From Learning Activities to Learning Stories by Teacher Academy

Simona, Italy

2017-02-06 14:14:52 UTC

Everything's really interesting, useful and futuristic for most Italian schools I think! All students in the videos had a tablet , a comfortable space at school to use and to be inspired by...but it isn't always like that...Fortunately, these schools with high tech gadgets exist somewhere in Italy...this method may be really effective with those students who have learning or behaviour problems unable to use books, to be concentrated or sit down for long hours at school...

Anita, Croatia

anita_simac — 2017-02-06 14:39:40 UTC

I enjoyed the videos and agree that this is a great concept that requires IT tools in the classroom which are not always available unfortunately. This is an ideal in a modern school.

2017-02-06 15:13:05 UTC

I enjoyed the videos and agree that this is a great concept that requires IT tools in the classroom which are not always available unfortunately. This is an ideal in a modern school.

Marianthi Arvanitidou-Greece

1canislupus22 — 2017-02-06 15:29:49 UTC

I enjoyed the videos and I got ideas from them. Thank you

Federica, Italy

FedeTagliafichi — 2017-02-06 16:01:59 UTC

Very interesting. I wish all schools were like those in the video. Unfortunately we are asked to realized activity like that with a very low budget.

Carol (Italy)

carol_f — 2017-02-06 16:05:08 UTC

These ideas are a dream for my classroom: no computer, no LIM, too many problems, I have to bring my personal plug... I wish it will be possible in the future. I've experienced a similar in another school, where I had the opportunity to use the computer. Maybe a solution could be BYOD/Bring Your Own Device? The three videos are interesting: students looks really motivated and responsible. That's great!!!

Isabelle Squillaci - Bari

squillaci_isabelle — 2017-02-06 16:29:21 UTC

Very interesting videos; two year ago, i have experienced the first similar video in a modern school where students worked with tablet . Unfortunately this year i work in a traditional school italian without tools (whiteboard, internet, padlet...) and i wonder how i realize my learning story...But i do not lose hope !!!

Rosa/ Ital

2017-02-06 16:50:03 UTC

Rosa/ Italy

2017-02-06 16:50:04 UTC

it is very interesting.
The key point of the iTEC methodology was less about technologies but to reconsider how we organize our lessons into more student-centred, project-focused and collaborative learning environments that support the development of 21st Century Skills. Technology can be a powerful tool to help us with this but it is not essential to achieving this goal.

Maria Rosaria Tafuro, Italy

tafymar — 2017-02-06 17:02:53 UTC

Nice and very interesting videos. I think we need other examples like these for a lot of teachers to show them and to improve inspiration. I think I'll use these videos to diffuse in my school

Despoina Amarantidou, Greece

damarant — 2017-02-06 17:06:51 UTC

Interesting and challenging work. ICT always promotes motivation and interaction.

Dora, Greece

ntanouth — 2017-02-06 17:09:00 UTC

Very interesting videos. Unfortunately, IT tools are not always available in the classroom.

Maria, Poland

maryladb — 2017-02-06 17:41:39 UTC

I like the collaborative aspect of these activities

Alina Popa

popalina21 — 2017-02-06 17:57:16 UTC

The lessons and the activities are really interesting focused on ITEC lessons technology including also much collaborative work and appeals much to project learning. I wish I could show this course tomy colleagues and try them to make more soft and not so rigid on their teaching. This video shows lessons that are linked to real life so that is important to develop in kids .

Diego Tich, Croatia

2017-02-06 18:07:52 UTC

Very interesting and inspiring videos. I never do something like this in my classroom. I will try to do in the future.

Diego

2017-02-06 18:07:54 UTC

Marina Gurina (Ukraine)

mariam_72 — 2017-02-06 18:13:32 UTC

The base is our well-known project tachnology, but with all modern ICT and collaboration! WELL DONE! Videos are very inspiring!

Giuseppina Serini, Italy

ser_giu — 2017-02-06 18:21:35 UTC

I have already proposed that kind of work since 2005, the activities loved although at the time we did not have all these technological tools. A couple of computers and a program to give life to the sound tracks that accompanied the movies. I still remember those experiences and enthusiasm of pupils then used only in traditional classes. I enjoyed all three videos, and all also applicable in the various school levels with appropriate simplifications or insights.

Antonella Italy

2017-02-06 20:21:00 UTC

Thanks. It is very stimuleting

Emiliana, Italy

emiliana_rufo — 2017-02-06 20:54:23 UTC

There is a specific planning for these activities. I actually plan my lessons, my students work in groups and collaborate to create digital products, so I use technologies, apps and sites for education. I organize Situated Learning Tasks, they are very similar to Learning stories. In these videos I particularly liked the flexible use of space in the classroom, all the devices students have and the relaxed atmosphere.

Ksenija from Serbia

ksenijalaisicmiletic — 2017-02-06 21:17:36 UTC

The videos are very interesting and I agree that this is a great concept that requires IT tools in the classroom and they are not always available unfortunately. This is an ideal in a modern school. Only ICT teachers can perform these activities in their well equipped classrooms.

Elisabetta Montesi

elisabetta_montesi — 2017-02-06 22:03:12 UTC

I have done a learning story some years ago in a Primary School, the dream was the Vivaldi 's Four Seasons. It was a good experience for pupils and their parents.

