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1 Spain - E-learning and website design

  • Structured course organized by IFOM

    This structured course allows participants to improve their ICT skills in a practical and concrete way together with other participants and trainers throughout all Europe thus gaining as well a broader understanding of education in Europe and exchanging best practices and experiences. The general aim of this course is to foster excellence in education by empowering teachers, trainers, headmasters and other education staff to integrate ICT tools into teaching and education.
    The course has a flexible approach in order to adapt the learning outcomes to the particular needs and ICT profile of the participants. Thanks to this course the participants will:

    • Get an overview of the most important new technologies and of the growing trend of integrating ICT into education;
    • Learn how to easily design a website or a blog;
    • Learn how to use collaborative and cloud computing apps;
    • Learn how to create multimedia content and use social media for educational purposes;
    • Learn the basic concepts of creating an e-learning platform;
    • Learn how to use ICT tools to make education more engaging, motivating and innovative;
    • Get a new perspective on ICT tools and learn new ways and best practices to integrate ICT into teaching and training;
    • Exchange best practices and share experiences with participants and staff coming throughout Europe;
    • Make contacts with individuals and organizations working in the education field in Europe through everyday cooperation and networking activities.

    More information IFOM website: www.teachertrainings.eu

    Venue: Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife

    Puerto de la Cruz is a city and municipality in the northern part of Tenerife island, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands. The island is dominated by Mt. Teide, a dormant volcano that is known as Spain's tallest peak. Puerto de la Cruz is famous for its volcanic-sand beaches. On the seafront, Lago Martiánez is a saltwater pool complex designed by architect César Manrique. The old harbor is home to a 17th-century customs house and Batería de Santa Bárbara, a crumbling 18th-century fort. Unlike many newly developed towns, Puerto de la Cruz is an old working town, where you can eat, drink and converse with the locals. The resort is a mix of cosmopolitan city with old colonial charm.

    Teacher on mobility: Tea Horvatić, project coordinator

    Day 1

    Networking activities and a guided tour to Puerto de la Cruz

    		  

    Day 2

    Course introduction

    How to easily create outstanding multimedia content:

    • Practical work: creating a stunning video with Magisto or iMovie

    Introduction to virtual whiteboard:

    • Practical work: turning your iPad or Android tablet into a virtual whiteboard with Lensoo Create

    Introduction to e-learning and virtual classrooms:

    Day 3

    Using quizzes for learning:

    Introduction to e-learning and blended learning:

    Materials for Edmodo: teacher's guides   

    students' guides:    parents' guides:  

    A blog post about the whole day in Croatian: http://korakdoskolebuducnosti.blogspot.com/2018/11/3-dan-tecaja-tenerife.html

    Day 4

    The basics concepts of web design:

    Social media in education:

    • Using Facebook and a learning community
    • Practical work: design a learning community on Facebook
    • Using Twitter and Instagram as a content curator
    • Practical work: creating a list on Twitter, creating stories and polls on Instagram
    • Practical work: Instagram 
    • Assignments for social media: 

    A blog post about the whole day in Croatian: http://korakdoskolebuducnosti.blogspot.com/2018/11/4-dan-tecaja-tenerife.html

    Day 5

    E-learning platforms and web page design: Moodle and Edmodo / Weebly

    • Practical work: adding materials to web pages and to e-learning platforms
    • Additional tools:
    • Microsoft Powerpoint - creating presentations and in 2016 version video lessons by adding voice recording
    • SnapType - adding voice or text on photos
    • Quizlet - flashcards and live games
    • Anki - flashcards maker
    • ClaroSpeak - text recognition in photos, text-to-speech recognition, annotating spoken words
    • Padlet - digital collaboration without registering for students (free version is limited to 3 Padlets).
    • Mindmanager - for mind mapping
    • Quik - similar to Magisto
    • Powtoon - for animations
    • learningapps.org - educational games
    • Quizizz - quizzes, also have database of ready made materials that can be duplicated and/or adapted
    • Actionbound - treasure hunt games
    • AppInventor - for creating apps
    • Scratch - coding skills and animation 
    • OneNote - Office365 app for making notes and organizing lesson plans that can be shared with students and other teachers 
    • Genially - for interactive content
    • Tools for maths:
    • GeoGebra 
    • Desmos
    • Math Antics

    A blog post about the whole day in Croatian: http://korakdoskolebuducnosti.blogspot.com/2018/11/5-dan-tecaja-tenerife.html

    Day 6

    Finalizing our work and web pages: http://englishclubb.weebly.com/

    Brainstorming with colleagues and exploring additional options:

    • Collaborative web tools

    • Practical work: sharing and working simultaneously in a document on google drive
    • Assessing and running surveys with Google forms
    • Practical work: creating a google form and embed it in your site/blog
    • Practical work: using Snapseed to edit a photo
    • Practical work: making a photo collage with Photo Grid

    Blog post in Croatian: http://korakdoskolebuducnosti.blogspot.com/2018/11/6-dan-tecaja-tenerife.html

    Day 7

    Discussion of future cooperation and planning follow up activities

    • Course roundup and final evaluation
    • Validation of learning outcomes and certification ceremony