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The lastest newsletter from World Links for Development, a project of the World Bank Institute.
mark
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World Links for Development (WorLD) newsletter
...linking students and teachers in developing
countries with their counterparts around the world
http://www.worldbank.org/worldlinks
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in this issue...
1. Some WorLD school project web sites
2. WorLD English training materials on-line!
3. From the United Nations
4. WorLD training highlights
5. Cool tools and web sites
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Some WorLD school project web sites
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About 15 projects have been added to the WorLD school projects gallery page featuring project web sites that WorLD schools (in collaboration with other schools and organizations around the world) have been involved in. If you have a free moment, visit the "Virtual museum of flora and fauna" (Peru), "21st Century Schoolhouse" (Uganda), "Turkish Cuisine" (Turkey) and other web sites showcasing project work by students around the world.
links to these projects are available at:
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WorLD English training materials on-line!
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The new WorLD English language training materials are on-line! Produced in collaboration with the Global SchoolNet Foundation, they offer a wealth of in-depth resources, examples, models, guides and tutorials to support and expand ideas, information and skills provided through WorLD Program training workshops.
the English language training materials are available at
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Resources from the United Nations
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UNICEF's Voices of Youth project invites you to discuss with us how this world can become a place where the rights of every child are protected.
The United Nations CyberSchoolBus promotes education about international issues and the United Nations
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and others have teamed up to produce NetAid, "a community of conscience dedicated to providing basic needs: food, shelter, legal protection, human rights and health care".
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WorLD training highlights
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October saw WorLD training activities take place in seven countries! Highlights included regional workshops in Peru and Mozambique, national training sessions in Chile and Zimbabwe, and computer maintenance courses for educators in Senegal.
for more information about the recent computer maintenance training in Senegal, please visit the WorLD-Senegal web site at:
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Cool tools and web sites
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National Geographic recently released its new free MapMachine!
Encyclopedia Britannica recently decided to offer on-line access to the contents of its massive database of information free of charge! Since the announcement, they have had some difficulties handling the increase in traffic (so you may want to check back again if the site is busy when you try to access it)
in this issue...
1. Some WorLD school project web sites
2. WorLD English training materials on-line!
3. From the United Nations
4. WorLD training highlights
5. Cool tools and web sites
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visit the WorLD web site at http://www.worldbank.org/worldlinks!
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