Grades 1-3: Weather Information Exchange

Contact Information		Collin Minshull Education: Teacher St. Francis School District Education: Elementary St. Francis, MN United States Phone: (763) 753-7156 colmin@stfrancis.k12.mn.us
Objective of Collaboration		St. Francis is a northern suburb of Minneapolis. My 2nd grade class is looking to learn from your class about spring weather in your part of the U.S. or the world. We would also like to share our weather with you. I am flexible in the number of times we connect: whether we connect once or once a week. Ideally I'd like to start by May 2nd and go through the first week in June. We have IP and Skype cameras.
Time Frame		May 2011 - June 2011
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 1, 2, 3
Disciplines		Mathematics, Sciences, Social Studies/History
Technology		IP,

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Grade 4: A Day in the Life of a 4th Grader

Status		Seeking Partners
Contact Information		Colette Parys Education: Teacher Palisades School District Education: Elementary Kintnersville, PA United States Phone: (610) 847-5131 ext. 9301 cparys@palisadessd.org
Objective of Collaboration		My 4th grade students would like to get to know your 4th graders! We are a rural small K-5 elementary school that would like to compare and contrast our daily lives with similar aged students from regions around the world. We will create a podcast to share with you and hope you would be willing to share with us a typical day in the life of a 4th grader from your region. We would like to video conference or Skype with you to learn more about you and your life!
Time Frame		April 2011 - June 2011
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 4
Disciplines		Social Studies/History
Technology		IP,

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Grades K-1: Intro to Videoconferencing

Status		Seeking Partners
Contact Information		Heather Jimerson Education: Teacher Denbigh Early Childhood Center Newport News School Education: Pre-K Newport News, VA United States Phone: (757) 886-7789 ext. 25111 heather.jimerson@nn.k12.va.us
Objective of Collaboration		Our class in part of an all day pre-k program. We are looking for another class (prek, kindergarten, first grade) that would like to do a video conference with us! We have an open mind and would love to hear your ideas! Some possible ideas could be: -Sharing "All About Me" projects made by the students to share about themselves. -Discussing the weather in your location and coparing it to our's (we can have the kids draw pictures or share something about their area). -We can also do a counting/addition activity or a letter sounds activity. -We could also practice patterns. If you like any of these, I can come up with the lesson and your class can be our guests and just participate when asked by our site! Please let us know at heather.jimerson@nn.k12.va.us and we look forward to hearing from you! My pre-k students are excited about video conferencing and I know your's will be too!
Time Frame		April 2011 - June 2011
Target Audience		Education: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, Grade(s): 1
Disciplines		Language Arts/English, Mathematics
Technology		IP,

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Grades 8-12: Homer's "The Odyssey"

Contact Information		Kathy Lewis Education: Media/Technology Specialist Lima City Schools Education: High School Lima, OH United States Phone: (419) 996-3519 klewis@limacityschools.org
Objective of Collaboration		I have a group of 9th grade students studying Homer’s “The Odyssey.” We would like to meet with another group to discuss “The Odyssey” Time frame: After April 25, 2011 Time of day: (Approximate class time) 11:15-12:00 Eastern time zone Please contact Teacher: Norma Penn npenn@limacityschools.org VC Tech Person: Kathy Lewis 419-996-3519 klewis@limacityschools.org
Time Frame		April 2011 - May 2011
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Disciplines		Language Arts/English
Technology		IP,

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Grades 9-12: Looking for High School Advisement Groups

Status		Seeking Partners
Contact Information		Brenda Smrdel Education: Teacher Earlham High School Education: K-12 School Earlham, IA United States Phone: (515) 758-2214 ext. 477 bsmrdel@ecsdcards.com
Objective of Collaboration		We have small advisement groups for high school students that meet from 11:15-11:30 Central Time. We are looking to see if there are other schools who meet on a regular basis with students for advisement purposes and are interested in have small group discussion during that time.
Time Frame		April 2011 - May 2011
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Disciplines		Best Practice
Technology		IP,

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Grades 5-10: The Ideal Neighborhood

Status		Seeking Partners
Contact Information		Sue Conlon Education: Teacher Pittsburgh Carmalt Education: Middle/Jr. High Pittsburgh, PA United States Phone: (412) 885-7760 sconlon1@pghboe.net
Objective of Collaboration		Our students have been learning about the neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, Pa.including history, architecture and culture that encompass Pittsburgh's 70 + neighborhoods. With this knowledge the students designed their ideal neighborhoods. Looking for classes in grades 5 and up to hear our commericals and vote on the best student neighborhood. We would like to present on April 26, 2011. Please email sconlon1@pghboe.net, if you are interested.
Time Frame		April 2011 - May 2011
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Disciplines		Community Interests, Language Arts/English, Social Studies/History
Technology		IP,

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