Projects

Sunshine Online

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You can now access the site wherever and whenever...

This month:

• Join Korky and go on a virtual sailing voyage.

http://www.sunshine.aust.com/aus/teachers/V2/18/KIA/Discovery/KIADISC.html

The story online is about creatures that live in the sea.

• You can find all the online stories in Book Club in Kids into Action.

http://www.sunshine.aust.com/aus/teachers/V2/Longterms/books/books.html

• Korky is answering children's email from around the world.

korky@sunshine.co.nz

Themes/Projects for 1999

Look in the Themes A-Z for any themes not listed.

Happy Planning for 1999!

• January: Me / Myself
• February: Space
• March: Pirates
• April: Dinosaurs
• May: Whales
• June: Authors
• July: Farms
• August: Information Technology
• September: People at Work
• October: Traditional Stories from Around the world
• November: Machines
• December: Special Celebrations

URL: http://www.sunshine.aust.com

The Teddy Bear Project

My name is Muriel Wells and I am a Victorian teacher.

I run an internet project called The Teddy Bear Project. I match classes with another class in a different country. The classes swap bear, photos and some local mementos. The bear is airmailed to the class whose details I give you. The bear then writes back a diary via email. A hard copy diary is also kept to return with the bear.

I registered the project with IECC projects and now have an abundance of US schools waiting for classes - most of those waiting are primary classes.

So if know anyone would like to join the project then ask them to send me their :-

• Teacher's Name
• Grade Level
• School Name
• Full Postal Address
• Email address

This is a voluntary run project.

You can see the web page at

http://www.ne.com.au/~mwells/teddybear.htm

Muriel Wells

Facilitator: The Teddy Bear Project

Department of Education Victoria

Work Ph 96372165

mwells@ne.com.au

muriel_wells@dse.vic.gov.au

Victorian Shipwrecks Database On line

The SERCT Centre has launched a new interactive collaborative project for the International Year of the Ocean and Heritage week. The project is the Victorian Shipwrecks Database On line.

They have taken the Shipwrecks of Victoria database and converted the file to a FileMaker document which can be accessed on line. A question based on the Shipwrecks records will be posed each month and participating schools will mail their answers back using the 'Old Salts Mailbox' The winning school will be announced at the end of each month and another question will be added.

To complement the database we have an on line Chat room along with soon to be activated pages for students to send stories, slideshows, music files and any other electronically transmitted documentation about shipwrecks and the life of sailors in the last century.

For teachers there is a large list of teaching suggestions and ideas along with CSF links.

The site is http://www.serct.vic.edu.au/shipwrek/shipwrek.htm 

Please visit and sign our guestbook. There is also a form available if you want your school to participate in the project.

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