one
of ten schools in the tri-state area to receive the
first
annual JPMorgan Chase
“Multimedia
in the Classroom Award”
Using blogs, GPS technology, video, Flash animation, iMovie software, and other technologies, 10 teams of students
and teachers from across the tri-state area have created innovative,
multimedia-based projects that enhance learning in the K-12 curriculum. On
Friday, March 24, at the kick-off ceremony for the Celebration of Teaching and
Learning, these teams and their schools - from the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan,
Queens, New Jersey, Long Island, and Westchester and Albany Counties – will
receive the first annual JPMorgan Chase
"Multimedia in the Classroom" Awards and a $1,000 cash prize from JPMorgan Chase, Founding Sponsor of the Celebration of
Teaching and Learning. In addition, they
will receive full access to all programs offered at the Celebration of Teaching
and Learning. This unprecedented, two-day conference for tri-state teachers,
parents, students, administrators, policy makers, business leaders, and others
who support education is hosted by Thirteen/WNET New York and WLIW21.
CONGRATULATIONS to Social Studies teacher Barbara Richman and her students for developing
a unit utilizing eBoard technology to create BLOGS
for colonial characters such as Abigail Adams, Crispus
Attucks, Paul Revere and George Washington.
Students, acting as colonial citizens, researched historical
data to comment on, and participate in, ongoing web discussions regarding the
life, culture, politics, economics, and events of colonial times preceding the
Revolutionary War.