European Teachers' Newsletter #7

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Ideas and Materials
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European Geography and Other Games

This is quite an amazing web site full of interactive games on all kinds of subjects. Try the geography games and the endangered species, but you may also want to try the US presidents, the food chain…pick and choose what suits your pupils.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/

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Food Force Game

This interactive game is inspired by the games our pupils play at home. This time it can be embedded in a whole project about hunger issues in the world.

http://www.food-force.com/

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Learning Circles

This activity is a world standard on international school collaboration; it has been successfully connecting schools for more than10 years. If you are looking for international ventures and need care and guidance, try this one.

http://www.iearn.org/circles/

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HIV and AIDS

UNICEF offers a very complete website full of activities, support, fact sheets, games and resources to those of you who are working on an AIDS project at school.

http://www.unicef.org/voy/explore/aids/explore_1360.html

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What and who’s on
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European Youth Portal

If your pupils are thinking of going to another European country to study or work, or on holiday... if they are looking for activities or opportunities in Europe... if they have something to say, or ask, about European issues, this portal could be a good place to start! It offers you information, news and discussions - all about Europe and relevant to young people.

http://europa.eu/youth/index.cfm?l_id=en
Available in all EU languages
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Asia-Europe Foundation

The Asia-Europe classroom is a great place to go and a great network to join if you are attracted to projects between European and Asian countries. They provide projects, contacts and resources.

http://www.aec.asef.org/index_flash.html
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Google for Educators

Google is quite an impressive set of tools, groups, and contents that can be used at school too…for those who do not know about it there is a Google for Educators area.

http://www.google.com/educators/index.html
http://www.google.com/educators/activities.html

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Rewarding the best
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Think Quest Competition 2008

ThinkQuest inspires students to think, connect, create, and share. Students work in teams to build innovative and educational websites to share with the world. Along the way, they learn research, writing, teamwork, and technology skills and compete for exciting cash prizes.

http://www.thinkquest.org/

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Mondialogo School Contest

The Mondialogo School Contest has brought together more than 60,000 students from 140 countries over the past four years and has thus become the largest worldwide school contest in support of intercultural dialogue. You can register until the first of November.

http://www.mondialogo.org/141.html?&L=en&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=%2070

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Saving Sick Mother Earth
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Conservation International

This website provides you or anyone who is interested in issues related to our natural environment with an impressive wealth of information, activities and materials for schools.

http://www.conservation.org/
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Leonardi di Caprio Eco Site

Your success is guaranteed when you ask pupils, especially girls, to go to the Leonardo di Caprio web site! He is involved in environmental issues and proposes wonderful learning and action opportunities to young people.

http://www.leonardodicaprio.org/

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National Geographic

The National Geographic web site is and has always been wonderful. Don’t forget to take a look at it from time to time The quality is always there.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/