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"I Wish I Could Have Been There Dancing with You": Linking Diverse Communities through Social Studies and Literature

Profiles the Indiana Exchange Project, an endeavor that uses technology to link fourth-grade teachers and students from three geographically and ethnically diverse communities. The students exchange letters, photographs, response journals, local newspapers, and videotapes of classroom and community activities. Includes an example of a summary sheet for a shared unit. (MJP)

• Author/Creator: Elster, Charles A., Zych, Trina
• Date Published: Jan-Feb
• Journal/Secondary Title: Social Studies
• Number: 1
• Volume: 89
• Year: 1998

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: People: Community
• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Multicultural Educational Practices
• Subject: Cultural Exchange
• Subject: Electronic Mail
• Subject: Grade 4
• Subject: Instructional Development
• Subject: Intercultural Communication
• Subject: Intercultural Programs
• Subject: Intermediate Grades
• Subject: Multicultural Education
• Subject: Rural Areas
• Subject: School Community Programs
• Subject: Social Studies
• Subject: Teaching Methods
• Subject: Urban Areas

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