Age group: 17-21 years old Maria Isabel Vila Figueora (Spain)
Laskarina Polemi (Greece)
Instituto PĂşblico 1st Senior High School Ronda Lleida, Spain of Kesariani, Greece
Module 1: Let’s get to know each other Module 2: Our visions of a Future Society Module 3: Utopian vs Dystopian Societies Module 4: Our European Utopia Module 5: Our city of the Future
Let’s get to know each other Anthi (using Linoit) Tatiana
Our students used the wiki forum to talk about their interests, their favourite books and movies. They also uploaded their QR codes on a Linoit canvas to introduce themselves.
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Government form Justice Labour and Employment Transportation Economics Education Healthcare Integration and equality Cross cultural contact Environment
• What does “Dystopia” mean to a European teenager? • Is there hope for a European “Utopia”? • Our students explored these questions using the wiki forum, Voicethread and Utellstory. Yes, there is hope for a European Utopia!!!
• 2013 is the Year of European Citizenship. • Know your rights. Discover our common ground!
Poems and glogster presentations were uploaded on a padlet canvas
• Presentation of our cities through time in our wiki forum. • Designing the ideal city of the future. • Prezi presentation of the ideal place.
• Students’ feedback was provided at the end of each module. • Tool used: ProProfs. • Students could use it anonymously if they wished to. • Comments were uploaded on a Padlet canvas.
• Slightly more than one month was allowed for the completion of each module. • The project was realised as part of the Occupational Integration Course (for Spanish students) and the English Course (for Greek students). • They worked mostly at home they used the teacher’s laptop or the school lab. • Teachers communicated via e-mails and wiki pms. • Recorded instructions helped save valuable time.
• Students benefited from the project by improving their (English) language and computer skills (according to Bloom’s taxonomy, they enhanced their cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills). • They learnt how collaboration works in practice.
• They got acquainted with another culture. • They learnt about the concept of European Citizenship. • Teachers expanded their field of expertise. • They further enhanced their co-operation and co-ordination skills.
Conferences websites: •http://ow.ly/ymhds (7ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο των Εκπ/κών για τις ΤΠΕ, Σύρος, Ιούνιος 2013) •http://di.ionio.gr/cie/index.php/cie-2013 (Η Πληροφορική στην εκπαίδευση, Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιά-Ιόνιο Πανεπιστήμιο, Οκτώβριος 2013) • http://www.etwinning.se/pdw-stockholm/post-pdw/ (eTwinning conference, Stockholm, Sweden, October 2013)
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http:// linoit.com https://voicethread.com http://www.utell.story.com http://www.pixton.com http://goanimate.com http://storybird.com http://prezi.com http://www.screenr.com http://www.proprofs.com/polls http://padlet.com
Special thanks go to • Mrs Hadzigiannoglou for her ongoing support and guidance throughout our project • my partner, Mrs Maria Isabel Vila, for her dedication • to our students for their hard work!
Laskarina Polemi EFL teacher 1st Senior High School of Kesariani imelopa@gmail.com