Using the Smart Board: Plotting a Journey Across the USA

Fifth grade students from Walls Elementary School, under the guidance of their teacher, Robyn Elia, used their time in the AT&T classroom to study the regions of the United States. Google Earth in concert with a Smart Board enables the students to explore the regions of the USA with the tip of their finger. Each of the regions was also investigated through the use of the World Wide Web. Garage Band Software under the direction of Dr. Walter Gershon, was unitized to create hip-hop inspired musical jingles based on the region being studied. Students working in cooperative learning groups composed short quizzes focusing on a particular region of the country. The students completed each quiz by using clickers, a personal response system.

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