Maria Giuseppa Sallemi, Italy

2017-02-06 22:23:12 UTC

The three videos are very interesting. In the past I did a Book Trailer with my children, but in different way. I took part at the Creative writing (by Bimed) story telling composed by ten chapters, each city wrote one chapter then the witness passed another city of Italy. My children wrote the first chapter, at the end of the work they changed in direct speech the principal part for each chapter and then they drama in a really environment and I recorded them to make the trailer. I remember that the children hadn’t got an own pc and there wasn’t internet connection at school, but they enjoy themselves.

Paula, Romania

2017-02-07 05:57:48 UTC

The 3 videos are very inspiring for any teacher who wants to understand and use the methodology of Learning Scenarios developed within the iTEC project: Learning Scenarios are based on Learning Stories and Learning Activities. There are useful information concerning all key phases from forming the groups of students to making the final products which can be evaluated by students themselves and teachers as well. Having a learning Story gives a clear idea about the pedagogical methods and strategy used and the competences and skills that students are ought to develop through research, gathering work and creating presentations with the help of new technologies.

Papadimitriou Artemis, Greece

2017-02-07 06:05:30 UTC

I am of the opinion that this work is very Interesting, challenging and promotes motivation and interaction, but IT tools are not always available in the classroom.

José Ramón-Spain

2017-02-07 07:47:53 UTC

Very interesting. I think IT tools have to be adapted to the pupils´ age and needs.

Maria Anna Casoria

goli291174 — 2017-02-07 08:03:46 UTC

I particulary liked the "Book trailers" learning activity. Students, divided in groups, have different tasks, collaborate,create,reflect,share what they have producted

Simona S. Italy

2017-02-07 10:24:35 UTC

In my opinion these are three great ideas but I particulary liked "Book trailers". This can be a great opportunity for students to improve their learning and their knowledge about literature.

Dora, T. Greece

2017-02-07 10:35:51 UTC

I liked it very much!! I use IT to make lesson more interesting!! Srudents love this kind of methodology and collaborate effectively!!!

Jolanta, Poland

jolanta_stefanska — 2017-02-07 11:17:02 UTC

T think that Learning Story about pets is very well balanced with activities. I am not sure what is the main acitivities in "Tell the story" - individual biographies or a place as a whole; I like the presence of experts during this activity, I try to organise it in my work. "The book trailer" is very impressive for me, I assume it took a long time to complete this activity.
As for collaboration after school - it is very hard for me to convince students to do so, it is not a routine for them. Sometimes it works.

Antonella S. Italy

2017-02-07 13:37:37 UTC

The three videos are more interesting. I particulary like the "Book trailers". I like the collaborative aspect of these activities.

Concetta, Italy

concetta_drago — 2017-02-07 15:04:50 UTC

Very nice videos and learning activities. I liked the one of "Book trailers". It is really interesting the idea of collaboration between pairs in order to achieve a common goal.

Vasiliki Psaridou/Greece

psaridou — 2017-02-07 15:25:04 UTC

All the videos are very interesting. What I really liked was the group organization of the classes and the huge space the children had. I really envy both the students and the teachers.
I try to use as much IT I can in my class, but since tablets or mobiles are not allowed in greek schools, students can use just the school's laboratory (if there is one).

Ruben Moreno, Pt

ramc — 2017-02-07 15:47:38 UTC

All Videos are good and very enjoyable examples of learning activities.
Especially I like the collaborative aspect of these activities. My favorite is "Book trailers".
The idea of peer collaboration is really interesting in order to achieve a common goal. And the students seem to welcome this type learning activities.

Angelina Alberico, Italy

2017-02-07 15:50:20 UTC

They are three very interesting video, especially that relating to the "Book trailers", which can be seen most of all how to be the collaborative spirit in a workgroup.

Alessandro / Italy

2017-02-07 15:51:16 UTC

Interesting videos that help me to understand better the difference about learning actvities and learning stories. The third video is a successful example of collaborative learning!

Laura Pagnozzi,italy

pagnozzi_laura — 2017-02-07 15:55:07 UTC

are three examples of very significant learning stories. I teach in a secondary school, and I happen to good ideas that of the first and third video.i boys conmolta autonomy are able to produce good results and at the same time learn the content that may appear difficult with a traditional lecture.
using the computer they are doing research, creating media libraries, create concept maps. I have done iin these years similar activities, including arranging of little technology.

Chiara S., Italia

kyarasar — 2017-02-07 16:29:34 UTC

Nice works indeed! I appreciate students' engagement in a more personal activity. I would have liked to know how much time was dedicated to the projects, in what time of the year and how it was assessed. Two of the video are Italian and I know how it can be difficult to organize similar things in a secondary school

Fulvia, Italy

fulvia_colzi — 2017-02-07 18:07:31 UTC

Very interesting activities. I use collaborative work in class with my students, and they appreciate it very much. Now they are preparing quizzes and video lessons to explain English grammar rules to younger students. All the material they produce will be posted on our website.

Chiara C., Italy

2017-02-07 19:01:45 UTC

In the school I work there isn't a similar technology, but we use collaborative and cooperative work. The videos are very interesting, it's much more motivating for students.

Scafati Miriam, Italy

miriamscafatihpg23 — 2017-02-07 19:34:03 UTC

I particulary liked "Book trailers".

Dražena, Croatia

drazena_potocki — 2017-02-07 21:01:20 UTC

The videos are very interesting

Athina, Greece

aginoudi — 2017-02-07 21:33:44 UTC

To let students make their own video can be used in every subject. In this way lesson becomes very attractive and students enjoy it!

