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Peer reviewedJohnston, Pat Holloway – Social Studies Review, 1998
Recounts the development of a CyberPals project between Redlands Unified School District (California) and Plymouth Village Retirement Community (California) to connect students with seniors via electronic mail. Discusses how the project was incorporated into the elementary social studies curriculum and its impact on the students. (DSK)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedSmilow, Peri – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1993
Describes the MAGIC ME program in which urban middle school students visit and form relationships with the elderly in nursing homes. The importance of meaningful long-term service is demonstrated through anecdotes of the interaction between students and older adults. MAGIC ME has a history of success in many communities. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Citizenship Education, Community Programs, Curriculum Development
Barton, David, Ed.; Hamilton, Mary, Ed.; Ivanic, Roz, Ed. – 2000
This book contains 13 papers on situated literacies and reading and writing in context. The following papers are included: "Foreword" (Denny Taylor); "Introduction: Exploring Situated Literacies"; "Literacy Practices" (David Barton, Mary Hamilton); "Expanding the New Literacy Studies: Using Photographs To Explore…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
