SIGTel Online Learning Award Recipients 1991–2007
Since 1991, the Special Interest Group for Telelearning (SIGTel), a SIG of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), has recognized creative educators for their pioneering use of telelearning activities to provide innovative learning opportunities for students in Grades K–16. Please join the SIGTel Officers in congratulating the following honorees.
2007
Winners:
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(First Place) Julie Lindsay, International School, Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Vicki Davis, Westwood Schools, Camilla, GA, USA for Flat Classroom Project
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Highly Commended:
- April Chamberlain, Paine Intermediate School, Trussville, Alabama, USA, "Can You Hear Me Now?" (http://riskwatchatpaine.blogspot.com)
- Chris Clark, University of Notre Dame, United States, "Snitecast Project" (http://www.nd.edu/~sniteart/podcast/)
- Criss Crissman, North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction, United States, "Connected Learning Project" (http://www.ncpublicschools.org/distancelearning/professional/efieldtrips.html)
- Kevin Delaney, Wayland High School, United States, "Wayland High School History Project" (http://www.whshistoryproject.org)
- Erin Strang, Michigan Virtual High School, United States, "Career Development in a Global Economy (CareerForward)" (http://careerforward.org)
- Abdullah Sujee, South Africa, "Teaching with Flair"
2006
Winners:
- (First Place) Jodi Prazak, Piitoayis Family School, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA; and Jennifer George, Prince of Wales School, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA, Galileo Educational Network, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA, and Stampede School, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA for "Calgary Stampede and Treaty 7 First Nations: A Historical Perspective"
- (Second Place) Susan Groenke, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA
Joellen Maples, Teacher, South Doyle Middle School, Knoxville, TN, USA, "Web Pen Pals Project"
- (Third Place) Jennifer Wagner, Crossroads Christian Schools, Corona, CA, USA, "TechnoSpud Projects"
Highly Commended:
- April Chamberlain, Paine Intermediate School, Trussville, Alabama, USA, "Can You Hear Me Now?"
- Steve Feld, John F. Kennedy High School, New York, NY, USA
Lynette Ardis, Thomas Hepburn Community School, ENGLAND, "Newton's Castle and Ten Best Foods/Ten Worst Foods"
- Kristin Hokanson, Upper Merion Area School District, King of Prussia, PA, USA
Michael Baker, South Side School District, Hookstown, PA, USA
Tracey McGrath, Philadelphia School District, PA, USA, "Hands Across Pennsylvania"
- Darren Kuropatwa, Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute, Manitoba, CANADA, "Using Web Logs and Online Resources as Assessment for Learning Tools"
- Julie Lindsay, International School Dhaka, Dhaka, BANGLADESH
John Turner, Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood, Victoria, AUSTRALIA, "Bangladesh to Australia: Cross Cultural Learning via Online Collaboration"
- Al P. Mizell, Nova Southeastern University, North Miami Beach, Florida, USA, "SAXophone (Students Around the World eXchanging over the Phone)"
- Walter McKenzie, Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough Amesbury, MA, USA, "Electric Iditarod Project"
- Michelle Speight, Calgary Board of Education, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA, (Plus, numerous partners and contributors), "The Many Faces of the Homeless"
2005
Winners:
- (First Place)Jean Watt, Vermilion Elementary School, Alberta, Canada, "Kid Dictionary"
- (Second Place) Brenda Dyck, Master’s Academy & College, Alberta, Canada, "The Eleanor Rigby Project"
- (Third Place) Honey Kern, Cold Spring Harbor High School, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, "Holocaust/Genocide Project"
Highly Commended:
- Sandra Gluth, Academy @ King Edward 8525, Alberta, Canada, "Dive! 2005"
- Barbara Martin, Foothills School Division, Alberta, Canada, "Cowboy Culture"
2004
Winners:
- (First Place) Karen Kliegman, Searingtown School, Albertson, New York, "Walls That Talk"
- (Second Place) Catherine Suen, Sherwood School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, "Tools4 Writing"
- (Third Place) Tonya Witherspoon, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, "Robotics Around the World: Building Global Learning Experiences into Teacher Education"
Highly Commended:
- Jean Watt and Becky West, Vermilion Elementary School, Vermilion, Alberta, Canada, "Kid Vocab-Adjectives"
- Ron Weber, Edmund W. Miles Middle School, Amityville, New York, "6th Grade Technology"
Commended:
2003
Winners:
