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The April
Electronic Field Trip is

"Crossroads"
April 3, 2003

New!

Lesson Unit: "Teaching Literacy Through History"

Colonial Virginians traveled by foot, vehicle, horse, or boat. They crossed creeks and rivers on ferries or used roads to go from place to place. Learn more about Traversing the 18th-Century Landscape.

Primary sources can be extremely provocative and useful in a classroom setting. Few things speak more eloquently about the past or a person's experiences than their own words. This month's selection features quotes dealing with one man's experience with 18th-century travel and transportation.

This month's Technology Tip explores one simple way to create a QuickTime movie showing some modes of eighteenth-century transportation. This content can be fun to research and fairly easy for teachers and students to create and present.
Join me to learn how!

Colonial Williamsburg offers a variety of quality instructional materials dealing with 18th-century life, including:
—Hands-On History: Lady's Pocket (object kit)
—Teaching Literacy Through History (lesson unit)
—The Colonial Williamsburg Young Americans Series Children's Books:

Learn More!

From the Corporation for Public Broadcasting web site: The "digital divide" between rich and poor children in the United States is rapidly shrinking as youngsters of all income levels and ethnic groups increasingly use the Internet, according to "Connected to the Future," a new CPB report.
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