Ancient+Africa

==Fourth grade teachers, Mrs. Depoyster & Mr. Zook, and the teacher-librarian collaborated on an Ancient African Kingdoms unit of study. Students gained background knowledge in the classroom and then selected a topic they wanted to explore in more detail, e.g, cities, trade, haj, Mecca, rulers, trade routes, etc. Using the both traditional and electronic sources (Ancient Africa Pathfinder), students developed questions about their selected topic and recorded their findings in a graphic organizer and cited their sources. They took their findings and wrote an explanatory paragraph summarizing their research. The summary was migrated into an epostcard that includes a Creative Commons image and a friendly, informative "back in time" letter explaining what students discovered on their travels through Ancient Africa. ==

==Below are the students' Ancient Africa ePostcards (created using Google Presentation) and corresponding Standards that were met via this project. ==

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**Depoyster **
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**Zook **
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=Standards =

2. Utilize appropriate searching techniques (e.g., keyword searching) to gather information from a variety of sources.
==3. Acquire information, with teacher assistance, from multiple sources including books, ebooks, Safe Searching Resources, and Internet-based resources), and collect data about the topic. ==

10) Change ePostcard to Public (anyone can view) and copy link (ctrl C)
==11) Compose a Gmail message to parents inviting them to view their student's ePostcard and in the body of the message paste link to ePostcard URL (ctrl V) and then hot link the URL by highlight it and then clicking on the Gmail link button, and click Send. ==