I*EARN IN ACTION #82, August 18, 2000

I*EARN News Flashes!

HIGHLIGHTING I*EARN PROJECTS. I*EARN-US is in the process of redesigning its website to include a different "project feature" on its homepage each month. We want to share the compelling human stories about things that have happened in your schools or communities through your involvement in an I*EARN project. Stories should be between 300-600 words and should include a photograph too. Though all submitted stories may not be used on the site, all stories submitted will become part of an I*EARN stories archive accessible to all I*EARN teachers and coordinators to be used for newsletters, etc. Stories and attached photographs can be e-mailed to <projectstories@us.iearn.org>.
 
TO ALL WHO ATTENDED THE SMILE TRAIN CLEFT BUDDY WORKSHOP IN BEIJING. Unfortunately, someone left with our address booklet and we have lost all of the names of those interested. Anyone who attended the Smile Train Cleft Buddy presentation in China, please email Michele Sinesky in the USA.

Join Us! Seeking Contacts, Contributions and Collaborators
For a full listing of I*EARN projects, see <iearn.ideas>.
 
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IN ARTWORK. (from the materials of the Convention on the Rights of Children). The idea is to help children realize the Convention as the key to understanding their legal status in the society through Arts. Students become acquainted with the Convention, discuss it, create artwork, posters, comments or essays on the articles and exchange them. Contact Olga Novak, Elena Rekichinskaja, Marina Kosinova in Russia. Forum: <iearn.globalart>.
 
LOCAL HISTORY PROJECT. Students are invited to participate in this project which will continue until July 2001. There are several schools from Europe participating but very few from other countries. The project is very simple. Students research the history of their area or town and send their contributions to iearn.kidscan. Partners can be arranged for private correspondence. Contact Margaret Shearn in Australia to register. All articles are published on the website at <http://www.skiptonps.vie.edu.au/history>.
 
NEW MILLENNIUM CARD-GLOBAL ART PROJECT. Our youth have a wonderful chance to wish best things for the future generations, to share and express their ideas about our planet in the future and to think about the problems of the surrounding world. (artworks, postcards, essays: "My vision of the 3d Millennium", or a title for the 21st century). Contact: Olga Novak, Elena Rekichinskaja, Marina Kosinovain Russia. Forum: <iearn.globalart>.
 
TEDDY BEAR PARTICIPANTS NEEDED. There lots of teachers waiting for partners in the Teddy Bear project. Please register at <http://www.iearn.org.au/tbear> or send the following information to Muriel Wells in Australia. Teacher's name, Grade level, School Name, Street, City, State, Country, Post Code, Email address.

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

MY SOUND OF MUSIC 2000 PROJECT: <http://www.geocities.com/petrudumitru/mysound/>. Thanks to Petru Dumitru.
 
PHOTOS FROM I*EARN CONFERENCE IN BEIJING. The Giant Mosaic Project done at the conference is now available at
<http://www.araratcc.vic.edu.au/users/web/mosaic/index.htm>.
 
I*EARN SCHOOL IN AUSTRALIA WINS WEBSITE AWARD. Congratulations to Skipton Priamry School for winning an Australia wide website
competition run by Edulink and the Australian Scholarship Group. See <http://www.skiptonps.vic.edu.au>.

Coming Soon! Upcoming Events and Projects!

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH PARLIAMENT 2000 (IYP2000). Sydney, Australia, October 19th to 28th, 2000. <http://www.caa.org.au/parliament>.
 
8th ANNUAL I*EARN CONFERENCE: "AFRICA CONNECTS: EDUCATION IN THE INTERNET AGE"- July 9-14 2001 in Cape Town, South Africa at the University of Cape Town. Organized by the Western Cape Schools Network, SchoolNet SA, and I*EARN. Contact <info@wcsn.wcape.school.za> or <http://www.wcape.school.za/iearn/>.

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.