Latest Additions to the Connected Classroom Project Registry

Class to class exchange with Tanzania

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 09:54:07 -0500

Hadassa School in Moshi Tanzania is looking to partner with a class in order to establish a class to class exchange in which students will learn more about the cultural contexts, traditions and customs of their fellow children in abroad. The project could lead to other exchanges and even support for the school.

Tomatosphere

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:12:36 -0500

Due to the feedback from the teachers of the more than 9440 classrooms involved in the project in 2007 and the generous support of our sponsors, the Tomatosphere Project Team will continue offering this stellar learning opportunity for 2008, 2009 and 2010. The next mailing of seeds will be provided in the spring of 2008 for spring (or fall) planting.

PlanetFesto

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:10:40 -0500

The Village School in Maine (a grade 3-5 school with about 675) is currently building their part of the planetfesto.org virtual ribbon--a segment long enough to circle their gym. They want to challenge another school to see how high a percentage of students and staff they can achieve. Ideally, the school would be in a different part of the US, or abroad. To see the Village School's great contributions, go to www.planetfesto.org and search by village school.

Talking about Literature

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:00:46 -0500

My students are bilingual (French-English) and they are studying literature. I would like to do literature circles online with other classes. My expectations would be that an online literature circle would enhance students' horizons and expose them to different opinions and different English dialects.

The Global Sun Temperature Project

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:17:46 -0500

Ever wonder how your location from the equator affects daily temperature and hours of sunlight? In this project, students collaborate in large numbers across great distances to determine how proximity to the equator affects average daily temperature and hours of sunlight.

Boiling Point Project

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:13:49 -0500

Ever wonder what causes a pot of water to boil? If you have, this project is for you. The purpose of this project is to discover which factor (room temperature, elevation, volume of water, or heating device) has the greatest influence on the boiling point of water.

Human Genetics Project

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:12:43 -0500

This project taps into some of the exciting applications of the Internet in education by having students collaborate in large numbers across great distances to "pool" large amounts of data. By participating in this project, students also have the opportunity to interact with experts online, use an online asynchronous discussion board to to discuss project-related topics, and publish their own work to this project web site.

Global Water Sampling Project

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:11:54 -0500

A high school level online collaborative project in which students investigate their local environment and share that information with other students from around the country and the world. The focus of the project is to assess the quality of water based on physical characteristics and chemical substances and to look for relationships and trends among the data collected by all project participants.

I've visited for you

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:59:41 -0500

A class who is doing a field trip (museums, green classes, industrial visits, etc.) becomes the journalist reporter for another class who can't do this same trip. Students will write and answer questions, produce responses.

The Noon Day Measurement Collaborative Project

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 12:26:23 -0500

Over 2,000 years ago Eratosthenes made a remarkably accurate
measurement of the earth's circumference. This project is a recreation of
that measurement and requires collaboration of students in places at
different latitudes on the earth to make shadow measurements, share
data, use a spreadsheet (optional) to make comparisons, and then replicate
and share their results.

Alphabet Adventure Gallery

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:51:01 -0500

Writing Wizards

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:49:53 -0500

Join a story creation group in which each participating class has the opportunity to work on a different stage in the development of three Fairy Tales

The Two Minute Mystery Writing Club

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:48:43 -0500

In this project, classes are challenged to uncover the ingredients of a good mystery story and invited to write short stories similar to the ones authored by Donald Sobol. They will challenge others to excert their sleuthing skills to solve them.

Science Across the World

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:47:43 -0500

Join the 5,618 teachers in 131 countries where students are collaborating on variety of science topics with young people in every continent.

The Great World Star Count

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:47:00 -0500

This international event encourages everyone to go outside, look skywards after dark, count the stars they see in certain constellations, and report what they see online.

International Space Station 2007

Fri, 25 May 2007 07:48:39 -0500

Yes, I can Science will provide a once in a lifetime opportunity for grades 3-12 teachers and students to collaborate with astronauts, scientists and engineers, and other classes from around the globe.

Peace Tiles Project

Thu, 24 May 2007 14:28:24 -0500

The Global Peace Tiles Project aims to raise awareness about issues that deeply impact the life prospects of children around the world. To do this, the Peace Tiles project creates access to a vibrant, dynamic means for self-advocacy and self-expression through Peace Tiles workshops and exhibitions. The International Peace Tiles Project is an excellent activity that integrates the arts and global studies into social sciences and citizenship education.

The Noon Day Measurement Project

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:11:57 -0500

Over 2,000 years ago Eratosthenes made a remarkably accurate measurement of the earth's circumference. This project is a recreation of that measurement and requires collaboration of students in places at different latitudes on the earth to make shadow measurements, share data, use a spreadsheet (optional) to make comparisons, and then replicate and share their results.

