One of the key components of social studies class is to make students aware of how ancient civilizations lived. Mrs. Conjura of Washington Irving School in Tarrytown, NY decided to bring the ancient civilization of Mesopamia together with the technology of the 21st century. To do so, she had her students record commercials for a restaurant that might have been typical of the Mesopotamian times. For more information on the project, click HERE for the Washington Irving web site.
To listen to the student created commercials on their version of a Mesopotamian restaurant, click on the links below:
I came across another set of podcasts that were tied in with a project at Jamestown Elementary. The podcasts were put together by 4th graders and the project was to convey their knowledge and understanding of the Jamestown Settlement. Because the podcasts were only a portion of this overall project, I think it’s important to provide a link to the project home page. I thought it was fantastic.
For the Jamestown Elementary School Interactive Project, click HERE.
I have provided links below to a couple of the podcasts from the project. For more, click HERE.
Poem Describing the Trip Across the Ocean
Finally, I’d like to include one more way to utilize technology to diminish the boundaries that exist because of our geographical locations. This is actually a site called Our City Podcast where kids can share a recording about the location they live in. It also includes an interactive map that has markers for the participating cities. The podcast below highlights 7th grade students from Lincoln Park, MI.