This year we will be engaged in a year long collaboration with Ms. Harden's class in rural Madagascar. In addition, we will connect with classes, authors and experts to enhance our learning, sharpen our skills, engage in global conversations and authentically apply our learning.
If you would like to see what some of the previous years have done, be sure to check out our class blog, our class Twitter, or our class Instagram.
Be sure to follow us, so you don't miss out on anything exciting that happens this year!
If you would like to see what some of the previous years have done, be sure to check out our class blog, our class Twitter, or our class Instagram.
Be sure to follow us, so you don't miss out on anything exciting that happens this year!
Here are some of the projects that we've done in previous years. As you can see, we've been engaged in collaborative learning for a long time.
2011-2012
When over 300 second through sixth grade students, from Alabama, Arizona, Hawaii, Indiana, New Hampshire, and Maine work collaboratively to design and create an online journal, amazing things happen. Students partnered with students from other states to create and publish amazing projects. Follow the links below to discover our awesome collaborative work.
(For earlier editions scroll down the page.)
Tenth Edition Exploring the Scientific Method
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 10th Edition
-Be sure to click on all the links on the navigation bar to see all of the projects created collaboratively by students in different states.
-Eureka! Voice Thread- collaboratively published science poetry created and commented on by all the participants of The Coast to Coast Chronicles
Innovation Day January 2012
While Tweeting about our upcoming Innovation Day with classes from around the world, we decided that we needed to create a wiki that demonstrated what an Innovation Day is. We wanted to show them the possibilities of what can happen when students make all the choices in what they learn, how they learn, and how they share their learning with one another.
-Ramsay's Class Innovation Day wiki- Be sure to check out all of the pages on the navigation bar on the right of the home page.
Ninth Edition Making a Difference
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 9th Edition
-Be sure to click on all the links on the navigation bar to see all of the projects create collaboratively by students in different states.
-As we were finishing up our projects for this edition, we were reading There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar. The themes in this book support the themes in this edition. We decided to create a little surprise for our collaborative partners and created a Weebly about the themes in the book.
2010-2011
When over 300 third through seventh grade students, from Alabama, Arizona, Hawaii, Indiana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Maine work collaboratively to create an online journal, amazing things happen. Follow the links below to discover our awesome collaborative work.
Eighth Edition We have the Need...the Need to READ
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 8th Edition
-Be sure to click on the different genres listed on the left side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created collaboratively.
-We collaboratively created a Voice Thread of Read Posters where we dressed up and spoke like some of our favorite book characters
-After reading Greg Tang's book, Math-terpieces, we did a book review and created our own version of Math-terpieces
Seventh Edition Exploration
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 7th Edition
-Be sure to click on the different states listed on the left side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created.
-A conversation with Neil Armstrong and Galileo created on Xtranormal
-Each of us created different conversations between different innovators: we have Vokis, Voice Threads, videos, podcasts
-Be sure to check out our Choose your Own Adventure Stories, rap and Internet mysteries too
Sixth Edition Investigating the Habitats around Us
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 6th Edition
-Be sure to click on the different states listed on the left side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created.
-Each one of us created a different story from the viewpoint of an Alabama animal or plant and then published it as a digital story, comic strip, podcast, or digital video. We hope you enjoy them.
-Play "Save the Tree Frog" that we created on Playcrafter
Fifth Edition Exploring our Heritage
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 5th Edition
-Be sure to click on the different states listed on the left side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created.
-Exploring Our Heritage Voice Thread- completed with over 300 3rd-7th grade students
-Down Home Cooking: Alabama Style, our digital cookbook
2009-2010
What happens when students in second through sixth grades from Alabama, Arizona, Indiana, North Carolina, and Maine create, communicate, and collaborate? Follow the links below to discover our awesome collaborative work.
Fourth Edition Inventors and Inventions "Bringing People Together"
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 4th Edition
-Be sure to click on the different states listed on the side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created.
-Patent's Pending: Our "TV station" where it's all inventions all the time on Voice Thread
-Mrs. Roden's class: ABC Inventors Power Point.
-Small Girl Big World digital storybook
Third Edition Go Green "Healthy Bodies and Healthy Environments"
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 3rd Edition
-Be sure to click on the different states listed on the side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created.
-Our PSA podcasts
-Digital Art Gallery of Recycled Art
-Love the Earth Poetry on Voice Thread
Second Edition Friendship
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 2nd Edition
-Be sure to click on the different states listed on the side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created.
