APPLE BYTES
by Susan Silverman
2nd Grade

That Susan Silverman strikes again with a collaborative celebration of fall apples. Perfect for a primary grade classroom and a great model for what all of us can do with the Internet in our classroom.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: A MAN OF MANY TALES
by Mrs. Rollman and Mrs. Taverna
2nd Grade

Everything you ever wanted to know about the great writer and inventor can be found at this informative site, which includes quizzes, experiments, and a list of Franklin-related links.

BUDDY'S BEARDED COLLIE LITERACY NOTEBOOK
by Anthony Scarfone
1st - 3rd Grade

This website is centered around a bearded collie named Buddy. Not only does Buddy enjoy sharing about himself, he likes giving kids tips on reading and writing. Buddy gives a literacy tip of the day right on the front page. He also shares kid's writing and includes links to websites for kids, teachers, and parents.

BUNNY READERS
by Susan Silverman
1s t - 2nd Grade

This is an excellent example of how to connect and collaborate with classrooms around the country. The student illustrations and stories are a treat. During this project, the classes who participated read books about bunny rabbits.

CHARLOTTE'S WEB
by Mrs. Taverna and Mrs. Hongell
2nd - 3rd Grade

This delightful site has quizzes, puzzles, and chapter summaries for E.B. White's story Charlotte 's Web. The site was developed by Mrs. Taverna's second grade class at Pocantico Hills Elementary School.

CHILDREN'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WOMEN
by Mrs. Hongell
3rd - 5th Grade

An interesting site featuring profiles of many famous women, written by third- and fourth-grade students.

CINCO DE MAYO
by Cheryl J. Cox
2nd - 3rd Grade

Explore Hispanic culture through children's literature, important historical events, music, cultural traditions, and even a cooking adventure and fiesta at the end of the unit.

CINDERELLA AROUND THE WORLD
by Patricia Knox and Susan Silverman
1st - 4th Grade

A fascinating website on the many different interpretations of Cinderella from around the world. Many classrooms from around the USA and the world participated in theis colloborative project. There is page dedicated to activities teachers can do with their students related to Cinderella. Also, there is page that includes "related links" to Cinderella interpretations from different parts of the world. This website is both visually and auditorally stimulating.

CREATION STORIES AND MYTHS
by M. Hos-McGrane
5th - 6th Grade

This website displays a 5th and 6th grade study of creation myths and legends from their own cultures which have been passed down from generation to generation. The students gathered information to show how countries have different creation stories and myths. This is a collaborative project between a classroom in San Francisco and a classroom in Amsterdam.

DAYS AT FROG AND TOAD
by Lanise Jacoby
2nd Grade

This website is home to second graders at Peirce School in Arlington , Massachusetts . The site shows what is going on in their classroom and includes samples of work, games, links, and other resources. They even have links categorized by season and subject. There are several links to the Internet projects this class has participated in. There is also a link to this website's sister site called Window to our World.

MRS. DINGMAN'S THIRD GRADE
by Caryn Dingman
3rd Grade

Mrs. Dingman created this website to share her third graders with the world. She includes important information about PA state standards for third graders. Also, there is are links to student work, spelling lists, Internet scavenger hunts for students, and online projects her class has participated in.Mrs. Dingman also includes links to her favorite books and other resources on the Internet that she finds helpful.

EARTH DAY GROCERIES PROJECT
by Mark Alhness
1st - 5th Grade

This project is one of the oldest and largest educational projects on the Internet. The project's goal is to encourage classrooms around the world to decorate paper grocery bags with environmental messages and distribute these to stores for Earth Day. There is a link on the site to view pictures of students making the bags and also reports on the project from various classrooms in many different countries.

eCLASSROOM
by Judy Pearson
1st - 12th Grade

Exploration of the highways and back roads of the United States was the focus of this website. A teacher traveled throughout the US for one year and documented her journey in an electronic journal. The journal is divided into sections by state. Each entry contains links to the sites this teacher visited. There is a wealth of information about geography. The teacher also documented the trip of "Flat Teddy" who went along with her. There is a wonderful index that provides links to learning about locations, history, and geography. Some examples include: The Alamo, Sitting Bull, Lake Erie , Oregon Trail, Native Americans, etc.

FALL INTERNET POETRY PROJECT
by Marci McGowan
1st Grade

Join in on a fall poetry project or see what collaborative work between classrooms can accomplish by visiting this site and having your students enjoy the pleasure of fall poetry created by primary grade children.

