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Johll trained his camera lens on the students of Marshall Elementary
in a mini-documentary featuring the school's annual Bridge Fair.
It represents the culmination of several weeks worth of work in
an integrated curriculum that covers reading, history, geography,
math, science, and model building. It becomes a family affair
as such a project becomes just too difficult for parents to resist
pitching in. "That's okay," says project coordinator
and teacher, Wally Krawczuk, who has been conducting the project
for several years. "One year one of the students had their
grandfather help them, and they brought a bridge in that you could
stand on. It's great when the parents and grandparents help. That's
what we want to happen."
The students
must choose a bridge somewhere in the world, thoroughly research
it's history, structure, the topography and geography of it's
installation, and a key aspect of the entire project is the individual
student presentations. Teacher Kay Banwarth enjoys this part the
most. "We try to teach the students how to be good hosts,
and be warm of heart," says Kay.
As you will
see by the video, warm of heart radiates like the sun with each
and every student. They are extremely engaged in this learning
moment, and it becomes obvious they are building more than bridges.
They are building memories.
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Instructions
For Those Outside of Our School Network (The General Public)
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We are now providing a choice of RealPlayer applications for you to download
and install on your computer to enable you to view the video and audio
files. One is RealPlayer8 and the other is RealOne Player, which is an
excellent player with many new features. It's easy to install, so just
 follow
the on-screen steps. You will be required to register with Real.com, but
these are free software applications (there are versions you can pay for
if you choose, but they are not necessary for basic viewing and listening).
Which
Player is Best for Me?
 Of
the two types of free players available, RealPlayer 8 is the traditional
player that is free and will work beautifully to access Web based multimedia
files from our site. There is also a new player available, which is also
free, called RealONE. Either player will probably work for your operating
system. If your system is older (Windows 95, NT), however, you may want
to use the RealPlayer 8 software. If you are running a newer, faster system
like Windows 98, ME, XP, or 2000, go for the RealOne player.
Macintosh
Owners:
 You
can get a RealPlayer for Macintosh, Visit Real.com
to download their free player options. Remember, look for the FREE players.
They are sometimes difficult to find on their Web site.
Oh, and one more
thing... sometimes when you click on a sound or video file in our Web
site with the RealPlayer installed, you get a little commercial window
that pops up on your desktop. It's annoying, but a small price to pay
for the privilege of having the free RealPlayer on your system. Just click
it off, and it will disappear.
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Instructions
For Machines on our School Network (Teachers and Staff)
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recommending (and IT is supporting) RealPlayer8.
This is for ALL computers on our network (in all school and administration
buildings throughout the District). This includes all Windows 2000 machines.
Click here to get the free player from
our network server. If you do not have administrative priveleges,
please call your building media specialist to help you. |
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