Garcia Elementary School, Houston Independent School District

 

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Voice Thread Project :: Reading Lock-In 2009

The following voice thread was created by the members of the Garcia Press Club, Brandon Bahena, Lauren Garcia, Graciela Sanchez, Delilah Olguin, Samuel Arriaga, Caleb Corrigeux, Evelyn Monje-Garcia and Aileen Mejia. Please feel free to add YOUR voice to the thread!

Voice Thread Project :: The Hopi People

The fifth grade bilingual students would like to share with you a short and simple VoiceThread completed as a Social Studies project. Our classes just completed studying about the First Americans and this VoiceThread is about the Hopi People. If you and/or your students have any knowledge or experience with/about the Hopi people, culture, etc. please feel free to add your voice (via text, audio, video) to the thread! Thank you!        http://voicethread.com/share/735582/

Podcasts and Vodcasts

Check out our Summer Enrichment Program -  Students Addressing Global Warming.

Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet

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Houston's newest urban park, Discovery Green, will be home to "Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet" from October 8 - December 31, 2009.

The public art exhibit being presented by Reliant Energy in partnership with the City of Houston will feature 50 supersized Cool Globes that each convey a different message about what ordinary citizens can do to combat global warming.

The five-foot diameter, seven-foot-tall globes will be decorated by local, national and international artists.

DiscoveryGreenPark is located at 1500 McKinney Street, Houston, Texas77010. For more information www.coolglobes.com.