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Welcome
Welcome to the Public Schools Interdisciplinary TechnologyMiddle Grades Project Wiki. interdisciplinary technology projects which will be showcased during our Tech Day in the spring of 2010. These projects are now required of every sixth, seventh and eighth grade student in the Somerville Public Schools.projects. On the

Databases -Password is"ladybug"is"pastrami13"
Easybib: website that creates reference citations for research papers
MLA Citation - COLOR CODED

Portrait Illustration Maker
Be Funky (cartoonizes your pics)
VivaVoodoo (turn yourself
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Databases -Password is"ladybug"http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_m_somerhs

Databases -Password is"ladybug"

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Public Schools 8th Grade Interdisciplinary Technology of every sixth, seventh and eighth grade

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Educational Video Center (EVC)
EVC is an Emmy award winning organization dedicated to teaching social documentary production to at-risk youth and their teachers as a means to develop students' literacy and storytelling skills while nurturing their idealism and commitment to making a difference in their community.
Youth-Powered Video
Based on 22 years of experience, EVC offers a collection of over 200 pages of lesson plans, handouts, assessment rubrics, and model student journals.
EVC’s online catalog
YO-TV Production Handbook
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Listen Up!
Listen Up! is a youth media network that connects young video producers and their allies to resources, support, and projects to develop the field and achieve an authentic youth voice in the mass media. The Listen Up! online resource room engages media educators, classroom teachers, and youth media leaders to exchange best practices, curricula, and media tools and to maintain profiles of their work and experiences.
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What Kids Can Do
What Kids Can Do (WKCD) is a national nonprofit founded in January 2001. Using the Internet, print, and broadcast media, WKCD shows the broadest audience possible what young people can accomplish when given the opportunity and what they can contribute when we take their voices seriously. See examples of compelling student work, read what educators have to say about supporting youth voices, find resources — and more. View the AYV collection of projects.
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Arts Engine, Inc.
Arts Engine, Inc., supports, produces, and distributes independent media of consequence and promotes the use of independent media by advocates, educators, and the general public. Arts Engine offers educators access to short films on a variety of issues and companion discussion guides and curriculum.
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iEARN
iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is the world's largest nonprofit global network of K-12 educators and youth using technology to design and collaborate on projects that enhance learning and make a difference in the world. Through iEARN programs, over 20,000 schools and youth organizations in 120 countries connect daily to collaborate on projects — from disaster relief campaigns and video exchanges to international student newspapers and creative writing anthologies.
iEARN Multimedia Guide
Teacher's Guide to International Collaboration on the Internet, designed by iEARN-USA for the U.S. Department of Education
Learning Circles Teachers' Guide, presenting a structural approach to promoting cross-classroom collaboration with telecommunications