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Horizon Project 2008 Awards

The final awards for best wiki pages as well as best multimedia (video) were announced at the Awards Ceremony yesterday. Congratulations to ALL students who participated in this project, with a special acknowledgment to those who received awards. more information and a full list of awards with recipients can be found on the Awards Wiki. The multimedia meta-awards, as judged by our guest Terry Freedman, for the top 3 videos for the pr… Continue

Added by Julie Lindsay on June 10, 2008 at 5:51am — No Comments

Announcing the HP 2008 Awards Ceremony

This is it! Get ready for the finale to our project everyone! We are having the Awards Ceremony in Elluminate on Monday June 9 at 7pm GMT (3pm EDT). This is the culmination of the project with awards announced for best wiki pages as well as best multimedia pieces. Also this time we announce our meta-awards for the best of the best with one video being awarded the top 'best of show' prize.… Continue

Added by Julie Lindsay on June 8, 2008 at 11:06pm — No Comments

Horizon Project Awards Ceremony on June 9

I am pleased to announce that the Horizon Project 2008 Awards Ceremony will take place on Monday June 9. This is when the results of the video judging will take place. There will also be other awards and commendations. Don't miss it! More information can be found on the Awards wiki! Continue

Added by Julie Lindsay on June 1, 2008 at 5:16pm — No Comments

Horizon Project in Qatar news

The Penninsula, Qatar's leading English daily paper published a short version of our orignal press release. Here is the online version. I sent them a great pic from my class but it is not in the online version....will have to check the newspaper itself. Did anyone else get local publicity?? Continue

Added by Julie Lindsay on May 27, 2008 at 7:42am — 1 Comment

Judging has started: Well done everyone!

Congratulations to all students who managed to produce a multimedia artifact in time for the judging! I have spent a few hours of the past 2 days watching these videos and tidying up wiki pages (so that it is easier for outsiders to understand what is going on). You should all be feeling a sense of relief and of achievement. What happens now? Well, post-project reflections are very welcome, and please post them on this Ning so we can all read them. Also, don't forget to fill in t… Continue

Added by Julie Lindsay on May 26, 2008 at 5:27pm — No Comments

Farewell, but stay in touch, to Goodland High School

Hi to all of the students at Goodland High School in Kansas of the 21st Century Skills class. We know it is your last day of school, and more significantly for us, the last day you will be working on and involved with the Horizon Project 2008. A big thank you to Tanya and Amy, dedicated teachers, who rose to the challenge of taking their class through the project. A big thank you and con… Continue

Added by Julie Lindsay on May 14, 2008 at 3:41pm — No Comments

Qatar Academy Grade 10 discuss Tapscott and Horizon

Yesterday we had a discussion in class about the keynote that moved onto issues and ideas to with the Horizon Project in general. Here is the link to the podcast on Evoca.com Read my blogpost about this for more details at Students in Qatar discuss Tapscott and Horizon Here is the podcast

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Added by Julie Lindsay on April 22, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

Attention re Appropriate Online Behaviour

As I write this I realise that sometimes appropriate behaviour in one culture is not considered appropriate in others. As a diverse group of classrooms, teachers and students we cannot all expect to be experts on this however we do need to work together and set minimum standards for everyone to adhere to. Recently some students have been taken off the Ning (banned) due to perceived inappropriate behaviour. If this happens to you and you are not sure why you need to check with your classroom tea… Continue

Added by Julie Lindsay on April 20, 2008 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Classrooms apply now until February 29

We are now seriously looking for classrooms to be part of the Horizon Project 2008. If you are interested, fill in the online Google form before February 29. Also, if you have any questions direct them to Julie at lindsay.julie@gmail.com http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pqJ4dDANW0OwSWZq3GAMCPg Continue

Added by Julie Lindsay on February 19, 2008 at 6:49pm — No Comments

How you join in with Horizon Project 2008

So, what can you do to be involved in the Horizon Project 2008?

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Added by Julie Lindsay on February 8, 2008 at 2:50pm — No Comments

Recording of HP08 Information Session

The recording of the information session held in Elluminate on February 6 can be downloaded here.

To view the recording, click the link below:

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Added by Julie Lindsay on February 8, 2008 at 1:04pm — No Comments

Horizon Project 2008 Teacher Meeting February 6

Dear Horizon Project participants

Vicki and I are planning the Horizon Project 2008 and wish to invite interested people to a preliminary information sharing and discussion meeting on Wednesday February 6 at 3pm EST (8pm GMT). We understand that one meeting in one time zone will not be enough however we will make a start with this and work out other meetings, or communications as needed.

Also note our new… Continue

Added by Julie Lindsay on February 3, 2008 at 12:22am — 5 Comments

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Julie Lindsay created this Ning Network.

The Horizon Project is a sister to the Flat Classroom Project. This Ning is where teachers and students will connect, communicate and collaborate for the Horizon Project 2008. Co-founders: Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis