STEM Academy Project

1. Student - Collaboration Across the Nation Academy

2. Group Members Marc Chabot – Thetford Academy, VT Matt Cieslik – Rosa International Middle, NJ Chris Hill – Lake Oswego High School, OR Alex Mendralla – Palombi Middle School, IL Joe Slifka – Liberty High School, OH Geri Sundermier – Candlewood Middle, NY

3. Project Goal To create a global environment where STUDENTS communicate and collaborate on STEM projects in the classroom.

4. Project Plan Create an online meeting place for STEM discourse to occur amongst the participating schools.

5. Project Plan Introduce classrooms and school environments to participants (via online hub)

6. Project Plan Students share STEM related projects or practices integrating mobile technology.

7. Project Plan Students collaborate on their own generated multi-classroom projects as Student STEM Academy matures.

8. Expected Timeline Create online meeting place – Aug/Sept 2011 Students design and share introductions – Aug/Sept 2011 Students interact online to foster and build nation-wide relationships - ongoing Classrooms share STEM projects – end of 2011 Classrooms design and collaborate on shared interest STEM projects – end of 2011-2012 school year

9. Possible Tools For Implementation CAPTURING… iPods (still and video camera) Cell-phones (poll eversywhere)

10. Possible Tools For Implementation SHARING… Prezi Animoto Glogster

11. Possible Tools For Implementation COMMUNICATING… Edmodo (online meeting space possibility) Wikispaces (online meeting space possibility) Skype Twitter

12. Potential Projects Lesson collaboration (students flip classrooms for other participating schools) Nation-wide Community Projects Outsourcing solutions for local problems Building friendships/sharing environments