Fourth grade students from around the state participated in a videoconference on the Erie Canal to learn about the history of the Erie Canal and its impact on NY State. Ms. Alexander's 4th grade class was one of the classes who participated in this experience.
The conference was held in 3 sessions. The first session's goal was to introduce the classes. Ms. Alexander's class created new lyrics to the Erie Canal song and performed it for the other participants (See video- "Alexander Erie Canal Song"). The second conference was titled "Mystery through History" in which students had to solve a mystery related to the canal using knowledge of this era's history. The culminating activity was a class project. Ms. A's class met on a Sunday afternoon at the Camillus Erie Canal Park and filmed information on the history of the park and Sim's Store to answer their essential question "How does the Camillus Erie Canal Park help preserve the history of the canal?" Watch the video, titled "Erie Canal Documentary". On May 30th, the classes "came together" through our video conferencing equipment to share their final lessons. Our students did a great job and enjoyed the experience of learning with other students. Ms. Alexander said:
"We decided to take on this project because we enjoy learning about history and using technology whenever possible. So....What better way to learn about the Erie Canal than to research, write the script, and film on location for a State-wide Video Conference about the Erie Canal!!"
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