Welcome on MEDiakitab blog. This program aims at sharing information and ressources dedicated to reading and writing practices, from story telling to digital form, in the Euro-Mediterranean space.

MEDiakitab association, located in Marseille, is in charge of administrating the blog. Contents are a reflection of the activities, analysis and knowledge developped by the network members.

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Reading challenges, in South Lebanon

The French Institute of Saïda supports young people reading

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In Lebanon, like in Marseille and Alexandria, reading challenges are renewed thanks to internet support. A playful contest between young readers of two schools. The meeting creates emulation that stimulate the desire for reading, writing and encourages each group to look for creativity. The questions they ask take different forms : riddles,  cross words, word search [...]

COBIAC and the city of Martigues welcome Kamel Suleiman of Tamer Institute

An organizer from Tamer Institute meet digital and reading cultural operators

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Kamel Suleiman © Espace lecture Vaillant-Acelem

Kamel Sulieman is a team mate of the Tamer Institute, which leads many initiatives on reading and writing in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip : writing workshops, publishing of several collections of books, creation and support to libraries in refugee camps… He came to do [...]

Sharing the experience of « reading challenges »

Meeting each others from the reading experience : from paper to digital practice

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Grande Bastide’s library © MEDiakitab-CD

Since 2008, Grande Bastide secondary school in Marseille and St Marc school in Alexandria, meet to challenge each other on a common reading. Pupils from both countries gather at the same time to ask themselves questions about a book or a film.  Reading challenges represent a nice way [...]

Stop motion training in Alexandria

Let's organize creative and multimedia workshops !

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From 6th to 9th of June, ZINC proposed a training on how to lead a workshop with children and young people to create a stop-motion movie, in the frame of cultural or educational projects. Participants are teachers from schools or cultural coordinators from libraries or cultural organization.

Members from MEDiakitab network and educational Egyptian [...]

Tamer publishing in Palestine

Quality books for children

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Tamer’s publishing unit is complementary to the children literature department at the institute. Since its establishment, the unit has published 150 children and young adults’ books and reference materials on children literature. The books published by Tamer are either written by Palestinian professional and amateur writers or translated from other languages and cultures; a special [...]

IT training fot teachers in Egypt

Developping new educative tools within French speaking schools

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Egyptian Catholic Schools Training Consultant

June 2010

“Teacher training” © CFECE-cairo

Technology for Improved Learning Outcomes-TILO is designed to improve the quality of teaching, learning and school management thanks to the use of technology by pupils in schools. The American Agency for International Development & Technology and Technology for Improved Learning Outcomes are working [...]

School libraries in Egypt

Role of school librairans and new technologies in educative action

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By Soha Saad-Wakim, Coordinator at the Catholic Schools Training Centre in Alexandria

Libraries and information services undoubtedly play a key role in access to essential documentary resources. Their action encourages cultural development and contributes to maintaining intellectual freedom. School libraries are supposed to make an important service structure available related to the school’s aims. These [...]

The art of « clavardage »

Using ICT at school

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Clavardage blog © ZINC-FP

For a few years now, ZINC actively supports the set up of sustainable intercultural projects with Mediterranean countries. The blog Clavardage, set up in 2007, when several establishments started exchanging, is a window on these projects.

You can find:

-          News about clavardages and reading challenges

-          Links to [...]