Grades 7-8: Investment Strategies and the Stock Market Game

Description:	Looking to collaborate with a teacher or multiple teachers to discuss stocks, the Stock Market and investment strategies at a middle school/novice level. Also looking for fellow teachers who are participating in the Stock Market Game 2/22 -4/29 competition. Please contact me if you are interested.
Dates:	2/9/11- 4/29/11
Sign up method:	Email: dsirotiak@jcboe.org
Grades:	7, 8
Subjects:	Social Studies/History, Technology/Information Science

Dana Sirotiak
dsirotiak@jcboe.org
Frank R. Conwell Middle School #4

Grades 9-12: Dance Class Looking to Collaborate and Critique

Contact Information		William Morrell Education: Media/Technology Specialist Lindblom Math & Science Academy Education: High School Chicago, IL United States Phone: (312) 493-4375 wrmorrell@cps.edu
Objective of Collaboration		My students are creating dance pieces and recording them on video. I would like to partner with another dance class and elicit feedback.
Time Frame		May 2011
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Disciplines		Fine Arts, Dance
Technology		IP,

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Grades 9-12: Book Club Share

Contact Information		William Morrell Education: Media/Technology Specialist Lindblom Math & Science Academy Education: High School Chicago, IL United States Phone: (312) 493-4375 wrmorrell@cps.edu
Objective of Collaboration		Our high school book club in Chicago is looking for another book club in another part of the world to discuss a book that both groups have read.
Time Frame		May 2011
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Disciplines		Language Arts/English, Book Club
Technology		IP,

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Grade 3-6 ELL: Bird Info Exchange

Contact Information		John Letz Education: Teacher Medford School district Education: Elementary Medford, OR United States Phone: (541) 842-3283 john.letz@medford.k12.or.us
Objective of Collaboration		Intermediate English Language Learners in Medford, Oregon are studying BIRDS that live in our area or stop here during migration. We would love to compare our local bird species with those of other regions. We might even share some migratory species. Our students are all doing reports on birds from our area, so we could take turns presenting with partners from another area. We're also videotaping some of our local birds. Our course work is in English, but most of my students understand Spanish, so international exchange is possible.
Time Frame		March 2011 - May 2011
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, ELL
Disciplines		Community Interests, Sciences, English as a Second Language
Technology		IP,

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Grade 5: Civil War Collaboration

Contact Information		April Chamberlain Education: Media/Technology Specialist Trussville City Schools Education: Elementary Trussville, AL United States Phone: (205) 228-3044 april.chamberlain@trussvillecityschools.com
Objective of Collaboration		The 5th grade teachers (14) at Paine Intermediate School in Trussville, Alabama are looking for partner classes to communicate during their learning of the Civil War through writing historical journal entries using blogs or e-mail and Skype/video conference in April. At the end of their study, we would like to Skype/ video conference where the students take on the personality of famous people during the Civil War to discuss their thoughts, ideas, etc. or just discuss their understanding of the causes, events, feeling of the Civil War. We are especially looking to collaborate with students in the northern states.
Time Frame		March 2011 - April 2011
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 5
Disciplines		Language Arts/English, Social Studies/History
Technology		IP, Internet 2,

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Grades K-1: Pets and Letter Sounds

Contact Information		Heather Jimerson Education: Teacher Denbigh Early Childhood Center Newport News School Education: Pre-K Newport News, VA United States Phone: (757) 886-7789 ext. 25111 heather.jimerson@nn.k12.va.us
Objective of Collaboration		All students will participate in a letter sounds song, using the sign language alphabet (we will show signs during the song so students can follow along) Students will then do a letter sounds activity. Example: Teacher says, "Hold up the letter that says "ba." All students with this letter will hold it up. We will do this for each of the letters in BINGO. Students will then all participate in the singing of the song "Bingo." Closing: 1-2 students from each class will share about their pets at home (visuals of pets are more than welcome but not required) Materials Needed: 1. Letter cards (one per child with the letter B, I, N, G, or O) 2, One or two students willing to share about their own pet. # of students on our end: 36, 2 classes working as one. Dates for Video Conference: This needs to take place during our Pets Theme so so any of the following days would be perfect: March 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, or 16 Please e-mail Heather Jimerson at heather.jimerson@nn.k12.va.us or Margie Myrsten at Margaret.myrsten@nn.k12.va.us with any questions/comments. We are looking forward to working with you!
Time Frame		March 2011
Target Audience		Education: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, Grade(s): 1
Disciplines		Literacy: Beginning Sounds
Technology		IP,

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Grades K-2: Life of the Farm

Contact Information		Karen Griffin Education: Teacher Dendigh Early Childhood Center Education: Pre-K Newport News, VA United States Phone: (757) 886-7789 karen.griffin@nn.k12.va.us
Objective of Collaboration		I would like to collaborate with another classroom in a rural area in the United States, preferably K-3. My Pre-K class will be learning about Farms and what life is like on them around March 20, I am interested in the collaborative classroom talking to my students about what it is like living on a farm (if any students should happen to live on one). Also, part of the video conference could even be comparing differences between rural and urban areas using pictures and a document camera. Thank you for your interest and I hope we can work together to make this a great learning experience for both of our classes!
Time Frame		March 2011
Target Audience		Education: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, Grade(s): 1, 2
Disciplines		Career Education, Economics/Business, Sciences
Technology		IP,

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