This is organized by Australia's oz-teachernet organization, it helps schools find partners in faraway places for a stuffed animal exchange. The toys are sent with letters of introduction and are returned later with completed diaries, photos and souvenirs. In the interim, the two schools exchange e-mail with information about their visiting buddies. Start the year off with a bang by participating in one of these collaborative online projects, a great way to integrate Internet use into your curriculum. Projects range from simple to complex and many work well even in a one-computer classroom.
Projects are free unless otherwise noted.
The written description is sent to a cooperating class. The cooperating class then attempts to recreate the picture of the monster from the description. Both pictures and the description are published on the Web site. The children write to the dog and he writes back. It gets them excited about writing.