Grades 7-8: Physical Education Goes Techno

Description:	What’s the physical education program like at your school? A physical education (PE) teacher on Long Island, NY, would like her Grade 7 and 8 students (ages 12-14) to videoconference with students in a PE class from a school outside the United States. The New York students would like to show how they use technology in their physical education and sports program to promote healthy bodies through sports and diet. The students would like to learn about the sports program in a foreign school. The final format of the collaborative event will be determined by the two collaborating teachers, but the format should be very interactive and include visuals (ie, digital photos and video as well as PE demonstrations). Please note: Partners must have access to a VC unit that transmits via IP H323 connection.
Dates:
Sign up method:	Email: sneale@mail.nasboces.org
Grades:	7, 8
Subjects:	Physical Education

Susan Neale
sneale@mail.nasboces.org
Phone: 516-608-6639
Nassau BOCES Videoconference Services
Time Zone: GMT-5: Eastern Standard Time

Grades 4-12: New Country, New Language, New Traditions

Description:	We are currently reading "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson," and are discussing the different stages of adjustment Shirley Temple Wong experienced. We would like to connect with a group of students who can speak about their experiences and feelings about moving to another country.
Dates:	November 15 - December 22
Sign up method:	Exploding Collaboration
Grades:	4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Undergrad, Grad
Subjects:	Elementary All Subjects, Language Arts/English, Social Studies/History, World Language

Adina Popa
apopa@loudoun.k12.va.us
Phone: 571-252-2360
Steuart Weller ELEM
Time Zone: GMT-5: Eastern Standard Time

Grades 3-5: Mysteries of Harris Burdick

Description:	Fourth grade class looking for another class studying and writing about the Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg. We have written stories and made Voice Threads. We would like another class to comment on our stories and share their ideas.
Dates:	Between Nov. 15 and Jan 15 2011
Sign up method:	Email: lorie_lee@scps.k12.fl.us
Grades:	3, 4, 5
Subjects:	Elementary All Subjects, Language Arts/English

Lorie Ann Lee
lorie_lee@scps.k12.fl.us
Phone: 407 746-2896
ENGLISH ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FERN PARK, FL, US

Grades 2-4: Monarch Butterfly Connection

Description:	Our third grade Missouri students would like to talk with students that live Michoacan and Morelia (Mexico) that might be able to share stories about the Monarchs and their home life. We understand that the trees that the Monarchs use to roost in are being cut down by the people that live in Michoacan and Morelia in Central Mexico. There is an organization that we are working with that is raising money to plant trees and help build stoves that will decrease the use of wood by the people.
Dates:	Nov 17-19, 22,23,29,30, or Dec. 1-3,6-10. CST: 10:00-11:30 or 12:30-1:30 or 2:00-3:00
Sign up method:	Email: rmorrison@csd.org
Grades:	2, 3, 4
Subjects:	Elementary All Subjects, Science (Life), Science (Physical), Science (Earth), World Language

Rebecca Morrison
rmorrison@csd.org
Phone: 314-692-1274
Cooperating School Districts
Time Zone: GMT-6: Central Standard Time

Grades 9-12: Physics: LASERS

Description:	The LASER celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. Although it's easy to come across one in your everyday life, what makes lasers so special? The answer to this and more will be explored during a live tour of a university laser lab, where you'll see light get magically transformed into any colour, and balloons popped with a needle made of light while learning about the Physics that makes it all possible.
Dates:	Nov 24: 10:30-11:30 Mountain
Sign up method:	Email: terry.godwaldt@epsb.ca
Grades:	9, 10, 11, 12
Subjects:	Mathematics, Science (Life), Science (Physical), Science (Earth), Technology/Information Science

Terry Godwaldt
terry.godwaldt@epsb.ca
Phone: 780-476-8671
Queen Elizabeth High School
Time Zone: GMT-7: Mountain Standard Time

Grade 8: Discussion on Family HIstory and Immigration

Description:	8th grade Social Studies Teacher is looking for other 8th ( or 7th) grade classes to have a discussion/debate on the topic of immigration as it relates to family and US history. We look forward to discovering immigration patterns in any part of our country. Our school is located in Central New York.
Dates:	Between Late November 2010 and Early January 2011
Sign up method:	Email: erace@caz.cnyric.org
Grades:	7, 8
Subjects:	Social Studies/History

Beth Race
erace@caz.cnyric.org
CAZENOVIA MS

Grades 7-8: Animal Phyla Project and Presentation

Description:Students will be divided into groups. Each group of students will research an animal group and be responsible for for presenting their findings. The main objective is to teach the class what you have learned about your animal group. Each group must include information about how an animal obtains energy (consumes other organisms) by providing details on how the animal moves and its process of digestion, circulates materials through a respiratory and circulatory system, and how an animal reproduces. When explaining these processes (physiology) you must provide specific examples and reference internal and external anatomy. Provide key terms that will extend your class’s vocabulary.Dates:Project timeline Early to Mid DecemberSign up method:Email: kmoore@ccesc.k12.oh.usGrades:7, 8Subjects:Science (Life)Preparation Time Frame:Early - Mid DecemberAgenda:Teacher is requesting 4 partners for each of their classes.