- (First Place) Gord Hamby and Erica Rae, Glendale Elementary Calgary, Alberta, Canada, "Unexpected Teaching and Learning: Adventures with Young People"
- (Second Place) Marion Rex, St. Marguerite School, Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada, "Tinikling: Sharing the Dance"
- (Third Place) Derek Rakowski, Riverbend School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, "The UPLIFTS Project"
Honorable Mention:
- Michelle Speight, Parkdale Elementary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, "Museum Connections—Learning through our museums"
- Gail Boddy, Robinson Middle School, Wichita, KS, United States, "Middle School Online: Blackboard History of Computers"
- Bertha Yagos, Livingstone School, Lundbreck, Alberta, Canada, "Family Treasures"
- J.D. Birchmeier, Michigan Virtual High School, Lansing, MI, United States, "Human Space Exploration"
Special Merit Award Winner—"The Cyber Golden Heart":
2002
Winners:
- (First Place) Marilee Paterson, Tom Baines School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, "From Russia with Love"
- (Second Place) Mary Glendening, Jefferson Elementary, Pella, Iowa, "Learning With Beatrix Potter"
- (Third Place) Dr. William Stover, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, "International Conflict Simulation: Middle East"
Honorable Mentions:
- Barbara Martin, Dr. Morris Gibson School, DeWinton, Alberta, Canada, "The Artistry of the Land of our First Nations People"
- Michelle Speight, Parkdale Elementary School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, "The Arctic and Alberta, How we are different and the Same"
- Nancy Gardner, Ferne Martin-Hosking, and Art Freiler School, Tracy, CA, "All About Me"
Special Merit Award Winners—"The Cyber Golden Heart":
- Bob Davis, Bonnie Thurber, and Patti Weeg, Evanston, Illinois and Delmar Elementary School, Delmar, Maryland, " Kidlink Day in KidSpace, a Place for Kids to Publish and Share"
- Chris Carey, Educational Design Studio, Apopka, Florida, "Pics4Learning"
1999
Winners:
- Joanne Tate, Nikki Deighton, Ararat Community College, Ararat, Victoria, Australia, "Faces of War"
- Jacquie Sirockman, Janet Trickett, Cheat Lake Elementary School, Masontown, WV, "Getting to know the Author, Jan Brett"
- Terry Kerns, Teacher, Bridgeport High School, Bridgeport, WV, "Students Watching Over Our Planet Earth (SWOOPE) Acid Rain Project"
- Susan Silverman, Clinton Avenue Elementary School, Port Jefferson Station, NY, "Frosty Readers"
- Patricia Jones, Washington Elementary School, Ferndale, MI, "Reading and Writing Science Fiction"
- Joanne Tate, Ararat Community College, Ararat, Victoria, Australia, "Eco Disaster"
1998
Winners:
- Dalia Naujokaitis, St. Elizabeth Catholic School, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, "Students Against Landmines"
- Howard Slepkov, Merv Ott, Sue Cobb, District School Board of Kiagara & Kent & Medway School Councils, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada & England, "Lincoln/Kent Bridges Project"
- Tom Hathorn, Bellarmine Prepatory School, Tacoma, WA, Judy Shepherd, Hilliard-Davidson High School, Hillard, OH, "Earth on Fire: Global Warming Summit"
- Patrick Wells, Bishops College, St. John, Newfoundland, Canada, "An Internet Odyssey"
- Cynthia Addison, Co-NECT Schools, Cambridge, MA, "The Global Sun/Temperature Project"
- Thomas Dzicek, Donna Brown, Heather Peacock, Kathleen Bowen, Pamela Richau, Captain Nathan Hale School, Coventry, CT, "Mug Mates"
- Sandra Hildreth, Madrid-Waddington Central Schools, Madrid, New York, NY, "Design a Museum"
- Hazel Jobe, Marshall Elementary School, Lewisburg, TN, "Read, Write Now"
- Elizabeth O,Keefe, Whitfield School, St. Louis, MO, "A Virtual Reality Cave Tour"
- Peter Rosen, Creativity Café; a "New School For the Next Millennium", San Francisco, CA, "KidCast for Peace: Solutions For A Better World"
- Judith Rohlf, Ecole Marguerite-d'Youville, Cap-Rouge, Quebec, Canada, "Find Us! A Virtual Treasure Hunt where schools are but a hop, skip, and a clue away!"
- Cynthia Addison, Howard Rafal, Co-NECT Schools, Cambridge, MA, "Literature: what Do You Like to Read and Write?"
- Brandon Thacker, Dwight Brown, Nancy Frazier, Steve Milam, Meadowbrook Elementary School, "ExplorA-Pond: The Pond Ecology Website"
1997
Winners:
- Dalia Naujokaitis, St. Elizabeth Catholic School, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, "The Gallery of Unsung Heroes and Heroines"
- Jan Johnson, Ken Task, Karnes City Junior High School, Karnes City, TX, "Texas in the Mirror"
- Angela Williams, Phyllis Rittman, Don Hyatt, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA, "Building Bridges"
- Donna Henson, Kaiserslautern Elementary School, Kiaserslautern, Germany, "Mystery Pen Pals - Where in the World are We?"
