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Here is my second article!

The second article that I read was Connecting with Families through Technology. It was another article from Young Children. Dena Shelton a first grade teacher created an email program for a social studies unit she got email addresses from family members of the students. The members of the email community were able to tell the students about what its like to live in their state. The students made strides even in their writing. This activity kept them engaged more than just sitting an listening to the teacher talk all day.

I really liked this article. It's a good way to get real life involved in the classroom. She ended up not only bringing Social Studies into her classroom but she was able to get other subjects involved. I would like to use this in my classroom, I would also like to go beyond just emailing adults but maybe doing an e-pal with another class. The most important thing about this activity though is to remind people that timely feedback is very important to have a successful project. The one thing that we should remember as a teacher is that my students will often remember information if it comes from someone else, and so I should remember to be open to bring other people into my classroom.