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iEARN in Action! February 7, 2001
SUPPORT FOR
VICTIMS OF THE EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA.
Please see the discussion in the forum under "Subject:
devastating earth quake in India" for suggestions from peers and colleagues
in India about ways to provide support and relief to earthquake victims.
AFRICA CONNECTS
CONFERENCE - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN SEE CONFERENCE INFORMATION BELOW
FOR DETAILS.
REGIONAL I*EARN
CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN LITHUANIA. January
19th in Lizdeikos Gymnasium, Radviliskis. Teachers and the students
discussed and shared their experience in project work, particularly
in primary classes.
 THE
HOLOCAUST/GENOCIDE PROJECT HONORED. The Holocaust/genocide
Project has been honored as an important link by the National Council
of Teachers of English (NCTE) (in the USA) in its January "Notes Plus
Journal" and on its Notes Plus Web site at: http://www.ncte.org/notesplus.
Join
Us! Seeking Contacts, Contributions and Collaborators
For a full listing
of iEARN projects, see iEARN.ideas.
 THE
TEDDY BEAR PROJECT.
You are welcome to register for the Teddy Bear Project at http://www.iearn.org.au/tbear.
VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
PROJECT MOVES TO iearn.internet Join
students and teachers in building websites and sharing links to useful
educational sites on the internet. See http://sites.schools-bg.net/Varn-Popov/project.htm.
Forum: iearn.internet.
MARK TWAIN:
FROM MISSISSIPPI TO DNIPRO.
The project that started in October of 2000 is now in the 2nd stage.
9 Ukrainian schools, 1 school from Belarus and 1 school from Russia
are participating in our project. But we like to see in our project
schools from America, Australia, Europa, Asia, Africa -all continents,
where Mark Twain lived and travel. Welcome to our project! See
for a full description and to start interacting with others in the
project. For more information, contact Lyudmyla Korovyakina and Svetlana
Siptarova in the Ukraine.
FEBRUARY 28
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING ARTICLES TO PLANETARY NOTIONS.
We need at least a month for editing before publication, so please
submit all articles for the magazine to by February
28. During March, all correspondences will be revisions; all new material
after February 28 will be considered for next year's magazine. Contact
Ji Hyun Lee in the USA. http://www.iearn.org/projects/planetarynotions.html.
Forum: iearn.environ.
Check
it out! Resources, Web Sites and Postings (including resources that
are not part of iEARN)
NEW BrowseUp
SOFTWARE FOR BUILDING COLLECTIVE WEBS.
Learn more about a software that allows teachers and students to add
their own links to pages on the Web, create links between pages on
the Web and publish documents in seconds. BrowseUp creates this with
the first ever Open Hyperlink System (OHS). Through a simple drag
and drop interface, students and teachers can build collective webs
of information and make learning a truly collaborative process. Email
:jesse@browseup.com or see
http://www.browseup.com/education.htm.
Coming
Soon! Upcoming Events and Projects!
YOUTHCAN ENVIRONMENTAL
CONFERENCE.
In 2001 the primary Youth CaN event will take place on April 30, involving
over 1,000 students, at the American Museum of Natural History in
New York City. Students facilitate an online network of students using
telecommunications technologies to undertake and/or share environmental
work locally and around the world. Students write about and interact
on environmental issues facing their communities during the year.
Since 1995, a youth planning committee has coordinated an annual event
in April, which brings together youth of the world to share how they
are using technology in environmental projects.http://www.nyu.edu/projects/youthcan/2001/announcement.html
.
ESCHOLA
EVENT. Schools throughout Europe are invited to take part
in ÎeSchola ö learning togetherâ ö a week for eLearning in Europe
to demonstrate the potential of ICT in the classroom. ÎeScholaâ will
take place 7-11 May 2001. See http://eschola.eun.org
AFRICA CONNECTS/iEARN
CONFERENCE - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN The
Western Cape Schools' Network, SchoolNet SA, and the International
Education and Resource Network (I*EARN) are pleased to announce that
the registration for the AFRICA CONNECTS Conference is now open. You
will find find the online registration form and relevant information
on http://ac.wcape.school.za/
Please register using the online registration form. Even though you
may have given us some details earlier with regard to getting more
information, it is important that you fill in the new online registration
form.If it is not possible for you to look at the website and you
would like a registration form sent to you, or if you have any other
queries, please contact us at info@ac.wcape.school.za.
The AFRICA CONNECTS Conference is to be held in Cape Town, South Africa
in July 2001, and promises to be the benchmark conference of its type
in Africa. We anticipate that 1000 teachers and students will come
from throughout the African continent and another 500 will come from
around the world. Participation is open to all educators who are share
an interest in enhanced learning through on-line project-based learning.
AFRICA CONNECTS is sponsored by MWeb and Microsoft SA.
For
Reference
1. WHAT: Your
announcement (2-3 lines)
2. WHERE: Send
to newsflash@us.iEARN.org.
Subj:
"news flash"
3. WHEN: By the
10th or 25th of the month.
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