My city and Me – An Open Door To The World - Discussions

Your Name and Title: Mrs. Cristina Nenciu, Mathematics Teacher

School, Library, or Organization Name: Elementary School no. 8, Constanta, Romania

Co-Presenter Name(s): -

Country from Which You Will Present: Romania

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience (such as primary school teachers, high school administrators, students, etc.):

Primary/middle school teachers

Short Session Description (one line): My city and Me – An Open Door To The World

Full Session Description (as long as you would like):

For any child, the city one lives in is the center of one’s universe - home. As they grow up, they keep pushing at the boundaries of this universe, until one day, when they discover there are no boundaries... We share one world, with a googolplex of voices, and all just a click away.

For my 11-12 year students, the My city and Me project has done just that: for the first time, they had a chance to explore, exchange ideas and share experiences with other kids from around the globe. And they have been able to do that, without travelling thousands of miles away from home.

My presentation focuses on what this project meant for us: for me, as their coordinator and for my students, working together on their very first project of this kind.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session (if any): -

iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit 2012 Session Acceptance

Thank you so much for your session proposal for the 2012 iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit! We're please to let you know that your submission has been accepted! Your proposal is now in the "iEARN accepted proposals" list on the website. Here are some important tasks for you.

1. Because we have sessions being presented from all different time zones, as a speaker you actually schedule your own session time at http://iearn.youcanbook.me. This allows you to see the available slots and to pick something that works within your time zone, work schedule, or other constraints. We're quite proud of how this works, as it is one of the benefits of a virtual conference, but if you should fun into any difficulties finding a time that works for you, email me directly (dmidness@us.iearn.org).

We encourage you to do this quickly, as proposals are being reviewed in the order in which they were submitted, so your priority for selecting a session time depends on you scheduling right away. When you do select you time, be sure that the scheduling system has the correct time zone for you!
To schedule your session, you should open http://www.globaleducationconference.comto your presentation proposal (you can do a search on your name to find it, or click on "My Page" in the top menu and then click on the "discussion" link on the left side to find it). Open the session booking link from above in another tab. You will find it easiest to copy the information from one to the other rather than re-type it. Once completed, you will receive an email confirmation of your booking.

2. As a presenter, you need to make sure you are a member of the iEARN conference "presenters group" on the network website. Most of our announcements to speakers will be sent to the members of this group, so as not to email all site members. Join the group (or check to make sure you're already a member) athttp://www.globaleducationconference.com/group/iearn-2012-conferenc....

3. Presenters are responsible for knowing how to use Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). We will have a cadre of volunteers on hand during the conference to help with any issues, but you need to go through the moderator training for Collaborate if you are not a seasoned user. There will be a variety of training resources at the GEC Collaborate website, and we email the speakers group in some weeks alerting you to actual live training sessions.

Again, we are so delighted to have you participating in the 2012 iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit. Thank you!

Best,
iEARN Conference Planning Committee
iearn2012@lists.iearn.org

Replies

Olga Prokhorenko November 8, 2012 at 8:44am

Dear Cristina! I saw your proposal and was very glad to know that you will have a session on our project My city and Me - I don't know the time yet but if I can I will join your sesiion with great pleasure

Olga Prokhorenko, Moscow Russia
- Cristina Nenciu > Olga Prokhorenko November 12, 2012 at 10:28am
  
  Hello, dear Olga !
  
  Nice seeing your message here. My presentation starts at 4 pm - Bucharest time, on Friday.
  
  If you can join, it would be a pleasure.
  
  Best,
  
  Cristina, Romania
Diane Midness October 15, 2012 at 4:32pm

iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit 2012 Session Acceptance

Thank you so much for your session proposal for the 2012 iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit! We're please to let you know that your submission has been accepted! Your proposal is now in the "iEARN accepted proposals" list on the website. Here are some important tasks for you.

1. Because we have sessions being presented from all different time zones, as a speaker you actually schedule your own session time at http://iearn.youcanbook.me. This allows you to see the available slots and to pick something that works within your time zone, work schedule, or other constraints. We're quite proud of how this works, as it is one of the benefits of a virtual conference, but if you should fun into any difficulties finding a time that works for you, email me directly (dmidness@us.iearn.org).

We encourage you to do this quickly, as proposals are being reviewed in the order in which they were submitted, so your priority for selecting a session time depends on you scheduling right away. When you do select you time, be sure that the scheduling system has the correct time zone for you!
To schedule your session, you should open http://www.globaleducationconference.comto your presentation proposal (you can do a search on your name to find it, or click on "My Page" in the top menu and then click on the "discussion" link on the left side to find it). Open the session booking link from above in another tab. You will find it easiest to copy the information from one to the other rather than re-type it. Once completed, you will receive an email confirmation of your booking.

2. As a presenter, you need to make sure you are a member of the iEARN conference "presenters group" on the network website. Most of our announcements to speakers will be sent to the members of this group, so as not to email all site members. Join the group (or check to make sure you're already a member) athttp://www.globaleducationconference.com/group/iearn-2012-conferenc....

3. Presenters are responsible for knowing how to use Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). We will have a cadre of volunteers on hand during the conference to help with any issues, but you need to go through the moderator training for Collaborate if you are not a seasoned user. There will be a variety of training resources at the GEC Collaborate website, and we email the speakers group in some weeks alerting you to actual live training sessions.

Again, we are so delighted to have you participating in the 2012 iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit. Thank you!

Best,
iEARN Conference Planning Committee
iearn2012@lists.iearn.org

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