This page has links for online collaboration for technology planning; for teachers seeking online collaboration with other teachers; and also offers many links to online collaborations to integrate into their curriculum. Check it out - there are some really interesting and relevant projects where your students can collaborate with other students and experts in the field!
· Journey North - student/class collaboration projects
Description: The Journey North offers students of all ages the opportunity to take part in real-life studies of animal migration across North America. Classes register, free online and report particular wildlife sightings via the Internet.
· International Boiling Point Project - student/class collaboration projects
Description: Discover which factor in the experiment (room temperature, elevation, volume of water, or heating device) has the greatest influence on boiling point. Anyone can participate in this year's project. All you have to do is boil a bit of water, record a bit of information, and send it along to us to include in the database of results. Then, students can analyze all of the data to reach an answer to the question: What causes a pot of water to boil? It's that simple!
· The Globe Program - student/class collaboration projects
Description: The Globe Program offers world-wide hands-on science opportunities for students of all ages. Classes register to participate in a project, take real scientific measurements, report their data through the Internet, create maps and charts from their data and collaborate with experts in the field.
· BugScope - student/class collaboration projects
Description: BugScope offers classes the opportunity to remotely operate an electron-scanning microscope (ESM) to view bugs. Teachers register their class and get scheduled to control the ESM and snap images of their work. Images are shared via the BugScope web page – very cool!
· The JASON Project - student/class collaboration projects
Description: The JASON Project was founded by Dr. Robert D. Ballard, the scientist who found the Titanic. The JASON Project offers real-world hands-on inquiry for students. Each Year the JASON Project offers a new opportunity for schools to get involved.
· RoadKill 2005 - student/class collaboration projects
Description: RoadKill 2005 is and online collaborative opportunity to get students and teachers involved in environmental awareness and the effect humans have on the environment. Students are asked to collect road kill data for their area and submit it to the RoadKill 2005 web site.
· CIESE – Collaborative Projects - student/class collaboration projects
Description: CIESE, The Center for Engineering and Science Education currently offers nine Science and Engineering collaborative projects for public and private classroom participation. Some f their projects are offered as International collaborative projects that focus on some aspect of Science and/or engineering.
· Global SchoolNet Foundation - student/class collaboration projects
Description: Global SchoolNet Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides free resources for project-based learning. GSN is currently offering six online collaborative projects for students grades K – 12. Five of the six projects offered are international projects.
· Education Place Project Center - for teachers
Description: The Education Place Project Center has several collaborative projects categorized by core content area. Most projects are interdisciplinary which is ideal for elementary teachers. They also offer steps for creating your own online collaborative project and a place for you to submit and share your project online. Great site!
· This is Your Brain on the Internet - for teachers
Description: This is an article by Barbara Bray on electronic collaboration. She discusses what an online community is, the benefits on collaborative efforts, and balancing live and virtual communities. Good food for thought.
· ICT – Collaborating with others Electronically - for teachers
Description: The ICT website was developed by the UNESCO (united Nations Educational Science and Cultural Organization. ICT provides articles on what electronic collaboration is; guidelines for organizing electronic collaboration; best practices; cultural and ethical issues involved with International electronic collaboration; as well as recommended projects.
· Collaborative Learning Environments Sourcebook - for teachers
Description: Collaborative Learning Environments Sourcebook is broken down into six categories: links and portals; assessment; concepts and models; tools and technologies; institutional repositories; and quotes. This site has lots of good information to help get you started in thinking about, planning, and using online collaborative environments.
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