- Dalia Naujokaitis, St. Elizabeth Catholic School, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, "Who Can Catch the Wind?: Alternative Energy Design on the Internet as a Shared Curriculum Challenge"
Honorable Mentions:
- Nancy Schubert, Christine Fossum, Orono High School, Long Lake, MN, "Who Elects the President?"
- Karen Turpin, Kim Johnson, Cedar Valley Middle School, Austin, TX, "Right in My Own Backyard"
- Ken Krawchuk, Chris Dooley, Darryl Bohart, Gerry Friesen, Helen Bockonko, River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, "TimeLinks: An Interactive World Wide Web Site Exploring Manitoba's History, 1910–1920"
- Jane Scaplen, Sacred Heart Elementary, Marystown, Newfoundland, Canada, "Qui suis-je ('Who Am I')"
- Marcia Talkmitt, Slaton Independent School District, Slaton, TX, "Virtual Home Design"
- Julia Hampton, Miller Elementary School, Huntington, WV, "Integrating Technology Into Water Resources Education"
- Sharon Dodge, Lakeway Elementary, Little, NH, " What Was Your Favorite Second-Grade Book?"
- Jane Scaplen, Sacred Heart Elementary School, Marystown, Newfoundland, Canada, "En Forme au Canada ('In Shape across Canada')"
- Joe Stokes, Sabine Middle School, Gladewater, TX, "The Online Poetry Notebook"
- David Proudfoot, Taylor County Middle School, " Exploring Careers"
1996
Winners:
- Sandra Hildreth, Madrid-Waddington Central School, Madrid, NY, Learning from History & the Internet: " The Mock Trial of George Armstrong Custer"
- Jane Isenburg, Prather/Tech Center, Granite City, IL, "SWAP - Scrimshaw Whale Arts Project"
- Courtney Glazer, Curtis Middle School, Allen, TX., "Virtual Odyssey"
- Robin Ziperman, Longmont High School, Longmont, CO. "Allons en France!"
- Kameron Conner, Rankin Elementary School, Tupelo, MS, "Koala's Adventure"
- A. Margaret Fryatt, W.J. Hunter, M.E. Brown, Nechako Electronic Busing Program School, Vanderhoof, BC, Canada, "Designing Virtual Practicum's for Preservice Teachers"
- R.W. Burniske, (International School of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Lowell Monke (Des Moines Public Schools), "The Media Matter"
- Craig Fox, (Redwood Intermediate School, Thousand Oaks, CA), Iris Clyne, (Konawaena Middle school, Kealakekua, HI), Don Goetzinger, (Conejo Valley High School, Newbury Park, CA), and David Palmer, (Holbrook Middle School, Holden, ME). "Houston... We Have a Problem"
- Sally Bair, (Danville Area School District, Danville, PA), Cathy Petruncio, (Danville Area Middle School, Danville, PA), Kristie Siam and Margaret Wong, (Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth, CA), "CU-SeeMe Cinco de Mayo"
- Mitch Mendosa, Anderson Valley Elementary School, Boonville, CA, "Cyberspace State Reports"
- Randall Dunkin, Ohio Valley Vocational School, West Union, OH, "Space Masons"
- Stephanie Stevenson, Marilyn Spooner, Holley-Navarre Intermediate School, Navarre, FL, "Tracking A Cold Front - Here it Comes, There it GOES"
Honorable Mentions:
- Jacques Segars Behrens, Texas Tech University, College of Education, Lubbock, TX, "BABEL: Classroom Crosscultural Exploration Dialogues"
- Dalia Naujokaitis, St. Elizabeth Catholoc Scnool, Ottawa, ON, Canada, "NewsWave"
- Susan Gaer, Judi Hopper, Elainea Scott, Rancho Santiago College, Orange, CA, "Folktales Around The World"
- Dottie Herd, Ten Mile Elementary School, Ten Mile, TN, "Water Quality and Communication"
- Judy Conklin, No. Oceano Elementary School, Grover Beach, CA, "Mighty M&M Math"
- Diane Eisner, Rick Thibeault, Clarke Middle School, Lexington, MA, "Spectacle Island and the Big Dig"
- Carol J. O'Connell, Dr. Susan DeMesquita, Harts High School, Harts, WV, "Flying the Internet"
- R.W. Burniske, (International High School of Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malysia) and, Lowell Monke, (Des Moines Public Schools, Des Moines, IA), "The Nadine Gordimer Internet Project"
1995
Winners:
- Michele Flores-Ward, McKenny Middle School, Canton, NY, "International Conservation Continuum"
- Leisa Winrich, North Middle School, Menomonee Falls, WI, "Math Pen Pals: Communication Through Numbers"
- David Grott & Joe Phaneuf, Alden Place Elementary School, Millbrook, NY, "Outhouse Challenge"
- R.W. Burniske & Lowell Monke, International School of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, "Utopian Visions '95"
