Fequently
Asked Questions about iEARN
 What
countries are involved?
See
an updated list of countries
What
ages/grades are iEARN students?
iEARN students range
from 5-19 and include students from the first grade to seniors in high
school.
iEARN also works
with a number of college and university education programs and teacher
training institutes.
In
what curriculum areas are iEARN projects?
iEARN projects are
designed by teachers to meet specific curriculum needs in their classrooms.
They are in the areas of:
How
many schools participate in iEARN?
Internationally,
there are approximately 20,000 schools and youth organizations in
iEARN.
What
kind of Internet connection is required?
It is possible to
participate in iEARN projects with any level of connection, whether
via the WWW or via e-mail.
What
materials are availabe to iEARN participants?
Can
my students work in Arabic? in English? in Kiswahili? in Persian?
in Spanish? in French? in Portuguese?
Yes! See the Language
Resource Page, which provides links to these and many other language
communities and resources within iEARN.
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How can I find out what projects
are currently happening in iEARN?
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- There are a number
of ways to find current projects in the network. In addition to the
Project Description Book which is mailed out to all members yearly,
there is also the searchable Projects
Database on the WWW, the project
description pages on this website.
What
kind of support does iEARN provide?
iEARN provides many
levels of support. In addition to the materials listed above, iEARN
provides on-line support with a guaranteed response time of less than
24 hours for questions. Questions can be sent to: support@us.iearn.org.
What
is the cost for participating schools?
Check http://www.iearn.org/join/
for more information about membership in iEARN, as each country
has its own process for joining.
May I link to
iEARN?
Sure. We would be
happy to have help spreading the word about the projects that students
and teachers are working on in iEARN. Feel free to use the image below
to link to http://www.iearn.org.
Or, for
images better suited for printing (high resolution):
Brief
description for linking: iEARN (International Education
and Resource Network) is a non-profit that enables teachers and students
to use the Internet and other new technologies to design and
collaborate on
educational
projects that make a difference in the world.
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