North Dakota’s K-12 Participation in Read Around the Planet is on the Rise!
February 25 - March 4, 2008 twenty-five North Dakota teachers and their students traveled around the globe virtually with the use of interactive video equipment connecting classroom to classroom around the world. Activities included reading a favorite book, skits, plays, raps or songs. This years’ total number of registered classrooms hit an all time high of nearly 1,650 which is an impact of approximately 50,000 students.
Read Around the Planet, an annual reading motivation and awareness program, calls every child in every community to celebrate reading on or around Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Two Way Interactive Connections in Education (TWICE), an organization headquartered out of Michigan, sponsored the seventh annual National Read Around the Planet (RAP).
Participating North Dakota schools included: Ashley, Beulah, Bismarck, Cavalier, Devils Lake, Fairmount, Glen Ullin, Gwinner, Jamestown, Kindred, Maddock, Medora, Oakes, Williston and Wolford.
Conference technical services and facilitation of RAP in North Dakota was provided through the collaborative efforts of the Information Technology Department (ITD) and EduTech Education Technology Services.