MR. FONTANELLA'S KINDERGARTEN CLASS
by Jack Fontanella
Kindergarten

This site is a wonderful resource model for all kindergarten classes. It contains a useful parent page, class news, permission forms, informational articles for parents, as well as a school calendar.

FROSTY READERS 2002
by Patricia Knox and Susan Silverman
K - 2 Grade

A fantastic example of a collaborative project. Participating classes read books about winter. These books can be fact or fiction. Students engage in a language arts activity that will be published on a web site. Students may work individually, in small groups or as a class. There is a showcase section highlighting students work and also a winter activities section. There are numerous links to fun activities like word searches, jigsaw puzzles, memory games, etc. related to winter.

GANDER ACADEMY'S THEME RELATED RESOURCES ON THE WWW
by Jim Cornish
5th - 7th Grade

Nicely organized curriculum resources used at this school organized by topic or theme. Such topics include: health, history, ecosystems, meteorology, language, space science, and much more.

GRADE 2K
by Mary Kreul
2nd Grade

A site dedicated to a second grade class at Richards Elementary School in Wisconsin . Some of the links include: book reviews, a day in the life of 2K, internet projects, cool sites for kids, and 2nd grade curriculum, and school photos.

HARRIET TUBMAN AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
by Mrs. Taverna and Mrs. Hongell
2nd - 3rd Grade

A remarkable location for the study of Harriet Tubman. This valuable website was created by second graders at Pocantico Hills School in New York . The students included a timeline of Harriet Tubman's life, character sketches, poems about her, and even a quiz to take. There are other important links connecting to history about Harriet Tubman such as photos of her home and maps of routes taken on the Underground Railroad. There are also links to books about Harriet Tubman and other related websites on the Internet.

HAZEL'S HOME PAGE
by Hazel Jobe
Adult

A wonderfully comprehensive location with many valuable resources. A great resource for teachers new to the Internet seeking instructional ideas.

HOBART-MALANG ELECTRONIC MAIL PROJECT
by Peter Lelong
3rd - 5th Grade

A wonderful example of a cross-cultural curriculum project. The website displays the first school based electronic mail link between Australia and Indonesia . This was started as a project for students to get to learn about Idonesian culture. The site includes electronic mail between the students and the teachers. It also provides links for information related to both cultures involved.

THE HOME OF THE LOONEYS: THE TRAVELING LOBSTER BUDDIES
by Marjorie Duby
5th Grade

The classroom home page of Marjorie Duby's fifth graders with many outstanding resources for reading. The Looney Lobster project is a wonderful model for a travel-buddy project that integrates the reading of children's literature and writing.

JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, SR.
by Mrs. Taverna and Mrs. Hongell
2nd - 3rd Grade

Another great website by the second graders at Pocantico Hills School in New York . This website highlights the life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. The second graders learned about this famous man through reading, interviewing, and taking field trips. The site includes a timeline of his life, portraits, a Rockefeller family tree, photo album, a map of important places in his life, and much more. Included on the site are crosswards, puzzles, and a quiz to take.

MR. LEAHY'S CLASS: GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
by David Leahy
4th Grade

This well organized web site does a great job of showcasing student's work. The site includes links to forms used in the classroom and award-winning projects from past years.

MRS. LITTLE'S 2ND GRADE WEBSITE
by K. Little
2nd Grade

The website highlights Mrs. Little's second grade classroom in Lakeside , California . Links include: an art gallery, student writing, parent page, current projects, etc.

LOOGOOTEE ELEMENTARY WEST
by Tammy Payton
Adult

The home page for this school in Indiana , USA with great support for teachers beginning their Internet journeys.

MY TOWN IS IMPORTANT!
by Marci McGowan
1st - 4th Grade

A collaborative project involving students learning about other towns and communicating with other classes using the Internet. Students wrote a description of significant features about their towns using the unique format from Margaret Wise Brown's, The Important Book . Students can view participating class entries on this project web page. The project coordinator includes a link on this website to her classroom home page which is information, activity ideas, and other colloaborative projects.

OH THE PLACES WE'LL GO!
by Marci McGowan
1st - 4th Grade

This is an extension website related to the Internet project displayed in My Town is Important. The classrooms that did not get to participate in that project had a chance to do the same activities during this project. Students learned about other towns and communicate with other classrooms on the Internet. They wrote a description of significant features about their towns using the unique format from Margaret Wise Brown's, The Important Book. This site includes great graphics and music.

