1. Computer Greenhouse Effect: Bring Biology To Life Story of South Philadelphia High School

2. Introduction Teacher: Concetta Petrone Background: Society with racial variety and many immigrant in South Philadelphia Place: South Philadelphia High School Event: Using Computers to help students record data in the greenhouse and devote themselves to society

3. The Ways Petrone Transforms Her Department cleans the disorderly classrooms and finds the forsaken greenhouse writes grants to request for money for greenhouse project records plant activities by computers attracts community support

4. Patrone’s Efforts learns to set up network integrates computers into classroom routine Promotes computer use among other staff members provides basic computer handbook for teachers

5. Effects of Greenhouse Project Win awards expand of the greenhouse program integration computer technology and multimedia tools into other subjects different departments cooperate together

6. different departments cooperate together—interdisciplinary approach Patrone was named Pennsylvania’s Christa McAuliffe Fellow by U.S Department of Education

7. Students’ Achievements A.Contributions to society a. plan trees in community b.visit hospital and retirement center

8. B. Activities a. create an organization for publishing newsletter b. use electronic bulletin boards and networks c. establish links with other schools

9. Student Resources: http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/southphila/students_r.htm

10. The Postscript A.incident of “shootout” B.total amounts of grants 18 grants+2 dozen institutional affiliations C.steady lose of students a. competition of other high schools b. students’ broken family background