Join TakingITGlobal
Home Home Tags iearn2010
TIG Tags TIG Tags
Tags are one word descriptors, used to mark any content on the site for easy searching later. The best tags are ones that describe the content in a single word, and are common enough that people can easily search for specific content relating to that single word. Any item can have more then one tag and are split by commas.


Items tagged with: iearn2010
Tag was last used: Jul 15, 2010
 
Express Yourself Express Yourself
 
TIG Blogs
Posted By:  enirukaj
Posted On:  Jul 15, 2010

  Why iEARN matters: Inspiration

July 12 to 17 are just five days. Five whole days I once spent idling on the beaches of Italy and Greece. Five days I once spend playing silly games as a child. Just another five days of a week. Another week of a life. But this year, those five days marked the days of the 2010 iEARN...... [view]

Posted By:  sidibay92
Posted On:  Jul 15, 2010

  child soldiers

My name is Mohamed Sidibay, a native of Sierra Leone, a small, beautiful country located on the West coast of Africa. As a child, I never had a normal upbringing; my childhood was forcefully taken away from me by the very adult who once said "we are the future leaders of tomorrow". The adults...... [view]

Posted By:  iremkhan
Posted On:  Jul 15, 2010

  Social Change a Click Away

The Social Networking workshop began with two videos, both with a focus to engage their audiences into social consciousness and change. Presented by the organization Free the Children, the workshop covered the importance of conveying messages of change using mediums of social media such as...... [view]

Posted By:  RKumar
Posted On:  Jul 15, 2010

  Social, Social, Social...it makes my head spin...

Hey everyone, So after enjoying two workshops and currently sitting in my third I am totally blown away by the importance of social media, social networking and their relevance in everyday life. A lot of the participants I am surrounded by are already very aware of the type of social medias...... [view]

Posted By:  LaniC
Posted On:  Jul 15, 2010

  W.A.K.E UP!

W.A.K.E- worthy argument, attach people emotionally, know your audience, effective imagery! The workshop Action Planning W.A.K.E: The Four Pillars of Awareness, Free the Children was about cause marketing campaigns and how reach and the effect people take away from social visual imagines. The...... [view]

Posted By:  LaniC
Posted On:  Jul 15, 2010

  Who's Your Hero?

Thursday morning started off with a presentation of the My Hero Project. The project highlights students and their heros from around the world who are sharing their stories. The project celebrates global learning and the celebration of inspirational people. Slater Kemker, a student and filmmaker...... [view]

Posted By:  RKumar
Posted On:  Jul 15, 2010

  Day 4 of the Conference

Hey Everyone! For those of you who don't know me, my name is Rachna Kumar and I just arrived at the iEARN Conference last night (Wednesday). As it is only my first day at the Conference I really did not know what to expect. I have not been disappointed and cannot wait to see how the next two...... [view]

Posted By:  LaniC
Posted On:  Jul 14, 2010

  Cultural Night!

Cultural night was destined to be a great evening! To get everyone’s energies back up from a long eventful day the showcase started with a drumming circle, which was created from a drumming workshop earlier in the day. You could feel the beat vibrating throughout the auditorium. With...... [view]

Posted By:  neeyam
Posted On:  Jul 13, 2010

  iEARN Day 1 (and a half )

so growing up i was always told to mind my own business and not bother listening to issues that affected those around me because i couldnt do aything about them . i usually felt like i truly didnt belong anywhere, i felt too mature when i was around kids my age because i had this active...... [view]

Posted By:  iremkhan
Posted On:  Jul 13, 2010

  FLASHMOB!!

Today's schedule called for a practice Flashmob, in preperation for the final performance at the gala on Friday! Although I never knew what it was I was excited to try it out. Flashmob is a choreographed dance that was created from youth members from Spain, but this video probably explains it...... [view]

Posted By:  LaniC
Posted On:  Jul 13, 2010

  Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

The second day started with an environmental panel and the audience participating in a rain making exercise. The first two speakers where from Japan and discussed the important concept of diversity in an environmental ecosystem as well as a human ecosystem. Cross-cultural learning is extremely...... [view]

Thread Pages 1 2 3  »