Minnesota+History+Mystery+Project

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[|Image from Minnesota Digital Library - Minnesota Reflections Photo Collection]

The Minnesota History Mystery Quest is a videoconferencing project that is open to participation for classrooms throughout the school year.

[|National History Day] [|Minnesota National History Day]

Preliminary information from drafts of the revised Minnesota Social Studies Standards indicates there will be a strand and benchmarks for Minnesota studies taught in the 6th grade; however, this project is designed for participation by elementary, middle, and secondary schools where appropriate to the curriculum.


 * This project is designed for schools with H.323 standards based interactive videoconferencing capacity (i.e.Polycom, Cisco/Tandberg, Lifesize or other types of room-based videoconferencing equipment). This project is not designed or recommended for use with Skype or other desktop based videoconferencing tools because full classroom participation and consistent video quality are needed for a successful experience.**


 * Project Contacts:**

Jon Larson Technology Integration Specialist East Central Minnesota Cable Cooperative (ECMECC) (320) 396-5214 jlarson@ecmecc.k12.mn.us http://www.ecmecc.ning.com

Mary Mehsikomer Technology Integration Development & Outreach Facilitator TIES (651) 999-6510 mary.mehsikomer@ties.k12.mn.us http://www.ties.k12.mn.us

Pete Royer Director Little Crow Telemedia Network (LCTN) (320) 295-7411 pete@lctn.k12.mn.us http://www.lctn.org

Credit Information
Facilitated by the Minnesota Internet2 User's Group, this project was adapted from the Where in Michigan project designed by Janine Lim, Berrien RESA Instructional Technology Consultant, and Kelly Gaideski, Berrien RESA Social Studies Consultant. Materials are also adapted from MAGPI's Where in Pennsylvania Project. The project is modeled after the Where in the USA project by Learning Space (1996-2004).

For an example of how a Mystery Quest Project works,[| watch this video from Michigan:]