Holiday Card Exchange 2008

• Holiday Card Exchange 2008
• Dates: Dec 2-19, 2008
• Grades: PreK-6
• Registration: Open Nov 1-Dec 2 limited to 500 classes
• Description: Classrooms will be placed in groups of 24 to exchange holiday cards. Each class will need to create/purchase 24 cards and mail them to the other classrooms in their group by Dec. 8th. If the teacher agrees to it, cards can be emailed. Google Earth or Google Maps will be used to map from where your class is receiving cards.

Willard Staff: This project qualifies for the October Tech Challenge.

Image Credit: Christmas cards by Word Ridden licensed CC Attribution

Gingerbread Man Project Now Open

THE GINGERBREAD MAN PROJECT OF 2008

• Dates: November 1 to December 20
• Ages: PreK-6
• Hosted by Jennifer Wagner
• Description: Choose one of 3 project ideas
  • Scavenger Hunt Clues: share with online photo album
  • Rewrite the Gingerbread Man Story
  • Gingerbread Story Art: share with online photo album
• Register online

Participation in this online collaborative project qualifies for the October Tech Challenge.

Image Credit: Google Gingerbread Man by dannysullivan licensed CC Attribution

Easy Collaborative Project Teaches Geography

“Greetings from…” is an online postcard exchange project that started just this fall. This Google Map project is open to classrooms of all ages. The goal is “to share famous landmarks, locations, or unique aspects of your home state or region.”

You can submit one class postcard, or each student can submit one.  The directions for embedding the postcards on the map are easy. A suggestion for how to publish your postcard is also provided.

Missouri doesn’t have any postcards yet. This project corresponds with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade curriculum standards. This is a simple but great project, which does, by the way, qualify for the October Tech Challenge.