Ana Pinheiro, Portugal

aipinheiro — 2017-02-07 23:37:40 UTC

The stories of the three videos are very interesting and at the same time motivating. They show a clear interest and collaboration among the students and this is a very positive aspect.Although I felt I could develop such a project in my school (changing some aspects), one aspect would always be missing - the classrooms, the pleasant space that is visible in these schools, as well as the resources.But more ideas are possible to adapt.

Clara Abegão, Portugal

claraabegao — 2017-02-07 23:48:40 UTC

The 3 videos tell us very interesting Learning Stories based in collaboration and innovative methodologies that engage students and motivae them in order to build their own knowledge and acomplish the key competences needed in the future. The students are doing their own path, exploring and researching, asking, maping, showing, collaborating, For them, is of course more motivating with the use of technology.

Vanesa, Croatia

2017-02-08 05:01:10 UTC

Very interesting videos

Amelia De Chiara, Italy

amelia_dechiara — 2017-02-08 07:12:38 UTC

These videos are interesting and engaging examples of learning activities.
I like the collaborative aspect of these activities, the pleasant space and the resources. I would love to do these kind of activities as often as I can but I would like to know how much time was dedicated to the projects, how many projects like that they have realized during a school year. It can be difficult to organize similar things in my school.

Daniela, Romania

danielamioarachisalita — 2017-02-08 07:13:04 UTC

I liked all three examples presented but most video made at primary school because it is closer to the area where I work.

Annamaria Egido, Italy

2017-02-08 07:55:18 UTC

These three videos are interesting and engaging examples of learning activities

Angela P.,Italy

2017-02-08 10:58:18 UTC

The centrality of the pupil and the collaborative aspect represented the main points of this approach as well as the use of tecnology.A bit difficult to realize, however, in a primary school.

Edit, Hungary

tothedit0610 — 2017-02-08 13:11:21 UTC

Great examples for complex learning processes, I really enjoyed watching them: they were challenging, involved imagination, collaboration, creativity, practicality and a lot of exciting IT tools! I have not realized any similar complex learning story in the lack of time and technology, but would be interesting to make one!

Francesca

francesca_lombardi1973 — 2017-02-08 13:37:15 UTC

These three videos are very interesting and useful to define the new scenarios of 21st Century classroom. I like all the active uses of Apps in the collaborative groups of students and also the involvement of local community and experts to help the school projects. I made some similar things with my primary class using tools like StoryThat, Padlet and LucidPress.

Anna, Italy

luica771 — 2017-02-08 14:37:37 UTC

Very interesting, these videos show how LS could be applied in different orders of schools...I'd really like to experiment these kind of learning, but what we can do if we don't have resources? How combine rrends with reality?

Višnja, Serbia

2017-02-08 16:13:07 UTC

Great examples. It must take at least two months to do it all right, but it looks really interesting, and student driven. I have done some PBL, but with much less technology, and children loved it. They had to create a play about something I didn`t thought them about before. Plays were about famous national Historical personalities in the middle-ages., or writing a tourist guide through Europe in middle-ages... It would be more fun if we had all that technology, but it was fun anyway...

Carmela, Italy

2017-02-08 16:20:05 UTC

Very interesting videos.
I do not think that the school should be fun, but interesting. Certainly the involvement of pupils makes it more interesting to learn.
The school must offer students the challenging situations, where pupils have to solve problems and collaborate. I try to involve my students in projects in which to build video clips, maps, qr code and more.

Antónia Brandão, PT

dolores_brandao — 2017-02-08 17:06:04 UTC

I loved the learning story of the book trailers. I think that book trailers are an effective way to connect young readers with books. As i’m a librarian teacher I include book trailers in almost every book talking session. They are engaging and so useful to conquer students attention...I think i’ m going to propose to my students the production of this kind of work. So many skills can be developed… reading competence, ict skills, communication skills, they can explore in so many ways the book story. Its fantastic.

Magdalena M, Spain

2017-02-08 17:39:52 UTC

I have tried to do similar learning activities or parts of these. The problem was the traditional setting of the classroom, the number of students in each classroom (around 30) and the lack of technology devices. But I would certainly like to try out a whole Learning Activity like these ones.

Salva, Spain

2017-02-08 18:00:53 UTC

I have worked some of these activities in my school, in the projects of etwinning. The problem is the lack of technological resources and the lack of training in new technologies. Many teachers are reluctant to work this way. From my experience, the most enriching part is when students expose their work to the rest of the class. Congratulations, it's very inspiring.

Maria Letizia Zozi, Italia

2017-02-08 18:35:51 UTC

Why must everything be turned into a show?
Our education system is going to prepare show makers and show consumers?
What about knowledge, big questions, analytic discussions? We have big problem about literacy in Italy.

Maria Rosaria Sabina

rosaria_sab — 2017-02-08 19:20:51 UTC

Very interesting.
Good starting point for working with my boys

Lucia Lauria Spolidoro

lucialauria15 — 2017-02-08 19:27:54 UTC

The videos are very interesting. The "Book trailers" I find particularly significant, which gives the strong idea of collaboration in a workgroup.

Zulmira, Portugal

zulmiramag — 2017-02-08 22:17:03 UTC

I enjoyed the three videos and It was certainly very interesting to the students. But there are many schools that doesn't have that technology in the classroom and teachers aren't prepared to work like this, only ICT teachers and a few more. The collaborative work is very important and these students are able to do it. But, there are many subjects that can't be learned this way! How can I teach to solve equations making videos? And with very extensive curiculum and an exam at the end, how to manage all this?

