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Globalization impacts the life of every person and every nation on the planet.
As young citizens we can contribute to the dialogue of globalization.

About Around The World:

The purpose of our project is to bring students from different cultures and backgrounds together to promote global awareness and understanding. We hope to do this through a combination of activities that utilize videoconferencing and an interactive website for the exchange of information and ideas. The culminating activity will involve Passaic Valley High School hosting a series of approximately one-hour individual videoconferences with participating schools during one 24-hour period. Students will be engaged in discussion on selected topics and problem-solving. The project has two basic elements: the actual videoconferences themselves and an interactive forum to promote the exchange of information and ideas.

The advances in communication technology offers this generation valuable and fruitful multicultural dialogues. Videoconferencing allows people separated by distance to verbally and visually communicate in real time. Interactive websites allow for the continuation of dialogue long after the videoconferences are over. It is our wish here at Passaic Valley High School that this type of hands-on learning prepares our students to be intelligently engaged in analysis and lively discussion with their peers from around the world. We also want this project to serve as a basis for our students to understand their relationships and responsibilities to people, institutions and the environment.
Global Education Motivators
GEM is an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) in association with the United Nations Department of Public Information. Founded in 1981, GEM's mission of promoting a global perspective in all aspects of learning has never been more important. Our interdependent global community demands it. GEM was one of the first educational organizations to focus on developing global education programs for both schools and the local community. GEM was founded by educators and is directed today by educators, servicing schools and communities throughout the United States and abroad. GEM offers a variety of videoconferencing programs for students ages K-12, as well as university level programs.
Program topics include, but are not limited to, the UN in your World, UN/Global Issues, From Independence to Interdependence, African Perspectives, GEMSTONES, From Words to Deeds, Landmines, as well as Staff Development.
Verizon
This program was made possible in part by the support of Verizon, New Jersey. Passaic Valley High School will be connecting to sites internationally by using the ACCESS NEW JERSEY Video Portal. The Access New Jersey Portal provides a statewide video conferencing network for all K-12 schools throughout New Jersey.
Portal Facts: 1) Over 300 registered New Jersey schools participate with the ANJ Portal.
...........................2) The Access New Jersey Portal has been in existence for the last five years.
...........................3) The Portal is funded by monies that come out of the Access New Jersey Program.
This 24 hour event will be staffed and coordinated by Daniel Cleary, Stephen Antonucci and Eric Kulmala, members of the Video Portal team. NJIT will be connected to the ANJ Portal so that the Program can be streamed on the World Wide Web.
NJEDge.Net
NJEDge.Net's partnership in the Around the World Project will enrich the experience of the participating students by supplementing the live video conferencing with an online website and course. The website gives the ability of parents to view the video and the course creates an ongoing opportunity for the students from each country to continue their conversation. NJEDge.Net promotes New Jersey's colleges and universitiesintegration of technology into instruction, research and public service through an enhanced statewide data/video network.
New Jersey Institute of Technology

With its four-pronged mission of education, research, service and economic development , New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) plays a critical role in shaping New Jersey's future. As a major public technological university, NJIT is an important conduit through which technology flows into society. The university's educational programs prepare students to be leaders in the technology-dependent economy of the 21st century. University researchers seek new knowledge to improve processes and products for industry. Through public and private partnerships and economic development efforts, the university helps to grow new business ventures that fuel the economy.

Montclair State University
The second largest and fastest growing university in New Jersey, Montclair State offers the advantages of a large university--a broad undergraduate curriculum with a global focus, a wide variety of superior graduate programs and a diverse
faculty and student body--combined with a small college's attention to students.Montclair State's outstanding faculty is committed to learning through creative teaching informed by scholarship and service. All programs foster critical thinking, understanding and problem-solving, preparing students for lifelong learning.
Global Leap

Some of the school partnerships were made possible with the assistance and cooperation of Global Leap. Visit them at http://www.global-leap.com
MAGPI Power Networking

(Mid-Atlantic Gigapop in Philadelphia for Internet2)
MAGPI delivers regional infrastructure in a cost-effective manner and promotes applications for the region's research and education communities through high performance network technology.

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