Gr 4-5 Global Awareness

I will be reading the book, "The Green Book" with my students in the Spring and would love to read it with another classroom. There are many projects to research and develop as part of comprehending the book, but I am mainly interested in learning about how migrations effect the world and its population.

March 2012 - May 2012

Heather Phillips
Education: Teacher
Crestline Elementary School
Education: K-12 School
Mt. Brook, AL
United States
Phone: (205) 871-8126 ext. 7339
phillipsh@mtnbrook.k12.al.us

Taken from the CILC Database at www.cilc.org

Gr1 Shared Digital Storytelling

I am looking for 1st grade classes that are willing to help us create digital stories.
My first grade students will create the beginning, another class will create the middle, and a third class will create the end of the story.


Each student will draw a digital picture and record their voice telling their part of their story.
The teachers will then send the story on to the next class where their students will add their piece of the story.
This will be done one more time to add the ending until there is a complete story.
Students can then meet and share their stories and experiences with the classes.

Any digital drawing program that can export and image will work; the same is true with the voice recording. I can be help the schools decide programs to use if needed. 


February and May 2012


Arielle Goldstein
agoldstein@watchungschools.us
Phone: 908 755 8184
Bayberry Elementary

Gr 4-8 African American History Quest

We would like to collaborate with a school outside the state of Texas to learn more about African Americans who have made significant contributions to your communities. We would like to do this as a "Guess Who?" type activity where students give clues and give the other school an opportunity to guess who the person is that is being described. We could also create a jeopardy game for trivia questions, or showcase our creative talents with the collaborating school(s).

February, 2012

Rachelle Wooten
Education: Media/Technology Specialist
Fort Bend ISD
Education: K-12 School
Sugar Land, TX
United States
Phone: (281) 634-9875
rachelle.wooten@fortbend.k12.tx.us

Taken from the CILC database www.cilc.org

Gr 5-8 Garage Band

We're seeking to collaborate with a middle school classroom (grades 5-8) who is using Garage Band to create short student music compositions in Garage Band.


During this half hour session students will discuss the process they took to develop their pieces and listen to final works.


February 6, 2012 from 2:00-2:30pm EST


Lynette Brown
lynettebrown@camden.k12.nj.us
Phone: 856-541-3812 ext.6
Cell: 856-541-3812 ext. 11228
H.B. Wilson

Posted from CAPSpace at http://projects.twice.cc

4th Grade pen pal

I have a class of 17 here in Maine that would like to type/print and snail mail a partner class 1x a month then meet via videoconference sometime in March as an informal chat, and possibly again in May to present projects to each other.


Update from CAPSpace


Tracy Hayslip
thayslip@rsu20.org
Phone: 201 712 0835
Cell: 207 712 0835
RSU20

HS French Collaboration

An energetic upper level French teacher in my building would like to collaborate with a similar class from a school in the U.S. or abroad. We would prefer a class that is available from 10:45 until 11:30 EST but we can be flexible. 

Both teachers will work together to co-plan activities and projects throughout the year that students will present to both classes using IP Video Conferencing equipment.


Brian Brown
Education: Teacher
Penn Hills School District
Education: High School
Pittsburgh, PA
United States
Phone: (412) 793-7000
bbrown@phsd.k12.pa.us

Gr K-5 Snowman Exchange

Join other classrooms for a Snowman Exchange via Videoconference! Students practice descriptive writing, geometry, teamwork, following directions, and presentation skills.

Hilliard City Schools, Columbus, Ohio, is looking to extend the Snowman Exchange collaboration project into 2012. We are looking for other classroom teachers who would be willing to pair up with classroom teachers from our school district. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR GRADE LEVEL AND DATE/TIME YOU ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS COLLABORATION! This will make it easier for us to partner with you.

You will be partnered with another class around the same grade level (if available). Each class will create their own unique snowman and write step-by-step instructions how they created it. Then partners will exchange instructions via email and create a second snowman based on their partner's instructions. Then during January 3 – February 16, classes will connect over videoconference (H.323) and share their snowman. The classes will also share about their school and community and be able to ask questions of the partner class.

This project is like the Monster Exchange but with the winter theme.

Between January 3 and February 16, 2012 from 9:30 am - 2:30 pm (EST)

Sign up method:	Exploding Collaboration on CAPSpace
Grades:	PreK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Subjects:	Fine Arts, Language Arts/English, Mathematics, Social Studies/History, Technology/Information Science
Preparation Time Frame:	Time Frame: 2 days (1 day for snowman creation and writing instructions, then 1 day for creating partner snowman and videoconferencing)
Methods and Activities:	Teachers will need to allow enough class time to create a class snowman and write instructions. Teachers will also need to email instructions to partner teacher in a timely manner. Then create the second snowman. It is important that you communicate effectively with partner teacher to ensure date/time of connection. Students can work as a group or in small groups to create snowman and write directions. Duties may be given to students to make sure everyone is involved. Class sets of snowman may be created, but this will be very time consuming during the sharing portion of the videoconference, so selecting 1-3 of the class favorite snowmen is more appropriate.
Responsibilities:	Teachers - 1. Will correspond via email with the collaborating teacher to discuss timeframe for the activity. 2. Work with his/her own students to create a class snowman. 3. Work with his/her own students to write a set of directions for how to create their class snowman. 4. Exchange instructions/directions with the collaborating teacher. 5. Work with his/her own students to create the collaborating class's snowman based upon the instructions emailed to them. 6. Create a short presentation about your school/community to share with the collaborating class. 7. Connect via videoconference and share Snowmen with one another.
Agenda:	Agenda: Each class will: 1. Create a class Snowman 2. Write instructions 3. Exchange instructions (email) 4. Create second class Snowman 5. Create a short presentation about your school/community (may use doc cams or computers if needed) 6. Connect via videoconference and share Snowmen 7. At the end, a Question/Answer session is always recommended by taking turns.