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Description of the project

  • DESCRIPTION

    The development of ICT and its gradual integration into the world of Education brings many changes to the role of teachers and students. Our students belong to a digital born generation who follows global events through Internet, online magazines, blogs , social media, Facebook or twitter, making as wide as possible a use of all the digital tools available to them. 
    We are aware of the huge impact and power social networks have on individuals, groups and society in general and of the role the media have always played in our own and our students´personal development. 
    At the same time, the massive use of Internet and ICT by children and adolescents is creating new contexts for social relations and formal and informal learning. Participating in the information society requires digital skills in order to prevent exclusion and to reduce the digital gap, which contributes to social division and may become a source of new inequalities. We consider digital citizenship as a priority objective for the schools of the 21st century. Schools must promote the responsible use of ICT by designing a series of activities aimed at both students and their families. That is why we aim at promoting digital competence in using its tools for the right purposes, acquiring the necessary digital skills and understanding their potential and limitations.

    OBJETIVOS

    1. The project aims at fostering a reflection on the use of the media, social networks and ICT by using the data collected from and evaluated by partner schools . Relevant data will be collected through surveys and shared by teachers and students, as a starting point to the building of a code of conduct towards a more responsible use of these media.
    2. Participants come from a varied range of countries so the project will enable us to explore how different schools in Europe address the issue of the media, social networks and ICT and what measures are being taken to deal with their impact on our students and our schools.
    3. The project aims at promoting students´creativity as well as improve students communication skills in foreign languages by carrying out activities and sharing results in English.
    4. Using ICT applications will enable and motivate participants to create specific materials which can be used across age ranges and curricula and should be suitable for further use and can easily be shared.
    5. This project will also enable our pupils to acquire a better understanding of diversity within their own community and to increase cultural awareness of and openness to European values. They will learn to appreciate Europe´s cultural diversity and contribute to a more active citizenship in the European Union  

    PROCESO DE TRABAJO

    This project is part of an erasmus+ project involving six partner schools and tasks will be shared by all participants. 
    Students and teachers will share the results of their activities on eTwinning in order to make all the materials available to participants. These activities will consist of power point presentations, survey results, activity reports, photographs, short story writing.
    Year 1:
    January : 
    -Schools have prepared a series of presentations about their school, town and region. Presentations are shared on eTwinning.
    - Results of the project logo competition.
    February
    -survey on the use of the media are published, shared and discussed. 
    March 
    -A visit to the local newspaper and radio station takes place in each country: students share reports and interviews.
    April:
    - photo competition is held in all schools. 
    - Europe in the news: students pay special attention to news published about their partner countries, as well as European events . Students post comments on the project blog and etwinning
    May
    - Questionaire about the students´use of social networks and their social and networking habits. Results are shared.
    Students contribute to a guide to safe and responsible use of social networks and mobile technology: raising awareness of issues such as digital identity, netiquette and cyberbullying. 
    - Students prepare short informative movies on cyberbullying to be also uploaded on website and blog.
    Year 2
    October: 
    - students upload reports and photos of workshop on cyberbullying. 
    - Participants prepare the production of short documentaries on the impact of networks, mobiles and ICT in general on their lives. 
    November:
    - A visit to a TV channel or a TV programme takes place in each country. Reports of activity are shared.
    January: 
    - Pedagogical applications of mobile technology: partner schools will exchange experiences and information on the website, etwinning and project blog 
    March: 
    -eTwinning and network activities for future collaborative work between schools
    - Workshop: students will string stories on Twitter
    - Presentation of short documentaries to partners. 
    April:
    - Literary contest:. Creative writing activity: each school will select two stories and translate them into English for their publication as a book 
    - Town photography rallye; students share the results of their findings and contribute to the edition of joint magazine.

    RESULTADOS ESPERADOS

    1. Using etwinning will enable us to involve a large number of students from partner schools in order to promote collaborative work on the internet.

    2. At the same time students will improve their presentation and communication skills (especially in English).

    3. The materials and results achieved during the project can be available to all participants and shared by all partner schools.

    4. This project is an essential part in the development of our Erasmus + project and aims at setting the basis for further cooperation between schools.