-Our Friendship Quilt (digital, of course)
-The Road to Friendship: A Choose Your Own Adventure Story
First Edition Unity in Diversity "Getting to Know You"
The Coast to Coast Chronicle
Be sure to click on the different states listed on the side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created.
Skype with Indiana, Maine, North Carolina, and Arizona
Alabama Digital Story
2011-2012
When over 300 second through sixth grade students, from Alabama, Arizona, Hawaii, Indiana, New Hampshire, and Maine work collaboratively to design and create an online journal, amazing things happen. Students partnered with students from other states to create and publish amazing projects. Follow the links below to discover our awesome collaborative work.
(For earlier editions scroll down the page.)
Tenth Edition Exploring the Scientific Method
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 10th Edition
-Be sure to click on all the links on the navigation bar to see all of the projects created collaboratively by students in different states.
-Eureka! Voice Thread- collaboratively published science poetry created and commented on by all the participants of The Coast to Coast Chronicles
Innovation Day January 2012
While Tweeting about our upcoming Innovation Day with classes from around the world, we decided that we needed to create a wiki that demonstrated what an Innovation Day is. We wanted to show them the possibilities of what can happen when students make all the choices in what they learn, how they learn, and how they share their learning with one another.
-Ramsay's Class Innovation Day wiki- Be sure to check out all of the pages on the navigation bar on the right of the home page.
Ninth Edition Making a Difference
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 9th Edition
-Be sure to click on all the links on the navigation bar to see all of the projects create collaboratively by students in different states.
-As we were finishing up our projects for this edition, we were reading There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar. The themes in this book support the themes in this edition. We decided to create a little surprise for our collaborative partners and created a Weebly about the themes in the book.
2010-2011
When over 300 third through seventh grade students, from Alabama, Arizona, Hawaii, Indiana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Maine work collaboratively to create an online journal, amazing things happen. Follow the links below to discover our awesome collaborative work.
Eighth Edition We have the Need...the Need to READ
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 8th Edition
-Be sure to click on the different genres listed on the left side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created collaboratively.
-We collaboratively created a Voice Thread of Read Posters where we dressed up and spoke like some of our favorite book characters
-After reading Greg Tang's book, Math-terpieces, we did a book review and created our own version of Math-terpieces
Seventh Edition Exploration
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 7th Edition
-Be sure to click on the different states listed on the left side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created.
-A conversation with Neil Armstrong and Galileo created on Xtranormal
-Each of us created different conversations between different innovators: we have Vokis, Voice Threads, videos, podcasts
-Be sure to check out our Choose your Own Adventure Stories, rap and Internet mysteries too
Sixth Edition Investigating the Habitats around Us
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 6th Edition
-Be sure to click on the different states listed on the left side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created.
-Each one of us created a different story from the viewpoint of an Alabama animal or plant and then published it as a digital story, comic strip, podcast, or digital video. We hope you enjoy them.
-Play "Save the Tree Frog" that we created on Playcrafter
Fifth Edition Exploring our Heritage
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 5th Edition
-Be sure to click on the different states listed on the left side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created.
-Exploring Our Heritage Voice Thread- completed with over 300 3rd-7th grade students
-Down Home Cooking: Alabama Style, our digital cookbook
2009-2010
What happens when students in second through sixth grades from Alabama, Arizona, Indiana, North Carolina, and Maine create, communicate, and collaborate? Follow the links below to discover our awesome collaborative work.
Fourth Edition Inventors and Inventions "Bringing People Together"
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 4th Edition
-Be sure to click on the different states listed on the side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created.
-Patent's Pending: Our "TV station" where it's all inventions all the time on Voice Thread
-Mrs. Roden's class: ABC Inventors Power Point.
-Small Girl Big World digital storybook
Third Edition Go Green "Healthy Bodies and Healthy Environments"
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 3rd Edition
-Be sure to click on the different states listed on the side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created.
-Our PSA podcasts
-Digital Art Gallery of Recycled Art
-Love the Earth Poetry on Voice Thread
Second Edition Friendship
-The Coast to Coast Chronicles 2nd Edition
-Be sure to click on the different states listed on the side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created.
-Our Friendship Quilt (digital, of course)
-The Road to Friendship: A Choose Your Own Adventure Story
First Edition Unity in Diversity "Getting to Know You"
The Coast to Coast Chronicle
Be sure to click on the different states listed on the side navigation bar and follow all of our links to all of the cool projects we created.
Skype with Indiana, Maine, North Carolina, and Arizona
Alabama Digital Story
