Project Begin & End Dates: 10/01/98 to 6/30/99

Project Summary: Use your MENTAL skills to tell MidLink Magazine readers about significant MONUMENTS or landmarks. Select a historical monument, building, or park and research its history. What story does it tell? Create web pages about Monu-MENTAL structures in your social studies curriculum or in your local region

Project Details

Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Arts, Business, Community Interest, Health and Physical Education, History and Social Studies, Information Technology, Language, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Vocational Education
Technologies Used: CU-SeeMe or Other Video Conferencing, Email, IRC or Other Real-Time Chat, NetMeeting or Other Sharing
Project Sponsor: SAS Institute, North Carolina State University

Full Project Description:
Use your MENTAL skills to tell MidLink Magazine readers about significant MONUMENTS or landmarks. Select a historical monument, building, or park and research its history. What story does it tell? Create web pages about Monu-MENTAL structures in your social studies curriculum or in your local region. Which monument should you choose? Look outside your window! Your monument could be a local structure that is unique and significant in your regional history. You could also select a monument that represents a historical battleground, a famous person, or even your state capital. Study the design of the structure and its architectural features in math or art class. What types of angles make up the structure? Study its historical significance of a monument from a region you learn about in social studies. What is the history behind the structure and why is it important? Write about your monument in language arts class. Check with your local Historical Preservation Society to find even more resources.
(Curriculum Connections: interdisciplinary, history/social studies, language arts, math, science)

Objectives:
Your final product should be one of the following:
1. A word processing file describing your monument and its significance. Include illustrations or photos if possible. You may attach these files to an e-mail message or post them on your school's web page. We will point to your registered pages from MidLink Magazine.
2. Web pages about your monument. We can post a limited number on our server, but we will point to registered pages from MidLink Magazine
3. A HyperStudio or PowerPoint project. We can post a limited number of these on our web site, but MidLink Magazine will point to registered projects posted on your school's web page.

Math/Art History/Humanities Objectives:
1. Students will research and write about the architectural and geometrical features of a historical monument.
2. Students will collect and analyze data about the number of visitors whosee the monument.

Project Registration Information
Project Email Address: camccu@wnt.sas.com

Registration Acceptance Dates: 10/01/98 to 12/07/98
Number of Classrooms: No limit
Age Range: 8 to 19 years
Target Audience: Anyone
Project URL: http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/cep/midlink/fall98/call.html#December

Registration Instructions:
Register by writing to Caroline McCullen: camccu@wnt.sas.com

Project Contact Information

Caroline McCullen - mailto:camccu@wnt.sas.com
mailto:caroline_mccullen@ncsu.edu
Instructional Technologist - SAS Insitute
http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink
Cary, North Carolina US

Project Title: EST CONTROL PROJECT

A friend as well as an Enemy to man, Pest are almost every where. One can not imagine there habitation and the harmful, distractive works they cause to there habitation. It is ironic for any creature to destroy a place where it stays. This telecollaborative project serves to reduce if possible eradicate the enormous harmful works of these creatures.

Do not hestate to provide suggestions, ideas, solutions and essays. Perhaps this project will attract students and educators from all places to reflect on the subject matter "The Pest Control Project".

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

- To suggest possible ways of reducing pest
- To clearly outline the most and common hazardous pest in the word and there harmfulness.
- Exchange ideas on the pests.
- To analyze the the spread of pest in our areas.
- To come up with possible solutions to reduce the activities of these animals and Birds.
- To creating a global awareness to the problem of pests which have been often ignored as well as suggesting the most efficient methods and how to implement them.

AUDIENCE
Students betweeen the age of 12 - 20
SCHEDULE
October - December
Oct. 20 - Oct. 27 gathering information
Oct. 29 - Nov. 5 Exchange of e-mail reports of less than 350 words
Nov. 6 - Nov. 20 Compiling data about causes, methods, solutions
Nov. 21 - Dec. 4 Evaluation and Assessment reports
Dec. 16 Final Reports

LANGUAGE(S) IN THE PROJECT
English exclusively
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
-To create a global awareness to the problem of Pest
-To collaborate with students worldwide and find out how pests can be controlled
-To suggest the most efficient methods and give solutionsfor pest in our society.
- To implement the possible ways in which we can curb the problem down.

ACTIVITIES
Epals, Parallel Problem Solving, Information Exchange
FACILITATOR and CONTACT
SSEKYERU RICHARD.C
Ssekyeru Richard .C ssekyeru@hotmail.com
Namalefe Susan namsus@hotmail.com
Mike Tuhumwire mikewanj@hotmail.com

Project: First snowfall

Date: 10/31/98 - 2/28/98

Purpose: The students will learn mapping skills, measurement, climates of different regions, predicitng, and teperature.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary
Grade Levels: K-2

Summary: This project will have different schools projecting when their first snowfall will be. Then when the first snowfall occurs they can record the date, time , and depth of the snow. Classes can write a group discussion about it and expand thier ideas to tell what they did the first snowfall, what was the temperature, did school close, what is their favorite snow activity, pictures and drawings can be included. Each participant share their information via e-mail.

