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Grambow, David. 'Using Computers to Build Commuity: a Fifth Grade teacher offers Practical Strategies for K-6 Teachers' Responsive Classroom, Winter 2002.
iEARN PROJECTS RECOGNIZED AT CABLE AND WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL CHILDNET AWARDS
UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights report, 'Educating Children and Youth Against Racism.' [ in which highlighted iEARN's role in combatting racism through Internet-based education is referenced, noting “iEARN is not solely devoted to anti-racism projects… Still, its anti-racism work is prominent, and far-reaching. Of interest here is the combination of the Internet context – promising the widest possible dissemination of anti-racism materials adaptable to local contexts by local teachers and students – with the formal classroom setting, where materials from everywhere can be marshaled, developed, and contextualized for local needs.â€]
iEARN RECEIVES AWARD GLOBAL YOUTH CHALLENGE: 2000
STOCKHOLM CHALLENGE AWARDS
HIGHLIGHTS BY PBS TELEVISION NETWORK
iEARN TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS ARE FINALISTS IN WIRELESS CHILDNET 2000 AWARDS
Teacher's Guide to International Collaboration on the Internet. Prepared by iEARN-US as part of the US Department of Education's International Education Initiative. November 2000.
Gragert, Edwin. 'It Takes Many Villages to Make a World.' The George Lucas Educational Foundation Newsletter. October 5, 2000.
Gragert, Edwin, 'Expanding International Education Through the Internet: No longer Limited to the Global Studies and Language Curriculum,' White Paper prepared for the Secretary of Education's Conference on Technology in Education, Washington, DC, September 2000.
THE HISTORY CHANNEL AWARD FOR 'RECOMMENDED SITE': 1999
FIRST PEOPLES PROJECT WINS GLOBAL BANGEMANN CHALLENGE AWARD IN EDUCATION: 1999
GLOBAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE AWARDS iEARN WWW SITE: 1998
iEARN AWARDED THE EDNET HERO AWARD: 1998
Rennebohm-Franz, Kristi. 'Toward a Critical Social Consciousness in Children: Multicultural Peace Education in a First Grade Classroom.' Theory into Practice. Autumn 1996: 264-270.
ISTE SIGTEL AWARD: 1995
Copen, Peter. 'Connecting Classrooms through Telecommunications.' Educational Leadership. October 1995: 44-47.
Holland, Matt. 'Planetary Networking for Kids.' In Context: A Quarterly of Humane Sustainable Culture. Winter 1993: 43-45.
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