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Basic Project Information |
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Title: MY COMMUNITY (ID:2634)
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Begin & End Dates: 9/01/04 to
5/31/06
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Number of Classrooms: 5
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Age Range: 10 to 17 years
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Target Audience: United States
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Summary:
In this project, schools in the US and Uzbekistan create a ‘Partners Site’ based on original research into their communities.
Weeks 1-3: Classes research and post information on a site which contains the following sections: Government, Media, History, Culture, Education, Economy, Location, and People. [There will be a special template for this project which will enable classes to insert the information that they find.] Week 4: Partner classes meet online to discuss their findings and ask questions about each other’s websites. Week 5: Participating students conduct presentations for their schools about their partner class.
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Project Details |
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Project Level: Basic Project
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Curriculum Fit: English as Foreign Language; International Relations; Multicultural Studies; Social Studies; Technology
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Technologies Used: Discussion Forum; Email; List server; Student created Webs; Graphics: photo; draw; paint; Text: stories; essays; letters
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Collaboration Styles Used: Electronic Publishing; Information Exchange; Electronic Appearance or Q & A; Global Classroom; Intercultural Exchange; Virtual Meeting or Gathering
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Full Project Description:
MY COMMUNITY is just one of several projects offered by School Connectivity for Uzbekistan, a program funded by the US Department of State and administered by IREX. The project is flexible and can be started at any time. |
Objectives:
Students will engage in cross-cultural sharing of their home communities. |
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Project Sponsor: IREX (School Connectivity for Uzbekistan)
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Registration Information |
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Registration Status:
Closed
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Registration Dates:
9/01/04
to 3/30/05
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Registration Instructions:
Please contact the project coordinator.
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to send email to project coordinator.
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