*Revised Project Posting
Project Information
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Project Author: Diane Kay <kayd@williston.k12.vt.us>
Project Title: Williston's Wandering Webster 2000-2001
Project Begin & End Dates: 9/01/00 to 5/30/01
Project Summary:
Teddy bear travels to different host schools as the Technology Ambassador
for our
school, allowing opportunities to incorporate technology into the classroom.
Students are introduced to e-mail and internet searching, allowing them to
learn
about different parts of the country.
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Community Interest, History and Social Studies, Information
Technology, Language, Technology
Technologies Used: Email
Full Project Description:
Included in your package will be a travel journal and postcards. The
journal
has pages for your students to autograph, write about their adventures with
Webster,
a page to fill out with your state facts and symbols, and additional pages
for photos
if your students wish to include some. The journal will also include a list
of
interesting web sites for your students to visit to learn more about
Vermont. Once
Webster has settled in, we would appreciate hearing all about his
adventures.
(See Project Objectives)
Objectives:
To participate in this project to agree to:
~ E-mail Mrs. Kay upon his arrival and departure.
~ Include Webster in your day-to-day activities, haveing your students write
about the
adventures in his journal. (Duration of Webster's visit)
~ Send Mrs. Kay a list of 7-10 web sites about your state/area. (Week 1)
~ Mail us 6+ postcards that show what your area looks like so that a "photo
gallery"
web page can be created and posted for all host schools to view. (Week
2)
~ Fill out the State Fact Sheet in Webster's journal. (Week 3)
~ On at least two occasions, write a letter (e-mail) from Webster to
Williston students
informing them of the adventures he is having with you. These letters
will be
posted to web for all to view.(Week 2, 3, and 4)
~ Have your students autograph his journal before sending him on to his next
destination.
~ Host students wot repond to Williston student e-mail (by Week 5)
We will be keeping active web pages on Webster's whereabouts which can be
accessed by visiting our school home page at http://www.williston.k12.vt.us
Upon completion of the project, a copy of Webster's travel journal will be
copied and mailed to each participating school.
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: kayd@williston.k12.vt.us
Registration Acceptance Dates: 3/20/00 to 6/19/00
Number of Classrooms: 12
Age Range: 9 to 11 years
Target Audience: National (US)
Project URL: http://www.williston.k12.vt.us/Technology/Webster/webster.htm
Registration Instructions:
DATES AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPATE:
SESSION 1 (09/11/2000 - 10/16/2000)
SESSION 2 (10/23/2000 - 11/27/2000)
SESSION 3 (12/04/2000 - 01/08/2001)
SESSION 4 (01/15/2001 - 02/26/2001)
SESSION 5 (03/05/2001 - 04/09/2001)
SESSION 6 (04/16/2001 - 05/21/2001)
Project Coordinator: Diane Kay, Technology Lab Supervisor, Williston School
District
E-mail: kayd@williston.k12.vt.us
To register, submit your interest in participating to the project
coordinator, Diane Kay,
with the following information included:
Your Full Name
Your E-mail Address
Your School Name and Complete Address
School Phone Number and Your Extension
Grade Level
Session Number and Dates Available to Participate (1st and 2nd choices,
please)
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Project Contact Information
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Diane Kay - mailto:kayd@williston.k12.vt.us
mailto:cozzyp@williston.k12.vt.us
Technology Lab Supervisor - Williston School District
http://www.williston.k12.vt.us/wcs.htm
Williston, Vermont
US
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