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This activity ended in 1999. For information only.
 

Introducing Benni's Cousin 

Danni 

Danni Ready to ski in Norway

Around the World 

March-June 1998
March 1999-June 1999

Via Brazil and Points North! 

Schools in Europe and the eastern hemisphere, check out Benni's page at
http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/Benni97
Danni begins to travel again in August 1998 visiting schools in Campinas and then begins his trip north. Registration will reopen again August 1, 1998 for the '98/'99 school year. Once again the itinerary will be designed to keep travel distances between schools as short as possible.

School Visits


Here is the announcement, at last, that Danni the teddy bearis nearly ready to travel again
Danni the bear is a cousin of Benni!!!!!!!!!!!!
Danni will leave Campinas, Brazil and Benni will leave Leeds, England.

Danni will travel from one school to another collecting information about different people, cultures and geography around the world. As Benni travels, students will share via email, IRC, and world wide web about themselves and Benni's visit.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this project is to link kids around the world by:
  1. Writing about your area and/or Benni's visit 
  2. Videos 
  3. Recipes 
  4. Pictures 
  5. Flags 
  6. Posters 
  7. Maps 
  8. CD or cassette tape
  1. Postcards 
  2. Lighweight items (remember the shipping cost) 
  3. Communicating by email on the KIDPROJ list with other classes 
  4. Provide pictures and writings for Benni's web page so everyone can follow his trip 
  5. Be sure to write in Danni's logbook before he moves on. 

OBJECTIVES

1. Learn about other cultures around the world 
2. Gain more geography knowledge of the world 
3. Learn how email and the world wide web allow everyone to communicate easily 

PREPARATION

Be sure students have answered the Kidlink 4 questions and that your group is subscribed to KIDPROJ and KIDPROJ-COORD. This project will most certainly require parent/teacher conversation on the KIDPROJ-COORD list. Remember KIDPROJ is for the kids to communicate. 

This handy page, Quick Start, is set up to help you become prepared to register to participate. 

Schools may begin to invite Danni to visit and plan activites that represent the geography and culture of your area or town. 

A registration form is setup on Danni's web pages for this purpose. Registration may also be done by emailing Marcia Cia jaaf@correionet.com.br

Just like last year, each school will be responsible for paying the shipping costs to send Danni on to his next stop. It will be crucial to the success of the project that Danni leaves on time so please plan accordingly. 

As Danni's itinerary is made up the registered contact person will be notified when Danni will arrive and asked to confirm acceptance of the date. 

Danni is expected to travel during the months of March, April, May, June, August, September, October 1998 to visit schools in the North America, Central America and South America. 

Danni's itinerary will be posted soon (as of March 22, 1998) and each school registering will be notified by email and asked to confirm acceptance of Danni's visit dates. 

Visit Benni's web pages from 1996/97


Date 

1998

School 

Location 

March 22 Colégio Rio Branco Campinas, Brazil
 March 26 Manton Elementary Manton, CA, US
 May 11 Kent Learning Center DesMoines, WA, US
 May 23 Clinton Elementary School Clinton, MI, US
'98/'99 Trip Begins
June 25 Colégio Rio Branco Campinas, Brazil
August 10  Escola |Communitaria Campinas, Brazil
March 16, 1999 Røyse skole Røyse, Norway
April 12, 1999 PS 146 Howard Beach, NY USA
April 16, 1999 Norman J. Levy Lakeside School Merrrick, NY  USA
May 1999 Center Street School Williston Park, NY, USA
May 1999 Hamilton Central Hamilton, NY USA
June 30 1999 Omerzu Homeschool Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Opps, sorry Bayside Elementary School Stevensville, MD USA
Home Again
July 20, 1999 Colégio Rio Branco Campinas, Brazil
See you next spring


Registration 


Moderators:
Marcia Cia 

jaaf@correionet.com.br

Campinas, Brazil

Last modified 9 August 1999


Information Contact: Patti Weeg, Title 1 Computer Teacher, Delmar El. School, Delmar, Maryland, USA. Home Page: http://www.globalclassroom.org
KIDPROJ WWW Contact: Diane Smith
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