Project title: TO CHILL OR TO PLOD.
PROJECT COORDINATOR: Dr. Thalia Chadzigiannoglou (Greek School Advisor),
Introduction ‌ Project Summary Due to industrialization and technological development the way of working changed in many professions.
The scientific-technical progress shows its traces also in all areas of daily life. Develop an idea of your future everyday life.
Age Group
13 years old 1st Grade of Junior High School
Level of Students
Duration
Intermediate
5 months Oct 2013 – Feb 2014
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The Project Partners
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68th JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Athens - GREECE
Pina di Ponte
"G.A. Colozza“ Campobasso Plesso Secondaria di I Grado Campobasso - ITALY
Heidi Ahlers
Morikeschule Backnagn GRWS
Backgand - Germany
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Why did I decide to involve my students in an eTwinning project? To bring innovation into classroom.
To help students develop 21st century skills, ICT skills, collaboration and negotiation skills To raise students’ awareness of European citizenship and involve students in authentic communication with their European peers. To transfer knowledge that students’ have acquired to a new context
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Aims of the Project
To develop Students’ ICT skills and discover the possibilities of Web 2.0 tools
To increase student’s foreign language skills To develop their social skills To create opportunities for my students to develop their creativity and artistic skills.
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But WHAT makes a Good eTwinning Project ?
Creativity Innovation Curricular integration Collaboration among partner schools Use of Technology
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MODULE 1 : Get to know each other Process :
Students make a drawing or find a photo that represents what they would like to become in the future. They upload their photo or drawing in the form of a puzzle by using jigsawplanet.
Students exchange comments on the partners' puzzles
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MODULE 1 : Get to know each other
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MODULE 2
Objectives: To develop students’ listening and writing skills. To develop communication skills through discussion with their partners .
Process:
Students watch an 8 minute video on “Shift happens. Did you know? ” and record the main points. They discuss their views in lino. They create a wordcloud, using wordle.net Activity evaluation.
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MODULE 2 : Video viewing
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MODULE 2 : Collaborative Work (brainstorming)
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MODULE 2 : Interaction Among Students
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MODULE 2 : Activity Evaluation
TOOLS USED: http;//linoit.com www.wordle.net
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MODULE 3 : Objectives: To discuss the future of learning To develop their communicative skills
Process :
Students visit this blog: http://blog.ted.com/2013/03/06/4-inspiring-kids-imagine-thefuture-of-learning/ (4 inspiring kids imagine the future of learning) Students select one talk and discuss the ideas presented, using lino.
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MODULE 3 :
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MODULE 4 : Objectives: ďƒ˜ Create a piece of news about life in the future that might be important tomorrow, using a newspaper creation tool. ďƒ˜ Evaluate the pieces of news created by their partners, following specific criteria.
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MODULE 4 : Process : Students watch the 3 minute TED talks video "Real News" (http://www.ted.com/talks/kirk_citron_and_now_the_real_news.html)
They discuss what impressed them most, using Lino.
In groups, they develop a piece of news that might be important tomorrow, in relation to LIFE IN THE FUTURE (http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp)
Each class votes for the best piece of news, which is posted below.
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MODULE 4 : Video Viewing
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MODULE 4 : Students ‘ comments on the video
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MODULE 4 : Which is the best piece of news ?
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MODULE 5 Objectives : To create a song about life in the future To construct a digital story about life in the future
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MODULE 5 Process Each school creates a song about life in the future (one stanza with 5-8 verses), The song should start with the verse "in the year ......". The following website helps students generate rhyming words in English:http://writerhymes.com/ Each school gives a title to the song and a voting process follows here (each school gives one vote). Each school creates a digital story about life in the future, using www.utellstory.com, which allows students to upload drawings and record or type the narration Students write about an invention to make life in the future better, using linoit. They can draw the invention and add a short description. Joanna Tselinga
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Our Collaborative song
Our collaborative song
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Our Collaborative story :
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PROJECT EVALUATION
ďƒź Students draw/write ON the piece of luggage the positive things/feelings they shared throughout the project.
ďƒź All drawings are collected, made a poster and photographed by the teacher.
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PROJECT EVALUATION
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PROJECT EVALUATION
What did students get out of this project ? They improved their ICT skills and discovered the possibilities of Web 2.0 tools.
They explored real world questions. They had the chance to collaborate with European peers in other countries , share with them and discover similarities and differences.
They were motivated as they had an audience for their work. They learnt to work together rather than in parallel They worked in an interactive way towards a common goal. They developed their negotiation and critical thinking skills They became more creative They learnt to stick to deadlines It increased Students’ self-esteem
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How did the teacher benefit from the project ?
Stimulation Satisfaction/ sense of achievement Professional development Improved relationship between teacher and students Exchange of ideas with European partners Development of intercultural communication skills
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Conclusion
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
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This eTwinning project has been awarded the following prizes
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The award
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Thank You ! The above project can be found on http://chillorplod.pbworks. Contact details : tselinga@otenet.gr
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