Thanks, Nancy. I'm going to get the word out to parents and community and see if I have any interested. I'm going to look into domain names and costs now. Maybe something I could set up this summer when the school year is not so overwhelming!
I use Microsoft Frontpage to make the site (old program but it works for me). I bought a domain name and pay to have it served. I haven't used a free server like Weebly but you might try it. If you want to web presence you are going to have to take…
I am so so impressed! How would I do a website like this with my fourth graders? We have so much information for the site. We had a "donation" or a membership from cemeteryspot.com , this was from a nice man who read about us in the paper. But it wa…
For the past few years, my fourth graders have been collecting info on local (neighborhood) history. We have created lots of "artifacts" like laminated timelines, portfolios, etc. and in the past year have started using technology to try to get phot…
Joanne, you are so correct...about the "uphill battle" with inquiry-based learning projects. I teach 4th grade in Missouri and am constantly struggling to get support for social studies in the elementary grades. (It is not state-tested)
I am always…
Hello all, I am working on an ongoing local history project with my 4th grade class in St. Louis County Missouri. Missouri History is in the 4th Grade curriculum, but we are making things more meaningful for the students by getting very local with o…
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