Piggybackr Are you a parent, teacher, or student looking for new fundraising ideas for your school? Are you tired of bake sales, Krispy Kreme fundraisers, and car washes? See examples of how students in all 50 states have used crowdfunding to make money for their schools! Piggybackr.com is a crowdfunding website for teams of all ages and experience levels. At the end of this article, you’ll have everything you need to know to start crowdfunding for your school! I. Northern Light School, Class of 2015, raised money for a Washington DC trip. Just like traditional fundraisers, crowdfunding can be used to get money for all the things your school might need: Field Trips (for example: science camp, summer enrichment, transportation)Student Clubs (for example: robotics, debate, journalism, competitions)Sports Teams BoostersService LearningSchool SuppliesJog-a-thonsSTEM InitiativesProm and Student ActivitiesCommunity Service & PhilanthropySchool SuppliesScholarshipsStudent Entrepreneurship II. III. IV. V.
Classroom Donations OpenIDEO Google Earth Lessons Lesson Organization: Google Earth How To's - Learn how to do the basics so you are comfortable teaching with Google Earth Student Controlled - Where the student controls Google Earth. Suitable for labs, mini-labs, home school, etc. Teacher Controlled - Suitable for Lectures, Presentations, whole class discussions, etc. Mini-Lessons - Lesson starters for looking at various topics Icon Legend Found or developed a Lesson that uses Google Earth? Google Earth How-to's: -Google Earth 101 A complete on-line course for teachers created by Quentin DSouza. The following series of video lessons were developed by Richard Treves at www.kokae.com NOTES: Please note Copyright Restrictions within demos. - Flying with Google Earth -Examines the controls used to get around in Google Earth - Using Placemarks - Looks at what a placemark is and how they can be used - GE Tips - General tips on using Google Earth - Overlays - Shows how to lay pictures over the ground in Google Earth (30Mb) Student Controlled Lessons
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