Web Evaluation Orginization

Hey ladies

First, I would like to know the best way to get ahold of you so we can coordinate this project? Is it WMU mail or communicate via our blog, since that's what I think we are supposed to do?

Secondly,  I have been working on my website evaluations and was thinking how to narrow down which websites the students should look at. We have all agreed to do a historical reenactment of an event in history that students should learn about. I have been researching some of those events on this website:
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/history_fourth_4th_grade_social_studies.htm

Some events listed here are:

• The American Revolution: We could have a couple students narrate throughout the production  describing and detailing of how the American Revolution came to be, the major players in the Revolution, how it concluded and the social result of the American Revolution.
• Lewis and Clark
• Trail of Tears
• Settlement in the New World

What I am wondering is, assuming that as teachers we have covered all of these events- should we make the decision for our classroom on which event they are going to act out OR should we get them in groups of 5 (assuming we have 30 kids in the class) and they can pick their own historical event they would like to act out? If they pick their own event the pro's of that are they will be interested in the event and have a connection to the event specifically; They will be able to practice characteristics of  PBL because they will be divided into groups and have to do research. The cons are that the teacher will be more spread out as far as what we need to provide for the students. This will ultimately effect which websites we should be having students look at.

Thanks for your time!

Let me know what you girls think. Either on here or my email: elisa.k.zemlick@wmich.edu