Your Name and Title:  Ms. Bonnie Thurber

Organization Name: iCollaboratory

Co-Presenter Name(s):

Country from Which You Will Present: USA

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience: K-12 Educators

Short Session Description: Learn about how different cultures and countries think about the moon over us by viewing and discussing student created images, video and writing. 

Full Session Description: 

The Moon Over Us is a collaboration with schools in Beijing. It runs from September 4 to October 30. After the first project we will be continuing with additional collaborations. The iCollaboratory, http://www.icollaboratory.org, is partnering with Global Hands on Universe and GTTP on this project.

“我们上方的月亮”是一个与美国学校的合作项目。 它将从9月4日一直进行到10月7日。在第一个项目之后，我们将继续其他的合作。在这个项目中，iCollaboratory （http://www.icollaboratory.org).

In the project, students aged 10-16 and their teachers from around the world share information about the moon and discuss this information by commenting on each other’s web pages.

The project continues through the year with students observing, sharing and discussing information about a Solar Eclipse, Moon Phases, Moon Faces, and How the Moon plays a role in our daily lives. 

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: http://www.icollabortory.org, http://new.icollaboratory.net