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ERIC Number: EJ560212
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
"I Wish I Could Have Been There Dancing with You": Linking Diverse Communities through Social Studies and Literature.
Elster, Charles A; Zych, Trina
Social Studies, v89 n1 p25-29 Jan-Feb 1998
Profiles the Indiana Exchange Project, an endeavor that uses technology to link fourth-grade teachers and students from three geographically and ethnically diverse communities. The students exchange letters, photographs, response journals, local newspapers, and videotapes of classroom and community activities. Includes an example of a summary sheet for a shared unit. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Exchange, Educational Technology, Electronic Mail, Grade 4, Instructional Development, Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Programs, Intermediate Grades, Multicultural Education, Rural Areas, School Community Programs, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Urban Areas
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Indiana