2. June 20/24th 2001Newry - Northern Ireland (UK)1 Multiversum II project meeting Irre Toscana actions undertaken

3. June 20/24th 2001Newry - Northern Ireland (UK)2 The local project  A parallel project: same aims and objectives, same main output (open and collaborative hypertext on TIME), same length, same criteria for the school selection  implementation: since last Autumn  teachers from schools of Livorno, Siena

4. June 20/24th 2001Newry - Northern Ireland (UK)3 The local project  2000-2001: teachers from 52 schools asked to take part - actual attendance: about 40 schools  October/March: professional development focused on ICT (theoretical and educational issues rather than technical ones)  three meetings for the whole group, three following-up workshops(local level, local tutors)

5. June 20/24th 2001Newry - Northern Ireland (UK)4 The local project I phase contents Plenary meetings  hypertext as technology and writing  hypertext as learning environment  hypertext as a peculiar means of knowledge development

6. June 20/24th 2001Newry - Northern Ireland (UK)5 The local project I phase contents Local workshops  (e-mail, forum) - browsing on the internet: analyses and evaluation of educational websites  identifying key-nodes and planning/drawing “key-node maps” (use of specific software: Inspiration)  discussing and identifying individual needs with regards to hypertext authoring

7. June 20/24th 2001Newry - Northern Ireland (UK)6 The local project II phase contents (April/June) TIME  an in-presence meeting for the whole group  Internet: memory, oblivion  Time and everyday life (sociology)  a distance “table ronde” (history, music, physics, mathematics, chemistry, sociology…)

8. June 20/24th 2001Newry - Northern Ireland (UK)7 The local project II phase contents  (end of may) teachers choose the topics, classes, etc. for the next school year projects, leading to the class/school hypertexts  thought we would have a reduction in participation…  30 projects (30 schools), often involving more than one class in the same school

9. June 20/24th 2001Newry - Northern Ireland (UK)8 The local project III phase contents  (sept./october) courses on html authoring (21 hours) with local tutors  (autumn) key - issues still to be dealt with: ICT in primary education (i.e. focus on differences between ages of students); assessing and evaluating students’ learning when working with ICT and hypertexts.  one meeting for the whole group  dedicated forums for teachers