January 2/6 2003Portugal, Multiversum V meeting1 Multiversum V meeting Portugal January 2/ IRRE Toscana - Italy changes in the staff work with schools: progress and setbacks

January 2/6 2003Portugal, Multiversum V meeting2 IRRE - changes in the staff Bernardo Draghi and Anna Fochi go on co- operating but as external experts: respectively, Bernardo: financial and administrative issues; Anna: contents and overall organisation. IRRE contact staff: Alberto Moreni Gloria Bernardi Maurizio Favilli

January 2/6 2003Portugal, Multiversum V meeting3 work with schools Six hypermedia have been completed or partly completed different ages of students two hypermedia are in English, the others in Italian, but one with the homepage in English and two with an introducing file in English.

January 2/6 2003Portugal, Multiversum V meeting4 work with schools - setbacks It has been necessary to substitute some schools and integrate the list of participants: some teachers had moved to other schools or had been working with final classes some teachers/students and schools need longer times, especially if they joined the project as absolute beginners

January 2/6 2003Portugal, Multiversum V meeting5 work with schools - setbacks we have had and still have to fight against the idea that a product cannot be shown until it is perfected. the idea of one’s work in progress shared through the Internet as a great opportunity for everyone to learn is still difficult to be actually accepted.

January 2/6 2003Portugal, Multiversum V meeting6 work with schools international dimension An encouraging number of schools has shown interest in joining the EUN schools webpage and are ready to take part in the Multiversum week Yet at present they still need more constant support by IRRE Toscana, which lately has been enough guaranteed