iEARN in Action, May 17, 2001

ATTENTION PROJECT FACILITATORS. We are starting to gather project templates for the 2001-2002 I*EARN Project Description Book. If you are currently facilitating a project, or are planning a new I*EARN project, and would like to have it included in the book, please send a completed project template to projectbook@us.iearn.org.

NEW PROJECT TEMPLATE

1. Name of Project:
2. Brief one-sentence description of project:
3. Full description of project:
4. .Age/level of project participants:
5. Timetable for the 2001-2002 school year:
6. .Possible project/classroom activities:
7. Expected outcomes/products:
8. Project contribution to others and the planet:
9. Project language(s):
10. Curriculum area:
11. Names/email of initial participating groups:
12. Name of facilitator(s):
13. Email of facilitator(s):
14. I*EARN Forum where it will take place or is taking place:
15. WWW page of project:

US-CHINA YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAM UNDERWAY. Nine students and two teachers from Phoenix, Arizona, USA are currently spending three weeks in Chengdu, China. Students will attend classes at their partner school and initiate project work on river habitat issues facing their two communities. Students participating in this project are corresponding on the forum. For information on this project see: http://www.iearn.org/china/exchange/.

Join Us! Seeking Contacts, Contributions and Collaborators

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

LEWIN. Would you like to contribute to Lewin 2001? You can see many of the stories and poetry we have already received at http://www.iearn.org.au/lewin. We would love to have more contributions. You can post them to iearn.lewin.

TEDDY BEAR PROJECT. Many Australian teachers are waiting for classes to be partners for the Teddy bear project. If you register I will match you with a class in another country. This is an ongoing project for students of all ages. It aims to foster tolerance and understanding as well as provide an excellent way to develop your students language skills and use of technology. Also available in Spanish and German. You can register on the web site for the English version and find out how to contact the project facilitator for the Spanish and German sections. http://www.iearn.org.au/lewin .

JOIN DISCUSSION IN iearn.asiasoc. Join students in discussing North-South Korea, education in Korea, Japan, Influences of Religion, Fashion, Poverty, and more!

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

GIGGLEPOTZ INTERNET EDUCATOR OF THE MONTH AWARD. Open to teachers and administrators from *any* country "who sees the many possibilities in using Internet technology in the classroom." http://www.gigglepotz.com/itotm.htm or write to award@gigglepotz.com for more information.

BALKAN VOICES - THE BALKANS IN OUR EYES PROJECT WEBSITE UPDATES. http://www.iearn.org/projects/balkanvoices.html

GEMS - a partnership between iEARN and Schools Online - is progressing with students and teachers engaging in collaborative project work in India, Russia, Argentina, Spain, China and Macedonia. An update on GEMS activities in each country is at: http://www.iearn.org/gemsreport/

Coming Soon! Upcoming Events and Projects!

NECC (National Educational Computing Conference). June 25-27, 2001. Chicago, IL. USA. See http://www.neccsite.org/ for more information. Staff from iEARN-US will be in the exhibit hall at Booth 954 and would love to see and meet people there!

AFRICA CONNECTS/I*EARN CONFERENCE - REGISTER NOW! 8th Annual I*EARN Conference- Capetown, South Africa. - 8th July 2001 -14th July 2001. Contact info@ac.wcape.school.za or http://ac.wcape.school.za to register. Or, you can receive a registration form as an automated reply by writing to registration@us.iearn.org . The conference will be hosted by the Western Cape Schools' Network and SchoolNet SA, in conjunction with their annual educational computing conference (July 10-13). 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. Call for Presentations/Workshops: Please register and submit workshop proposals on the conference web site at http://ac.wcape.school.za. Contact prog@ac.wcape.school.za if there are questions about the process for submitting workshop proposals. Selected Presenters will be notified as soon as possible, but no later than June 15.

--------> TOYS FOR AFRICA INITIATIVE. Those attending the conference are asked to bring a toy/toys to be donated to African orphans and hospitalised children, with assistance from the Capetown, Friends of the Children's Hospital group. This initiative is through the I*EARN Breaking the Silence project which deals with issues of student health. http://www.araratcc.vic.edu.au/users/web/speakout/toys.htm. Contact Jo Tate in Australia.