- Susan Lindell, Jones Avenue Adult New Canadian Centre and York University Faculty of Education Teachers-in-Training/Toronto, ON, Canada, "ESL Writers Online"
Honorable Mentions:
- Bill Burrall, Moundsville Junior High School, 401 Tomlinson Avenue, Moundsville, WV, USA, "Network To Network Through The Voices Of Youth"
- Aaron Benarroch, Brock Corydon School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, "Technopals Novel Study"
- Carmelina Crupi and Natalie McNamara, Westview Centennial Secondary School, North York, ON Canada, "DOR-WEST Project"
- Nancy Barkhouse, Atlantic View Elementary School, Porter's Lake, Canada, "Sharing the Community Resources-From LAN to WAN"
- Cheryl Barner, Tri-Valley Elementary School, Grahamsville, NY, "The Reservoir Project"
- Dalia Naujokaitis, St. Elizabeth School, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, "Taming the Tube: TV Watching Habits of 10-12 year olds"
- Donna Marie Locasio/Janet Calvert, Franklin School/Bruce St. School, Newark, NJ, "Signs of the Times"
1994
Winners:
- Marilyn Wall, John Wayland Elementary, Bridgewater, VA, "Bearing in Mind Our Shared Values in a Global Village"
- Sara Fischer, Winfield Township Public School, Winfield, NJ, "Telexchange Mascots"
- Patricia Weeg, Delmar Elementary School, Delmar, MD, Michael Burleigh, UK, A Virtual Tour of the Thames"
- Clara Blaha Devine, North Dover Elementary School, Toms River, NJ, "Network Collaboration: Senior Citizens and Elementary Students"
- Greg Rawls, Penny Bond, Pat Ezell, John Groppell, Judy Hirshey, Susan Waller, Cookin Dobbs, John McNicol, Travis Junior High, Conroe, TN, "The 'Problems' Project"
- Peter Skillen, Computers in Education, North York, Ontario, Canada, "Thinkingland - A Collaborative Journal Writing Environment"
- Kaye Nyffeler, Kathy Hardenbergh, Millard South High School, Omaha, NE, "Let's Go To France"
- Richard Borst, Silver Bluff High School, Aiken, SC, "Blame it on Air"
- Aubrey Miller, J-I Elementary School, Iverness, MT, "The Cost of Being a Kid"
- Winnifred Bolinsky, Fogelsville Elementary School, Inverness, MT, "Blooming Biomes?"
- Patsy Lanclos, Faculty at Northbrook Middle School, Springbranch Independent School District, Houston, TX, "The Global Handshake"
- Marie Levy, Mary Jane Neil, Albuquerque, NM, "French Environmental Studies"
Honorable Mentions:
- Susan Hess, Joan Adler, Brooklyn, NY, "Wired to the World"
- Marilyn White, Finney Detroit High School, Detroit, MI, "JOBS 2000: Careers of the Future"
- James Kuhl, Dianne Mollica, Central Square Central Schools, Central Square, NY, "Shelter Together Under the Sun"
- David Grott, Bill Burrall, Millbrook Central School District, Millbrook Central School District, Millbrook, NY, "Harlem Valley Project"
- Peg Raigord, DeLayne Hudspeth, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, "Use of a BBS Conference and E-mail to Facilitate Mastery Learning"
- Larry Danielson, Helen Bochonko, Garden Valley Collegiate, Winkler, Manitoba, Canada, "A Student's Guide to Managing Money"
- Donna Dowd, Vincent Peri, Ridgewood I.S. 93, Ridgewood, NY, "Weather or Not"
1993
Winners:
- Cheryl Tuba, Moundsville Junior High, Moundsville, WV, "Picture Thi"
- Denese Wierzbicki & Jean Veal, Alternative Transitional Center, Gillette, WY, "Teen Rights: An Exploration of Constitutional Rights, State and Local Laws"
- John Kraaer, Sanderumskolen, Odense, Denmark, "Young in the Thirties, Old in the Nineties."
1992
Winners:
- Elaine Baker, Garden Valley School District, Garden Valley, ID, "The Electronic Tourist"
- Janne Mathes, Jefferson Elementary, Schenectady, NY, "1890s Simulation: Local History"
- Bill Burrall, Moundsville Junior High, Moundsville, WV, "Opening Windows for Those Who Have None"
- Larry Adamson, Live Oak Middle School, Live Oak, CA, "Opening Learning Windows to the World and Expanding Research"
1991
Winners:
- Peggy Davis, Oak Grove Junior High, Tampa, FL, "Across the Atlantic with Health, Fitness and Sports"
- Margo E. McAlear, Park Tudor School, Indianapolis, IN, "Discovering Perspectives on Historical Events"
- Maureen Gross, Roslyn School, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, "Stimulations and Telecommunication"
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