The document outlines the principles and objectives of telecollaboration and iEARN (International Education and Resource Network), emphasizing its role in facilitating online project-based learning among students globally. It details steps for starting projects, project themes, and tips for effective collaboration and communication within these educational initiatives. iEARN aims to enhance learning, promote civil awareness, and build a supportive community of educators and learners through technology-supported activities.

1. Technology supported Learning ProjectsAl Amria High Scool -BeniMellalSaturday , Feb 20th , 2010MrMbarekAkaddarHassan II High SchoolBeniMellal

2. The main points of the presentaionWhat’stelecollaboration ?What’stelecollaborativeprojectwork ?What’s IEARN ?Characteristics of IEARN projectsThe WayWe Play Project Steps to start a project on IEARNTips for IEARN project management

3. What’s Telecollaboration? Telecollaboration is a structured activity in which students use Internet tools such as e-mail, chat, Web pages, blogs,wikis ,forums , podcasts, etc. to access, process and share data and to communicate, cooperate and collaborate.

4. Telecollaborative Project Work Telecollaborative project work is a term that has developed to describe online student project work that combines the use of telecollaboration and some form of a project-based activity.In other words , it is technology supported learning projects

5. International Education and Resource Network

6. over 30,000 schools and youth organizations in 130 countries. Over 2,000,000 students each day are engaged in collaborative project work worldwide.an inclusive and culturally diverse communitya safe and structured environment in which young people can communicate

7. an opportunity to apply knowledge in service-learning projectsa community of educators and learners making a difference as part of the educational processiEARN empowers teachers and young people to work together online using the Internet and other new communications technologies.

8. To facilitate teacher and student-directed collaborative on-line project work

9. To create global, national, and local support structures to sustain project work

10. To demonstrate that on-line education can enhance learning and improve the quality of life on the planet iEARN Goals

11. iEARN Platform a safe and structured environment for children to communicatea known audience for writing and reading for a purposean opportunity to apply knowledge in service-learning projectsan inclusive and culturally diverse community of supportive educatorsopportunities to meet f2f– Morocco 2009

12. Stimulate students’ engagement and service in their community.Develop civil awareness and responsibility.Build a supportive community of educators that share the latest teaching methodologies.Integrate technology in the curriculum in meaningful projects.Improve learning and teaching practices.iEARN Project Objectives

13. iEARN Project RequirementsAddress a real life question or problem thatis interesting & exciting to you AND your students.Have accessible & age appropriate resources to investigate the topic.

14. Provide opportunities to make connections to other classes as well as in and out of school and enhance critical thinking and problem solving skills.

15. Involve students in team work.

16. Can be addressed through a variety of strategies & activities.

17. Help students with various strengths and inclinations.iEARN Project ThemesChild LaborChildren’s rightsEnvironment and EcologyGender equityGlobalizationHuman rights PeacePrejudice and discrimination

18. Racism

19. Refugees,Conflicts and warsTolerance,

20. Women’s rights and role in society

21. PovertyThe Way We Play Project

22. The Way We Play Project

23. The Way We Play Project

24. The Way We Play Project

25. The Way We Play Project

26. Step One: Complete iEARN RegistrationStep Two: Choose a project that fits your curriculum, timeline, ages of your students, appropriate languages, etc.Step Three: Create a list of your objectives for choosing and joining a project.Step Four: Contact the project facilitator.Step Five: Introduce the project to your students.Step Six: introduce yourself and your class in the project forum. Have students respond to other students before posting their own work.Step Seven: Have students publish their work.Step Eight: Share your work locally, and continue participation in iEARN.How to Start?

27. describe the essence of your message in the Subject linewrite the most important things in the first paragraphLimit the number of attachments you post to the forumsTry to configure your mailing software so that it sends out only plain text Tips for Posting on Forums

28. Try to create a globally aware classroom/school environmentCreate a system for peer-editing in your classCommunicatesothatyour participants know thatyou are stillinterestedEnsure language is cross culturalTips for Successful Participation

29. Thank you very much Your questions are welcome