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Module 3 - eTwinning projects and tablets:

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Module 3 - eTwinning projects and tablets:

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Our school  has been working on eTwinning projects for 8 years. We have lots of projects, some of them have been awarded. It is very exciting and inspiring for our students to work with their partners from other European countries. Now I can`t imagine my work as an English teacher without working on eTwinning projects. It`s our first time we are trying to use tablets , because last month we started an eTwinning project named QR or Be Creative with another Bulgarian school. Weare at the beginning and we are very excited to continue.

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Module 3 - How do you keep your students focused during collaboration work?

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Module 3 - How do you keep your students focused during collaboration work?

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To have students focused on the tasks using tablets is really challenging for the teachers. The most important in my opinion is:

- carefully chosen pre-task

- clear instructions

- set realistic goals

- time limit

- discussion after finishing

- assessment of the results

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Module 3 - Collaborative Work and Tablets

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Module 3 - Collaborative Work and Tablets

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I use the method of collaborative work mainly when we work on eTwinning projects. I introduce the task and suggest ideas related to the topic. Students form groups in the way they want to work. That`s the most effective way to work because the products made by students at the end are amazing and they work with great desire. They use their tablets or smartphones/some of them have/ and I give them my tablet, too.

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100 years 36 School,

Sofia, Bulgaria

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Module 2, Q2- The phases of our work wth QR codes:

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Module 2, Q2- The phases of our work wth QR codes:

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I started
using my tablet and some pupils` tablets without knowing about LS in order to
participate in an eTwinning project about QR codes. Here what we`ve done:
1.  Dream- I suggest pupils to learn
about the QR codes- how to scan and create them, we shared ideas about using QR
codes in class for the project goals
2.  Explore- we collected info about QR
codes from the internet
3.  Map – we contacted to another school
and decided to work together. Now we are making a plan about using QR codes
4.  Make- we are going to decide what
could be our final QR product
5.  Show – after we make the product or
products, we are going to publish it in a blog

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Module 2, Q1 - An idea for content that can be produced with students:

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Module 2, Q1 - An idea for content that can be produced with students:

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We`ve decided to start an eTwinning project named "QR or Be Unique" with another school form our town. First we searched the Internet for information for QR codes, their meanings and theit practical application. Then we learnt how to scan QR codes that we have seen on different products. After that we learnt to create own QR codes. Children made their own codes, brought them to the classromm and the other children scanned them. It was fun! Now we`re concidering another opportunities to use the QR codes with our partners.

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Quiz passed - 100%!

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I used Thinglink to show my pupils

how they have worked on eTwinning projects through the year:

https://www.thinglink.com/scene/647098427351498753

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My Pupils`eTwinning Work by Darina Koleva

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TOUCH this image to discover its story. Image tagging powered by ThingLink

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Movie Maker: My Pupils` Favourite Digital Games

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Free online movie and video maker with photos, videos, music, text and effects. Share by email, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, blogs, burn to DVD.

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Popplet is the best app for sharing visual ideas.

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Mission POSSIBLE!!!

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Its my first try on Pow Toon and I like this tool very much, thank you!

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My colleague Reneta  and I soon applied Erasmus+ project named "Creative in the Digital World" and look forward to the results in May.

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Учителско портфолио

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Учителско портфолио

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Учителско портфолио

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That`s me using a tablet for the first time -  February 2015

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That`s me using a tablet for the first time -  February 2015

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Quiz passed- 100%!

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I`ve never used Edmondo in my class work, but I `ve just made an account and I intend to try it. At the moment I use Facebook to publish my
students` work. It is in Bulgarian in order to be seen by parents and students.

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Module 1 : What classroom challenges do I already face or do anticipate facing when usin tablets?

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Module 1 : What classroom challenges do I already face or do anticipate facing when usin tablets?

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To use tablets in public school in our country is still exotic. Only a
few teachers and students have tablets. At the moment we use the tablets mainly for project work, not in ordinary lessons. There are also difficulties with the
learning space- classroom environment is still traditional- pupils sit “two by
two” and it is very difficult to organize group work. It`s a very good idea to make a list or an initial class survey named “I can” and  I intend to do this. It is very useful to have some children to help the teacher in using tablets.

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Module 1 : What whole-school challenges do I already face when using tablets?

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Module 1 : What whole-school challenges do I already face when using tablets?

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There are many challenges associated with the introduction of new technologies not only to our school, but also to education at all. These are the lack of financial resources, lack of trained staff, programmes and standards. There is an official ban for using mobile phones at school. Some subjective factors are also important- traditionalism of thinking, old curricula, misunderstanding on the part of colleagues, principals and parents, etc. Nevertheless, in our school there is
progress in this direction: in each classroom there is a computer, cable internet and projectors, but the wi-fi is poor. Only a few teachers/10 from 70/ have tablets. The English teachers and
the ICT teachers are trying to use the devices for educational goals. It is difficult, but worth it, because that`s the future. For example yesterday my students created their first QR codes. They were happy!

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Module1 : Why do you use or want to use tablets?

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Module1 : Why do you use or want to use tablets?

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Tablets in schools are used in many countries. This is because there are many advantages: mobility, opportunity for group work, stimulating children's creativity, learning becomes fun, that way we can prepare our students for the future, etc. Right now some of my students and I have tablets/2-3 in each class/. In our English Study we have a computer, internet and a projector. I encourage the pupils/they are 10-11/ to search information- pictures, videos, texts, which are related to out school topics  or eTwinning projects. This morning I showed the pupils how to scan and create their own QR Codes. Some of them immediately started to do it. They had fun and they will do their own QR Codes for homework. Here are the results:

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Using tablets in school can motivate young students to study and learn English, to seek information on the Internet, encode and program, share their ideas, photos, videos, etc. Unfortunately in our schoo only a few teachers have tablets and some students have own tablets. But I hope that soon most of the students will have tablets and we could use them every day.

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Check out this delicious slideshow with music, captions, fun effects, and more.

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Check out this delicious slideshow with music, captions, fun effects, and more.

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Check out this delicious slideshow with music, captions, fun effects, and more.

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Check out this delicious slideshow with music, captions, fun effects, and more.

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 European Day of Languages- an eTwinning Project

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 European Day of Languages- an eTwinning Project

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Check out this delicious slideshow with music, captions, fun effects, and more.

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My name is Darina Koleva and I teach English in primary classes in Bulgaria. My students are 10-11.

Our school is very big and very old- we celebrated 100th anniversary in March! We`ve been working on eTwinning projects since 2007. Our students are very talented and creative. They love learning English and working on projects. I love learning, too. That`s why I am here!