Communities and Culture: Two Classroom Projects

• Grade 2: Communities

  "The study focuses on people in different parts of the world and how they meet their needs. Emphasis will be on environments, homes,schools, occupations, recreation, food, and the language of the people of two or more communities from different regions and countries. The intent of the unit is to develop an appreciation, understanding, and respect for people in other parts of the world and how those people meet their basic needs." (Alberta Ed.)
  • Info About Us:is about the "Topic", as we defined it last year and some questions from last year.. Also we've put up information in our Grade 2 Class and our HyperStudio projects at Fish Creek School, Sundance, Calgary, Alberta. If you have any questions or interest: mail lrjohnston@cbe.ab.ca
    • The Calgary Explorer a zine edited by Deborah Cavel-Greant is a good place to obtain a "flavour" of Calgary.
    • West of Calgary are the Rocky Mountain National Parks
  • Newfoundland
    • STEM~Net: Serving Educators in Newfoundland and Labrador.
    • Travel Newfoundland and Labrador: Students, singly & in groups, will research and develop information about their communities. Groups of students at different schools will develop and publish, with pictures where possible, on-line reports about some aspect of their own community in order to create an interesting internet travel brochure about rural and urban communities in Newfoundland and Labrador. Students will exchange information about their lifestyle and environment with participating schools.
    • Knowing your Province Better: One can expand on and enhance the social studies resource through the Internet by exchanging letters about our community and school with other schools and communities throughout the province, Canada and the world.
    • The West Coast of Newfoundland is a beautiful place. There is a special Grade 2/3 classroom in Parson's Pond that is just to the north of GSC's Landforms in Gros Morne National Park Area. We hope to work with ekeough@calvin.stemnet.nf.ca and her class.
    • Museum Notes: The Newfoundland Museum
    • Home Pages in Newfoundland
  • We are talking to a classroom in Outlook, Saskatchewan, via muell@mailhost.sasknet.sk.ca

  • Canada
    • About Canada, describes some of the symbols that establish the Canadian identity.
    • Geomatics Canada will take you to any map, including the National Atlas on Schoolnet - interactive learning about Canada and its geography. This leads to many places, including Our Home, The Atlas of Canadian Communities! This digital atlas is a tool for Canadian students to show their perceptions of the communities in which they live.
    • The Canadian Kids Home Page! This page is provided as a starting place for both the young and the young at heart. It is meant as a jumping in point for parents and children exploring the World-Wide Web together.
    • Canadian Education on the Web
    • The Alberta Teachers' Association ,Social Studies Council has a very extensive One World Homepage for Alberta classrooms.
  • Japan (and we're also looking for a class here)
    • Intro. to getting Connected
    • Definition of an April/June 1995 project
    • Links to Japan
  

• Grade 7: People and Their Culture:

  As if heading for the shoreline of the coastal village, Bill Reid's sculpture The Spirit of Haida Gwaii represents a Haida canoe crammed with a bewildering variety of paddlers and passengers. People and Their Culture: "The focus is culture in general, and the student's culture in particular. Cultural interaction and adaption in Canada necessitates an understanding of multiculturalism. The study of another culture (the Japanese) provides the opportunity to apply cultural concepts. " (Alberta Ed.)
  • Topic A: Culture
    • The Sociology of Culture in Computer-Mediated Communication: An Initial Exploration by Elizabeth Lane Lawley
    • Exploring Ancient World Cultures : An Exhibition of WWW Sites Pertaining to Ancient World Cultures
  • Topic B: Cultural transition: A Case Study of Japan
    • Links to Japan
  • Topic C: Canada: A Multicultural Society
    • CultureNet seeks to act as a central resource and jumping-off point for the Canadian cultural community on the networks.
    • The Glenbow is western Canada's foremost centre of history and art. Under one roof, Glenbow houses a museum of western heritage, international cultural collections, an outstanding art gallery, and an unparalleled library and archives of western Canadian history.
    • Less then an hour to the west the Banff Festival has an active summer
    • The CBC, discovery.ca and Equinox are three of many telecommunications systems that keep and strengthen the Canadian fabric.
    • Canadian First Nations
    • Canadian Museum of Civilization....a great place (where the canoe above came from)
    • Canadiana: The Canadian Resource Page (almost everything or everylink is here)
  [Sam's] [Lindsay's Class] [Fish Creek Park] [GeoScience: K-12 Resources]
• johnstos@cuug.ab.ca

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  The Home Page of Sam Johnston http://www.cuug.ab.ca:8001/~johnstos/comcul.html Nov.6 '96