Technology-Information Highway

05/11/2009

One Quilt: California and Off to Nome!

Del Sur Senior Elementary, February, 2009, Lancaster, CA
Receiving the quilt was another opportunity for my 7th graders to connect technology to the world around us.  As soon as we opened the box, the students gathered around to discover the…

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03/10/2009

Meet Sheryl Cater: Idita- Learn Minnesota Style

Sheryl Cater, Eden Lake  School, Eden Praire, Minnesota attended the 2005 Iditarod Summer Camp.  Since then Sheryl has continued an Iditarod Journey of Learning through the projects at her school and her journey along the Iditarod Trail.
Sheryl was a…

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01/31/2009

Get Students Reading and Writing with Zuma

Zuma’s Paw Prints
Have you wondered what it is like out on the Iditarod Trail?  Are you looking for pictures taken at the checkpoints? What do mushers do during the race?  What do volunteers do? What is a snow hook? …

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10/04/2008

Web Cameras

These are not owned or operated by Iditarod.  You will be leaving Iditarod’s website to view the webcams.  Iditarod is not responsible for content.
Alaska Cam (Downtown Anchorage, 4th and D)
Bear Cam at the Alaska Zoo
Nome Camera:  View…

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09/17/2008

Students Sing Hobo Jim’s Iditarod Trail Song

Follow the link to Teacher Tube to listen to a great Idita- Tune sung by Deb Shaller’s students.
CLICK HERE!
Hey Hobo Jim! This class would enjoy singing on stage with you sometime!

Filed under Art, Music, FACS, Indust Arts, News and Information, Places, People, or Dogs, Student Work Samples, Technology-Information Highway

09/16/2008

Zuma’s Paw Prints: Blog and Collaboration Zone

Zuma’s Paw Prints — A literacy blog! Ready articles written by our K-9 reporters. Learn about all aspects of the race.Zuma’s Paw Prints is a ‘blog style’ environment for students of all ages to read. Three K-9 reporters, Gypsy, Libby,…

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03/09/2008

Idita Learn: Minnesota Project

Connecting Alaska to the World
by Diane Johnson
Educators Sheryl Cater and John Clay, from Eden Prairie, MN, attended the start of the Iditarod as part of their 2008 Iditarod school projects as part of Iditarod’s Educational Journalist project. John…

Filed under Art, Music, FACS, Indust Arts, News and Information, Technology-Information Highway