Grades 5-6: Alternative Energy Project

Description:	We are a 4th garde class 10 miles from NYC. We are studying wind farmes and their impact on the environment. We are looking for a New York State school 4th or 5th grade class to conference with about what it is like to live near a wind farm. Would like to conference 2nd or 3rd week in March. We will supply the questions about winds farms and can answer question about our area of NYS. Conference should last about 40-60 minutes.
Dates:
Sign up method:	Exploding Collaboration
Grades:	5, 6
Subjects:	Career Education, Elementary All Subjects, Family & Consumer Science, Fine Arts, Language Arts/English, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Science (Life), Science (Physical), Science (Earth), Social Studies/History, Special Education, Technology/Information Science

William McKeon
wmckeon@ryeneck.k12.ny.us
Phone: 914-777-4685
Cell: 845-242-7739
F.E. BELLOWS ES

Grades K-3:Walk Across the USA

Description:	Our School will be walking (stepping) across the USA during PE classes uses pedometers. We will be visiting 27 state capitals as we travel from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast. We would like to find some Partners along the way who would like to share their state and regional information with us, here in Virginia. Specifically, information about your capital. We would be willing to do the same for you.
Dates:	Between March 1 and April 15 from 12:00 - 3:30 EST - on Tuesdays & Thursdays
Sign up method:	Email: bhanlon@iwcs.k12.va.us
Grades:	PreK, K, 1, 2, 3
Subjects:	Health, Physical Education

Grades 3-4: Our Cross-Country Adventure

Description:	Our 3rd grade classes are hoping to connect with multiple classrooms across the country. We are currently studying the regions, and seeing as how we live in the Northeast (Pennsylvania), we are hoping to connect with at least one school in the Southeast, the Midwest, the Southwest, and the West.
Dates:	February 22 - February 25
Sign up method:	Email: mstrine@propelschools.org
Grades:	3, 4
Subjects:	Social Studies/History
Outcomes:	7.2.3.A: Identify the physical characteristics of places and regions. 7.3.3.A: Identify the human characteristics of places and regions using the following criteria: Population, Culture, Settlement, Economic activities, and Political activities
Methods and Activities:	Students will create a presentation about their school, their state, and their region. All content shared should focus on how the area one lives in impacts all aspects of their life.
Responsibilities:	Teachers will determine how the students will create the presentations (ie. small groups, individual presentations, etc.)
Agenda:	Teachers will test the connections at least 2 hours prior to the videoconference. Teachers will facilitate the sessions.
Other:	Our IP is a private address, therefore we will have to call into your location.

Grades 9-12: Global Interest

Description:We have 9 students grades 9-12 studying global issues. We have a great deal of flexibility in our curriculum. Consequently we are open to the following idea. Beginning Feb 23, we will have our equipment on every day during class through the end of the school year. We invite you to connect to us any day that is convenient for you to discuss any important issue or topic. Our class meets every day from 11:15-11:50Eastern. No prior arrangement is necessary.

However, please contact me if you would like to schedule a particular date/topic.

Our IP address is 168.169.213.90.

Dates:Feb 23, 2011 - June 8, 2011

Sign up method:Email: kbriggs@ccsdny.org

Grades:9, 10, 11, 12

Subjects:Business, Career Education, Fine Arts, Health, Language Arts/English, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Science (Life), Science (Physical), Science (Earth), Social Studies/History, Technology/Information Science

Grade 5: There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

Description:	We are a fifth grade class in Westchester, NY reading There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom as our class read aloud. This a great book to explore themes of friendship and acceptance and we are looking for a class to share our thoughts and perspectives with. We are looking to create life-sized representations of the major characters and have a book talk at the end of this book. We would like to have a connection to introduce ourselves then connect again to share our representations at the end of the book. We are aiming to finish the book by the middle of March and will be ready to connect the last week of March.
Dates:	Week of March 28th to April 1st
Sign up method:	Email: ealden@lakelandschools.org
Grades:	5
Subjects:	Language Arts/English

Grades 10-11: Catcher in the Rye

Contact Information		Marilyn Branch Education: Teacher Bolton High School Education: High School Alexandria, LA United States Phone: (318) 448-4329 marilyn.branch@rpsb.us
Objective of Collaboration		Two 10th grade English honor's classes seeking partner for March/April 2011 to collaborate on a novel discussion. Please contact me if you would be interested in video-conferencing and interacting through Google Doc's and blogs.
Time Frame		March 2011 - April 2011
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 10, 11
Disciplines		Language Arts/English
Technology		IP,

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Grades 7-12: English/Reading Classroom Collaboration

Contact Information		Molly Potas Education: Teacher Park County School District #16 Education: High School Meeteetse, WY United States Phone: (307) 868-2501 mpotas@park16.k12.wy.us
Objective of Collaboration		We live in a small rural Wyoming community (350 people) and would like to simply network once a month with a middle or high school English classroom. Trying to collaborate times and dates with other classrooms remains difficult, but would like to create a schedule or partnership with another school where we could meet once a month to either discuss community demographics, societal differences, similarities, and possible instructional mini lessons.
Time Frame		February 2011 - May 2011
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Disciplines		Community Interests, Language Arts/English, Performing Arts
Technology		IP,

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Grades 6-12: To Nose or Not to Nose

Contact Information		Leslee Mahon Education: Teacher MSAD #1 Education: Middle/Jr. High Presque Isle, ME United States Phone: (207) 764-8106 leslee.mahon@sad1.org
Objective of Collaboration		We are looking for other middle school or high school students who are Reading Cyrano De Bergerac. Our hope is to share reactions to the play and discuss themes surrounding this classic.
Time Frame		February 2011 - April 2011
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Disciplines		Fine Arts, Language Arts/English, Performing Arts
Technology		IP,

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Grades 6-8: Cyber Bullying Prevention

Contact Information		Jackie Wolford Education: Teacher Girard Education: K-12 School Girard, PA United States Phone: (814) 774-5604 ext. 6344 jwolford@gsd.k12.pa.us
Objective of Collaboration		I have three 8th grade students who are doing a project on cyber bullying. I would like to collaborate with other middle schools (grades 6,7,or 8) to do a bullying lesson on cyber bullying, then create a wiki where kids can post projects and ideas on how to prevent/deal with cyber bullying or bullying in general. Please email me if interested.
Time Frame		February 2011 - April 2011
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8
Disciplines		Character Education, Problem Solving
Technology		IP,

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