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Basic Project Information
Title: Databasing Our Way Across the USA (ID:2953)
Begin & End Dates: 11/16/05 to 12/16/05
Number of Classrooms: 50
Age Range: 9 to 12 years
Target Audience: United States
Summary:
We are databasing our way across the USA and trying to discover if there is such a thing as a typical 5th grade student. Our survey is now available for 5th graders in each state to complete.

Project Details
Project Level: Basic Project
Curriculum Fit: Community Interest; Language; Multicultural Studies; Social Studies; Technology
Technologies Used: Discussion Forum; Spreadsheet: data; analysis; Text: stories; essays; letters
Collaboration Styles Used: Information Exchange; Pooled Data Analysis; Virtual Meeting or Gathering
Full Project Description:
Our students are interested in "Databasing Their Way Across the Nation" as well as the globe. We have created a list of survey questions geared towards 5th grade students. We are looking for participants to complete these surveys and possible share images and video about themselves and their school community. The information collected will be placed in a database, transferred to a variety of formats and shared with all participants. The ultimate project will be a video conferencing session with the states that are most and least alike.

Registration Information
Registration Status: Closed
Registration Dates: 11/17/05 to 12/17/05
Registration Instructions:
Please email the project moderator at the above list email address. In the email please include the following information:

School Name, City, State, URL of your school's website (if availble), ISDN or IP Videoconferencing Capability, Interesting or unique information about your school, A digital picture of your school or participating class.

The survey link will then be emailed to the teacher, along with information about our school.

to send email to project coordinator.
Project Coordinator Information
Esther Birch -
Fifteenth Avenue School
Newark, New Jersey, United States

Other Projects by Esther Birch
Multicultural Art Gallery (Nov 04 - Apr 05) Closed
Databasing Our Way Across the USA (Nov 05 - Dec 05) Closed

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http://www.gsh.org/gsh/pr/GetDetail.cfm?pID=2953

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