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Logging Communities of Swain County

3-5, Computer and Technology Skills, Science, Social Studies

The project covers three main themes: a) logging communities b) resources of the region and c) environmental impacts of logging on the region.

Life in Swain County at Proctor and Hazel Creek

3-5, Computer and Technology Skills, English/Language Arts, Math, Social Studies

The content area of study will encompass the disciplines of social studies, reading, math, and computer technology. The scope of the unit is to acquaint the students with their cultural heritage by comparing and contrasting pioneer life in Swain County […]

Gem Mining

3-5, Computer and Technology Skills, English/Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies

Cowee Valley, located in Northern Macon County, in Franklin, North Carolina is an area rich with gem mines. Gem mining is a hobby and tourist attraction. Students will learn about the history of gem mining in Cowee Valley. […]

A Look into the Past of Jackson County

3-5, Computer and Technology Skills, English/Language Arts, Information Skills, Social Studies

This unit is designed to correlate with the 3rd grade North Carolina Standard Course of Study.

One Room Schools in Haywood County

3-5, English/Language Arts, Information Skills, K-2, Middle Grades, Social Studies

This is a grade 1-8 unit on one-room schools in Haywood County. It will include the first school to the present. This unit takes eleven days and covers computer skills, language arts skills, and social studies skills. It includes some art, and cooking activities. […]

A Day in the Life of a Pioneer

3-5, Computer and Technology Skills, Information Skills, K-2, Social Studies

Many pioneers did not know how to read or write. Nevertheless, they had to know many skills that the average person today does not know. Visit our pages and see some skills a pioneer had to know to survive.

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About The Digital Heritage Project

DigitalHeritage.org includes essays, video interviews, and other materials created by the students of Western Carolina University. It also includes regional lesson plans created by teachers participating in the Adventure of the American Mind project sponsored by the Library of Congress. Radio spots created by WCU faculty and students may be heard on stations WKSF-FM, WMXF-AM, WPEK-AM, WWCU-FM, and WWNC-AM. A print version is available each month in the Laurel of Asheville.

Tonya Carroll (B.A., 2007 M.A., 2009) with Bruce Frazier (Carol Grotnes Belk Endowed Professor in Commercial & Electronic Music) in the recording studio.

Tonya Carroll (B.A., 2007 M.A., 2009) with Bruce Frazier (Carol Grotnes Belk Endowed Professor in Commercial & Electronic Music) in the recording studio.

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