6th Grade Pen Pals

Hi! I am looking for two sixth grade classes that would like to email back and forth a few times about hte area they live in, and then meet at the end through using over H.323 Videoconferencing


Renee Burby
Education: Media/Technology Specialist
Granite Street School
Education: Elementary
MIllinocket, ME
United States
Phone: (207) 723-6426 ext. 6632
rburby@emmm.org

Manderin Chinese

Students learning Chinese 2 and Chinese 1 in Greenville High school would like to have the chance to practice speaking Chinese with Students in USA or in China, or other parts of the worlds. They can practice speaking and share the learning experiences.

Juanjuan Feng Education: Teacher Greenville High School, TN Education: High School Greeneville, TN United States Phone: (423) 329-6883 fengjune128@yahoo.com.cn

Pre-K Classrooms looking to Collaborate

I work with over 30 Pre-K classrooms in Newport News, Virginia and I have many who are looking for partners to collaborate with on a video conference. We teach several themes throughout the school year that include: Fall and Harvest Time, Five senses, Foods, Jobs People Do, Farms, Backyard creatures, etc. We would love to work with other Pre-K/ Kindergarten classroom on planning video conferences centered on a theme we are teaching or other ideas. We use a polycom set-up using IP address for our connections. If you are interested let me know and I can match a teacher with a request.


Annette Bruner
Instructional Technology Coach
Newport News Public Schools
Education: Pre-K
Newport News, VA
United States
Phone: (757) 886-7789
annette.bruner@nn.k12.va.us

Grade 7-11 The Comanche Empire: A History of the Lords of the South Plains

In this expandable series, experts on Indian history will explain the rise and fall of the Comanches, one of the most important indigenous nations in American history. Short version delivers basic chronology and introduces concepts of Indian "empires;" longer version goes into specific details of how this particular people expanded their influence from 1775-1875 in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico.


After January 17, 11:00 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, Central Time

Sign up method:	Exploding Collaboration
Grades:	7, 8, 11, Undergrad, Grad
Subjects:	Social Studies/History

Donald S. Frazier
dfrazier@mcm.edu
Phone: (325) 572-3974
Cell: (325) 668-6222

Registration through the CAPSpace website at http://projects.twice.cc/

Pre K Halloween Poems and Songs

We are a PreK class from Port Washington, NY that is looking to connect with another PreK class this month to share Halloween poems and songs. We are looking for a class with a high ESL population if possible.


October 24-28, 2011- 9-10 EST


Jackie Gilmartin
jgilmartin@portnet.k12.ny.us
Phone: 516-767-5450
Cell: 631-463-9959
Port Washington School District

Taken from CAPSpace www.projects.twice.cc

Gr 6 Hand in Hand Around the World

Middle School Grade 6 students looking for partners to explore similarities and differences of cultures and regions. We are researching and reaching out to different communities around the world (including the USA) looking through the eyes of the social scientist. Please contact us if you would like to connect your class with ours.

Eleanor Schuster
Education: Media/Technology Specialist
Ramapo Central School District
Education: Middle/Jr. High
Suffern, NY
United States
Phone: (845) 357-7400 ext. 416
eschuster@ramapocentral.org

Gr 4,5 Measuring Shadows

Partner via VC with school in Alberta to share and compare shadow measurements as our days grow shorter, and discover how shadow measurements differ throughout North America. You may even wish to build a sundial and share the process via VC.

To register, please complete the online form at http://www.2learn.ca/mainregistration/registrationforms/P2PEvent.asp

Jocelyn Littlefair
jocelyn@2learn.ca
Phone: 403-980-0534
2Learn.ca Education Society

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