PROJ> [HILITES] Ages 7-14: Postcard Trading Club

Gleason Sackmann (gleason@rrnet.com)
Mon, 28 Feb 2000 09:50:37 -0600

From: owner-hilites@LISTS.LIGHTSPAN.COM
[mailto:owner-hilites@LISTS.LIGHTSPAN.COM]On Behalf Of
trektech@BELLSOUTH.NET
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 9:08 AM
To: HILITES@LISTS.LIGHTSPAN.COM
Subject: [HILITES] Ages 7-14: Postcard Trading Club

Project Information
-------------------
Project Author: Shawn Michael Weatherman <trektech@bellsouth.net>

Project Title: Postcard Trading Club

Project Begin & End Dates: 2/14/00 to 12/30/03

Project Summary:
Schools from all over the USA and the world are invited to mail a postcard
from their region to Easton Elementary School. Our school will mail a
postcard
from the Piedmont Region of North Carolina, USA back to your school.
Information is available at: http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/easton/postcard.html
This is a fun way to learn geography and to share your region with students
and teachers from around the world.
-------------------

Project Details
-------------------
Project Level: Basic

Curriculum Area: Arts, Community Interest, History and Social Studies

Technologies Used: Email

Full Project Description:
Dear Teacher,

This is a message from Easton Elementary School in

Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Please consider joining our Postcard Trading Club.

Information is available at:

http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/easton/postcard.html

Also, please visit our main school web-site at

http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/easton/index.html

Thank you for your time !!

Shawn Michael Weatherman
Educational Technology Specialist
Easton Elementary School
Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Objectives:
1. To foster an understanding of communication with participants from
around the
globe.

2. To create a bulletin board for Social Studies and Geography containing
postcards from around the USA and the world.

3. To increase regional awareness of our own area's resources and
attractions.

4. To faciliate the sharing of knowledge by becoming experts about our own
community.
-------------------

Project Registration Information
--------------------------------
Project Email Address: trektech@bellsouth.net

Registration Acceptance Dates: 2/14/00 to 12/30/03

Number of Classrooms: 1000

Age Range: 7 to 14 years

Target Audience: Anyone

Project URL: http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/easton/postcard.html

Registration Instructions:
Send a postcard from your area to:

Easton Elementary School
Star Trek Technology Lab
734 East Clemmonsville Circle
Winston-Salem, NC 27107

You will receive a postcard from our regional area.
--------------------------------

Project Contact Information
----------------------------
Shawn Michael Weatherman - mailto:trektech@bellsouth.net
mailto:sweather@easton.wsfcs.k12.nc.us
Educational Technology Specialist - Easton Elementary School
http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/easton/index.html
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
US
----------------------------