Number of participants: I hope to work with 15 different classrooms. East of the Rocky Mountains.

Project Coordinator: Kimberly Gordon - ktg@frontiernet.net
Minisink Valley Elementary School
PO Box 217
Slate Hill, NY 10973-0217

How to register:
Register by November 15, 1998 Send the following information:
Name
Email address
School
School address
grade taught
age of children
lattitude and longitude
Put "First Snowfall Registration" in subject line
email to: ktg@frontiernet.net

You will be notified of your acceptance by Nov. 18

Project Title: PUzZlE Me!!

Project Begin & End Dates: 10/26/98 to 12/04/98

Project Summary:
I am looking to organize a "PUZZLE ME" project with interested Grade 4 classes. The way the project will work is that registered classes will create and submit a Puzzle representing what they've learned during the month of October or November.

Project Details
Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: History and Social Studies, Information Technology, Language, Science
Technologies Used: Email
Full Project Description:
The way the project will work is that registered classes will create and submit a Puzzle representing what they've learned during the month of October or November. Class one, which will be designated after you register, will create a puzzle and send it to me at the end of their assigned week. I will then send that puzzle to all classes who will have the following week to solve the puzzle. Each class will submit their puzzle on the Friday of their assigned week. This will give registered classes the next week to solve the puzzle. And...this will give me the time to post the answers on our home page during the weekends. All participating classes will attempt to solve the puzzle before each Friday when the next class will be submitting their puzzle. PLEASE NOTE: Only one puzzle needs to be submitted from each registered class. We will also be forming a booklet of puzzles and answer keys that we will mail to registered classes at the end of this project. Puzzles could be in the form of Crosswords, Search-a-Word, etc.

Objectives:
CONCLUSION:
All puzzles will be PUBLISHED at http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/~dfalk at the end of each week. I will also be producing a puzzle booklet and will be mailing a copy to you and your class.

Project Registration Information
Project Email Address: dfalk@minet.gov.mb.ca

Registration Acceptance Dates: 10/16/98 to 11/13/98

Number of Classrooms: 6
Age Range: 9 to 10 years
Target Audience: Anyone
Project URL: http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/~dfalk
Registration Instructions:
REGISTRATION: To Register for October 27: Please verify by sending me by e-mail:
Your full name:
Your e-mail address:
Grade level of participating class:
Your School Name and full mailing address including Postal Code:

SPECIAL NOTES:
*This project is open to all students, schools and countries.
*This project is open to Grades 4 classes and since this is your primary audience, please ensure that your puzzles are appropriate so that all classes involved in this project will be able to read and enjoy.
*Please register only one Grade 4 class to represent your school.
*All student submissions must be originals...meaning written by students enrolled in this project. E.g. (Puzzles must be related to what you've learned during the week/month that you are submitting your puzzle on.

Project Contact Information
Deborah Falk - mailto:dfalk@minet.gov.mb.ca
mailto:dfalk1@minet.gov.mb.ca
Library Technician/Specialist/Computer Coordinator - Duck Bay School
http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/~dfalk
Duck Bay, Manitoba,CA

Project Title: Schoolyard Pitfall Trap Experiment

Project Begin & End Dates: 4/16/99 to 5/16/99

Project Summary:
Students will capture ground dwelling invertebrates using baby food jar pitfall traps. Data can be entered using a submittal form on the web, and then posted. Assessments and discussion questions are included.

Project Details

Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Science
Technologies Used: Email

Full Project Description:
The Schoolyard Pitfall Trap Experiment challenges students at all levels to conduct a scientific investigation. The project is designed to allow teachers to decide the level of complexity. The addressed National Science Standards are listed along with Illinois Goals and Standards. When students have collected their data it can be submitted online. Their data will then be processed and displayed at the web site. Discussion questions and authentic assessments have been included.

Project Registration Information

Project Email Address: mschneid@stclair.k12.il.us
Registration Acceptance Dates: 11/01/98 to 4/01/99
Number of Classrooms: 25
Age Range: 9 to 18 years
Target Audience: Anyone

Project URL: http://www.stclair.k12.il.us/services/scilit/pitfall.htm

Project Contact Information
Michael Schneider - mailto:mschneid@stclair.k12.il.us
Director of Scientific Literacy - St. Clair County Regional Office of Education
http://www.stclair.k12.il.us
Belleville, Illinois, US