An interactive site filled with original student poems, stories, and graphic organizers about different aspects of autumn. It shows how many teachers can share their students' work, providing important resources for all our classrooms. A great model!

READ A BOOK-WRITE A POEM
by Marci McGowan
1st Grade

Another collaborative project! Classes read or listened to the reading of a winter book. As a response to the reading, students wrote a class poem about the book's theme or about a character in the book. Any poetry form could be used. There links to poetry resources and winter books. The published poems of the participating classes can be viewed by clicking on "Student Poems".

READ A WINTER BOOK-WRITE A WINTER POEM

This is the same collaborative project as Read a Book-Write a Poem. It includes a different set of participating classrooms with more student poems available to view.

MR. ROEMER'S FIFTH GRADE POLAR BEARS
by Mr. Roemer
5th Grade

This Web site is a great example of how Web site can be used to build a sense of school community. The site includes several student activities, projects, and educational resources.

MS. ROSS'S FIRST GRADE CLASS
by Ms. Ross
1st Grade

A website of Ms. Ross's first grade class in Cresco , PA. This website contains information regarding the daily learning of these first graders including the calendar, schedule, spelling words, guided reading activities, discipline plan, and links to some of Ms. Ross's favorite sites for students and teachers on the Web.

MR. SANGIULIANO AND MRS. REINALD'S PROGRAM B MULTIAGE CLASS
by Mr. Sangiuliano
1st - 3rd Grade

This site highlights the wonderful books on tape social service project. It is a great social service model for other classrooms. The site also includes student reviews of numerous picture books.

THE SESD TEACHER RESOURCE SITE
by Paula Ritz
5th - 9th Grade

Teachers from Saskatchewan Valley , Saskatoon (East), Saskatoon (West) and Wakaw school divisions collaborated on a special Internet project. The result is a software package targeted at five different Saskatchewan Curriculum units. These units include: health, math, social studies, science, language arts, and researcher. This site has wonderful information and links about keypals, list servs, and webquests. There are numerous examples of webquests of many different subjects.

MRS. SILVERMAN'S SECOND GRADE CLASS
by Susan Silverman
Kindergarten - 4th Grade

This colorful web site is divided into a number of sections including pages about the teacher, the students, their classroom projects, their school, and their favorite educational links.

SPRING INTO LIFE
by Patricia Knox and Susan Silverman
1st - 4th Grade

An online collaborative project on animals and/or plants that become active in the springtime. A website to learn more about migration, hibernation, and protective coloration. Students engaged in multi-disciplinary activities with a science emphasis that were published on this website. The project coincided with Earth Day. There are links to interactive activities about spring, earth day and spring theme units, sites on specific animals like bunnies, birds, etc., and a showcase of student work from this project. Well done graphics and music!

SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL PRIMARY CLASS
by Kristi Rennebohm Franz
1st - 2nd Grade

A wonderful classroom website that offers detailed information about class projects, photo journals, and many samples of outstanding student work.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT'S SPRING
by Marci McGowan
Kindergarten - 4th Grade

A collaborative project where students share signs of spring of their different communities through writing and illustrating. After identifying signs of the new spring season, students illustrated and wrote a descriptive poem or paragraph ending with "That's What Happens When It's Spring!". Inspiration for this project came from the book "That's What Happens When It's Spring!" by Elaine Good. There are links to websites about spring and significant books covering this topic. The participating classes of this project are listed with links to published student work.

THE THREE R'S OF OUR FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
by Erica Lussos and Judy McAllister
4th - 5th Grade

Using the theme of the American Revolution, this site is chock-full of creative games, dioramas, slide shows, poetry and pictures, as well as links to interactive games, puzzles and more.

TUNIA'S TRAVELS
by Gail Cafferty
2nd Grade

Follow along with Tunia, a plush ladybug toy, as she travels the world. This site also offers excellent ladybug-related resources, including information on ladybug books, ladybug habitats, and ladybug food, and an invitation to write to Tunia.

VIETNAM
by Mrs. Taverna and Mrs. Hongell
2nd Grade

A tremendous resource for students and teachers learning about Vietnam . The site includes picture books, quizzes, photos, and excellent teacher resources with Web links.

WINTER OLYMPICS
by Mrs. Hongell
3rd - 4th Grade

This website highlights the many sports of the Winter Olympics. There is a section pertaining background on the Winter Olympics as well as information on the sports in this great event. There are many activities to do and even a cyberhunt using the Internet. There is also a list of other links to information about the Winter Olympics.