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Travel Buddy

Started this discussion. Last reply by Dorothy Taker Nov 5, 2010. 22 Replies

My split gr.3 & 4 class is looking for international classes to send Quackers - our travelling duck. Is anyone interested in being our travel buddy?DorothyContinue

 

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Dorothy Taker posted a status
"Hi! My Gr. 3 & 4 class would like to send our travelling duck to an international school. Anyone interested?"
Aug 30, 2011
Dorothy Taker replied to Kate Benson's discussion Need Classrooms around the globe to share weather data!
"Hi Kate,   I have a split 2,3 & 4 class on the Magdalen Islands in Quebec, Canada. I think your project would be very interesting. When would you be starting your project? Dorothy"
Jan 18, 2011
Dorothy Taker replied to Dorothy Taker's discussion Travel Buddy
"Hi Aaron, Thanks for responding to my request. This project is quite easy: Quackers comes with his own travelling journal. All you have to do is take some pictures around your school or your community and glue them into his journal with a little…"
Nov 5, 2010
Aaron Maurer replied to Dorothy Taker's discussion Travel Buddy
"I would love to jump in on this project with my 4th graders. Let me know what I need to do to help out. We are located in Bettendorf, Iowa, USA"
Nov 5, 2010
Dorothy Taker replied to Darren Kuropatwa's discussion Welcome to Canadian Mashup! in the group Canadians Mashup
"Hi! My name is Dorothy Taker and I am a split gr. 3 & 4 teacher on the Magdalen Islands (Quebec). I am very interested in communicating with other teachers from across Canada and around the world."
May 25, 2010
Gavin Agnew replied to Dorothy Taker's discussion Travel Buddy
"Hi Dorothy, Quackers has had a wonderful time and I'm having trouble getting to post him back as the students want to do more and more with him. However, it is time, so I will post him back to you on Monday. Thank you for the opportunity to be…"
Apr 30, 2010
Gavin Agnew replied to Dorothy Taker's discussion Travel Buddy
"Hi Dorothy Quackers adventure has begun. I am getting my students to create a website of his adventures for you and your class to view if you want to - I'll send the URL once something is posted. Our holiday period is the next 2 weeks (plenty…"
Mar 31, 2010
Gavin Agnew replied to Dorothy Taker's discussion Travel Buddy
"OK, hopefully expect him early next week. Gavin"
Mar 16, 2010
Dorothy Taker replied to Dorothy Taker's discussion Travel Buddy
"Hi Gavin, Great! I will send Quackers out tomorrow, which is Wednesday, March 17th. Dorothy"
Mar 16, 2010
Gavin Agnew replied to Dorothy Taker's discussion Travel Buddy
"The class are quite excited about Quackers' visit. They are already making plans of where they will be able to take him to visit. Gavin"
Mar 15, 2010
Dorothy Taker replied to Dorothy Taker's discussion Travel Buddy
"Hi Gavin, Great! I will send Quackers out by Tuesday the latest. Our class will make estimates on how long it will take him to arrive in New Zealand, so please let us know as soon as he arrives. It took him 15 days to get to Scotland. We will also…"
Mar 12, 2010
Gavin Agnew replied to Dorothy Taker's discussion Travel Buddy
"Hi Dorothy, I don't know how I missed your post in February as I check in here most days! Yes, still pleased to have Quackers visit. Our postal address is: Rosehill Intermediate School PO Box 72868 Papakura Auckland New Zealand Regards, Gavin"
Mar 12, 2010
Dorothy Taker replied to Dorothy Taker's discussion Travel Buddy
"Hi Gavin, Quackers just arrived back from Scotland. Are you still interested in having him visit your class? If so, I will send him out on Monday or Tuesday. Have a great weekend. Dorothy"
Mar 12, 2010
Dorothy Taker replied to Dorothy Taker's discussion Travel Buddy
"I will let you know when Quackers arrives back to Canada, then we can go from there. Dorothy"
Feb 8, 2010
Kim.R replied to Dorothy Taker's discussion Travel Buddy
"Yep that would be great. We have two weeks holidays around then, but we could begin as soon as we go back. :)"
Feb 8, 2010

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I am a split 3-4 teacher on the Magdalen Islands, Quebec. I am looking for any great ideas to use in my classroom. I am also looking for another gr. 3 or 4 class that can be skype buddies with us.

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At 12:31pm on November 10, 2010, Kim.R said…
No worries I'll use yours :)
I thought perhaps our systems might be similar where the kids are alll given an email adddress at school.
I've been off with a cold for a few days, so when I get back I'll look into Skype and also let the kids know about Quackers. I'll email you as soon as he arrives :)
At 4:02pm on November 9, 2010, Kim.R said…
Hi Dorothy,

If we can't get a video conference going between our classes (which now that I think of it might be very difficult with the time difference) perhaps the kids can email each other?
Does your class have their own email addresses? If not we could use my school account
kim.rooney@det.nsw.edu.au and perhaps swap some photos and letters while quackers is on holidays with us.
At 1:01pm on November 7, 2010, Kim.R said…
That should work out fine, it will give us a couple of weeks to show him around the school and perhaps he can do some sightseeing on the weekends.
Here is the mailing details and I'll look into Skype, I'm not sure if we can use it.

Senior R
Punchbowl Public School
1333 Canterbury Road
Punchbowl, NSW
2196
Australia
At 12:28pm on November 5, 2010, Kim.R said…
Hi Dorothy

We only have a few weeks left of school, we finish up around mid December, but if Quackers can make it here in time to spend a couple of weeks we'd be happy to have him.
As our school years run from Feb to Dec, Quackers would be able to join in with the end of year activities. Ket me know if he can make a flight by then :)
At 1:02pm on May 20, 2010, Gavin Agnew said…
Hi Dorothy,

I'm glad he made it back safely to you - we enjoyed his visit. The signatures are from very famous motor racing drivers here in NZ and Australia. Let me know if you want to do anything similar in the future.

Regards,
Gavin
At 3:44am on March 16, 2010, Dr. Rita Oates said…
Hi, Dorothy, it's terrific that you have such "global sense" and are trying to impart that to your students at such a young age!
If you wanted to have collaborators from many other countries, try joining the ePals Global Community. www.epals.com It's free to join, and it's free to use the SchoolMail (teacher monitored) and Forums (monitored by ePals staff). We have lots of different "mascot exchanges" across the world with different classes. Students and teachers in 200 countries participate.
Also, you might want to look under the "focus area" called "Storytelling" to see some student work in telling stories, retelling clasic myths, rewriting fairy tales, or viewing original student digital stories. It's another fascinating way to "travel the world" from the comfort of your internet browser!
If you have time before the school year ends, your students could create a digital story and share it with other students across the globe too.
At 7:28am on December 16, 2009, suehellman said…
Hi Dorothy--

It's great to find more Canucks in here in CR 2.0. You might want to join a group called "Canadians Mashup". If you join, please use the Welcome forum at http://www.classroom20.com/group/canadianmashup/forum/topics/welcome-to-canadian-mashup to introduce yourself, and then add me as a Colleague.

The summer before my first teaching year (1974) I visited the Magdalen Islands. What a beautiful place!

-Sue in Surrey, BC
 
 
 

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