Class Periods are
1st period: 9:04 - 10:00am (eastern time)
3rd period: 11:04 - 12:00pm(eastern time)
4th period 12:34 - 1:30 (eastern time)
6th period 2:34 - 3:30 (eastern time)

The teacher would like to connect once for a Meet and Greet and then a second time for group presentations.
Other:Teachers Name: Eric Diefendefer
School: Boardman Glenwood MS
Boardman, Ohio
Eric.Diefendefer@BoardmanSchools.org



Katrina Moore
kmoore@ccesc.k12.oh.us
Columbiana County ESC
Time Zone: GMT-5: Eastern Standard Time

Grades 5-6: French Interviews

Contact: Tim Ditrick tdittrick@pembinatrails.ca Winnipeg, MB, CA Description: I would like students to interview each other in French as part of a basic French activity. Students will be matched with another student in another class. Each of them will have time to interview each other and then write a small report (possibly a PPT presentation) on their partner. They in turn will recieve one from their participating partner. Dates: December 1 to December 15 Sign up method: Exploding Collaboration Grades: 5, 6 Subjects: World Language

Forward by SOITA. Want to place a test call to SOITA? Dial 216.48.137.41 Bob Stricker bob@soita.org SOITA 150 East Sixth Street Franklin, Ohio 45005 937-746-6333

Grade K-1: What am I?

Description:	I have a T-1 class that is working on describing words. Each class will be divided into groups and given an object. The students will come up with "clues" to descibe the object. On the day of the conference the groups will describe their item and the partner class will try to guess what the object is. Both classes will have a chance to present their descriptions and guess what is being described.
Dates:	Dec. 13-17, 2010-- we can negotiate the time
Sign up method:	Exploding Collaboration
Grades:	K, 1
Subjects:	Language Arts/English, Technology/Information Science

Grade 5: Pen Pals

Description:	I have a 5th grade class who would like to connect to another 5th grade that is willing to be Pen Pals for the year and meet on virtual field trips using Polycom video conference. This would be used to encourage students to better their writing skills, work on letter writing, as well as communicating with another person.
Dates:	November - June and time can vary based on class availability
Sign up method:	Exploding Collaboration
Grades:	5
Subjects:	Elementary All Subjects

Merle Spencer mspencer@hyde.k12.nc.us Phone: 252-926-0221 MATTAMUSKEET HIGH Time Zone: GMT-5: Eastern Standard Time

Grades 2-3: Pen Pals

Description:	My class of four students in second and third grade would like to write once a month to students in another school. We are a small rural school in Nebraska. In April or May would like to Skype with each other.Open to other ideas also such as weather reporting etc.
Dates:	November to early May
Sign up method:	Email: ddoehli@esu7.org
Grades:	2, 3
Subjects:	Elementary All Subjects, Language Arts/English

Deb Doehling
ddoehli@esu7.org
RISING CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Grade 2: Pen Pals

Description:	Would like to find other second grade classes in another region of the United States to write once a month with. This would be used to encourage my students to better their writing skills, work on letter writing, as well as communicating with another person. At my school in Tennesse we have 3 second grade classess with 16 -17 students in each.
Dates:	December 1, 2010 - May 1, 2011
Sign up method:	Email: ajordan@hcboe.net
Grades:	2
Subjects:	Language Arts/English

Amy Jordan
ajordan@hcboe.net
JOHN HAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Grade 5: Regions Across the US

Description:	5th grade class in the Southeast would like to collaborate with classes in other geographic regions. Looking for a class in the West, Southwest, Northeast, and Mid-west. Students would like to hear about your area of the country. They will share stories, pictures, presentations, etc about life in the southeast.
Dates:	Between Dec 1 and Mar 31 from 10:00- 3:00 eastern time
Sign up method:	Email: wenda.bransford@nn.k12.va.us
Grades:	5
Subjects:	Social Studies/History

Wenda Bransford
wenda.bransford@nn.k12.va.us
BC CHARLES ELEM