Usenet News
Cory Wisnia, Science
Mendocino Middle School
Cory's 1995 Archive
Cory's 1996 Archive (coming in June 1996
Cory's Science students use carefully crafted RFI's (request for information) to solicit newsgroups about
particular science topics. This adds a new dimension to their work and gives them information and resources beyond the scope of local resources. Below is a sample of the responses to the questions. Also visit Cory's home page
Listserv
Kay Corcoran, Social Science
Mendocino Middle School
Kay's students used various ancient history listservs as partof the study of Ancient Egypt. They tried resolve conflicts in information received from traditional resources.
E-Mail Connections via Newsgroups
Jessica Morton, Science
Jessica's first grade students studied birds as a thematic unit in 1995-1996. As part of their studies, Jessica made connections with 18 bird enthusiasts/experts around the country and had her students send e-mail questions to them. The questions and responses as well as the rest of Jessica's unit are on line at "Birds of a Feather"
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