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Hi Gail,
Glad you had fun with your students with AM. I can help with the sound
clip, just need to know a bit more about what the problem is.
Judy
At 01:03 PM 03/15/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>Dear Judy,
>
>I piloted my Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself lesson with my 5th graders last
>month. The scope and sequence worked well and my student projects (poems
in two
>voices and newspaper articles) exceeded my expectations. I'm excited to
add the
>finishing touches. All links are working with the exception of the sound
clip from
>the National Archives site of FDR's "A Day That Will Live in Infamy"
speech. I'll
>need some help with the sound clip. Other than that, I'm about ready to
submit the
>lesson in final form.
>
>I've already had a number of opportunities to present the American Memory
Project
>and there are more to come this spring and summer. I'm very proud to be
an AMF!,
>Gail Desler
>
>"Judith K. Graves" wrote:
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--- >> >> Hi '99 Fellows, >> >> We're starting to think about getting our website chock full of '99 >> Fellows' lessons so our '00 Fellows will have the largest selection >> possible of models to give them inspiration and spur their creativity. I >> know that y'all are in the throes of trying to field test your lessons with >> your students. That's a huge task as it is - and I'm here to try to make >> the next step - getting your lesson online - as painless as possible. >> >> Would each team let me know by next week (Feb. 22) how you are doing and >> what kind of help you will need to get your lesson web-ready. It's not too >> early to think about all of this. With 25 teams to support, we want to get >> an idea of what we need to do to get these available for the summer. >> >> Remember, we are in a partnership to provide these materials to educators >> via our website. You need to tell us how we can work together to make >> these lessons available. I'd be happy to work with you to get it web-ready. >> >> Fantastic web skills were not part of the criteria to become a Fellow, and >> they are not needed to get the lesson online. We can provide the skills >> and talent to get the lessons through the next phase. The important thing >> is to have good models that speak to the participants of the institute. >> >> We can work via fax and email to get first a draft online in the test >> region of the LC website in May, then a polished version by June. (If your >> field test takes place during this time, let us know so we can accommodate >> your schedule.) >> >> Hope all is going well with everyone. I'm starting to get hungry for the >> sight of crocus and cherry blossoms. >> Judy >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> Judith K. Graves >> Educational Services >> National Digital Library Program >> Library of Congress >> Washington, D.C. 20540-1320 >> jgrav@loc.gov (V)202/707-2562 (F) 202/252-3173 >> http://learning.loc.gov/learn/ > ------------------------------------------------------- Judith K. Graves Educational Services National Digital Library Program Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 20540-1320 jgrav@loc.gov (V)202/707-2562 (F) 202/252-3173 http://learning.loc.gov/learn/
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