Sevastiani Greece

anniroulia — 2017-02-09 08:46:21 UTC

in my kindergarten classroom I try to use technology as much as I can using my own equipment (ipad, small projector, iPhone) and unfortunately with my own expenses, but I think it is worth doing it since children move on to much more interesting lessons and way of thinking.

Olga Martins, Portugal

olgacarvalhomartins — 2017-02-09 11:27:30 UTC

I liked the three videos and they show examples of interesting learning activities. They motivating for producing teamwork /collaborative work.

Almudena Romero, Spain

romero_almudena — 2017-02-09 13:18:28 UTC

I love it, I have now lots of ideas to start with

Irène - Belgium

2017-02-09 13:52:19 UTC

I especially liked the Learning story about the digital book trailers. We do have a library and a MultiMedia club during lunch break at school. Moreover our 12- to 14-year-olds have to read books for their mother tongue language classes. The Departmental group always finds it difficult to change the format of the final product for assessing this written task. This idea of producing book trailers which other students can use for choosing a new book to read is a perfect and interesting variation.

Ana Prados, Spain

2017-02-09 14:25:42 UTC

They all look great. What scares me is not being able to use the apps and programs.

Cristina, Spain

krisalpa — 2017-02-09 15:37:35 UTC

The three examples presented are interesting, but the project "my pet" is the one that I liked the most because it is the one that comes closest to my reality. I will have to think what it can be done with such small children, how could I adapt this kind of learning.

Angelamaria Galderisi, Italy

soleemare_a — 2017-02-09 16:20:15 UTC

I watched the videos and I like all of them. However I prefer the third one because it is based on a great idea: a library catalogue designed as a series of movie trailers.

I have never done anything similar in my classrooms, but I think it should be possible to realize it.

Mihaela, Romania

ciuchi_mihaela — 2017-02-09 16:25:29 UTC

I think it is possible, even if we do not have computers in all laboratories.It takes desire but our teachers to change anything. And obviously as we started is harder, and some do not.

Anna, Germany

Frau_Kap — 2017-02-09 16:43:30 UTC

I can see lots of the presented ideas happening in my classroom! Apart from inviting experts as part of the "ask & collaborate" or "show" aspect, I have already tried out the other steps of a learning story. Sometimes however, they end up as learning activities and not as a whole learning story. I really liked how student-centered all of these learning stories were, with or without massive use of technology!

Angela, Italy

mariangela_gallo68 — 2017-02-09 17:08:12 UTC

I watched the three videos and I like them because all the planned activities are student centred. In the videos the teachers provide guidance and feedback and the students are producers and collaborte creatively . The students have a lot of technology devices and use different tools appropiate to the task each group has to achieve. The students look really engaged and interested.

Elvia, Italy

2017-02-09 17:13:58 UTC

I liked these videos very much, because I saw students very engaged and proud of their works. o make their videos, they had to study a lot, but they seemed very interested in studying and they were ready to do more, as if they were playing a game.

Ercília - Portugal

erciliacosta — 2017-02-09 17:14:39 UTC

I liked what I saw in all three videos. These are interesting works and ways to get students to carry out projects. I think it is possible and important to develop these kinds of activities that motivate teamwork and collaborative work.

Shukufa Najafova Azerbaijan

2017-02-09 17:14:48 UTC

I watch all the videos and liked them. These are very interesting works and are interested in working together, and colloborate.

Donatella, Italy

2017-02-09 18:22:42 UTC

I watched the 3 videos and I found them interesting. I usually work in this way when my students have to prepare specific projects and it takes a long time to complete them, of course.

Bartolomeo Corbo - Italy

bartolomeo_corbo — 2017-02-09 18:42:56 UTC

Three Learning stories very interesting. Students really involved and protagonists, teachers as tutors, use of ITC, activity project based. In this way the traditional skills (reading, writing, numeracy) are joined to 21th century skills.
About three example I like much the second because it shows how you can work in a new way also without big technologies. Sometimes I have experimented similar activity in eTwinning projects in which my students have projected and realized video and presentation on his own town, after researches and work on field. But but it lacked the part of peer review: it seems to me very important more than teacher revieww

Arianna, Italy

arix — 2017-02-09 19:05:50 UTC

Great!!!!!

Maria Grazia G., (Italy)

2017-02-09 19:58:23 UTC

Beautiful Experiences

Maribel, Spain

maribel_gortiz — 2017-02-09 21:10:18 UTC

There's no doubt that if a teacher designs enging activities, the results are going to be great. Technology is important, but as shown in the these experiences, there are ways to "manage". An innovative mind, can find innovative ways.

Nehir ÇABUKER, Turkey

nehircabuker — 2017-02-09 21:29:23 UTC

thanks for the sharings, thanks to their experiences and examples. Now much excited to prepare my own story.

Andrei, Romania

Andrei_ro — 2017-02-09 21:29:35 UTC

Good and stimulating activities for students.
Although all these activities are very interesting and fruitful it requires infrastructure (computers, labs, tablets etc.)
Let's hope that in the very close future I will be able to implement all these wonderful ideas to all my students.

Ioannis Velonakis, Greece

2017-02-09 21:36:24 UTC

All the above three Learning Stories are very interesting!!! What I particularly liked in all of them is that they are based in quite simple ideas and they efficiently use different Information Technology not only for making the lesson more interesting but also for enabling collaboration among the students and between teachers and students. In my classroom I try to implement appropriate software tools for visualizing difficult aspects of a subject and to make my students collaborating more effectively.

