Russell Fourth Graders Among Five PA Social Studies Classes to Participate in Tech Geography Project
Lindsay Kiefer's fourth-grade class participated with four other commonwealth of Pennsylvania schools to participated in a geography project through video conferencing.
NEWTOWN SQUARE–Lindsay Kiefer's fourth-grade class at Russell Elementary School participated in a memorable geography project that will go down in history–literally. Among the estimated 275 applicants who submitted proposals for the "Where in PA?" social studies project facilitated by the University of Pennsylvania’s Information Systems and Computing central IT organization's Mid-Atlantic Gigapop in Philadelphia for Internet2 (MAGPI), Kiefer's fourth-grade class was chosen to participate in the project among four other elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The project, according to MAGPI's Web site, had students use video conference technology or webinars to meet other students while learning about different parts of the state. Each …
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8:29 pm on Thursday, March 17, 2011
What an amazing experience for this class. My son is in Ms. Kiefer's class and really enjoys all the exposure to the different elements of teaching. We need more teachers like this to plant the seeds of learning and watch them grow. Thank you for being a great teacher. more ›