ERIC Number: EJ879602
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Mar
Pages: 8
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The Interactive Potential of Multiple Media: A New Look at Inquiry Projects
Ranker, Jason
Voices from the Middle, v17 n3 p36-43 Mar 2010
This article presents the inquiry and literacy processes of two fifth-grade students as they created a digital video about African American history for a school project. During this process, the students gained experience in researching (both on the Web and in books) and writing, with the overall goal of creating a digital documentary video about African American history. The interaction of the various media in the project (books, writing notebooks, the Web, digital video) created a synergy that fostered and perpetuated the students' literacy and inquiry processes. (Contains 6 figures.)
Descriptors: African American History, Grade 5, Internet, Civil Rights, Females, Reflection, Literacy, Web Sites, Inquiry, Video Technology, Qualitative Research, Books
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 5
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Language: English
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