Marchilia Volini Kendall, Naples, Italy

marchilia — 2017-02-09 22:19:32 UTC

I liked the book trailer, it would be nice to re-apply! the only element is never mentioned is the time spent on the Learning story...

Antonietta, Italy

2017-02-09 23:01:22 UTC

Technology can be a powerful tool to achieve collaboration but also the support from outside can greatly contribute in making lesson interesting. Student-centred environments and problem based tasks are able to innovate learning as they promote autonomy.

Elena Chis, Romania

lenuta_chis — 2017-02-10 06:04:09 UTC

From Learning Activities to Learning Stories: All this looks very good, but I am not able to use all these applications and programs.

Rossella, Italy

rossella_esposito — 2017-02-10 06:15:17 UTC

I found very interesting the first and the third videos, particularly the last. I teach German literature in an High School for foreign languages where students learn English, German, Spanish and French. I think it could be very interesting to create book trailers for a multilingual multimedia library. I will propose this project to my colleagues.

Ankica, Croatia

ankica1403 — 2017-02-10 10:50:27 UTC

I can definitely see some of the ideas working in my classroom. Of course, most of the activities will have to be done at home for the obvious reasons (the lack of infrastructure) but as we saw in the second learning story, it is possible to create a Learning Story even if you are not technically well equipped. I have done some projects where I've used something similar to these Learning Stories.

Marta Tarantino

martatarantino — 2017-02-10 11:43:05 UTC

Learning story 1:"Tell a story". ITec methodology allows teachers to rethink teaching by embedding it into "student-centered, project-focused and collaborative learning environments that support the development of 21st century skills". A Learning Scenario offers the pedagogical and technological elements teachers need to implement Learning Activities by incorporating them into a narrative plan, the Learning Story. I definitely see this Learning Story working in my class. I especially like the Explore activity (browsing videos in search for inspiration); the Ask activity (meeting outside experts); the Map activity with the use of Popplet; the Make activity with a further involvement of outside experts. What I mostly appreciate is the way students are in charge of their learning. Moreover, I definitely agree with the teacher as with the flexibility and quality of such a learning experience.
Learning Story 2 "My pet". Involving seventh graders students as "experts" and giving them the task to evaluate and give feedback to the secon graders is an idea worth sharing and implementing in our classrooms too. Finally, Learning Story 3 - "Book trailers"- provides a great example of how powerful can iTec methodology prove at turning a classroom into an engaging, stimulating environment for the students to live in.

Barbara

dotriv — 2017-02-10 12:32:27 UTC

I'm a kindergarten teacher so I'm not sure it would work for my pupils

Adriana,

adritoderic — 2017-02-10 13:54:23 UTC

Very interesting, but it depends on the schools if they provide or not the possibility of using them . In my school is not possible.

Anna, Italy

annag — 2017-02-10 14:46:54 UTC

These activities are very interesting: with some changes they can be done in most of the classes.
I have tried to o something similar.
My problem is that the activities tend to be teacher centred. I really have to move towards a student-centred approach

gabriella, uitaly

2017-02-10 16:38:12 UTC

i couldmn't write on the previous padlet and i want to say that the video was clear and explianed very well the differenvce between la, and learning stories. thank you

Maria Maddalena Pallotta, Italy

mariamaddalena_pallotta1 — 2017-02-10 16:41:22 UTC

These videos are very interesting, because the activities are based on simple ideas, arguments can be treated in the classes. Unfortunately we not always have the ability to have adequate tecnonologici means. I especially liked the second video, because I teach in a primary school, also have only used PCs (we do not have tablet).

gabriella, italy

2017-02-10 16:44:59 UTC

good experiences in Italian school! lucky teachers to have so inspired headmaster

antonio

2017-02-10 17:33:24 UTC

i did something like this thjanks to lab

Cecilia D., Italy

2017-02-10 18:09:15 UTC

For me, as I teach humanities, are particular interesting the first and the third Learning Stories but also in the second I find a lot of useful tools. The key aspect in every project is always the collaboration.

Željka, Croatia

2017-02-10 18:15:28 UTC

I enjoyed the videos and think that this is a great concept that requires IT tools in the classroom. Unfortunately they are not always available.

Maria Luisa, Turin, Italy

2017-02-10 18:55:01 UTC

These videos are very pleasant and useful tools because the acivities are student-centred, well planned and realized. In my opinion, the most important thing is that the students are really involved and interested in: they work together and play an active role in the process.

Clara Vitorino, Portugal

2017-02-10 20:24:50 UTC

As it was said, this kind of collaborative work gains with ITEC but it's possible to do it with traditional resources. The book trailer is very interesting, in my school we made a similar activity. For their reading project each student was asked to make a publicity of his book. They needed to know the elements of flyer and they needed to stimulate the client to buy or read their book. Once we had all the flyers, we organised a contest.The flyers were showed in the school library and students could vote, that is, choose the one they liked more. To the first three winners was given a prize. With more techonology this activity could be done online and diffusion would be bigger of course.

Catello de Sinno, Italy

2017-02-10 20:39:17 UTC

I found all the activities in the videos very interesting . Students are really involved and engaged, they played an active and collaborative role. I appreciate the student-centered, project-focused and collaborative learning environments. Collaboration among teachers is fundamental as well as the support of outside experts

Ana, Portugal

turmadecimus12 — 2017-02-10 20:49:25 UTC

I agree it is perfectly possible to construct a Learning Story without any use of technology. The key point of the iTEC methodology was less about technologies but to reconsider how we organize our lessons into more student-centred, project-focused and collaborative learning environments that support the development of 21st Century Skills. However, I admit that technology can be a powerful tool to help us with this but it is not essential to achieving this goal.

