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By Suzanne Martin Media Specialist Columbus. Inspiring Student Motivation for Writing Through the Use of Global and Collaborative Interdisciplinary Projects. Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education. http://www.ciese.org/collabprojs.html
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By Suzanne Martin Media Specialist Columbus Inspiring Student Motivation for Writing Through the Use of Global and Collaborative Interdisciplinary Projects
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education • http://www.ciese.org/collabprojs.html • Features collaborative projects in science for grades 1 to 12
Flat Stanley Project • http://iew.state.gov/flat-stanley.cfm • Read the book Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown • Make connections with other classrooms • Students create a paper Stanley then write letters introducing Stanley and mail him to other classrooms
Global School Net • http://www.globalschoolnet.org/ • Pen Pals with Other Countries • Many Countries • Pen Pal with China • Local Legends • Monster Motel http://www.kidsonthenet.com/motel/ • Elwood, the Most Traveled Doll http://www.elwoodsadventures.com/
Iearn - International Educational Resource and Network • http://iearn.org/ • View the available projects through the catalog, web site, or project book.
Scholastic Online Activities and Interactive Learning Online Activities and Interactive Learning http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/learn.jsp Mystery Writing with Authors http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mystery/index.htm Max’s Math Adventures http://teacher.scholastic.com/max/tooth/index.htm Rosa Parks – How I Fought for Civil Rights http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/index.htm
Kiva • http://www.kiva.org/ • Loans that change lives • This activity is great for teaching economics to your students. • Entrepreneurs request loans for their businesses. • Loan amounts can be as low as $25
What’s Next? • All of the links and this presentation will be part of the library web site • If you would like you class to participate in a project we can make the connections with the project manager, schedule lab time, and complete projects in the Media Center Lab • I can assist with digital pictures, files, and more