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K-12 Class Collaboration Projects
The following projects were created for specific grade levels, topics and/or student populations. However, most projects can be easily modified to suit your curriculum and student needs.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
- The Mitten -- Grades PreK-3
Each student learns about/creates clues for an animal in the story. During the VC event, students take turns giving clues and guessing the animals (which are hidden in a mitten).
- Bear, Brown Bear -- Grades PreK-1
A class-to-class collaboration sponsored by the New York State Distance Learning Consortium in December 2012- Flat Stanley -- Grade 1-4
Students mail their Flat Stanley to a distant class, along with questions about the class and community. During the videoconference, students take turns answering questions about their school/community and share a story they've written about Stanley's travels.- Turkey Disguise -- Grade 2
Save the turkey from Thanksgiving dinner! Students disguise their turkey templates. Distant classes take turns asking questions, using "20 Question" format, to discover which turkey "escaped."- Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato -- Grades 1-4
March 2013 class-to-class collaboration sponsored by the New York State Distance Learning Consortium.
- Monster Match -- Grades 1-4
- Fairy Tale Rewrite -- Grades 3-7
For this collaboration, students rewrite a fairy tale with a modern twist.- Tar Beach -- Grades 3-5
Students read Tar Beach and create/share a patchwork quilt of their dreams.
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March Mad Libs-- Grades 4-6Students create mad Libs to share with a distant class.
- Book Circles -- Grades 9-12, Special Ed
Students engage in a book discussion during a series of videoconferences.- The Crucible & The Scarlet Letter -- Grades 9-12
Using the Socratic Seminar strategies, students consider how the literature reflects Purtain culture as well as analyze the characters, symbolism and more.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- Simon Dice (Simon Says)
MATHEMATICS
- Jeopardy Math
In this virtual Jeopardy game, students must provide the questions for Geometry-related answers.
- Are You Smarter than a 9th Grader?
Classes are challenged to “Are You Smarter than a 9th Grader” to review Grade 9 and regents Algebra.
- Guess Who?
Classes research famous mathematicians and challenge each other to guess who they are.
PERFORMING ARTS
- A Musical Exchange
Students exchange music improvisation ideas using computer software (i.e., Garage Band) and discuss the process/results.
FINE ARTS
- Hidden Artworks
Students exchange clues associated with a specific masterpiece painting.
SOCIAL STUDIES
- Greek Gods and Goddess
Students research a god, goddess, hero, or monster from Greek mythology. Each class creates character sketches.
- Conflict in the Middle East: Cause, Effect and Solutions
Students role play a specific population—Israelis or Lebanese.
- 5 Things We Love About Our Community
Students share and compare the “5 things” they love about their community.
- Artifacts Box
Students identify a city/state based on artifacts sent to them by distant students.
- Geography Mystery Quest
Students must guess a global destination based on a various clues given by distant students.
- Cultural Mystery Quest
The location of each class is a mystery that must be solved from the cultural clues exchanged.
- New York State History Mystery Quest
Students research historical clues to determine a place located in New York State.
- Welcome to My World
Students research and discuss contemporary social and political issues affecting teens.
- World History Mystery
Classes prepare clues about a major world event and challenge the distant class to guess the event.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- How Does Your Garden Grow?
- The Green Teams
Students are challenged to learn about their local environment, find ‘green' solutions, and brainstorm ways to implement.
- Eco-Conversation
Students discuss environmental issues and their local impact. Students present findings and then discuss.
- Invasive Species