The Iditarod Project

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Various Pedagogical Links

• Technology is fully integrated into student learning
• Knowledge building and knowledge sharing throughout the learning process
• A website houses your entire project ; watch it grow over the years
• Easy access to amazing information; Bring the project into the classroom immediately
• Development of 21st century skills : searching, understanding, reading, writing, adding, graphing, discussing...
• Environmental - everything is shared digitally
• Continual co-operative learning oppurtunities
• Competition creates a sense of excitiement and involvement
• Team building activities increases student motivation and involvement
• School trips facilitate hands-on experiences
• Guest speakers bring fun and reality into any learning experience
• Teachers build project as a team
• Projects are school pride builders