Elementary Technology Curriculum

**Social Studies: ElemTech Resources**
Talking Walls
Website
Talking Walls / Countries Website	This web site contains links to information about the geography, people, and culture of countries studied in some of our third grade classes. This website provides links to the countries and the speciific topics presented in Talking Walls. Sites included have information, photos, and/or video.
Templates
Slide Show Introduction and Examples	These slideshows are examples of the types of slideshows students might create related to the Talking Walls countries that they research.
countrySlidesh.cws CountrySlideshTemplate.pdf	countrySlidesh.cws is a template students could use to enter data usaSlideDemo.cws is an example of how the slideshow might look.
Directions for First SlideShow SlideshowIntro.pdf	This AppleWorks 6 file has directions for a first experience with the SlideShow segment of AppleWorks. This handout was a guide for students. The teacher used a projection system and walked students throught the process and then they did their own. This was a first experience in preparation for additional slideshow productions related to units of study.
usaSlideDemo.cws usaSlideDemo.pdf	usaSlideDemo.cws is an example of how the slideshow might look.
OlympicCountriesTemplate
BrochureTemplateS1.cws BrochureTemplateS1.pdf BrochureTemplateS2.cws BrochureTemplatesS2.pdf	The brochure templates allow students to research information about a country and then use the template to create a brochure.

PostcardSide1-1Card.cws PostcardSide2-1Card.cws
TalkingWallsTimelineAct TalkingWallsTimelineActivity
TW_research_organizer.cws TW_research_organizer.pdf	This is an AppleWorks 6 WP file that is a research organizer to guide students in their data gathering about countries related to Talking Walls. This form contains lines for students to write their answers.
TW_research_org(nolines).cws TW_research_orgNoLines.pdf	The alternate form has no lines and can be used to enter the information switching between the web browser and AW 6 using the keyboard.
Photos
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