Homework tonight

Tonight is a homework night. This is an article review for my technology class. While I was working on my Lit review I came across an article in Young Children Magazine. The article was called Connecting with Families Through Technology. I really liked this article because Shelton didn't just get the parents involved in the students' learning community she had grandparents, aunts and uncles. There was also alumni from the school that communicated with the students via email. She originally planned this for a Social Studies unit, but soon found it to tie in throughout the curriculum The students actively were involved in communicating with the community. The neat thing about the communication was that when the community would write back they would often tell about things that were happening in their state or city. One lady told the kids all about a volcano that was erupting near her. This article is great I liked how she didn't just get local community involved she got national and possibly international it did not say. This was a great activity to keep all the kids involved in all the classes because they never knew what kind of letter they would get back from their new friends or family members. I liked how she involved family members besides just parents its a good way to keep distant family members close to little kids as they grow up.