INTERNET PROJECTS 
JenuineTech.com is an incredible website developed by a teacher named Jennifer Wagner. It is one way I was able to bring technology into our classroom. JenuineTech sponsors several online projects each year. We complete the activities in our classroom and submit our results online. Classes around the world participate in the activities, then compare and average their results. Whether it is stacking Oreos, rolling eggs, or sorting Lucky Charms cereal, the activities are fun and students are learning!
These are the JenuineTech activities we've participated in:
Tenth Annual O.R.E.O. Project (October 2008)
With some yummy Oreo Cookies, we used a variety of math concepts to measure and record data! You can read the stories we wrote on our web pages.
Salute to Seuss (September 2007)
In the fall, all nineteen students in our class worked together to write and illustrate an ABC book for our "Salute to Seuss". Check out our powerpoint presentation of "Interesting Ideas...i...i...i".
That's The Way The Cookie Tumbles! (October 2007)
In October 2007, we had lots of fun participating in the 9th OREO (Our Really Exciting Online) Challenge. Working in groups, students stacked Oreo cookies to learn about measurement, graphing, and averaging (and those are just some of the concepts this great project covered!). You should check out our pictures and stories about the OREO Challenge of 2007!
Pu mpkin Seed Count (October 2007)
On Halloween, our class used a pumpkin to make predictions. We estimated the weight of our pumpkin, the number of ribs (vertical lines) on our pumpkin, the circumference around our pumpkin, and the number of seeds inside our pumpkin. We also made a hypothesis (an educated guess- our best guess) about if we thought the pumpkin would sink or float when we put it in a bucket of water.
We verified our predictions by counting, weighing, measuring, and observing. Some of our data really surprised us! Our final results were shared with 183 other classes that did the same project through the JenuineTech web site. This was a great activity that reinforced math and science concepts.
Holiday Card Exchange (November 2007, February 2008)
In November and January, we made cards to send to classrooms
around the country. This project reinforced geography skills,
writing skills, and classroom awareness. Take a look at our "Holiday Card Exchange" page, as well as our "From Me To You" Valentine Card Exchange page. They both have lots of pictures!
 St. Patrick's Day Project (February 2008)
We counted the marshmallow shapes in a box of Lucky Charms cereal to see which shape occurs the most. Each student predicted, sorted, counted, tallied, graphed, and ate their way through this fun project. The final class count was submitted to JenuineTech.com.
The Great Egg Roll 2008 (March 2008)
We used four plastic eggs to learn about measurement and distance. Each of the eggs had a different item inside weighing it down. Students took turns rolling or bowling the eggs to see how far the eggs would roll. This was a fun way to use our math and science skills.
Read our stories about The Great Egg Roll of 2008!
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