KoalaWhere
Project - Global Collaboration
Thinki
the Koala's Visit to Mann Middle School
We got
involved in the
KoalaWhere?
project through THINK.COM because we met friends and teachers from
Australia online who invited us to participate. Thinki was the
name given to a stuffed koala by the children of Montmorency South
Primary School in Australia. These students wanted to help
the
Australian
Koala Foundation save the koalas.
Thinki traveled all over Australia, England, and German before coming to
Colorado in Summer, 2006. All along the way he visited
schools and went home with children who wrote in his journal for him,
stamped his passport, and taught their friends about koalas. He carried
a suitcase full of momentos of the places he stopped and children he
met. He went to Bangalore, India after he left us and finally
landed back in his own hometown near Melbourne sometime in December of
2006.
Student
Comments
About Thinki the Koala's Visit to Our Summer School
We have Thinki here in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. I am one of the kids who
took him home and I took a picture with him as well. Thinki is one of
the cuties and the nicest stuffed Koala bears. I know if he goes to
India he will also be another little kid’s best friend. At Mann Middle
School we all have had a wonderful time having Thinki here with us. The
harder we keep trying we will save more and more koalas every day, so
pass this little note to someone else and watch how big of a difference
you can make. From Tia
Here in
Colorado Springs CO, there’s always something to do, but you may have to
look to find it. You can go swimming, hiking, go to a park, the YMCA,
the movies, etc. I love Colorado Springs!
Our country,
the United States of America, is a great big country and is always on
the move and it always has great views. The capital of our state,
Colorado, is Denver. Our (American) football team is the Denver Broncos.
Our soccer (European football) is the Colorado Rapids. Our hockey team
is the Colorado Avalanche. Our baseball team is the Colorado Rockies.
From Ralph and Ray
Thinki has
been here in Colorado in Mann’s Summer School in School District 11.
(Summer School is very small because most kids are on vacation at this
time.) Our school is great and friendly. The teachers here will help
students when needed. Thinki has been all over the school having his
picture taken. When you get Thinki I hope you have a great time with
him. Sincerely, Shaleel and Maddi
Thinki, I
hope you had fun visiting Mann Middle School because I had fun taking
you home to my house. Also I hope you won’t forget our class and Mrs.
Shanks. Have fun on your other journeys across the world! Sincerely,
Danielle
REQUIRED PAGES ON YOUR THINK.COM SITE
Parent's
Guide to Instant Messaging & Chat
Think1
ASSIGNMENT
6th
Grade:
Change Icon, Title of First Page Must Have the Word Home in it, Upload at least 1 Picture,
Prepare Required Pages (with at least 1 item on each).
7th
Grade:
Change Icon, Title of First Page Must Have the Word Home in it, Upload at least 1 Picture,
Send Me A Sticky w/ Your Name & Date, Prepare Required Pages (with
at least 1 item on each).
8th
Grade: Use
Create+Author on your Home Page to upload a Word paragraph
recommending a foreign site. State
who wrote the site, what school they go to, and why the site is so
great. Tell us some details
why we should visit it. Use
4-6 sentences. Change Icon, Title of First Page
Have the Word Home
in it, Upload at Least 1 Picture, Send Me a Sticky w/ Your Name & Date, Send me an
Email w/ Your Name & Date in the Subject Line (not the body),
Prepare Required Pages (with at least 1 item on each).
Think
X
(Extra
Credit)
READING ROCKS Page - Due anytime before quarter end cutoff -
4pm on 10/5. Make a new Think page about
reading and books you have read. Required: Correct title and at east one
book report of Ms. Shanks' list of electronic projects. See handout
for more details.
REQUIRED
THINK.COM SITE STRUCTURE
(Visit
an example site for ideas:
Example
A)
◙
FIRST
/ HOME PAGE -Must have the word "Home" in the title. This
is the page where you post assignments and leave them there.
-- State your rotation's Mission Statement and your personal Goals for
Computers.
-- Give an introduction about you and your interests, but without any
identifying info like last name, street address, outside email address,
IM address, and phone numbers. Never include info that would allow
someone to contact you offline.
-- Your first page should be updated and changed on a regular basis if
you want people to return to your site.
◙ SECOND
PAGE - Technology Page
-- This page should be about a part of the Computer Literacy Curriculum,
digital issues, electronics, etc. that you find interesting.
-- This page should contain technology, Internet, or computer
information that other students around the world can learn from and use.
You can include anything from a list of good websites to discussion
boards.
◙ THIRD
PAGE - School Page
-- This page is about Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, and
your Electives. Share your knowledge! Let us know what you have been
learning.
-- You can report on something from stories in the news, pictures of
your latest artwork, concert, or project in your Exploratories.
-- You can create votes about books you are reading, experiments you are
doing, upcoming tests, homework, math concepts, etc. You can discuss
social studies issues like elections, economics, the fight against
terrorism, and other global events.
◙ FOURTH
PAGE - Participation Page
-- This must be a general message board where other students can leave
comments and suggestions about your site and its content.
◙ FIFTH
thru TWENTY-FIFTH PAGES - Optional Pages. Be careful that your content is
educational. |
