Virtual Sled Dog Race: The Pipeline 100!
It's that time of year again! Virtual Racing!
Sled dogs, that is!
Every spring, right around Iditarod time, we run our Virtual Sled Dog race: The Pipeline 1000. It's a bit of a departure from our normal videoconference programing but simply a ton of fun!
What it is, is an online, curriculum-based, role playing game where students become the mushers responsible for the raising, equipping, training, and finally racing of their very own dog team!
Along the way they delve into the reading, writing, history, and math skills directly relevant to the care and performance of their dog team. Teams from classrooms around the country compete with each other each year, checking their results daily. It's self motivated learning at it's very best. And the more they learn the better their team runs!
For the teacher:
*Complete, standards-based curriculum with assessments
*Step-by-step video tutorials on using the curriculum
*Flexible timeline allowing for individual classroom pacing of curriculum
*Secure online classroom for teacher collaboration and dialog
*Modification guidelines for grade level adaptations
For students:
*Secure online-classroom
*Tons of online video and photographic resources
*Musher Blog
*Direct web-based communication with an Iditarod and Jr. Iditarod musher
*Live web-streamed events from a working Alaskan racing kennel
*Real-time updates of Virtual Race standings
*Prizes for the top ten finishing teams
The race starts February 22nd and ends March 5th so sign up soon... spots fill quickly! $100/classroom or $20/homeschool family Learn More/Register
