Mary+Smith+-+Collaborative

>> >> >> >> This project was designed to allow adolescents keep track of their sleep patterns. Data taken during a one week period (including one weekend) will provide information about not only how much they sleep but when they sleep the most. Discussions such as health and cognitive function can be brought up after data has been collected. Sharing data with other schools provides an opportunity for kids to look for similar sleep patterns and discuss the outcomes of daily lives. They can also look for someone that has a sleep pattern they are interested in attaining and discuss the positives and negatives with that student.
 * **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
 * **Down the Drain: How much water do you use?**
 * http://k12science.org/curriculum/drainproj/index.html
 * This Internet-based collaborative project will allow students to share information about water usage with other students from around the country and the world. Based on data collected by their household members and their classmates, students will determine the average amount of water used by one person in a day. They will compare this to the average amount of water used per person per day in other parts of the world
 * **Monster Exchange**
 * http://www.monsterexchange.org/index.asp
 * Monster Exchange is designed to encourage the development of reading and writing skills while integrating Internet technology into the classroom curriculum. Classrooms from a variety of schools worldwide are paired together; the students in each classroom are split into groups, each of which designs an original picture of a monster. The students must then write a description of the monster. The partnered classes then exchange their descriptions via e-mail and the Internet. These students are then challenged to use reading comprehension skills to read the descriptions and translate them into a monster picture. The true challenge involves creating a redrawn picture as close to the original picture as possible without looking at the original and using only the written description of the monster
 * **That’s What Happens When It’s Spring**
 * http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/spring/index.html
 * Students will share signs of spring in their different communities through writings and illustrations. After identifying signs of the new spring season, students will illustrate and write a descriptive poem or paragraph ending with, “That’s What Happens When It’s Spring!
 * **The Day I Was Born**
 * http://www.dayiwasborn.net/templates/System/default.asp?id=40333
 * The purpose of this project is to use the Internet to find and share important & interesting information about “What was happening in the world when you were born.
 * **Are You Getting Enough Sleep?**
 * http://www.uwm.edu/~caberg/mtp5/10sleep/