About

The purpose of this trip is to have students document the events during and around the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States.

Worcester Academy students selected through an application process will travel to Washington, D.C. from January 18th to 21st and report on the events surrounding the inauguration using a variety of social media.  The focus will be on understanding the historic nature of the election of Barack Obama as well as promoting the powerful potential of social technologies.

Students will be broken into groups and each group will be responsible for examining a particular theme while reporting in Washington.  The following themes will be highlighted using video, audio, images, twitter, as well as blog entries.

1.  Why are you attending the Inauguration?
2.  What is the historical significance of the election of Barack Obama and how will his election change the viability of a minority being elected in other countries?
3.  How did social media influence the election?
4.  Regarding the current world view of the United States, what changes does Obama need to implement to rebuild this nation and why?
5.  Considering the goals he has set, what will America be like under the Obama administration?

This blog will be the main repository for all information collected by our students.  All methods of communication will either be posted here or can be accessed on the sidebar.

The trip participants will also use Skype to connect back from Washington.  Our Skype number is wainauguration

The Worcester Academy faculty who organized this trip are:

David Bill
Director of Academic Technology
http://davidbill.org
david.bill@worcesteracademy.org

and

Pete Smith
Middle School Technology Integrator
http://mrsmithwa.com
peter.smith@worcesteracademy.org