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The basic principle of The Flat Stanley Project is to connect your child, student or classroom with other children or classrooms participating in the Project by sending out "flat" visitors, created by the children, through the mail (or digitally, with The Flat Stanley app). Kids then talk about, track, and write about their flat character's journey and adventures. Although similar to a pen-pal activity, Flat Stanley is actually much more enriching-students don't have to wonder where to begin or what to write about. The sender and the recipient already have a mutual friend, Flat Stanley. Writing and learning becomes easier, flows naturally, and tends to be more creative. This is what teachers call an "authentic" literacy project, in that kids are inspired to write of their own passion and excitement about the project, and given the freedom to write about many things through the rubric of the Flat Stanley character.

"Students at Asher Public School, Asher, Oklahoma, are currently collaborating with students in Illinois, Indiana, and Washington using a global platform that consists of the project Ning, Wiki, and Skype. The Ning is located at: http:dontextandrive.ning.com/. Membership into the Ning is representative of their pledge not to text and drive. The Ning sufficiently addresses current research, data, laws, and even legislation through active blogging and forum discussion exchanges. We are interested in collaborating with schools from within the United States to outside. This is a global issue and deserves global attention. We want to be part of the solution and not part of the problem. Please join us."