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Welcome. This site was started in November, 2008, to promote technology at Berwyn Heights Elementary School. It's first major purpose was for sixth grade students to upload their PowerPoint Science projects, access them at home, add digital pictures and/or video, add narrative, save their changes, and continue to edit them at school. The second purpose was for teachers and parents to keep track of student's progress on their PowerPoint Science project in a paperless environment. This project addressed the following __Maryland Teacher Technology Standards__: This project addressed the following __Maryland Student Technology Standards__.
 * Standard 1; Information Access. Teachers used WIKISPACES to access student work.
 * Standard 2: Communication. The WIKISPACES site was accessible to parents, siblings, and students to collaborate on the completion of a successful project.
 * Standard 5: Technology Integration. Teachers, students, and parents were able to access the WIKISPACES site from home, school, office, library, and other places to work on the project and monitor progress.
 * Standard 6: Assistive Technology. Students were able to record a narration of their PowerPoint Science project rather than have all of the information in text form.
 * Standard 7: Professional Growth. Sixth grade teachers were shown the benefits of using WIKISPACES for the project, and WIKISPACES was introduced to other staff members as a way for their students to communicate with students in other areas.
 * Standard 1. Technology Systems. Students understood "desktop workstation", "networked computers", "server", "website", and the way to use the WIKISPACES website.
 * Standard 3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration. Students were required to show scientific knowledge and accomplishment through the multimedia capabilites of PowerPoint.
 * Standard 4. Technology for Communication and Expression. Students demonstrated that at any time and place they could show their PowerPoint Science project on a networked computer.