Postcards for a teacher
 

Hi all,
Another school year is about to begin and I was trying to come up with something new for my bulletin board. I teach special ed.--lang. arts, reading and social studies--so I was thinking it would be very meaningful if I could hang postcards from the regions of the world that we learn about.

I have a dozen or so postcards but that's not enough.My 6th graders will learn about the following places:
Europe, including Russia
N. America
S. America
Oceania

I don't want bags of postcards coming to my school but would like a really a cool classroom.

Thanks in advance!
OWJ

I don't feel comfortable just posting my address on the web, so email me at [email protected] and I will be happy to give you the snailmail address.

Thanks again!

Hi one,

If you posted the address of the school, we could send them there.

((I))

The OP said:

>I don't want bags of postcards coming to my school but would like a really a cool classroom.<

Ira, I was kind of uncomfortable even giving my work address so if you wouldn't mind emailing me, I'll give it to you offline. I think this way, it won't turn into some flood of postcards :)

wilco, one.

Just thought I'd remind you of Google Images. I've found many useful things for my classroom with it.

Thanks, MH!

Keep in mind that most images on the net are copyrighted.

What does the "wilco one" message mean?

Printing out a single copy of a copyrighted image to post on a classroom bulletin board would probably be considered "fair use."

Would you like postcards ordinary places in the US, too? If so, I'll e-mail you.

I, of course, am no lawyer, but my understanding is that even copywighted items can be used by educators in a not for profit situation....

Ooops!! Looks like Elmer Fudd posted using my name!! :)

socialworker, you are correct in your understanding -- By the way, I <i>like Elmer Fudd :D</i>

CMT--My goal is to represent each US state, Canadian province and territory and the countries the kids will learn about. The kids will be familiar with bigger cities but maybe it would be good for the to know that Illinois is more than Chicago, for example....soooo, if you would like to help me out, I'd be very appreciative.

Thanks!
OWJ

cmt, I think Ira was using shortening the phrase &quot;roger wilco,&quot; the source of which I am not familiar with, but it means OK.

Hey folks!
It looks like I have postcards from Italy, German, France and Russia coming but the rest of Europe won't be represented. Is anyone in Fodorsville going or living in other European nations? We don't get started on our Europe unit til late Nov. so your postcard would still be meaningful if you sent it out in the fall or even early winter.

Thanks for helping!
OWJ

OWJ, I have postcards from England, Scotland, Germany too. I'll send them to you.

Thanks, STW. You're the best!

Hi. Re the fair use of web images, there are good guidelines for teachers online. It is more complicated than just &quot;not for profit&quot;. It has to do with the profit of the copyright holder. In other words, we cannot copy and print an artwork for bulletin board display if it is for sale as a reproduction by a museum etc., or a photograph that has commercial value for the photographer. I think we can print it at a very small scale and use it one time (ie. for one lesson). Makes your head spin, but some school districts (mine included) are very sensitive to this whole issue.

Sorry for digressing, OWJ, with stuff you probably already know. I owe you at least one card and will e- today. J.

For the european ones is it just the postcard/photo that is of interest or the international mailing/stamp? Just wondering if I should put a few in an envelope or send them separately..

I will send Hungary. Will be in be in Budapest in Sept.

I sent you an email for the address - I'll send Spain.

I can do London, with a stamp from the Queen :)

PJI--Iti's the postcards that I'm really after though I know the kids would think it's even cooler w/an international stamp. My goal is to have a bulletin board with postcard photos to give my special ed. students a way to associate a location on the map with a landmark or picture they'll remember.

Gonga, Kate--Thanks!

Belgium will be on its way!

Hi One,

I spoke with my mom, Judy, yesterday and as she discussed with you via email, DC will be arriving soon!

Thanks, Lisa--and to you too Judy!

I have many postcards of different European countries that I just bought because they were beautiful but never sent away to friends. I can pick several of them and put in an envelope and send to you. If that would help, I will send you an e-mail.

That would be great, Kappa. I'll look for your email. Thanks!

Some from Wales , okay

Switzerland (surprise, surprise), Austria, and Luxembourg, and maybe Stonehenge (rsvp if you've already got that one.) In the mail by the end of this week. J.

JMW--I'll take 'em!! Thanks!

Is anyone going/living in Scandanavia? I'm still looking for some more postcards, especially Central and Eastern Europe. By chance does anyone have a postcard from Monoco? Czech Republic?

OWJ

I have a few from Prague/Czech Republic so I will remeber to include one from there.

Me again. I *think* I still need postcards from the following countries. If you could help, please email me [email protected] and I'll give you the mailing address. I know some of these countries are not as well traveled as others but it can't hurt to try!

Albania

Andorra

Belarus

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Macedonia

Malta

Moldova

Monaco

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Romania

San Marino

Serbia and Montenegro

Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

Slovenia

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

Vatican City

Re the phrase &quot;Roger, Wilco&quot;.

&quot;Roger&quot; means &quot;message understood&quot;.

&quot;Wilco&quot; is short for &quot;Will Comply&quot;

OWJ - I will get one from Vatican City in October, OK?

Tom

TRSW--
That would be perfect as we won't be starting the Europe unit until late fall :)

Thank you so much!
OWJ

Thanks Ira. I didn't know that. ((c))

Hi OWJ,
This is not exactly on topic but something else your 6th graders might enjoy. Someone just introduced me to Google Earth which is lots of fun. You can see recent (but not live) satellite photos of just about anywhere on earth. So, for example, you could type in the address of your school and it would zoom in on that and then type in Buckingham Palace and it will fly you across the ocean and zoom in on that. Some pics are clearer than others, depending on the satellite photo but we had a clear enough picture of the Grand Canal in Venice that we could pick out our little hotel across from the train station. Just go into Google and type in Google Earth and you can download it for free.

HDM--Great minds think alike. I found out about googleearth this summer (thank you whomever posted the link) and have been hooked on it ever since. I plan to use it in my classroom and KNOW the kids will love it! The only problem with that is they may not want to do anything after I show it to them ;)