The 3 videos are a nice example of how a great result can be achieved using the iTEC methodology while having less access to technology and receiving less support from outside. All of them tell us very interesting Learning Stories based in collaboration and innovative methodologies that engage students and motivate them in order to build their own knowledge and accomplish the key competences needed in the future classrooms.

Alessandra Basso - Italy

alessandra_bass — 2017-02-10 21:26:50 UTC

I like all the videos. The videos from Lithuania is my favourite, probably because of the age of pupils. It is very interesting to see how pupils developed their learning story , the different resouces they used. In the first and third videos I liked that students shared responsibility and how they distributed tasks in every group.

Isabel Graça, Portugal

isamg — 2017-02-10 21:50:49 UTC

Three inspiring examples! But it requires that both students and teachers know how to use specific technological resources and apps. And the time needed? What “amount” of curriculum can be approached this way? These are 1 year long (?) class projects, that have a dedicated timetable?

Maria Calà, Italy

giambigia — 2017-02-10 22:14:20 UTC

These videos are very interesting, because the activities are based on simple ideas, arguments can be treated in the classes. Unfortunately we not always have the ability to have adequate technological means. Students are really involved and committed, they played an active and collaborative. In addition, collaboration among teachers is essential.

Marián Reguera, Spain

2017-02-11 00:10:45 UTC

The three pilots are really interesting. Students are all doing their best. Teachers have a well-planned structure of the steps of the Learning Story. The ideas are not new, but they are well implemented using new technologies, especially in the second example: Popplet, Toondoo, blabberize, and Animoto. When the class is student-centered, the students will never forget that lesson.

Fausto, Italy

2017-02-11 12:10:06 UTC

Very interesting. Our students learn the use of techs with some advantages.

Maria Luisa Provezza, Italy

marialuisaprovezza0 — 2017-02-11 15:58:51 UTC

Very interesting and fascinating. I know I need more practice but want to experiment this new way of teaching!

Luigi Alterani, Italy

Italianteacher — 2017-02-11 16:02:14 UTC

Interesting and challenging activities but it is not so easy to implement them in our teaching because of lack of technology in our schools!

Adina

2017-02-11 16:27:27 UTC

Adina, Romania

2017-02-11 16:27:29 UTC

Great examples! The second is my favourite as I can relate to it. Our school lacks the technology, but in part, I can make it work. Where there is a will, there is a way!

Šárka, CR

sarka_opatova — 2017-02-11 16:53:19 UTC

Thanks for Blabberize tip in the 2nd video. I know apps but not an online tool for that. I had to try it, it was easy, which is important for a tool.
You can use it to make a Blabberize image of an author speaking about himself or it can be a blabberise image of a person describing the era when he lived in. There are many ways to use this in English classes and other subjects as well.

Šárka, CR

sarka_opatova — 2017-02-11 17:02:34 UTC

COOPERATION - STUDENTS FROM AN UPPER GRADE AS EXPERTS
I find very intriguing this simple, yet brilliant idea of inviting students from an upper-grade as experts to the classroom.

Manuel Naples, Italy

2017-02-11 18:07:02 UTC

I really like the idea of using technology and learning stories for the classroom, however I feel that it may be difficult to implement due to the lack of technology in most schools

Tonia-Gragnano- Italy

tonia_calo — 2017-02-11 18:09:24 UTC

The videos are very inspiring and I think that they can help teachers change their teaching methods and strategies. Innovation is really important in Italian Upper schoos which is less student centred. As for me, luckily I can rely on eTwinning projects to involve students and colleagues in collaborative activities of PBL

Simona Costaru, Romania

2017-02-11 20:30:32 UTC

Very good ideas! I have done something similar before (but not having access to technology and not following all the steps). I particularly like the second example and I want to try something like that (I have some ideas for my classroom).

Cristina Antal - Romania

2017-02-12 06:47:33 UTC

"Tell a story" - involves a lot of use of technology, almost all the actions are using technology. Interactive. I like the ideea of a "Re - Make" to finalize al the work and the ideea about a video chat for the student that are not in the classroom. Even if they are not with their colleagues they can contribute to the activity through the video chat and by collecting and share information in real time using technology. The second video is the prove that interactive learning using technology is a way of learning for almost all the ages. And the learning is fun done in play. "Book trailers" seems to be only a colaboration in makeing a trailer, sharing the opinion about makeing these.
I like "Tell a story"!

Elisabetta Nepa

classedieli — 2017-02-12 07:14:11 UTC

Without knowing it I've run the itech method

Cecilia R, Italy

ceciliar — 2017-02-12 07:55:58 UTC

As a higher secondary school teacher I've found the Book Trailers project veeeery interesting, motivating AND feasible. May I congratulate the teacher who had the idea (I suppose the one in the video).

Konstantina, Greece

2017-02-12 09:53:57 UTC

At the first video I liked classroom’s organization and the way they created video biographies using technology tools. At the second video I liked the independence students had while working even of their young age, the variety of technology apps and the collaboration they had with students from a secondary school. At the third video I liked the multimedia library with book trailers and conceptual maps made by students. Some of the ideas may work at my classroom but not daily. Maybe while working on a collaborative project.

Katarzyna Siwczak

2017-02-12 10:23:59 UTC

I've created video biographies with some of my students. The other ideas also seem interesting, especially "Book Trailers". Definitely worth trying.

