Technology Used

Task

Webquest

Students will research Dutch settlers involvement in establishing the Christian Reformed Church Mission in Gallup. Students will create a power point presentation on the historical implication of the Rehoboth Mission in Gallup NM. To find out more information on the Christian Reformed Church Missions in America use: http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/ChReform.html

Multi Media CD-ROM

Student will learn beginning Dutch through the use of Multimedia Software. Dutch for beginners software can be found at http://www.logoi.com/dutch.html.

Power Point

Students will create a power point presentation on a Gallup resident who identifies with Dutch culture. Students can search for a person through the Internet site www.dutch.meetup.com . Students will be expected to create six slides that focus on: Dutch food, history, language, schools, and art

People and places to contact

• Student will call Gallup Historical Society for information on Dutch people throughout Gallup History. Phone: 505-863-1363
• Students will contact Museum of New Mexico History Library for Dutch History in New Mexico. 505-827-6470.
• Students will intereview a Dutch Speaking Gallup resident about their culture and experience in Gallup. They will use www.dutch.meetup.com to find Dutch Speaking people in Gallup.
• Other places to contact include Rehoboth Christian School at http://www.rcsnm.org/and Rehoboth McKInley Christian Health Care Services at 505-863-700 or http://www.rmch.org/.

type of technology

implementation

Powerpoint™

Demographic breakdown of Gallup population by race with accompanying images related to each culture

( http://gallup.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm )

Excel™

Use computer to generate graph of population breakdown from table used in Powerpoint lesson

Internet webquest

Use computer lab to search for history behind the Miyamura overpass (named after Hiroshi Miyamura, a Gallup resident who was a Korean war ‘hero’

Internet research

Students look up articles by Julie McHenry, a local teacher who documented a trip to Japan for The Gallup Independent: ( http://www.gallupindependent.com/03-24-03japan.html )

Real persons

Gallup Historical Society (505) 863 - 1363

Technology Used

Task

Multi Media CD-ROM

Student will learn beginning Spanish through the use of Multimedia Software. Spanish for beginners software can be found at http://www.logoi.com/spanish.html

Power Point

Students will create a power point presentation on a Gallup resident who identifies with Mexican culture. Students can search for a person through the Internet site www.spanish.meetup.com . Students will be expected to create six slides that focus on: Mexican food, history, language, schools, and art

People and places to contact

• Student will call Gallup Historical Society for information on Mexican people throughout Gallup History. Phone: 505-863-1363
• Students will contact Museum of New Mexico History Library for Mexican History in New Mexico. 505-827-6470.
• Students will interview a Spanish Speaking Gallup of Mexican decent resident about their culture and experience in Gallup. They will use www.spanish.meetup.com to find Spanish Speaking people in Gallup.

Powerpoint™

Demographic breakdown of Gallup population by race with accompanying images related to each culture

( http://gallup.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm )

Excel™

Use computer to generate graph of population breakdown from table used in Powerpoint lesson

Technology Used

Task

People and places to contact

Student will call local the following for information on Rodeos and Cowboy Culture in the Gallup Area:

The Gallup Historical Society 505-863-1363

Red Rock State Park (hosts rodeos) 505-722-3829

Western Warehouse retail clothing (Ask how long they have been in business in the area, how many people they sell to, and other info.) 505-863-9122

City Electric Shoe Shop (Same questions as those for Western Warehouse) 505-863-5252

WordProcessing

Students will create a community calendar of Rodeo Events in the Gallup Area

WebQuest

Use computer lab research to seek origins of Rodeo/Cowboy culture in the Gallup area as well as the contributions of Rodeos to the culture of GALlup

Subject

Source

History

http://home.planet.nl/~nijs0104/www-vl-neth/

http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp?CRID=netherlands_history&OFFID=se2

Art

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0816445.html

http://www.codart.nl/

Language

http://www.dutchtrav.com/main/home.html

http://www.surpluscdrom.com/talnowdutjew.html

Food

http://www.dutchvillage.com/DVShoppingfolder/dvfood/dvf_foodindex.htm

http://www.godutch.com/windmill/recipes.asp?id=all&hist=2

Festivals and Holidays

http://rds.yahoo.com/S=2766679/K=Dutch+holidays/v=2/SID=e/l=WS1/R=15/H=0/*-http://www.holidayfestival.com/

Music

http://www.almudo.com/Netherlands-Music.htm

curriculum

Source

Art

http://www.international.ucla.edu/shenzhen/2002neta/lucas/homepages/home.html

Social studies

http://www.jimmy.qmuc.ac.uk/usr/mc00walks/SUBJbook.html

http://www.watanabegumi.co.jp/jpculture/jpculture.html

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/dkc/

http://www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp/ijcc/

Horticulture/gardening

http://www.explorejapan.com/jgardens.htm

language

http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/thoreau/japanese.html

music

http://www.japan-zone.com/culture/instrument.shtml

food

http://www.explorejapan.com/

And, most importantly, math:

Interactive soroban sight (the Japanese copy of the abacas):

http://www.globalclassroom.org/2001/mathgames.html

an origami instructions sight:

http://www.neuro.sfe.keio.ac.jp/aly/polygon/vrml/ika/

Subject

Source

History

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/history.html

http://www.mexican-embassy.dk/history.html

Art

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/arts.html

http://www.folkart.com/home/mex.htm

Language

http://spanish.about.com/

Food

http://www.texmextogo.com/

http://mexicanfood.about.com/

Festivals and Holidays

http://mexicanfood.about.com/

http://www.2camels.com/mexico_festivals/index.php3

http://www.vivacincodemayo.org/history.htm

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~rjsalvad/scmfaq/muertos.html

Music

http://www.alegria.org/body_lnk_music.html

http://www-personal.si.umich.edu/~rlwls/pio.html

Subject

Source

History

http://www.texas-best.com/

http://www.unm.edu/~gabbriel/chap2.html

Festivals and Holidays

http://www.newmexico.org/event/loc/calendar/page/DB-event/event/3041.html

Music

http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/darcow.html

http://www.ksheritage.org/ow417.html

http://www.cdbaby.com/style/224

http://www.kued.org/productions/whythecowboysings/

Social Studies

http://wpni01.auroraquanta.com/pv/navajorodeo?img=860

http://www.nativestars.com/comedians/vincentcraig/