Your Name and Title:
Nicolle Boujaber-Diederichs, iEARN USA Master Trainer and Project Facilitator; Chris Stevens Youth Network (CSYN) Facilitator, Social Studies Teacher
School or Organization Name:
iEARN USA and Lake Nona High School, Orlando, Florida, USA
Co-Presenter Name(s):
Said Belgra, iEARN Morocco (invited)
Asma Albriki, iEARN Oman (invited)
Area of the World from Which You Will Present:
United States, Morocco, Oman
Language in Which You Will Present:
English
Target Audience(s):
Teachers
Short Session Description (one line):
The presentation/discussion "My Identity, Your Identity Culture Project: Global Online Collaboration in Action" will focus on the structure, content and benefits of the iEARN online web forum project--My Identity, Your Identity where students and teachers connect to learn about one another’s cultures.
Full Session Description (as long as you would like):
My Identity, Your Identity Culture Project: Global Online Collaboration in Action, Nicolle Boujaber-Diederichs, Lake Nona High School (iEARN-USA), Said Belgra (iEARN-Morocco), Asmaa Al-Beriki (iEARN-Oman).
The presentation/discussion "My Identity, Your Identity Culture Project: Global Online Collaboration in Action" will focus on the structure, content and benefits of the online web forum project--My Identity, Your Identity. By using the iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) online platform, this project encourages students to explore and research the elements that form their identities and share their findings with students in other countries. The project helps students realize the importance of their traditions and value of their culture in their country and how the students participating from different countries are more the same than different. Participating countries include: Oman, USA, Chile, Morocco, Belarus, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Russia, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom etc.
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