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iEARN
in Action, September 23, 2009
SEEKING PARTNERS: iEARN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
1. Download the new 2009-2010 iEARN Project Book.
2. Respond to new messages from Taipei and Shanghai in Special Place Project.
3. Register now for the Holiday Card Exchange.
4. Do you have information about Early Peoples' Symbols in your country?
5. Share your Magical Moments for a global anthology.
6. New Media Literacy Project.
7. Music groups -- create a video for the Harmony 4 Humanity Project!
8. Collaborate with students from Moscow in the My City and Me Project.
RESOURCES, CONTESTS, WEBSITES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
9. iEARN-USA partners with PBS NewsHour to bring youth perspectives to national
and world news coverage.
10. Contribute to the iEARN International Website.
11. Daniel Pearl Music Days - October 1-31, 2009.
12. Share info about Games for Educational Purposes with Dutch research team.
13. Doors to Diplomacy 2010 Web Project Competition.
UPCOMING EVENTS
14. Send greetings to Umoja School in Kenya for computer lab opening, September
25th.
15. YouthCaN Environmental Conference, April 24-26, 2010 in NYC, USA.
16. iEARN-Canada to host 17th Annual iEARN Conference and 14th Youth Summit,
July 12-17, 2010.
RECENT EVENTS
17. iEARN Workshop in Shenzhen City, China, September 22, 2009.
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SEEKING PARTNERS: iEARN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
Download the 2009-2010 iEARN Project Book: http://www.iearn.org/projects/projectbook.html
For a full listing of iEARN projects, see: http://media.iearn.org/projects/
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1. DOWNLOAD
THE NEW 2008-2009 iEARN PROJECT BOOK! A 63-page collection of currently active
iEARN projects from teachers and students around the world. http://www.iearn.org/projects/projectbook.html
2. SPECIAL
PLACE PROJECT. You are invited to write or draw about a local place
that is precious to you. By sharing the place precious to you, we all can contribute
a better world to live in. Read and respond to recent posts from students in
Shanghai and Taipei, and post messages of your own!
3. HOLIDAY
CARD EXCHANGE. Teachers and students prepare an envelope with holiday cards to send to the
other participants prior to December. Each school will be placed in a group
with approximately seven other schools and will prepare either handmade or
purchased cards (decorations may be included) to send to each of the other
schools. For more information and to connect to the iEARN forum.
4. EARLY
PEOPLES SYMBOLS. This inclusive project is for all students and we
encourage schools with students who have disabilities to participate to work
in small collaborative groups to research cultural symbols by using the Internet,
local historical records, cultural books from the library, art books, and artifacts
such as rugs, walls, ceilings, or floor drawings, pictographs in their communities
and to briefly tell the story related to the symbol using journals, PowerPoint
Presentations, videos or digital photos of the artifact, and create a drawing
of the symbol. Upon completion of the research and documentation of the story
behind the symbol they will share their artwork and stories in the forum.
5. SHARE YOUR MAGICAL
MOMENTS. Students unite in sharing their magical moments
in a global online book. Showing youth that their personal magical moment is
part of a human web that transcends borders is of incredible human value. And
promotes values such as compassion and tolerance. Youth from 14 countries have
posted their magical moments and can be viewed here.
Questions? Contact Gal Kleinman.
6. NEW
POSITIVE MINDS INTERACTIVE MEDIA LITERACY PROJECT. A project aimed at introducing children and interested
community members to the use of digital and still image cameras for self
expression and to bridge the digital divide and the international gap.
7. MUSIC GROUPS
- CREATE A VIDEO FOR THE HARMONY 4 HUMANITY PROJECT! Music classrooms around the world
share music and culture through regular video exchanges. To connect to the
forum, see here.
8. MEET STUDENTS
FROM MOSCOW IN THE MY CITY AND ME PROJECT FORUM. Students
from Moscow Educational Center 1471 have recently posted to the project forum.
Join them in a project their school has started to help youth learn how to
improve their life in the place they live, and become active members of their
community. http://media.iearn.org/projects/mycity.
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CHECK IT OUT! RESOURCES, CONTESTS,
WEBSITES, ANNOUNCEMENTS
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9. iEARN-USA
PARTNERS WITH PBS NEWSHOUR TO BRING YOUTH PERSPECTIVES TO NATIONAL AND WORLD
NEWS COVERAGE. Young people worldwide will be invited to submit articles
on specific topics of news interest identified by the NewsHour.
