An Information and "Cultural" Exchange between Two Middle Schools.

Autor/in	Baer, Vicki E.
Titel	An Information and "Cultural" Exchange between Two Middle Schools.
Quelle	(1987), (17 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academically Gifted; Computer Networks; Experiential Learning; Geography; History; Interpersonal Communication; Junior High Schools; Language Arts; Letters (Correspondence); Middle Schools; Modems; Social Studies; Student Exchange Programs; Student Writing Models; Word Processing; Writing (Composition); Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computernetz; Computernetze; Kommunikationsnetz; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Geografie; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Sekundarstufe I; Sprachkultur; Brief; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Modem; Gemeinschaftskunde; Schüleraustausch; Textverarbeitung; Schreibübung
Abstract	A "cultural and informational exchange" between two Maryland middle schools allowed two groups of gifted students to accomplish several learning objectives while discovering new regions of their state and nurturing new acquaintances. Computers were central to the program--all information was created using word processing programs, and was transmitted between the two schools by modem. First, students were surveyed and paired for their desire to share information about the geography and history unique to their counties. For both groups of students, the information exchange would provide an important component of their gifted and talented education--an audience for their work other than their teachers. Next, students spent many hours looking through reference materials, interviewing county residents, and compiling reports on topics such as the Alsatia Mummers' Parade or Fort Frederick. Having learned about their partners' geographic and historical heritage, students were surveyed and matched for personal characteristics and interests, and participated in a pen pal exchange. As a culminating activity at the end of the school year, one school hosted the other on an overnight recreational trip. (Several sample student reports are attached.) (ARH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC