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= WELCOME! =

Join us as we give you some simple and creative ways to connect your classroom to the world. This wiki will give you some resources that we have found to link your classroom to the world. We are sure there are other connections hiding out and we would welcome your suggestions. .We have our first graders Globe trotting around the world all year involved in many fun and exciting projects.

=Important Things to Remember....=

Be Prepared to Spend Money$$$$
You will need to budget money for sending your projects to your exchange school. You can ask your PTO to help fund it for you.

Take lots of pictures---
Put digital cameras in the hands of your students. We use a kid friendly camera-- Fisher Price

=**Resources We Have Found...**=

IEARN-- a fee based
Many great projects are available. All you have to do is sign up to the project and they will connect you with a class or a group. Holiday Card Exchange, Japanese Mural Exchange, Tulip Bulb Project, Talking Kites, Teddy Bear Exchange, Heart to Heart [|IEARN website]

**Flat Stanley-- free**
A great place to connect your classroom. We are connected to Ireland, Canada and England. Our students do two Flat Stanleys during the year. -- We exchanged one with another classroom globally and the other with a friend or relative. [|Flat Stanley website]

**Projects by Jen-- free**
There are many fun projects going on all year long Oreo stacking, pumpkin seeds, monster project exchange just to name a few. [|Projects by Jen]

**Penguin Science-- free**
Awesome site!!! You connect with researchers on Ross Island, Antarctica, who are studying the Adelie penguins. You can send a flag and postcards to the site.( Items need to be sent before December.) Your flag is flown over the research site! Your flag and postcards are returned to you! [|Penguin Science]

**Journey North-- free**
There are many resources available here. You can track the monarch butterflies, signs of spring, hummingbirds migration and many more. The monarch butterflies is a fun way to begin your school year in the Fall. [|Journey North]

**My Hero Project-- free --plus also available on IEARN**
Have your students choose a hero. They will then write a short story telling why this person is their hero. Our students were required to choose a person that they personally knew. Our final activity was to make a photostory of their hero. The students read their story and we uploaded it to our school's webpage for the parents to view. [|My Hero] Microsoft free upload [|Photo Story]

**On the Same Day in March-- wikipage**
This wiki is based on the book On the Same Day in March. When you join this wiki you share your weather in your area. You can compare your area to many places around the world. wiki-- On the Same Day in March

**KidsBlog-- free**
A safe and secure place to create a blog for students to interact with other classrooms around the world. We interact as a classroom with our friends around the world. [|Kids Blog]

**Skype**
A great way to connect with others. It is possible to connect with England, China and Japan. It is so much fun for the students to hear and see their new global friends.

Kites of Peace
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** International Mural Exchange **
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Questions? You can email us at
jwarrick@spxparish.org jritter@spxparish.org

Jeanie Warrick Jeanine Ritter St. Pius X School Indianapolis, Indiana