ISTE-NASA Education Project Application Deadline, January 15
ISTE and NASA are collaborating to provide a great project for Middle and High School teachers who are enthusiastic about SPACE. The selected teachers will work together in groups to produce educational materials for teachers and students about the Earth’s magnetosphere. The final projects stand a chance to be featured at the ISTE 2012 annual conference and exposition, and may also be selected for publication on the NASA website.
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Our world is definitely becoming a global village! It is so much easier to connect with classes around the world in our technological age than ever before. It is really worth finding a global project to involve your class in. If you are looking for ways to connect with others here are a few ideas of places to start.
1. Global collaborative projects
http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/Global_Collaborative_Projects.htm#Start Your Own Collaborative Project
2. Kidlink
http://www.kidlink.org/kidspa...
We have all heard of the UNICEF Children’s Rights. This is such a topical subject and it is worth getting your class to learn more about children’s rights around the world. This is one of the IEARN projects that Omashani Naidoo, the Operations Manager at SchoolNet South Africa has brought to my attention.
Omashani says, “My friend Annie Flore is a coordinator of this project. This would really be a wonderful opportunity for SA learners to give their point of view and let other countri...
Last year we participated in a yearly project run by Terry Smith, Assistant Professor of Education at Western Illinois University in the USA. I was the IT support to Grade 5B at Fish Hoek Primary who actually won the Top Monster Award with their Tokoloshi Afrika! Let me tell you about it – maybe you would like to participate this year.
A word from Terry Smith the project leader
“Greetings Monster Makers,
Remember Tokoloshi-Afrika from Mrs. Beagley’s class in Cape Town, Sout...
Are you planning a collaborative project this year or next year? Have you considered linking with a school in Israel? I must confess I have done projects with schools in many countries but have never had a school from Israel among them. Via Twitter (@Langwitches) I came across this link today. It seems that RT the Israel Ministry of Education looking for twin schools around the world
http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/MadaTech/hatamat_marechet_21/lemida_shtufit.htm
T...
It is really worth participating in SchoolNet’s Adobe Youth Voices programme as Hlengiwe Mfeka discovered. Hlengiwe took part in the programme, and she and 2 of her learners from Mconjwana High School in rural KZN were selected to go to Santa Clara, California on the 2 August 2011 to attend the Adobe Youth Voices Summit where their very thought-provoking and moving movie on Street Children was screened. Let me tell you a bit about Hlengwie. She is currently working for SchoolNet SA as ...
