Gr 4-5 The Great Race Project

Columbiana County ESC and NCOESC in Ohio would like to invite 4th and 5th grade students to participate in the 6th annual “Great Race” program. Over the last 5 years classrooms from around the United States have raced across the country learning geography, social studies, science and math. Each year has been a new race. This years Great Race theme since it is an election year is the “Presidential Run” students will race from Washington DC to Honolulu, Hawaii 

Here is a brief overview of the project. Fourth and fifth grade classrooms from around the nation will race from Washington DC to Hawaii. Each class will be a team and the team that gets there the quickest, spending least amount of money, stopping at all the cultural and geographically historical places given to them will be the winners. This is a 21st Century Adventure!

There will be three videoconferences. The first will be the kick off of the race on Wednesday, Feb 22nd. During this connection students and teachers will learn the rules of the race and what to expect. There will be a midpoint connection and then a final connection to announce the winner in early May. 

Please visit the website to see examples of past races at http://pd.ncoesc.org/greatrace/ 

Deadline to sign up is February 17th.

For more information please call (216-346-2651) or email kmoore@ccesc.k12.oh.us 

3rd Grade Simple Machines-Rube Goldberg

A third grade classroom in Upstate NY is looking for a distance learning partner to share in their culminating activity to a Simple Machines unit. Within their home classroom, students will be drawing a Rube Goldberg inspired invention, which is to include the specific steps of how it works. We hope to type the steps to inventions into Google Documents for a partner to view. Our hope is that the long distance partner would access Google Documents to access the written steps, have a chance to type in the document to ask any questions about steps that are unclear, and then attempt to draw the machine that they think matches the steps they were given. After online feedback happens, students would complete the drawing in their own classroom before classrooms meet up via a long distance connection. Students from one classroom would show their original drawing and see if it matches the drawing the partnering student came up with from their directions. One or both classrooms could complete original drawings and steps.


Feb. 20th-March 23rd

Preparation Time Frame:	3-4 weeks
Responsibilities:	Google Documents (Rube Goldberg drawing steps) to be uploaded between Feb. 20 - March 2. Google Documents feedback/questions to be completed by March 9. One time connection for sharing drawings to happen between March 16 - March 23

Alicia Mills
amills@svecsd.org
Phone: 607-589-7110
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ES

This event in an exploding collaboration on the CAPSpace website. NORT2H teachers can contact Paul Hieronymus for assistance or join CAPSpace at http://projects.twice.cc

Gr 8-12 The Real Vitas Bering

We are a group of 3 teachers from 3 high schools in Alaska who share content and have students collaborating on projects. We will have a teacher presenting a lesson called “The Real Vitas Bering” on February 1st 6 times during the school day. This will be a 40 minute lesson that will culminate with students learning that, as we combine modern technology with history small parts of the historical story change. In this case modern forensic science will show who Vitas Bering really was and that the history book you are using is probably not correct.
If you would like to participate let me know and we can discuss more detail.
We teach 10th grade world history - we are very interested in promoting this videoconferencing technology so we would open this up to any middle or high school class.
We are also very open to trading a lesson if you have a historical figure or lesson you would like to share. 

Created By:

Greg Zorbas gzorbas@kpbsd.k12.ak.us Phone: 9072832153 KENAI CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Time Zone: GMT-9: Alaska Time

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

K-5 Winter Weather Share

Inspired by the schools in San Antonio who want to hear about winter weather, I have several classrooms in snowy Michigan that would love to share their winter weather, and hear about others' weather... especially those with different weather from us.


January 23-February 17, 9 AM-3 PM EST

Sign up method:	Exploding Collaboration
Grades:K,1,2,3,4,5

Amanda Nichols
aknichols@clarkston.k12.mi.us
Phone: 2486235462
Clarkston Community Schools

This is an exploding collaboration that must be registered through CAPSpace. NORT2H teachers interested in participating should contact Paul Hieronymus for assistance or register for CAPSpace (It's Free!)

Seventh Grade Class Quiz Challenge

We are looking for 7th grade classes that are willing to join us in a face to face (Distance Learning) Social Studies challenge.

In January we are studying China, Mongolia, and Taiwan. 
I propose that we pit our classes against one another in a knowledge/trivia question setting. Our students will study 4 aspects of China, Mongolia, and Taiwan. Those categories are Geography, Recent Politics, Economy/Resources, and History.
My idea is that before we meet each class divides up into four centers, one for each category. The students develop 10 general knowledge questions from each category.
When we get together via distance learning we will take turns asking each other questions. 
Please assign a team captain from each category to ask and answer the questions. (The group helps answer but no books or outside help)
Assign a scorekeeper and the first team to 20 (or whatever number we chose) wins.

So, what do you think? Comments, improvements? I have three different classes and can play three different games a game with as many classes as possible. We could do Japan in February. 

Note: The teacher must check the questions to ensure that they are common knowledge/seventh grade level question. 


January or February 8 to 2:30 EST


Ashley Williamson M.Ed., NBCT
ashley.williamson@montgomery.k12.nc.us
WEST MIDDLE

Gr 3-8 Eleanor Roosevelt her life and work ( discussion and Game Show with prizes!)

We will provide your class with a 30-45 minute informative discussion about Eleanor Roosevelt's life. Students will see the paintings we made of her as well as the house we made (out of pizza boxes.) Students will learn about her life and then particpate in a fun and interactive game show (with prizes!) Please visit the web site we created about this project for more information, videos, movies, games and links.
http://lakelandschools.us/do/lbrandon/Eleanor_Roosevelt/Eleanor_Roosevelt_Project.html

We will provide your class with an infomative discussion about Eleanor Roosevelt's life. A fun interactive game show follows the discssion. 
After the game show students can have time to talk and ask questions. 


Michael Cerniglia
mcerniglia@lakelandschools.org
LAKELAND-COPPER BEECH MS

Update is from CAPSpace at http://projects.twice.cc

Gr 2-4 Winter Weather Share

Would you like to connect with a classroom from the South Central Texas to compare and contrast the winter weather? During this videoconference opportunity, your class will be matched up with a class from Comal ISD (near San Antonio) for a 30-45 minute videoconference in which both sides will present what winter is like in each region. Afterwards, the students will be able to ask each other questions about the area in which they live. 

Comal ISD has 11 classes ranging from grades 2-4 that are ready to connect with you. To read more about it access this link: http://comal-isd-distance-learning.wikispaces.com/Weather+Collaboration

Please email distancelearning@comalisd.org if you would like to be matched up with one of our classes. In the email, please let us know dates and times that you prefer

Dates:

January 15th - February 29th

Melonie
melonie.gonzales@comalisd.org
COMAL ISD