view
Vodcasts (similar to You-Tube) will show the creative expressions of the students
NYS Standards will be associated with each lesson

Student and Classroom Activities
Video conferencing with town historians, local museums, famous landmarks on LI
Excursions around local areas to gather “things” from area
Record or video tape interviews with area residences (visit senior citizen clubs, government offices, museums)
Work with other classes in same grade to share information

Our Long Island D Team

by dperkins on Sep 23, 2007

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