Another arm to a digital class...

This year we address another aspect of digital learning in this middle school research class -- connecting home experts to school research efforts. A website called Research Partners has been built with different pages for each research topic this semester. Parents and families of class members are encouraged to review the site, choose one or more topics that appeal to them and offer ideas for expert resources. The point is to use the digital arena to have these 7th and 8th grade researchers learn that local resources can be primary sources.

Connecting home experts to school research efforts. Libraries offer
workshops and tutorials for finding primary sources.