Ten Chicago school students were selected to
be present when renowned University of Chicago, paleontologist,
Paul Sereno announced the discovery of Sarcosuchus imperator
or "Super Croc" a 110 million-year-old crocodilian. The announcement
took place at the National Geographic headquarters in Washington,
D.C., October 24-25, 2001. Prior to boarding the plane the
delegation completed a three-hour training program, read advance
copies of the upcoming scientific report, toured the lab where
the fossils were cleaned, and reviewed the press materials
before they were made available to the public.
The Super Croc Delegates had the unique opportunity
to excavate dinosaurs in the field with Dr. Sereno, thanks
to Project Exploration's summer programs Junior Paleontology
and Advanced Paleontology. However, the work of the delegates
did not end upon returning to Chicago - they embarked on a
three-day technology training. During the intensive 21-hour
training designed and facilitated by Project Explorations
CPS Teacher Fellow Gina L. Grant and Webmaster Erik Vecchione
the students learned Macromedia Dreamweaver and Adobe Photoshop.
The Super Croc Delegates:
Edna, Eddie, Elena, Fred, Hugo, Judy, Kendra, Marco, Susan,
and Yolanda
Content Development & Image Processing
Gina L. Grant
Designer of Technology Training/ Web Training Facilitator/Producer/Editor/Writer
Erik Vecchione - Web Training Instructor/Design/Programming/Photography
Gabrielle Lyon - Web Training Facilitator/Editor
Jessica Havens - Web Training Facilitator
Special Thanks:
Sharnell Jackson & Jisun Jackson for providing the Medill
Professional Development Center, TIP Lab Room 105 for the
Super Croc Delegate Technology Training
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