https://padlet.com/biancohealy/c9ymqhlxcies Collaborative Project Plan - Course: Open eTwinning: Project-Based Learning and the Community for Schools in Europe en-us 2018-12-09 19:42:59 UTC 2018-12-09 20:20:10 UTC hello@padlet.com biancohealy https://padlet.com/biancohealy/c9ymqhlxcies/wish/312699828 EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

• Number of partners 3
• Language English 
• Age range 12 - 13
• Number of students 60
• Subjects ICT, Citizenship, Foreign Languages, Religious Education

]]> 2018-12-09 19:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/biancohealy/c9ymqhlxcies/wish/312699828 biancohealy https://padlet.com/biancohealy/c9ymqhlxcies/wish/312700065 The aim of this project is to know more about European Christmas traditions, which are part of the Cultural Heritage. The project will run from November to  February. First, students will introduce themselves and their schools, exchange digital Christmas cards and describe Christmas traditions in their own hometown. Then, they will compare and discuss their different traditions and collaborate to realize one final product (an e-book). FInally, they will evaluate and assess the project and their performances. The project is pedagogically based on cooperative learning and problem solving. It is integrated in the national curriculum because it involves the description of festivities (English), the meaning of Christmas (Religious Education), the use of tools and computing (ICT), the respect for different religions and traditions (Citizenship).]]> 2018-12-09 19:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/biancohealy/c9ymqhlxcies/wish/312700065 biancohealy https://padlet.com/biancohealy/c9ymqhlxcies/wish/312702447 The goals of this project are:  

• to develop communication competences in English as L2 
• to develop digital skills 
• to develop awareness of online safety 
• to interact with peers from another European country 
• to develop social and civic competences by participating actively to the project, collaborating with their classmates and the partner schools, taking up responsibilities and respecting deadlines  
• to become aware of different lifestyles and traditions from different countries
• to appreciate the richness and variety of the European cultural heritage

]]> 2018-12-09 19:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/biancohealy/c9ymqhlxcies/wish/312702447 biancohealy https://padlet.com/biancohealy/c9ymqhlxcies/wish/312702979 The co-founder teachers of the project will communicate and collaborate, sharing ideas and activities, on the Twinspace, using forums, email and videoconference. They will constantly update the journal and pages, by upolading files, photos and videos. Each class will work on the project once or twice a week. 

• November: Students introduce themselves by using Thinglink, a common padlet and the Twinspace. They choose a logo for the project by voting the best proposed by different teams (Survey Monkey). 
• December: Students, in groups, prepare materials to show local Christmas traditions by using photos, videos, PowerPoints and Twinspace. 
• January: Students prepare collaboratively the final product (an ebook on Christmas traditions using Youpublisher).  
• February: Students and teachers will reflect on the project and evaluate it using Survey Monkey .

]]> 2018-12-09 20:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/biancohealy/c9ymqhlxcies/wish/312702979 biancohealy https://padlet.com/biancohealy/c9ymqhlxcies/wish/312704278 Final products of the project are the public Twinspace and the eBook , to which all the schools involved in the project will work collaboratively. The Twinspace also represents the final documentation of the project. The final products will be disseminated among the school, using the school website and social networks, and families.]]> 2018-12-09 20:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/biancohealy/c9ymqhlxcies/wish/312704278