Take notes and photographs. The teacher and students discuss the problems associated with preserving wetlands. The teacher introduces letter-writing skills. Students discuss reasons for writing, including writing to persuade the reader.
Students talk about the duties of elected officials and the responsibilities of citizens.
Students use a storyboard to design a postcard to a Louisiana legislator, citing reasons that the wetlands are endangered and offering solutions to protect them. Students create and publish the postcards using an AppleWorks postcard template and digitized photographs taken on the field trip. The project is based on the Georgia Framework for INtegrating TECHnology in the Student-Centered Classroom. This project is supported by funding from the National Technology Literacy Challenge Grant.