iEARN in Action, June 6, 2002

2002 iEARN CONFERENCE IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA. All are welcome to attend. If you would like to receive a registration form via e-mail, send a message to: registration@us.iearn.org.

As of today, almost 600 educators are registered to attend from the following 58 countries: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, China, Czech Republic, DR Congo, Egypt, Finland, France, Ghana, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazahkstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malawi, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe.

TO CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATE: (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazahkstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine) at this moment do not need visas to enter Russian Federation and have reduced prices for their accommodation. The exact costs will be calculated in the registration process. We look forward to see you in Moscow in July.

Join Us! Seeking Contacts, Contributions and Collaborators

For a full listing of iEARN projects, see iEARN.ideas.

INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF A NEW DINOSAUR PROJECT? Schools in New York City, USA are putting together a project integrating technology into the curriculum using Dinosaurs as the theme. Contact Stella Porto.

JOIN THE SOUVENIR SHOP PROJECT! http://www.oic.unibel.by/souvenir_shop It is still a new page, so there are not many souvenirs in our Shop. But, all of them are very interesting and we hope you'll like them! Many delegates have registered for the Moscow Conference. Everybody will bring souvenirs there, and hopefully we can add them to our webpage. Svetlana Khavanova, Svetlana Rudaya, Oleg Krutikov, Natalia Khavanova- coordinators of the project, school #1, Volkovysk, Belarus. Forum: via the WWW: Souvenirs, via newsreader: apc.iearn.souvenir.

LEARNING CIRCLES WILL START UP AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER. Placement forms are accepted anytime up to September 15th. http://www.iearn.org/circles/ .

LOCAL HISTORY PROJECT WILL CONTINUE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. See the site created in Novosibirsk http://www.edu.nsu.ru/local/, post your messages there, or e-mail them to global coordinator Nina Koptyug. The Novosibirsk Education Board plans to allot funds for publication in September 2002. Forum: via the WWW: History , via newsreader: apc.iearn.history.

NARNIA AND CS LEWIS PROJECT. Interested in joining a new project to discuss the magic books, "Chronicles of Narnia" written by CS Lewis? Contact Giuseppe Fortunati in Italy.

THROUGH YOUTHFUL EYES CALENDAR PROJECT FOR 2003. Students submit photos on a variety of themes such as famous landmarks, native animals or children. The calendar will be produced for use in 2003, interested participants please don't hesitate to contact us! Photos need to be received before August. http://www.geocities.com/colingehrig/

Check it out! Resources, Web Sites and Postings (including resources that are not part of iEARN)

DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY CHANNEL SEEKING SUBMISSIONS FOR ITS WEBSITE: http://www.digitalopportunity.org . Coordinated by the Benton Foundation and OneWorld South Asia, the channel addresses the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for global development, as well as initiatives around the world bridging the digital divide. Contact channel co-editor Andy Carvin to submit topic ideas or completed essays if available.

GLOBAL JUNIOR CHALLENGE. A global award for best practices in the use of new technologies in education and training of youth up to the age of 29, with particular attention this year to work being done on the problem of the digital divide. Open to projects worldwide that have been working since September 2001. Submission deadline: 30 June 2002. For more information, or to apply online, see http://www.gjc.it/.

Coming Soon! Upcoming Events and Projects!

IEARN WILL BE PART OF A "FRIENDSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION" KEYNOTE ADDRESS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH AT THE NECC CONFERENCE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA. iEARN also will be represented at Booth #1235 in the Exhibit Hall. http://www.neccsite.org/

2002 iEARN CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA. See top of newsflash more more detail.

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