International Day at the TEC Center 13/05/2015

TEC International Day will open with a tour of our virtual Island
WEDNESDAY 13.5.2015

International Day of the TEC Center 13/05/15

TEC International Day will open with a tour of our virtual Island WEDNESDAY 13.5.2015

Welcome

Prepare yourself

how to use Blackboard

Instructor manual for blackboard

how to use blackboard collaborate on your smartphone

For technical support: +972-52-8493147

Simultaneous translations

TEC Island- Guided tour

TEC Island - A tour of our virtual Island

We have arranged special guided tours of the Virtual TEC Island. The tour includes visits to Holy sites and exhibitions of the work carried out this year in the TEC Center as well as a virtual food court where you will have to order in Arabic, Hebrew or English according to the restaurant!

A taste of TEC Island

Our first English tour leaves at 11.45 AM on 13th of May 2015 We have another tour-VIP - which leaves at 18.45

All times are Israel time which is GMT + 2

For tours in Hebrew and Arabic

please see the appropriate sites.

13.05.2015 Synchronous panels and discussions

All the sessions will have simultaneous translations to English, Hebrew and Arabic

All times are Israel time which is

GMT + 2

Simultaneous translations

12.00-12:45
New Zealand- Israel panel: Understanding multi culturalism through international classes.

Chairperson:Dr. Elaine Hoter - TEC center
Prof. Niki Davis - University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Panel: Honorary Consul of New Zealand in Israel Mr, Gad Propper, and teachers in the project from New Zealand and Israel

13:00-14:00

Panel: Policy makers, Who is responsible for advancing intercultural education?
Moderator: Dr. Miri Shonfeld

Participants: Shevi Govrin, Eyal Ram, Ruti Peled, Ruthi Serlin, Roni Dayan, Dr. Asmaa Ganayem

14:00-15:00
Panel: School Principals of Tec4Schools program

Led by Nizam Atalla and Tamar Avni

Dr. Miki Kritz and participating principals

19:00-20:00
International panel: Challenges for teachers of multi-cultural environment online programs.

Led by Prof. Roger Austin (University of Ulster, Northern Ireland) and Dr. Elaine Hoter (TEC Center)

with the participation of teachers and mentors from Northern Ireland and Israel: Lucy Greene, Dr. Manal Yazbak, Honayda Smarya, Inbal frankovieg

An Island of Harmony

The TEC multi cultural program brings together thousands of children and students from different cultures to study and interact together in protected online and virtual environments In our international day you can experience online collaborative learning with cutting edge educational technology with leaders of education in Israel and abroad

Operating instructions to particpate in the TEC Virtual Island Experience

Click here to prepare your computer for the Island

Click here For operating instructions for the island

Video clip how to get into the TEC Island

Heritage in the net age

During the course of the year, the children got to know each other both in a personal and in a cultural sense. This acquaintanceship was accomplished via various technological modes; sharing pictures and reactions, voice files, and by preparing shared assignments.

View selected examples from the "Heritage in the net age" exhibition now open on the TEC virtual Island

תערוכת אשכולות

Download some games on the TEC Center

Dilemmas

Israeli society poses special challenges in education because of its multicultural makeup, as well as its clear separation between the various sectors in the educational system. Enter and discover the unique challenges we encountered during our work on the TEC project. Share your opinions and ideas with us: How would you have acted in these cases?