Project Author: Susy Calvert (scalvert@access.k12.wv.us)

Project Title: Monster Project

Project Begin & End Dates: 5/05/00 to 7/01/00

Project Summary:
What is THE MONSTER PROJECT? "Students try to communicate an original monster image into another child's mind using writing skills and computer technology (email and Internet access)."
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic

Curriculum Area: Arts, Language, Technology

Technologies Used: Email

Project Sponsor: Winstar for Education

Full Project Description:
Fall Monster Project Announcement
ATTENTION:  K-12 Cyberteachers and students!

WinStar for Education http://www.win4edu.com is very excited to announce that the Spring 2000 Mind's-Eye Monster Project Exchange is ready for YOUR classroom. Join the FREE project that thousands of students' worldwide have participated in!

Signup begins immediately at...
http://www.win4edu.com/minds-eye/monster/
and is only open to the first 500 schools!

What is THE MONSTER PROJECT?
"Students try to communicate an original monster image into another child's mind using writing skills and technology."

PROJECT COORDINATOR'S NOTE: This project depends on the use of the World Wide Web.

Everything you want and need to know such as: "What is the Monster Exchange Project?, What does the project offer to the student and teacher?, How does my school, classroom, or "home schooler" participate?, Do I need to be a computer genius to participate?,  and, "What equipment do I need to have?" can be found at:
http://www.win4edu.com/minds-eye/monster/

To successfully participate in this project, Internet tools such as a chat room, mailing list, and partner matching, have been designed to help make teachers and students successful. Winstar for Education tools can be seen at the above web address. Knowledge of HTML is not required to publish in the monster galleries or for any other features of this project. Please note, however, that you do need to be able to save student drawings in either GIF of JPG format to successfully upload drawings to the Monster Galleries. There is information on the site detailing instructions on exactly what to do. You also need to make sure you have either Netscape 2.0 or higher or Internet Explorer 4.0 to participate. Please read the project information pages before committing your classes to the project.

Dates: Registration begins immediately. The project starting date is May 5th, 2000 and continues through July 1, 2000, the closing date for the additions to the monster galleries. Sign up will be limited to the first 500 schools.

Grade Levels:  K-12

PLEASE NOTE: Illustration content drawn by the students should be appropriate for cross cultures and suitable for children of all ages.  Example: Illustrations with blood and weapons may be ina

Objectives:
Objectives: to use writing process/skills to communicate a drawing of student-created monster into detailed written descriptions that students from cooperating schools read to duplicate the original drawing as closely as possible. The real challenge is that the remotely drawn monster is created only from reading the description! At the end of the project, both the original and duplicate drawings are digitized and published on the web in the Mind's Eye Monster Galleries so that participants can see the resulting drawings for comparison. Evaluation of student work: write a final email message to the partner class discussing the differences between each of the student's work.

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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: scalvert@access.k12.wv.us

Registration Acceptance Dates: 5/05/00 to 5/20/00

Number of Classrooms: 500

Age Range: 5 to 19 years

Target Audience: Anyone

Project URL: http://www.win4edu.com/minds-eye/monster/

Registration Instructions:
Please read the project information pages before committing your classes to the project and check
to make sure these dates do not conflict with other classroom activities before registering. Online automated signup for the project can be found at the Minds-Eye home page http://www.win4edu.com/minds-eye/monster/

Online automated signup for the project is accomplished by logging on to the Minds-Eye home page
http://www.win4edu.com/minds-eye/monster/
and clicking on the link called "signup".

Please check to make sure these dates do not conflict with other classroom activities before registering.

Please note that you do need to be able to save student drawings in GIF format to successfully upload drawings to the Monster Galleries.  You need to make sure you have either Netscape 2.0 or higher or Internet Explorer 4.0 to participate.


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Project Contact Information
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Susy Calvert - mailto:scalvert@access.k12.wv.us
mailto:susyc@aol.com
Teacher/Coordinator G/T -  Maxwell Hill Gifted Center
http://maxwellhill.rale.k12.wv.us
Beckley, West Virginia
US