Corroboree- 4-H Across the Sea

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Corroboree- 4-H Across the Sea

• Virginia D. Bourdeau
• OSU Extension 4-H Specialist
• Associate Professor
• Dept. of 4-H Youth Development
• mombear_at_proaxis.com, 503-371-7920

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Corroboree?

• Gathering or meeting

The meaning is complex, including a meeting of
minds and philosophies, of gradual growth- a
gathering of momentum as the tribes arrive.

Also...
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Corroboree?

• A tiny, yellow and black, frog!

The Southern Corroboree Frog is an endangered
species endemic to the highlands of eastern
Australia.
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What is 4-H?

• Oregon State University
• Extension Services Youth Development Program
• In the new School of Education

I pledge my HEAD to clearer thinking, my HEART to
greater loyalty My HANDS to larger service and
My HEALTH to better living, for my club,
community, country and my world.
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Objectives Teachersand students will

• Exchange information that expands their
  understanding of natural, built and reclaimed
  communities,
• Recognize that their local environmental quality
  issues are similar to global issues,
• Develop a new view of global
• sustainability and cultural
• diversity.

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History-

• Oregon team visits Australia, January, 2003
• At the Amphibian Research Center we view the
  Southern Corroboree frog captive breeding
  program. Only 150 individuals
  remain
• on Mt. Kosciuszko in
• Eastern Australia.

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History-

• Australian Lead Teacher, Max Sargent visits
  schools in Oregon, April 2004
• Wildlife Steward Schools
• Seth Lewelling Environmental
• Brush Collage Elem.
• Forest Ridge Elem.
• Waldo Middle school
• Houck Middle school

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Gibson Creek Wetland
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History

• Following the exchange teachers needed a method
  for the classes to continue to their new
  relationships
• Funding was received from the Initiative to
  Internationalize Extension for a
  website

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Corroboree Launch at the Morwell
Wetlands
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Target Audience
Schools which

• Currently use wetlands and/or school habitats to
  teach science,
• Are interested in facilitating an international
  internet exchange program for
  their students,
• Can provide consistent feedback
• to the site development process.

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Requirements to Participate

• There are no costs or fees.
• Classrooms enroll with County 4-H Program
• Students and teachers complete evaluations.
• Active participation in collection and posting
  of data and discussion board
  
• contributions.
• Access to a digital camera.
• (Required for the Photo Monitoring Project)

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Resources on the Site

• Oregon 4-H Inquiry In Action Model
• Sample Lessons-
• What can we learn at the habitat area pond?
  Science Inquiry Guide
• 4-H Wetland Wonders Water
• Quality Leader/Teacher Guide

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Publications to Use
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Data Sheets and Resources
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How to get started-

• Contact the Web Administrator from the web site
  OR call your 4-H Agent
• Determine which projects you want your group to
  participate in.
• The projects with active data sheets are
• Water
• Habitat
• Photo Monitoring
• (digital camera required)

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Project and Groups

• A class/club may participate in any number of
  project and or groups.
• For example if there are 10 students,
• - 5 may involved in the Dragonfly Water
  Project
• - 5 may be involved in the Darner Photo
• Monitoring Project.
• A class/ club does not need to participate
• in all the available projects.

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Group Names

• The learners and their leader pick the names and
  passwords they want for each group. To comply
  with C.O.P.A. only the leader knows the names of
  the learners in each group. Learners use only
  their group name on the web site.
• The leader emails the group name(s) and
  password(s) requested to the Web
• Administrator who adds
• the groups to the data base.

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Now your are ready!

• Once the school/club, teacher/leader are in the
  data base the teacher/leader can begin to use the
  site resources.
• The groups can be set up in the data base at any
  time the teacher/leader is ready.
• The groups can be changed or
• modified at any time by
• contacting the Web
• Administrator.

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Lets go to www.4hcorroboree.org
From the home page you can access the kids
section, the sample lessons, the science inquiry
model, reference links and contact us. You can
also learn more about 4-H.
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In the secure sector for participating schools
- Teachers Resource Area - Data Management Area -
School Data Exchange - Corroboree Discussion Area
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First, set up the Home Page for your school or
club Select- School Date Management
Area Find- Manage General School Information
and School Images
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General School Information- Enter information of
interest about the school or club. Do not use
student names for C.O.P.A. protection. School
Images- Up load digital images here. Space is
provided for six images. This can be a SSLLOOWW
function on a dial up line.
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Commercial Road Primary Home Page Photos
Morwell State School No. 2136 opened on 4th
April, 1879
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Click on the Members Login
If you are a teacherproceed to the teacher login
If you have an internet access computer and are
working with an Extension Staff member who is
already has a Corroboree login, now is a good
time to go online www.4hcorroboree.org
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Welcome to the Teachers Resource Area!
What would you like to do? Click on Enter the
School Data Management Area Click on Enter
Project Data See the list of Groups Im
Participating in (online data entry) - (Name)
Water Project - (Name) Habitat Project - (Name)
Photo Monitoring Project
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Find on the right of the main screen-
Quick Links - School data exchange
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Click on- Compare available data between
projects What project type are you comparing
data for?
Click the drop down menu Select Photo
Monitoring Click Next
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Select the schools to compare data- School Name
1 Brush College School Name 2 Commercial
Rd. NEXT Select the groups to compare
data- Group 1 Beaver Marsh Photo Monitoring
Project Group 2 Morwell River
Wetlands Photo Monitoring
Project NEXT
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Select the data to compare- Data 1 Beaver Marsh
(4/27/2004) Data 2 Sampling Platform (3/25/2004)
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When done viewing the Photo Monitoring Project
comparison page, scroll to the bottom of the page
and click Return to the Teachers Resource
Area Take some time to explore the site-
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Thank you for your interest in the 4-H Corroboree
web site!