The sixth installment of the AEC-NET Conference was co-organised from 9 to 13 October 2006 in Kerkini, Serres Prefecture, in collaboration with the Gymnasium of Livadia, supported by the Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of Central Macedonia; the Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs and the European Commission.
The 4.5 days Conference in Kerkini, Serres Prefecture gathered a total of 80 secondary and high school teachers and educators 28 ASEM countries in Asia and Europe to initiate and/or participate in collaborative ICT projects.
A total of 25 new projects were evolved at the end of the Conference, and seven out of twelve AEC Projects completed from the last Conference in Beijing, China, in September 2005 received much support to be continued.
The 32 AEC Projects from the 6th AEC-NET Conference are:
| 1. |
All Ahoy |
| 2. |
Asia and Europe Money |
| 3. |
Building the Children's Online Geographical Atlas |
| 4. |
Cultural Fiction |
| 5. |
Cultural Kaleidoscope 2007 |
| 6. |
Cultural Lessons Exemplars (CELEX) |
| 7. |
Experience Exchange of in Learning English as a Foreign Language |
| 8. |
Flavours of the World |
| 9. |
FoodTaboos@VirtualHomestay |
| 10. |
Going Global Family |
| 11. |
I Investigate my History, I Shape my Future |
| 12. |
iMyths, Beliefs and Legends |
| 13. |
Insights into Foreign Schools |
| 14. |
Junior Cartoonists |
| 15. |
Let's Make Movies! |
| 16. |
Links in History |
| 17. |
Local Industry and Enterprise |
| 18. |
Local Traditions and Ceremonies |
| 19. |
Mastering Media – The Sequel |
| 20. |
Mosaic |
| 21. |
Natural Disaster |
| 22. |
Peace Project 2007 |
| 23. |
Renewable Energies |
| 24. |
School Events |
| 25. |
The Book of Our Multicoloured Dreams and Dreamers |
| 26. |
The Silk Road |
| 27. |
The World in a Book 2006 |
| 28. |
Understanding Other Cultures via the Internet (UCI) |
| 29. |
V.O.C.A.L: Caves Exploration |
| 30. |
Weblink Q |
| 31. |
When Nature Calls |
| 32. |
Young Diplomats |
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As with preceding Conferences, the AEC-NET conferred AEC Awards on three of
the shortlisted AEC Projects. The winning groups of the AEC Award 2006 were “Cultural Kaleidoscope 2006”, “Local Traditions and Ceremonies”, and “Mastering Media”. These three groups involved five, thirteen, and six secondary and high
schools from Asia and Europe respectively.
The Excellence Awards were also conferred to the other three shortlisted projects contending for the AEC Award, namely “Eco-Cultural Tourism”; “Foodfest@VirtualHomestay” and “The World in a Book 2005”. |
