Dave Pava James Logan High School 1800 H Street Union City, CA Friends, family and National Semiconductor surprised Cheryl Markham at the airport with her award. The Internet provides exciting primary source materials to augment the history textbook in a project that affords students multiple learning opportunities.
Students choose an event and study it in detail using both online and print resources.
Then they practice their analytical and writing skills as they prepare questions for people who have first-hand knowledge of events such as the Great Depression, World War II, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement. Writing skills come into play again in the final phase of the activity as students organize the information they've collected to create their own Web pages. Students learn computer and software skills by using a digital camera, scanner, digital art software, and an HTML editor. They collaborate with each other and with family members, the school principal, and senior citizens from a nearby nursing home.