Wealth o' Websites:
The Grand On-line Conversation continues ..

I am excited to announce the completion of final projects for the course, "Participating in the Grand Conversation: How can Internet technology support teaching and learning in schools." This class was developed by the Philadelphia Writing Project and PEF for Students at the Center. All the participants, 10 School District of Philadelphia teachers and 1 parent, completed their own webpages for their final projects. And the projects are fabulous! They were created as resources for teachers, parents and students to use. I highly encourage everyone to visit our website and check out the hard work that was put into this.

I'd be interested in hearing what people find and how you find it useful. There are email links for the authors too, so feel free to email them directly and let them know what you think.

The topics were those selected by the individuals to support their work in schools such as:

Disasters Unit
by Samirah Amantullah from Pennypacker Elementary School

The World of Islam for Teachers
by Jenifer Davis from Cleveland Elementary School

Reference Desk for New Librarians
by Carolyn Ellis from Cleveland Elementary School

Spices Webpage
by Gwen Hollins-Watson from Bethune Elementary School

Fun Science Projects for Elementary and Middle School Teachers and Students
by Marie Jenkins from Ada Lewis Middle School

The Harlem Renaissance--Social Critics
by LaVada Johnson-Bolden from M. H. Stanton School

Multicultural Resources
by Elnora Marcus from T.M. Peirce School

The Harlem Renaissance--Poets and Writers
by Rochelle McKelvey from M. H. Stanton School

The Harlem Renaissance--Creative Arts
by Helene Mitauer from M. H. Stanton School

Introduction to Elementary Health and Physical Education Web Sites
by Dennis Scott from T.M. Peirce School

Parents Webpage
by Arlenthia Shrieves from Bethune Elementary School

Congratulations from me and my co-facilitator Rita Sorrentino to all the participants in the course. This is a great resource for the educational community both locally and nationally.