MASSENA — Some J.W. Leary Junior High School students have discovered the joys of communication using technology that’s more than 170 years old.
Seventh-grade social studies teacher Tony Cafarella has incorporated Morse code and ham radio into his class as an after-school activity. Students with parental permission, under the supervision of Mr. Cafarella, a licensed ham radio operator, can talk to various countries and log the contact on a map, gaining a sense of geography and science. They’re also learning from scratch how to interpret the dots and dashes of Morse code.
“I’m introducing the kids to a wider world and getting them used to different things like that,” Mr. Cafarella said.
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