Earth Day Grocery Bags

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:20:34 -0500

Earth Day is just around the corner - April 22! This is your invitation to
join in on one of the oldest and largest educational activities coordinated
entirely on the Internet: The Earth Day Groceries Project.

(No More) Battle Cries

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:36:16 -0500

Students from Dalhousie Middle School in New Brunswick have written and produced an anti-war song. The grade 8 students would like to invite students around the world translate and sing a verse of the song and send it back to us.

Second Language and Aid to Nigeria

Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:18:03 -0500

An English second language teacher from France is looking to partner with an English class in order to establish exchanges that, among other things, center around work that could be done to collect educational material for Nigerian schools. The exchange of short mystery stories is also possible.

Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign

Wed, 6 Dec 2006 12:47:44 -0500

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is launching a major worldwide tree planting campaign. Under the Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign, people, communities, business and industry, civil society organizations and governments will be encouraged to enter tree planting pledges on this web site with the objective of planting at least one billion trees worldwide during 2007. The web site offers information and resources to help turn this Social Action Project into a classroom experience.

Global Warming Student Speak Out

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:10:27 -0500

Starting today and until November 2 2006 we're inviting educators to join us in new initiative called the Global Warming Student Speakout, online at http://www.google.com/educators/globalwarming.html. The project, co-presented with Google Education, gives students a chance to collectively brainstorm strategies for fighting global warming -- and have their ideas published in a full-page ad in The Washington Post.

The Global Sun Temperature Project

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:36:34 -0500

This project taps into some of the exciting applications of the Internet in education by having students collaborate in large numbers across great distances to determine how proximity to the equator affects average daily temperature and hours of sunlight. They will submit their results to the project web site and the results will be posted in a database for all participants to examine.

En classes d'anglais/In the English Class

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:13:51 -0500

I teach three classes: CE2 (8 years), CM1 (my class, 9 years) et CM2 (10 years in Lisieux, Normandie (France). I am looking for a class in which English is taught and where it is spoken fluently. (ELA or ESL). The objectives of this exchange would to establish cultural links, to learn English through communication and to exchange on themes of our choosing in a variety of ways.

Polar Science 2006

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:13:48 -0500

A project from "YES I Can! Science @ McMaster University". From October to December, 2006, Dr. Kanatous and his team will be investigating the adaptations that allow young Weddell seals to develop into elite divers. Studying these adaptations may have tremendous implications for human medicine. Students from grades 4-12 will have the opportunity to read the expedition team's weekly updates, conduct their own experiments and research, and communicate with the scientists through the Polar Science web site.

Following in the footsteps of Eratosthenes

Fri, 1 Sep 2006 13:13:12 -0500

Following in Eratosthenes' wake, the pupils will learn how to observe the shadows and the motion of the Sun in the sky and they will build their own measuring instruments, all through the year and the 5 sequences that we propose you. Thus, by measuring the shadow of a vertical stick at noon local solar time and by exchanging their results with other schools through Internet, they will be able to compute the Earth's size in their turn.

Alphabet Adventure Gallery

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:36:36 -0500

In this project, children in your class will contribute to the creation of a "Multimedia Alphabet book" (sound and pictures). The resulting set of Alphabet Books is interactive, which means that the students can visit them to see/hear their work. They also get to see everyone else's work, as the entire collection of Alphabet Books will be full of pictures and sounds. ENGLISH AND FRENCH VERSIONS available.

Electronic Postcard Exchange

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:34:17 -0500

In this collaborative Internet project students from all grades gain a better understanding and knowledge of their school and community and other schools and communities around the world. The children will develop and enhance their communication skills by exchanging Electronic Postcards with schools from around the world.

Grandmother and me

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:32:27 -0500

"Grandmother and Me" is an *ongoing* multi-lingual, KIDPROJ project about grandmothers around the world. Students tell everyone the word for grandmother in their language, ways they spend time with their grandmother and why she is very special.

Take a dip

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:59:00 -0500

This project engages students in testing fresh water around the globe. They will test the quality of local rivers, streams, lakes or ponds, based on physical and chemical characteristics and biological indicators then analyze and compare the water quality with other fresh water sources around the world by looking for relationships and trends among the data collected by all project participants.

Square of Life

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:54:25 -0500

Square of Life is an Internet-based collaborative project in which students will investigate their local environment and share that information with other students from around the country and the world.

Bucket Buddies

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:48:30 -0500

Students around the United States and other countries will collect samples from local ponds to answer the question: Are the organisms found in pond water the same all over the world? Participants will: Identify organisms in a water sample, compare their findings with other participating classes, determine which, if any, of the organisms are the same in other, more distant water sources, and look for relationships and trends in the data collected by all project participants.