Antonella, Milano

2017-02-12 10:24:56 UTC

Very interesting and fascinationg...my students are very motivate

Margarida Almeida

2017-02-12 11:04:35 UTC

Portugal
An inspiration for all teachers!

Cristiana Ziraldo

2017-02-12 11:20:09 UTC

All the three videos are really inspiring. It is great to see how deeply involved the studens are and how they take responsability for their project. I apprciated the fact that different applications were suggested. At times, I think I have some "creative" ideas, but I do not know which applications can help me and my students implement them best.

Maria Grazia Licandro Italy

mglicandro — 2017-02-12 12:10:22 UTC

After watching the three videos I can say that I am on the right way. In fact, for about twenty years work with the support of technology. Only in recent years the web offers many online apps to support the work in the classroom. The first video dedicated to secondary school pupils in second grade shows the making of an autobiography that could also be made by primary school pupils, I intend to do this activity when my will be in fifth grade.

The second video, made by pupils of secondary school level, shows a scenario entirely replicable with my current third-class pupils and I think to implement it together with his colleague who teaches science.

The third video shows something that in the past I did with fifth-graders participating in a project dell'USR of Catania: "My Library".

Students after reading the book had to do their review to classmates, instilling interest and curiosity to entice them to read the same. While reading the review to the microphone, I was filming everything with the camera. The video was shown to the students of other classes scenes to spread the desire to read.

Today we have internet and everything will be easier if arranged with learning story, something I have not done yet! The detailed scan I did not use the activity as shown in the video.

Elena B, Italy

teacherEB — 2017-02-12 15:01:48 UTC

I've already done similar projects, in particular the creation of booktrailers, but as I'm just experimenting I haven't made them public yet. That's my next step.

Daniela Millini, Italy

teacherman — 2017-02-12 18:10:25 UTC

I'm really glad two of three videos are about experiences in Italian schools. I'm sure that Italian teachers have always been working for feasible innovation, even when they did/and still don't have a lot of technology at their disposal. Yet, I was impressed by the wonderful physical spaces available both in the low secondary school of Rovereto and the Liceo Classico of Anzio. Having only 'traditional' class spaces can sometimes hinder several activities, or at least make them more difficult to carry out. Creating virtual educational environments might be a solution, but the process is not so easy as students themselves need some time to get used to this new environments and get the best from them.

ManuelaVieira,PT

mmanuelavieira — 2017-02-12 18:24:35 UTC

Interesting. but it is the first time to use it. Let see....

Alicia Serrano,Spain

2017-02-12 19:21:09 UTC

Highlight of the three videos aspects such as the investigation and reflection of the information collected in an individual and collective way. The creative development in the elaboration of the stories of learning, and the role of the educator as guide, facilitator of the learning.

In the classrooms of children is viable to carry out, being the role of the adult more present in the learning process. With earlier ages could be adapted, taking groups as an adult reference guiding and supporting them. And, little by little, as they become more autonomous and resolute, they move away from that presence.
As for the availability and use of new technologies, it would be necessary not only a technological investment in the classrooms, but also an investment in training on types and their educational possibilities in classrooms.

Ida, Italy

DT22 — 2017-02-12 21:20:22 UTC

It's new for me. Very interesting way. Fine the idea of book trailer that surely create partecipation

Anezina Xydous,Greece

anezina123 — 2017-02-12 21:42:20 UTC

The moment when pupils have the leading role in a classroom is here.The means to achieve it is not always there,however.We have to be really imaginative to find ways to deal with any problems that come from the lack of technological support.
Learning story 1:"Tell a story". ITec methodology allows teachers to rethink teaching by embedding it into "student-centered, project-focused and collaborative learning environments that support the development of 21st century skills". A Learning Scenario offers the pedagogical and technological elements teachers need to implement Learning Activities by incorporating them into a narrative plan, the Learning Story. I definitely see this Learning Story working in my class. I especially like the Explore activity (browsing videos in search for inspiration); the Ask activity (meeting outside experts); the Map activity with the use of Popplet; the Make activity with a further involvement of outside experts. What I mostly appreciate is the way students are in charge of their learning. Moreover, I definitely agree with the teacher as with the flexibility and quality of such a learning experience.
Learning Story 2 "My pet". Involving seventh graders students as "experts" and giving them the task to evaluate and give feedback to the secon graders is an idea worth sharing and implementing in our classrooms too. Finally, Learning Story 3 - "Book trailers"- provides a great example of how powerful can iTec methodology prove at turning a classroom into an engaging, stimulating environment for the students to live in.

Oksana Nagorna, Ukraine

nagoksa — 2017-02-12 22:02:41 UTC

The above three videos are student-centred, collaborative and full of feedback, that's important as students are involved in all the stages of the learning process. They realise what, why and how they are learning, I think that's essential today.

Natasa Todosijevic, Serbia

2017-02-12 23:08:49 UTC

Very nice and inspirative , but i`m not sure it`s possible in 7years old pupils...

Ana Fonseca, Portugal: These were inspiring videos. The first one showed students can work easily by collaborating with each other in and outside school. It was a project more based on collaborative learning environments. The second video showed us that even small children can work on their own and it was very interesting. The third video was different and I think in here both the teacher and the students need technological means and knowledge to work in such a project. This is a challenge. The first and second video show apps that I know and sometimes use but the third is a new thing for me. One of my students from the 12th grade used something similar last year when working on a project based learning environment……

2017-02-13 09:06:19 UTC

rosa calvino

rosacalvino8 — 2017-02-13 09:51:47 UTC

i'll use Learning stories with my pupils

Anne Fischer, Berlin

2017-02-13 10:03:28 UTC

I noticed in the first video that there is a lack of boys being interviewed although there are a few in the video. Perhaps this is an all girls school?

