[Year 12 Its] Computer Clubs - iEARN

[Judy Barr]

Hi John
I run a lunchtime group called iEARN. The students are involved in online 
discussions with students around the world. there are approximately 110 
countries involved and there are oodles of different projects that the 
students can become involved in. I find it particularly appeals to girls, 
which complements the programming suggestion that you have already had. I 
facilitate a project called Kindred, which involves students interviewing 
relatives about an event in their life that has been affected by world 
history.

The students really enjoy the Youth Forum, where they can discuss topics of 
interest to teenagers. This can vary from favourite TV shows, music, leisure 
activities to discussion of the Danish cartoon that has caused so much 
controvery. Students can discuss this with kids from coutnries such as Iran, 
Egypt, Pakistan, USA and so on. I felt real success when one of my students 
said it was "better than MSN." It really appealed that she can post a 
message and receive a reply from so many different locations around the 
world and is not so reliant on the people that she knows. The discussions 
are not done in real time but topics of interest can receive dozens of 
replies.

There are lots of other projects that involve Language, Culture, Science and 
so on. please take a look at the international website www.iearn.org or the 
Australian website www.iearn.org.au for more information.

Judy Barr
Head of ICT
St Paul's AGS

President
iEARN Australia Management Team



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walsh, John P" <walsh.john.p at edumail.vic.gov.au>
To: "Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List" 
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Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 3:57 PM
Subject: RE: [Year 12 Its] Computer Clubs


> We run a thing called Clubs and Sports. I focus on Gamemaker...they eat
> it up....a great way of getting students into programming...
>
> John Walsh
> Maryborough Education Centre
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: is-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:is-bounces at edulists.com.au] On
> Behalf Of john edwards
> Sent: Sunday, 26 February 2006 12:03 PM
> To: is at edulists.com.au
> Subject: [Year 12 Its] Computer Clubs
>
> Hi All,
>
> This is more of a general question as opposed to an Information Systems
> one, but is there anyone out there that runs a computer club at their
> school.
>
> If so, how often do you meet and what type of things do you do in the
> club?
>
> I am looking at raising the profile of IT at my school and this seems to
> be the perfect vehicle to do it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John Edwards
> Gippsland Grammar
> Sale, Victoria
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