Remote Instrumentation & Data Visualizations Working Group

[George Loftus <>]

Kathy,

This looks like a great outline for how we might proceed with this 
effort.  I agree that this model would also work well for us on the Virtual 
Argonauts Project ( and perhaps several others like the I2 Book club as well).

I have copied Pam Christman and Kathy D'Aguanno of RINET on this reply, as 
it is Kathy who approached me with a teacher identified as "raring to 
go".  Perhaps Pam or Kathy can let me know the grade level of this teacher 
so we can start to set the stage for what grade level(s) we will target first.

Sounds like this list of innovators is eager to innovate!  So what do we 
call this effort "Virtual Merriwether?"  or "Virtual Explorers?" ;-).


At 10:56 AM 10/24/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> First of all, I wanted to say that I enjoyed meeting all of you last week.
>
> I'd like to propose an idea for the Lewis and Clark project.  If possible,
> set up partnering states to do the following:
>
> 1.  Pick partnering states/Decide on student grade level
> 2.  Develop a driving question to help focus the project
> 3.  Use the activity component on the Lewis and Clark website as a way to
> give the students a context and a reason to talk with each other.  Find an
> activity that matches the driving question. (This activity could be done
> through email)
> 4.  Within that activity, students could create a presentation, a treasure
> trunk, a webpage, and/or a map that is "region specific" to their state and
> the Lewis and Clark expedition.
> 4.  Students share their "region specific" project with their partnering
> state via videoconferencing.
>
> We could do the same process with JASON.  I have a 4th grade JASON teacher
> that is raring to go.
>
> Please send any comments.  I'm eager to get this started!
>
> Kathy



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