“The Talking Walls of Providence” draws inspiration from The Talking Walls by Margy Burns Knight. This picture book series features some of the stories behind famous walls from around the world, including Mayan Murals, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nelson Mandela’s Prison Walls, Diego Rivera’s Murals, and the Barracks of Angel Island. Educators have shared the series with elementary school students to explore world cultural and political history while highlighting some of the social functions and impacts of boundaries.
While the walls, pictures and stories in Knight’s original series have been adapted into a marketed educational software program, ours will not be marketed. It will feature original content (focusing on various walls in and around Providence) and original program design tailored to the learning needs of Sandra Kaufman’s 4th grade social studies class at the Lincoln School for girls and young women. We plan to make our program accessible to learners throughout Rhode Island schools and communities.
The Talking Walls of Providence project team is excited to announce that the final product of this semester long software development has been released to Sandra Kaufman's Fourth Grade class of 2004-2005. We are very pleased with the results and hope that her students will, too. If you would like to see a demo version of the program, please email TalkingWallsOfProvidence@gmail.com to inquire as to the possibility of obtaining a CD copy.
last updated: 5. 13. 05
