We would like to connect with a school to present art creations made by our 6th grade classes with local chalk artist, Rachel Browning. Our students will be focusing their art efforts on The Wump World by Bill Peet. It is advised that your class become familiar with this book before the connection. Local chalk artist Rachel Browning will be teaching our students the importance of saving the environment using chalk as the medium. Students will focus on one environmental issue and depict the world through chalk artistry, both before and after the problem is solved. We invite you to connect with us to see their finalized art projects and listen to the narratives they have written about their drawings. Ms. Browning, chalk artist, will also be present at this connection. This connection is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Local Capacity Building Program, administered in Jefferson, Leis, and St. Lawrence counties by the St. Lawrence County Arts Council.
| Annette Bruner annette.bruner@nn.k12.va.us DENBIGH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Post is from CAPSpace http://projects.twice.cc |
| 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. |
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Our two first grade classes will share for twenty minutes about Christmas Traditions around the world. We would like to collaborate with other schools in the United States and around the world and learn about Christmas Traditions around the world. 
| Juanjuan Feng Education: Teacher Greenville High School, TN Education: High School Greeneville, TN United States Phone: (423) 329-6883 fengjune128@yahoo.com.cn |
| Sign up method: | Exploding Collaboration |
| Grades: | 7, 8, 11, Undergrad, Grad |
| Subjects: | Social Studies/History |
“We are a large k-12 school district in NJ, about 20 minutes south of Philadelphia Pa. We are looking for classes around the country to participate in ePen Pal projects with some of the elementary schools in our district. We would like to write letters and send them through US mail and meet a few times during the school year through video conferences. Those exchanges can be decided by the participating teachers. I have openings for 5th grade. Best times for connecting with video conferencing would be between 12:45 and 3:30 Eastern Time.
| Grades: | 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Contact Information | Diana Anderson
Education: Media/Technology Specialist Pineville Independent School District Education: K-12 School Pineville, KY United States Phone: (606) 337-4386 diana.anderson@pineville.kyschools.us | |
| Objective of Collaboration | We are a small rural school district in the mountains of Southeastern Kentucky. Our 6th grade students are creating a school garden. We would like to collaborate with other 6th grades who have school gardens or outdoor classrooms. We would like to meet twice monthly to share experiences. | |
| Time Frame | September 2011 - May 2012 | |
| Target Audience | Education: Grade(s): 5, 6 | |
| Disciplines | Community Interests, Health/Physical Education, Problem Solving, Sciences | |
| Technology | IP, |