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1999-2000 Contest Year

Educational Press

Newspapers
 
Doncaster Templestore News (Australia) May 3, 2000
"Net gains for student team"
Doncaster Templestore News (Australia) May 3, 2000
"Net gains for student team"
The Leader (Australia) May 2000
"Boys' web page spans world"
Classroom Connect (USA) May 2000
"Wired Success Story: Computers in the Classroom and Behind"
The Local Paper-Park Orchands (Australia) May 2000
"Warrandyte High Number Two in the World!!"
Warrandyte Daily (Australia) May 2000
"Our kids are virtually the best"
Catholic Schools (Australia) May 2000
"Global Learning"
Bobcat Banner (Buck Lake Doncaster School Newsletter) April 28, 2000
"Congratulations!"
Tallahassee Democrat (USA) April 25, 2000
"Students weave Web"
Wednesday Journal (USA) April 19, 2000
Website a Winner for Julian Class
Tallahassee Democrat (USA) April 13, 2000
"Kids take computers for granted"
The Connecticut Post (USA) March 5, 2000
"Westport students write music for 'global' song"
Westport News (USA) March 3, 2000
"A Global Competition Brings the World to BMS"
Yomiuri Shinbun (Japan) February 16, 2000
"Akashi High Joins Contest; 300 schools around the world competing"
Kobe Shimbun February 9, 2000
"Three Schools from Different Countries Build Homepage - Participating in International Contest."
China Daily News (Taiwan) January 7, 2000
"Virtual School Come True Students Are Attracted Toward To Internet"
THE KII MINPOU (Japan) January 1, 2000
"Shingu Wins Top Honors in Last Year's Virtual Classroom Contest"
THE HINDU (India) December 17, 1999
"City school enters cyber contest"
The Chunichi Shimbun-Hokuriku (Japan) November 11, 1999
"Ougidai Elementary Chats with Taiwanese School children Through Internet"
Kyouzai Shimbun (Japan) August 30, 1999
"Participating in Internet Virtual Classroom Expands Educational Horizons"
 
Magazines
 
Beginner Computer for Teachers April 2000 issue
"Comprehensive Education in Elementary School; International Exchange via Internet" (Exceed Press, Japan)
By Kazuhisa Shimizu, Ougidai Elementary School"
Maikon BASIC Magazine (Dempa Shimbunsha, Japan) Feburuary 2000 issue
"Exchange mail with over 30 countries! Wako High School in Saitama Pref. learns about the world via Internet"
Gekkan New Kyouiku to Computer (Gakken, Japan) January 2000 issue
"Working with Peers Around the World; The Future of Education is Now! AT&T Virtual Classroom Contest"
By Hajime Yanase, Hiyoshi Elementary School
1998 Third Prize winning team (secondary school)(teaching in Fuwa Junior High School at that time)
The English Teacher magazine (Taishukan-Shoten, Japan) October 1999 issue
"Computer Club Activity"
By Takayuki Kishimoto, Shingu High School
1998 Grand Prize winning team (secondary school)
The English Teacher magazine (Taishukan-Shoten, Japan) August 1999 issue
"Collaboration of schools from 3 countries via Internet"
By Takayuki Kishimoto, Shingu High School
 
Internet

Australian IT (Australia) June 2000
"School web project a winner"
About.com Guide to Israeli Culture (Israel) May 16, 2000
"Neve Channah Virtual Classroom"
@ugusta January 26, 2000
"Virtual classroom links school"