Looking for a good Earth day Project?

Thursday April 22, 2010 we celebrate Earth day – a day to focus on global issues and protecting the environment. If you are looking for a way to engage the people in your community and school, please take a look at this initiative being led by a global group of educators at www.earthbridges.net. On Earth day people all over the world participate in a 24 hour webcastathon. Here is the wiki document set up to explain how to participate. Can you spare 30 min on April 22, 2010 to share your Earth day activities?

You do not have to know how to webcast or podcast to participate. The Earthcast team will help you share your ideas through out the day. The Classroom 2.0 Live webcast on Saturday March 27, 2010 featured the Earthcast 2010 team who shared highlights from previous Earthcastathons. This Voicethread was used during the web cast to highlight events from earlier Earthcasts. Past shows are posted as audio clips and you can hear them by playing the player. Flash player is required to watch.

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Mark Ahlness and this Earth Day Groceries Project

The Earth Day Groceries Project is a cost-free environmental awareness project in which students decorate paper grocery bags with environmental messages for Earth Day. One of the oldest and largest educational projects on the Internet, the Earth Day Groceries Project is managed online by Mark Ahlness, a third grade teacher at Arbor Heights Elementary School in Seattle, Washington.

(This activity is also open to organizations other than schools. Cub Scout troops, environmental camps, after school programs, and many others have joined in before. All are welcome!)

* 4 Simple Steps: Borrow, Decorate, Deliver, Report

To get more information about this project and view a Flickr slideshow of photos submitted by last year’s participants: http://www.earthdaybags.org/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1040740@N25/pool/show/

Sharing your own ideas about your Earth day events is easy. Type a comment or record an audio or video comment on this voicethread. You will join with people across the globe explaining how they will celebrate Earth day.