These articles can be used in further story development, interviews and reporting
on the NewsHour. Further, students who have been certified as PEARL Reporters
through the PEARL World Youth News will be invited to submit stories for possible
use by News Hour segments. The PEARL program is a partnership between iEARN-USA and the Daniel Pearl Foundation.
10. iEARN PARTICIPANTS
- CONTRIBUTE TO THE iEARN INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE! To make www.iearn.org a
dynamic website, reflecting the diverse nature of iEARN, we invite you to
send information and photos you would like to be on the web site to the new
website committee. We look forward to your input into the website. Contact web@iearn.org.
11. SCHOOLS, MUSIC
TEACHERS, STUDENT MUSICIANS, WRITERS AND ARTISTS- PARTICIPATE IN DANIEL
PEARL WORLD MUSIC DAYS, OCTOBER 1-31, 2009. All music lovers, students and teachers,
are invited to join the 8th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days - a global
network of concerts that uses the power of music to spread a message of hope
and friendship around the world. There is no financial obligation to participate!
If you wish to put your school and city on the World Music Days map, find
or organize a musical performance, talent show, or jam session and register
at www.danielpearlmusicdays.org Inspired by journalist /musician, Daniel
Pearl, World Music Days also features “eStage” - - an Internet
radio station and online gallery, where you can upload your original music,
articles, photos from your performances and poetry in the theme of “Harmony
for Humanity" to be heard/seen worldwide. See www.danielpearlmusicdays.org.
Questions? Contact Paul Karlsen.
12. CONTRIBUTE
TO RESEARCH ON GAMES FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. Computer Science and Business & IT
students at the university of Twente in The Netherlands seeking information
about the 'different applications of games'. One of the fields, amongst recruiting,
examination, simulation and medical uses, is education. We would like to
get in contact with as many businesses, institutions and people as possible,
as long as they have something to do with our theme. So are you involved
in any project with games used in education, or do you know such a person?
Contact us by email: studytour@inter-actief.net The best tip will be rewarded
with a nice present!
13. DOORS TO DIPLOMACY
2010 WEB PROJECT COMPETITION. The U.S. Department of State and the Global
SchoolNet Foundation announce the 2010 "Doors to
Diplomacy" award competition, recognizing the student-created projects
that best teach others about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy.
For a complete description and information about eligibility and judging criteria,
visit http://globalschoolnet.org/gsndoors/.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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16. SEND GREETINGS
TO UMOJA SCHOOL IN KENYA FOR SEPTEMBER 25TH COMPUTER LAB OPENING. Umoja
High School in Kenya will launch a new computer lab on September 25, 2009.
Send messages of encouragement and congratulations by replying to the message
here.
15. YouthCaN ENVIRONMENTAL
CONFERENCE, APRIL 24-26, 2010 IN NYC, USA. The
New York City event will be held on April 26th at the American Museum of Natural
History in New York City, USA. See http://www.youthcanworld.org for details
of this and other YouthCaN events happening around the world. YouthCaN is a
year-round network within iEARN of students using telecommunications for environmental
project work.
16. iEARN-CANADA
TO HOST 17TH ANNUAL iEARN CONFERENCE AND 14TH ANNUAL YOUTH SUMMIT IN BARRIE,
CANADA, JULY 12-17, 2010. Stay tuned for more details.
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RECENT EVENTS
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17. iEARN WORKSHOP
IN SHENZHEN CITY, CHINA, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009. iEARN-China organised
a half-day long workshop on September 22, 2009 in Huangpu School. To meet
the educators, see the iEARN
Teachers Forum.
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SUBMIT AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE NEWSFLASH: Send your
announcement (2-3 lines) to newsflash@us.iearn.org.
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iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is a
global non-profit network that empowers teachers and students
to undertake projects designed to make a meaningful contribution
to the health and welfare of the planet and its people. Started
in 1988, iEARN is currently active in over 120 countries, with
2,000,000 students participating as part of their education.
iEARN-International: http://www.iearn.org
Download the 2008-2009 iEARN Project Book: http://www.iearn.org/projects/projectbook.html (available
in Arabic, English, French, and Japanese) or for a full listing
of iEARN projects, see: http://www.iearn.org/projects/
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