Global Projects in which YOUR CLASS may Participate

Project Title

Description

The Collaboratory Project
Northwestern University Initiative - K-12

Earth in Motion

K-12 teachers and students can create Web pages and interact with other classrooms from around the world in various discussion forums and chat rooms. Classes can create Web pages about any subject having to do with culture, nature, or technology. The goal is for schools to share information about where they live and what's important to them.

Subject Areas: Social Studies, Language Arts, Technology

Shadow a Swan

Grades 4-12 students can collaborate with scientists as they track, via satellite, the Tundra Swan migration from Alaska to California. Grades 4-6 learn the basics of probability and statistics by trying to predict the swans' next location. Grades 10-12 prepare corridor enhancement proposals to be reviewed by the Division of Wildlife Resources. 

Subject Areas: Multidisciplinary

Historical Treasure Chests

Grades 4-8 students will analyze maps, photographs, and other historical materials and research their origins. Student writing and artwork based on this project can be posted at the project's Web site.

Subject Areas: Social Studies, Language Arts

Sites Alive!

Grades K-12 students can travel around the world and back again from the classroom. This online expedition offers several projects in a variety of curricula. Students can explore the rainforest, delve deep into the oceans, learn about US history and math, visit Costa Rica, see the wetlands, or travel around the world on a boat. Each project comes with a teacher's guide, and all activities correlate to national curriculum standards. There is a cost associated with this project, but it is well worth the money and would be a great learning adventure for your students. A 10-day free trail is available.

Subject Areas: Multidisciplinary

Journey North

Grades 2-12 students from across the hemisphere will participate in the exploration of global migration patterns. There are materials for the fall months that highlight the cyclical nature of the seasons, as well as the northward migration taking place during the spring months. Classrooms are paired with scientists who share their expertise during the spring months, while satellites track migrations, providing live coverage of individual animals' journeys. Participation is FREE!

Subject Areas: Multidisciplinary

Online Projects for the Classroom from Gigglepotz.com

This site offers a variety of online projects for class participation. You MUST at least take a look at the projects ongoing. Select 'Online Projects".

Writers Connect

For only an annual $5.00 fee, your class has the opportunity to participate in monthly online writing projects. The goals of the project are to help your students do the following: develop creative writing skills, gain an understanding of different people and cultures, enhance reading skills, participate in collaborative learning, and improve technology skills. Just scroll to the bottom of the screen and select the appropriate month.

Gigglepotz.com Online Projects for the Classroom

Choose from dozens of online projects in which you and your class may participate. Topics include: Hands across the World Project, Autism Arts, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Just a Tree Level 10-15 yrs, Woodland Research Level above 15+ yrs, The Angel Project, Robotics on the Web, Our Class Is eLearning: Making Friends Online, and more.

Vicki Blackwell's Collection of Online Projects

This teacher has a very extensive collection of online project options. A must-see!

Educator's Rest Stop: Online Projects

Carol Swinski provides you with with the answers and great examples. She is the Curricular Technology Specialist at Germantown Academy. You will find pointers, criteria, tutorials and more for online learning projects.

The Degree Confluence Project

The goal of this project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world and to take pictures at each location. Pictures and stories from each location will be posted on the Web site. Visit and see how you and your students can participate.

Listening to the Walls Talk

The basic goal of this project is to teach K-12 students basic geography and research skills by finding out about neighborhoods (and more specifically the houses) where they live. Participating schools will submit Web sites with information about the neighborhood where their school is located. In addition, students will provide stories about their own homes using photos, videos, and other tools to supplement their work. Maps and diagrams should also be provided. Open enrollment; deadline March 1, 2004. Every house has a story to tell! Email: Rosemary_Shaw@scps.k12.fl.us

TechKnow TeleTrek

Don't know what an online project is or how to use one? You'll find modules here for making online collaborative projects easy.

Global Schoolhouse Project Registry

This site is a clearinghouse of more than 900 online collaborative projects, organized by topic, grade, and project date.

Kidlink's KidProj

Let your class participate in EXCITING current projects and ongoing projects. 8 languages

West Loogootee Elementary Project Collection

Explore dozens of projects in which your students may participate.

MontagePlus Projects

Locate many projects and post your own.

TechnoSpud

Teach a concept in your classroom and share the results with others around the world. Many projects are archived that you will find very interesting. Each project provides you with worksheets, website links & lesson ideas in math, science, history, language arts, and technology skills. State standards are provided for the projects.

EduPlace Projects

K-8; online projects in all content areas

Classroom Connect's Collaborative Projects

K-12 projects; all content areas

iEARN
International Education & Resource Network - world's largest non-profit global network; enables students to use the Internet & other technologies to engage in collaborative projects
EPals.com
Provides class-to-class and group online projects, as well as thousands of classrooms in various countries who would be willing to communicate with your class; find classrooms or connect with a classroom by registering FREE