Phoenix: Out of the Ashes and Into the Atomic Age

Thu, 4 May 2006 08:45:18 -0500

Join Drs. Boreham and McNeill, and McMaster University grad students as they embark on a high-impact experiential study of the short and long term impact of nuclear weapons testing and use, upon humans and the environment. From May 12 to 31, 2006. A Tele-field Trip

The Global Water Sampling Project

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:16:58 -0500

Take a dip: The water in our lives

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:13:26 -0500

This project engages students in testing fresh water around the globe. They will test the quality of local rivers, streams, lakes or ponds, based on physical and chemical characteristics and biological indicators and analyze and compare the water quality with other fresh water sources around the world by looking for relationships and trends among the data collected by all project participants.

International Boiling Point Project: register now.

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:03:09 -0500

Students all over the world will conduct the same experiment which involves boiling a pot of water and recording the boiling point, room temperature, elevation, volume of water, and heating device. They will submit their results to the project web site and the results will be posted in a database for all participants to examine. Then, students will analyze the data to determine which factor has the greatest correlation to boiling point.

The Square of Life: register now.

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:02:58 -0500

Annual Great Backyard Bird Count

Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:08:09 -0500

Sponsored by the Mississippi Audubon society, the Annual Great Backyard Bird Count takes place in February each year, and is designed to help scientists define the status of Winter birds. All ages and skills levels are welcome as are participants from all over North America. On the Audubon site, you will find quality classroom material to help you implement this observational activity and to communicate your results.

Global Crusade of Kindness

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:55:03 -0500

For the 100th day of school celebration (January 30th, 2006) we would like to collaboratively collect 100 acts of kindness. Our class will make a scrap book and wall display of them

George, the Geometric Giant

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:12:18 -0500

Using digital cameras, digital camcorders, microphones, etc. students will capture various aspects or subjects particular to their community that inspire Mathematical thought. They will then create Math word problems that relate to what they found. The problems, along with photos, drawings, sound recordings, videos, and comments will be submitted for publication on the project Web site.

Roaming Gnome

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:59:04 -0500

This distance learning project uses the premise of a gnome's travels and 5 geography themes to engage students in critical thinking, research, and writing. Every few weeks, a photo and clues about places around the world to which the gnome has traveled will be posted. Using the clues in the photos and text, the students must try to locate the Gnome. Students can communicate with other classes by posting comments that are relevant to the bi-weekly topics in the project's discussion area. Teachers can email original gnome art work to be placed in a project gallery.

International Boiling Point Project

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 09:38:58 -0500

Learning Circles on iEARN

Thu, 8 Sep 2005 10:53:15 -0500

iEARN Learning Circles has been a long running project that has facilitated Internet and communication technology-assisted collaborative project-based learning among classrooms in diverse regions of the world since 1995. Learning Circles are highly interactive, project-based partnerships among a small number of schools located throughout the world. There are two sessions each year, September-January and January-May. Four themes are offered in 2005: Computer Chronicles, Places and Perspectives, MindWorks, and A Learning World.

Alphabet Adventure Gallery / L'aventure de l'alphabet

Fri, 2 Sep 2005 11:30:48 -0500

Human Genetics: A Worldwide Search for the Dominant trait

Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:37:33 -0500

One way for students to learn how their physical characteristics, or traits, are inherited is by gathering a great deal of information about specific, easily-seen human features. Students can analyze this information to determine which traits are controlled by dominant genes and how often such dominant genes occur. During this project, students will complete surveys, formulate hypotheses, and use the data compiled by students around the globe to test their hypotheses.

The Noon Day Measurement Collaborative Project

Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:19:05 -0500

Over 2,000 years ago Eratosthenes made a remarkably accurate measurement of the earth's circumference. This project is a recreation of that measurement and requires collaboration of students in places at different latitudes on the earth to make shadow measurements, share data, use a spreadsheet (optional) to make comparisons, and then replicate and share their results.

Bucket Buddies

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:12:46 -0500

The Square of Life

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:24:10 -0500

Weather Data Shared

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:24:10 -0500

Students record cloud cover - types of clouds and the amount of cloud cover by percentage or fraction, precipitation type (if any), sun and shade temperatures almost every day. We are located in the high desert area of the Southwestern USA. We would like similar data, as listed above, e-mailed from your students and we will share this data with all participants.

Electronic Postcard Exchange Around the World

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:24:10 -0500

In this collaborative Internet project students from all grades gain a better understanding and knowledge of their school and community and other schools and communities around the world. They develop and enhance their communication skills by exchanging Electronic Postcards with schools from around the world.