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Friday, December 21, 2012
Volume 8 • Issue No. 51
‘Room 208’ Crew Reunites for One Last Program Story and photo by Reg Bennett WELLS – On December 4, 12 students from Wells High School came together for a special reunion at Wells Elementary School. These sophomores, juniors, and seniors were back in room 208 to see their multiage 3/4 teacher Bob Sprankle and create one last installment of Room 208, a class project that became a weekly podcast or radio-like program available on the Internet. In 2004, Sprankle, now Technology Integrator at WES, had students begin work on a ‘blog’ or electronic journal about their classroom learning experiences. This blog, seen by many students and educators around the world, turned into a podcast by late April of 2005. Almost overnight, Room 208 could be heard globally by anyone with Internet access. Work on each episode began with a Monday morning brainstorm session for story ideas and who would do what. During production, students assumed the roles of producers, writers, interviewers and voice-over announcers. When all material was ready, Sprankle would edit
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the program and upload it. According to Sprankle, the podcast proved to be a powerful learning tool for the students. He observed that many of them could not wait to get to school to work on their assignments. Popular segments included Student News, Animal Corner, Word of the Week, This Week in History, and Sports. Letters received from listeners were read aloud near the end of the program. Many episodes also included a short radio play or a reading from a book. The show’s audience grew quickly and the news media, including the Maine Public Broadcasting Network, came to WES to report on the students’ program. On August 3, 2005, a photo of three of the show’s producers appeared in the New York Times as part of a larger story about student use of new technology. Sprankle said that all epiSee ROOM 208 page 28...
Zoë Onion (left) and James Detullio holding a copy of the New York Times from August 3, 2005, showing a photo of Detullio, Onion, and another student, Emily Jones.
Eagle Scout Candidate Donates Tables to Knowlton School
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William Curtis sits at one of the tables he helped build (courtesy photo)
NORTH BERWICK – Eagle Scout candidate William Curtis, age 17, of North Berwick and member of the Berwick Maine Boy Scout Troop 313, completed his Eagle Scout service project. Willian’s project was to oversee the construction of four new picnic tables for the Knowl-
ton School located in Berwick. The tables, placed in a well-kept common area in the front of the school, will be used by students, teachers, and parents for activities such as picnic lunches, outdoor classes, and as a pickup and drop off waiting area. The new See EAGLE SCOUT page 4...
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Leeward Landing Donates $10k to York General Assistance YORK – Leeward Landing Thrift Store presented Katie McWilliams of York with a $10,000 check to help provide home heating fuel for struggling York families. Each year, as the burden of winter approaches, Leeward Landing provides both the Towns of York and Kittery with cash donations to help low income families purchase home heating fuel. “We are so grateful for the generous donations of Leeward Landing, they are such a valuable community asset ” said Katie McWilliams, General Assistance coordinator, Town of York. In addition to its monthly donations (approximately $7,500) to five local food pantries, Leeward Landing makes
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Vickie Miller (left) and Maureen Neal (right) of the Leeward Landing thrift store present Katie McWilliams (center) of the Town of York with a $10,000 check to be used to provide home heating assistance to struggling York families. (courtesy photo)
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