Denise+Cafora+-+Collaborative

 A collaborative project is intended to allow interested individuals (students and teachers) at different institutions to collaborate on research projects / activities in a meaningful way.
 * Collaborative Project **


 * **CyberFair**
 * http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/cf
 * CyberFair encourages youth to connect the knowledge they learn in school to real world applications. The eight (8) categories for the Web-based research project are: Local Leaders; Community Groups and Special Populations; Businesses and Organizations; Local Specialties, Sports and Health; Local Attractions (Natural and Man Made); Historical Landmarks; Environmental Awareness and Issues; and Local Culture, Music and Art Forms.


 * **Seasonal Changes Through Our Eyes and Yours**
 * http://www.lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/Seasons/home.htm
 * Elementary classrooms join in a global project where seasonal data is collected and shared with students in different geographical areas. Students can then analyze data, compare/contrast, and draw conclusions based on the information recorded.


 * **Penguins of South America**
 * http://siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/ideas.html
 * This projects asks students to find out how animals, native to their local areas, have adapted to changes in their habitats. Each classroom selects an animal that is unique to their region, discover how this animal has adapted to the changes in their environment and share/exchange written information and digital pictures. The final products are than published on the Internet creating a collaborative educational resource for students and teachers to use in the classroom.


 * **Travel Dude’s Collaborative Project**
 * http://www.manning.k12.ia.us/elementary/traveldude/td.html
 * Schools around the world share information and learn about the types of technology used in their schools via “Travel Dude”. As Travel Dude visits each school pictures, poems and information related to school, community, and state are recorded in an online journal along with the types of technology offered. This collaborative project encourages basic computer skills, social and ethical human issues related to technology and uses technology to enhance learning, communicate with others to gather and share information.


 * **Weather Watch-An Interactive Weather Project**
 * http://www.cyberbee.com/weatherwatch/
 * Students exchange weather information across climate zones in an international collaboration as they predict, track, and research global weather by asking questions, gathering, and comparing collected data with others.


 * **Square of Life: Studies in Local and Global Environments**


 * http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/squareproj/
 * An internet based collaborative projects where students investigate their local environment and share their information with other classrooms around the world.

