All 4th grade students from Bales and Windsong Intermediate campuses in FISD attended a video conferencing session: Live from the Alamo: The Texas Revolution. Alamo staff presented the information.
       FISD has a new portable video conferencing unit that was used for this event.  It is entitled The Battle of the Alamo.

        Fourth grade classrooms throughout Texas are invited to participate in a special program marking the 174th anniversary of the Battle of The Alamo. This program is presented by Dr. Richard Bruce Winders, Historian and Curator of the Alamo; Museum Educator, Sherri Driscoll and Assistant Curator, Ernesto Rodriguez. This 50-minute presentation will bring the participants of this famous battle to life in your classroom! Students will better understand the roles that they played and the effects of this terrible defeat. The content aligns with the 4th grade Social Studies TEKS as outlined below.
        Social Studies 3A & 3E the student understands the causes and effects of the Texas Revolution, the Republic of Texas, and the annexation of Texas to the United States. The student is expected to: (A) analyze the causes, major events, and effects of the Texas Revolution, including the battles of the Alamo and San Jacinto; (E) identify leaders important to the founding of Texas as a republic and state, including Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, and Anson Jones.
        Priority registration for this event should be given to 4th grade history classes.
        Activities and lesson plans will be provided to all registered participants.