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= 2010 - 2011 Projects =


 * This year's projects are posted on the Louisiana State Museum's website: **   @http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/education/educator.htm

Katrina Exhibit iReporters

 * Project Description**
 * Louisiana State Museum Living with Hurricanes, Katrina and Beyond **, 1026/2010 [|http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/katrina/index.htm>]

Students from T.H. Harris Middle School, East Jefferson High School, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology New Orleans, and St Mary's Mary's Academy New Orleans will cover the opening of this new exhibit at the Cabildo using digital photography, video, and Twitter.

More information:http://jppss-techneaux21s.wikispaces.com/iReporters

Harris iReporters created an online presentation, prezi, to combine the videos and photograph in a more permanent form. Scroll down to the Katrina exhibit information on this page to view the prezi presentation: http://jppss-techneaux21s.wikispaces.com/iReporters


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Living with Hurricanes Digital Story Telling

 * Project Description**

Students will create Photo Stories about Katrina and its impact on their lives today. Stories will be posted on the museum's website and selected stories will be used in an exhibit at the museum.


 * Project Team**

T.H. Harris Middle School : Ruth Brewington, Laura Dauterive, Cindy Streva Technology: Alexis Western LSM: Gaynell Brady


 * Link to Harris student oral histories: ** []


 * Katrina slideshow:** [[file:Katrina Slideshow.ppt]]


 * Milestones**


 * Date || Description || Who ||
 * 3/14 || Podcast feedback from Memory || LSM-Memory ||
 * 4/8 || Final podcasts from Harris to Memory || Ruth, Laura, Cindy, Alexis ||
 * 4/8 || Teacher feedback about project complete, send to Memory || Ruth, Laura, Cindy, Alexis ||
 * 4/8 || Supporting documents (rubric, story board, etc.) to Memory || Ruth, Laura, Cindy, Alexis ||
 * 4/8 || Permission from JPPSS to use oral histories || Ruth, Betsy ||
 * 5/4 || LSM webpages complete || LSM-Memory ||
 * 5/6 || LSM celebration 10AM || All Harris and EJ iReporters, Gaynell organizing ||

Wetlands

 * Project Description**

After touring the "Living with Hurricanes - Katrina and Beyond" and interacting with the models about wetlands and storm surge, students studied wetlands erosion and restoration and created online posters, using glogster.com.


 * Project Team**

T.H. Harris Middle School : Ruth Brewington, Cindy Streva LSM: Gaynell Brady

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Chateau Estates Elementary students, teachers, and administration celebrated the completion of their project with Gaynell Brady, LSM K12 Education Coordinator.


 * Project Description**

Grade school students created an online alphabet book about Louisiana history and facts.

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 * PowerPoint Version of the book: ** [[file:Chateau LA A-Z Book.ppt]]


 * Schools/Teams**

Chateau Estates Elementary 3rd grade Brittany Lingle, Andre Grieshaber, Melinda Hunger, Judy Migliore


 * Additional Photos **: []


 * Photos **of student artwork: [|http://s1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/jppsstech/Chateau-LSM%20Artwork]

French Quarter GPS/Audio Tour

 * Project Description **

Students will take a GPS tour of the French Quarter, study historic sites in the Quarter, and create a podcast about the sites, to be used as an audio tour. This tour is planned in partnership with Musee Conti, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, and Louisiana State Museum.


 * Schools/Team **

Ruppel Middle School, []

FQ GPS field trip photos:[| http://s1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/jppsstech/LSM-Conti%20FQ%20GPS%20Tour/]


 * French Quarter Sites**

1. Audubon House 2. Old Absinthe Bar 3. Latrobe’s 4. 8th District Police station 5. Napoleon House 6. Pharmacy Museum 7. Maspero’s Exchange 8. The Presbytere 9. Avart-Peretti House 10. The Cabildo 11. St. Louis Cathedral 12. Andrew Jackson Statue 13. Jackson Brewery Company 14. Pontalba Buildings 15. Place d’ Armes 16. Café du Monde


 * Contacts**
 * **Name** || **Contact Information** ||
 * Ellen Lyon, Technology Integration Specialist || ellen.lyon@jppss.k12.la.us ||
 * Elizabeth Towe, Technology Integration Specialist || elizabeth.towe@jppss.k12.la.us ||


 * 2010-2011 Planning **

**Louisiana State Museum Community Partnership Brochure**
 * 2010 - 2010 Project Planning Notes** [[file:LSM Projects 2010-2011.doc]]

= 2011 - 2012 Project Ideas =

River of Memory River Watershed Project

 * Project Description **

A collaborative pilot project will begin in the fall of 2010 and will include schools from New Orleans, Jefferson Parish, and Baton Rouge. Students will study the geography, history, music, food, literature, culture, and economy of the Mississippi River. Schools in states along the Mississippi River will be invited to participate as well.


 * Prototype Google Project Tools**


 * Google Website[| https://sites.google.com/site/lsmmississippiriverwatershed/]
 * Google Map[| http://bit.ly/hRhtZL]

= 2008 - 2010 Projects =

** Louisiana State History - Cabildo **

 * Project Description**

Students will research artifacts from the Louisiana State Museum-Cabildo, interview museum curators and historians about the artifacts, and create podcasts to be used by the museum for an audio tour, as well as posted on the museum's website. A student team will also create a video documentary about the project, to be posted on the museum's website.

More information: http://harriscabildo.wikispaces.com/

Final podcasts posted on the Louisiana State Museum website: http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/education/harris10/default.asp




 * [[image:Campanella5.jpg width="138" height="173" align="left" caption="Skype with Dr. Richard Campanella"]] || [[image:FreddiEvans1.jpg width="220" height="173" align="left" caption="Freddi Evans, Jordan Noble Historian"]] || [[image:Chamberlain1.jpg width="220" height="173" align="left" caption="Dr. Charles Chamberlain, Historian, LSM"]] ||



More photos from Tignon History with Barabara Trevigne: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24310056@N07/sets/72157623531892437/

More photos from the initial Harris Cabildo field trip: @http://flickr.com/gp/24310056@N07/720DHL

Photos from May 7, 2010 Grand Opening at LSM: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24310056@N07/sets/72157623889617151/



Photos of artifacts: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24310056@N07/sets/72157622375471371/




 * Meeting Notes 10/20/2009 || [[file:Harris_LAStateMuseum_ProjPlan_Oct2009.doc]] ||

Mardi Gras History
In 2008-2009, T.H. Harris Middle School students studied Mardi Gras history and created podcasts for the museum. The podcasts are used by the museum for an audio tour, and are posted on the museum's website:

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