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Beginning on October 15, 2011!! Please research the countries/groups of students with whom you want to collaborate and communicate.





1. Name of Project: The Local History

2. Brief one-sentence description of project: Local History is the history of our home places which can also include the history of our families, descriptions of traditions, country cuisine and folklore.

Students conduct research about the history of their local communities and then share their findings in the form of essays, power point presentations, art and photos in an on-line forum. Cross-cultural comparisons are made from the international postings.

3. Full description of project: The Local History Project is a teacher-directed students collaborative project in which students research the history of their communities and share their findings with their global peers.

The Local History Project serves the goals of the International Education and Resources Network ( iEARN ) and enables the youth and teachers to collaborate locally and globally, using IC technologies to enhance learning and make a difference in their own communities and around the world.

The goal of the project

- To teach students to care about the place they live, appreciate historical and cultural environment, to care and respect older generations, to understand and appreciate a historical heritage of the past and the present.

- To create background of their own history and enhance awareness of the significance of local history to students’ present lives.

- To develop research skills using a variety of sources such as interviews, letters, diaries and books.

- To form and develop academic skills, thinking, reasoning and teamwork skills.

- To form and develop key foreign language competencies and skills.

- To develop ICT skills

4. Age/level of project participants: 6-18

5. Timetable/Schedule for the project: September 15, 2011 – June 15, 2011

6. Possible project/classroom activities: Writing essays and making power point presentations and sharing them on the project forum; discussions on the project forum to learn more about the local history issues of project partners; sharing photos and art representing cultural diversity of project participants, traditions, country cuisine and folklore; live sessions via Skype or Blackboard(former Elluminate).

7. Expected outcomes/products: Students will create school sites or blogs; publish booklets or magazines; organize art or photo exhibitions at their schools. Project participants will get a Certificat e of Participation.

8. Project contribution to others and the planet: When students of different ages living apart explore and conduct research of their own home place, learn the history of their families and settlements, they contribute to their general knowledge of cultures and traditions. If they write to their peers in a foreign language, their motivation is increased. This project will also develop and enhance 21 st century skills.

9. Project language(s): English as the language of international communication (Participants can also share their work in other languages as well)

10. Curriculum area: Social studies, Language Arts

11. Names/email of initial participating groups: iEARN community

12. Names of facilitator(s): Shukufa Najafova (Azerbaijan), Rimma Zhukova (Russia), Oleg Zhukov (a student from Russia)

13. Emails of facilitator(s): shukufa1961@yahoo.com, rimma_zhuk@yahoo.com , zhukov_oleg@yahoo.com

14 . iEARN Forum: @http://foro.iearn.org/iearnforums/localhistory

15. Local History project blog @http://localhistoryshukufa.blogspot.com/