Grades 2-5: Reading Street Collaboration

Our five elementary schools in the district began using the Reading Street program this year. A few of our teachers have expressed an interest in collaborating with classes who are also using Reading Street. If you are interested in collaborating with another class via distance learning and are using Reading Street please contact me.

Christina Hubley
Education: Media/Technology Specialist
Timberlane Regional School District
Education: Elementary
Plaistow, NH
United States
Phone: (603) 382-6541 ext. 278
christina.hubley@timberlane.net

Grades 2-3: Spanish Beginners videoconference

 

I teach Spanish to 2 & 3 graders. They are in a beginners levels. We cover some units in our curriculum and perhaps your class is also eager to share your Spanish knowledge with other classes. We can plan a lesson and have a collaborative videoconferencing. Contact me and we can talk about the units we teach.

Claudia Guerrero
Education: Teacher
Tenafly Public School/ Mackay Elementary School
Education: Elementary
tenafly, NJ
United States
Phone: (201) 816-7700
patriciag72c@yahoo.com

Grade 6: Read Around Indiana or the USA

We didn't get registered for Read Around the Planet, but would love to connect with a sixth grade language arts class to have a day of sharing....poems, essays, skits, book sharing.....we'll discuss and plan via email and connect in March.

Vivian Lawhead
Education: Media/Technology Specialist
Carmel Middle School/ Carmel Clay Schools
Education: Middle/Jr. High
Carmel, IN
United States
Phone: (317) 846-7331
vlawhead@ccs.k12.in.us

Grade 5: Jazz Music & the 1930s

5th grade classroom would like to collaborate with a Jazz artist or expert on the 1930s. Our students are reading the book "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis and are researching the 1930s. We can connect via Skype or Polycom.

Kathy Parker-Jones
Education: Media/Technology Specialist
Hilliard City Schools
Education: Elementary
Columbus, OH
United States
Phone: (614) 921-7035
kathy_parker-jones@hboe.org

Grades 6-8: Olympic Geography Quest

In correlation with the 2010 Olympics my 7th grade students would like to find other classes to collaborate a mystery Olympic country quest. Each class will pick a country or countries participating in the Olympics and give geographical and Olympic clues for each class to research and guess the country in a timed session. Please contact if you are interested.

J Cellucci
Education: Teacher
Somers Point School District
Education: K-12 School
Somers Point, NJ
United States
Phone: (609) 927-7161 ext. 104
jcellucci@somersptschools.org

Grades 4-8: 5th Grade-Organic Material in Soil (trial run)

My 5th grade science students created a rap to detail the importance of organic material in soil. We would like to share our rap with another classroom to test our skills.

Beth McCleery
Education: Teacher
Jennings Elementary School
Education: Elementary
Jenning, LA
United States
Phone: (337) 824-4972
bethrichert@hotmail.com

Grade 4: Iditarod, The Alaskan Dog Sled Race

Description:	My class is going to be doing a research study to learn about the Iditarod, which is a dog sled race held every year in Alaska and starts on the 1st Saturday in March. I have adapted a list of questions and have a list of research sites for my students to find the answers at that I'm willing to share. As news reporters, the idea is to find out information to convince our parents to take us to Alaska on a vacation to watch the dog sled race. I would like to collaborate with another classroom who would like to have a Quiz bowl to teach my students to research for details.
Dates:	One day between March 8 - March 19 agree on time together EST
Sign up method:	Email: tlipovsky@farwellschools.net
Grades:	4
Subjects:	Language Arts/English, Mathematics, Science (Earth), Social Studies/History
Outcomes:	I would like to use this as a research project for Language Arts and also to learn about the regions of the United States.
Preparation Time Frame:	45 minutes
Methods and Activities:	My idea was that the teacher would ask a question to the other class and if they got it right, they would get a point. If the other class was able to add details not given in the original answer, they would get a point. My secret would be that it would encourage my students to research for more than just the answer but also additional details.
Responsibilities:	Students will do all the research with the teacher encouraging the kids to look for details. The teachers will lead the Quiz Bowl.
Agenda:	5-10 mins. to test the equipment and to greet each of the classrooms 30 mins. for the Quiz Bowl 5 mins. for a conclusion and to say good-bye
Credit:	The original creator of this webquest is given credit on the student handout.
Other:	I plan to post the questions on my blog. As the students find research information, they can make a post while getting a chance to read what others have posted and allowing them the opportunity to research for details.

Tammi Lipovsky
tlipovsky@farwellschools.net
9895889916
FARWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Grade 1: Celebrate 100 Days of School

Description:	This VC collaborative opportunity will partner your class with a school in Calgary, Alberta to celebrate 100 days of school! The sky is the limit to your creativity! You may wish to share a craft, a poem, a project or even play a game via VC to mark this special occasion!
Dates:	February
Sign up method:	Email: jlittlefair@vcrln.ca
Grades:	1
Subjects:	Elementary All Subjects

Jocelyn Littlefair
jlittlefair@vcrln.ca
403-980-0534
2Learn.ca Education Society

Grades 9-12: Connect for Test

Description:	We are looking to connect at 4:45 EST on Tuesday Feb 9th. To demonstrate to a group of educators what a video conference looks like.
Dates:	Feb 9th - 4:45 EST
Sign up method:	Email: mplatt@longwoodcsd.com
Grades:	9, 10, 11, 12
Subjects:

Michelle Platt
mplatt@longwoodcsd.com

LONGWOOD HS

Grades 4-7: International Day

Description:	I have a 5th and 6th grade after school group looking to enhance their International Day Celebration by connecting with a class in New Zealand. We would like to interview them and do a comparison with life here in New York.
Dates:
Sign up method:	Email: abartone@nmerrick.org
Grades:	4, 5, 6, 7
Subjects:	Elementary All Subjects, Language Arts/English, Social Studies/History

Ali Bartone
abartone@nmerrick.org
516282-1811
HAROLD D. FAYETTE SCHOOL