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This is a press release from the governor's office & may be of interest to
some.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. - In what may be the first online
project of its kind in
the nation,
Gov. Cecil H. Underwood today announced that a joint
venture of the West
Virginia
Department of Education and Division of Highways (DOH)
will offer students an
Internet
glimpse into West Virginia's past.
The video program, available April 5 through May 30, will
show the results of
an
archaeological dig on the Reed Farmstead in rural Hardy
County. The video was
produced by DOH while archaeologists excavated and
preserved artifacts found
in the
planned right-of-way of Corridor H. The long-planned
four-lane highway will
carry traffic
eastward from Elkins to the Virginia border.
"This online video project uses technology so our students
today can explore
their past as
we prepare for a brighter future," Gov. Underwood said.
"This video represents
a unique
cooperative effort between two segments of state
government, to provide a rare
high-tech
educational experience for students across the state."
The program details the lifestyle of two families, the
Reeds and the Garretts,
who lived on
the site for about 80 years, beginning about 1807.
The video lesson is geared to middle school, junior high
and high school
students
throughout the state. A Hardy County teacher who was on
site during the video
shoot
developed the lesson plan, which the Department of
Education is now
distributing
statewide. A color brochure, prepared for DOH by
consulting engineers Michael
Baker Jr.
Inc., provides students with additional history and
background information.
"This is one more example of the creative ways we can use
new technology to
give our
young people experiences that might otherwise be
impossible," Gov. Underwood
added.
"Further, the program will be available to every adult in
the state and, for
that matter,
everywhere around the world."
The Reed Farmstead program will be available through the
Corridor H Web site
at
http://www.wvcorridorh.com. Most viewers will be able to
download free
software to view
the program. That software also will be available through
the same Web site.
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