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ERIC Number: EJ578510
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
From Chalk to Pencils to Keyboards.
Johnston, Pat Holloway
Social Studies Review, v38 n1 p47-50 Fall-Win 1998
Recounts the development of a CyberPals project between Redlands Unified School District (California) and Plymouth Village Retirement Community (California) to connect students with seniors via electronic mail. Discusses how the project was incorporated into the elementary social studies curriculum and its impact on the students. (DSK)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Intergenerational Programs, Internet, Older Adults, Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Social Studies, Student Projects
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: California; Pen Pals