I would also love to see tips for using less technology- schools in germany are very data protected which means many of the sharing platforms would not work.

Melissa Esposito, Italy

melissa_esposito — 2017-02-13 16:26:54 UTC

All the three videos are very interesting for me, from the last week I can access to our school's Informatics Laboratory so we should work to this project...a Learning story about my subject: Maths!

Valeria Viola, Italy

valeria72 — 2017-02-13 17:59:28 UTC

Yes I did something simialar with my students, but, alas, outside the school and outside curricular lessons.

Gülhanım Dursun,Turkey

2017-02-13 18:16:26 UTC

We did also ITEC in our National language class.

Martyna, Poland

2017-02-13 18:31:48 UTC

I liked the videos very much. After watching previous videos I wasn't sure I understood.

Joana, Spain

2017-02-13 20:05:04 UTC

I can see amazing, challenging and motivating ideas about Learning Stories. The elements that I like the most are:

technological devices (one for two students or 1x1)
Learning Scenarios (they are colourful and very atractive)
New technological applications as for example: OVO, Edmodo (as a social net) and Popplet ( to build mind maps).
And I could make out some challenging activities: book trailer, video biography, .....

Anna Maria Tomaselli from Italy

annamaria_tomaselli5 — 2017-02-13 20:34:04 UTC

Now I have everything more clear. All interesting. I want to improve my way of teaching. Unfortunately in my school we don't have much about tecnology but we can begin to foster change.

Concetta Rapisarda Italy

2017-02-13 21:32:04 UTC

The experiences narrated in the three videos are very significant. I can take some ideas to realize them with my students.

sonia, spain

2017-02-14 11:22:53 UTC

I use ITC apps for my narrations in English as a second language with my students, It is great

Margarita M., Spain

2017-02-14 18:06:51 UTC

I like the three videos because all of them are very interesting and motivating. All the activities are based on curricular concepts but most important thing it is how to develop each one of them. I think is important adapt the learning scenario to our goals and resources.
The elements of three Learning Stories I particularly like are:

--The role of each student in each group. It is really important to have and respect all the roles, in order to do a really collaborative work.

--The groups’ assessment.

--It is really great to have one device for two students or one for one.

--These Learning Scenarios make easier to develop these kind of Learning Stories.

--The use of technological applications, as for example: Popplet, Blabberize, Animoto, Linoit, etc.

Serenella Silenzi, Italy

s_silenzi — 2017-02-14 19:15:21 UTC

I think that all the tools (Popplet, Linoit,Blabberize, Toondoo, Animoto, OVO) used by the pupils in the 2^nd video seem to be quite useful and I will surely try them with my classes. I also loved the 3^rd video as it narrated an experience I can easily apply to my school because we coordinate a group of schools sharing online library resources.

Gabriele Ornaghi - Crema, Italy

gabriele_ornaghi88 — 2017-02-14 21:52:23 UTC

The third video was interesting. The proposed activity, as I have already said, remember more the EAS. The real difficulty lies in the school resourcesand to understand innovation to parents.

Annamaria, Hungary

tamex5 — 2017-02-14 22:35:35 UTC

I use some apps, but I forgot ones. They are very useful.

M. Elif Dönertaş, Turkey

e_yavas7 — 2017-02-15 12:28:00 UTC

I am doing similar activities in my classroom but I am impressed with the structure and delicacy of the process.

Carlo, Italy

2017-02-15 15:59:47 UTC

It's new idea for me. Very interesting. i like expeciallythe idea of book trailer that surely create partecipation

Anabela Fernandes, Dulce Freire, Isabel Cruz e Vítor Silva - Portugal

2017-02-15 23:38:55 UTC

When we think of the student as a builder of their learning the presented learning scenario model is fantastic. Yet quite honestly at this point we aren’t felling able to perform any, we need more time to study, experience and know all the technological panoply unknown for us. We believe that with time we’ll be able to adapt don’t say all but at least one in ours classroom and then will be the best time to make a reflection on this subject. It's hard to give an opinion on something that for us is unknown and never experienced. Assement all steps of the process seems to be complicated. However, it seems in order to prepare a collaborative learning activity according to the described scenarios take long and this is something that worries us

Khayala Kuliyeva, Azerbaijan

2017-02-16 15:15:06 UTC

This project is one of example which done by me a few years ago.

Rossella, Italy

battafaranorossella — 2017-02-16 16:49:08 UTC

Good activity

Elisabetta, Italy

2017-02-16 17:36:44 UTC

Every year with a class I take part in projects often involve different disciplines on the knowledge of the territory in which we live. Student are working in groups, every group is working on different aspects, creatively, but the collection of the material is always my task. Just this morning I speak with my colleague support, we are trying to create a model of the earth in 3D, we asked for student input on what to include, how, what materials would be used, we have created a paper board in which to place their ideas, but the ideas are few ..... I agree with the teacher in the last video claimed the role of the teacher as a tutor, guide in the scenarios ...

Maria Grazia Valenti Italy

mgvalenti — 2017-02-16 20:03:05 UTC

I teach in primary school so I'll try to take as example from the second video

Antonio Marinello, Italy

2017-02-16 20:36:43 UTC

It would be great to work in this way but I agree with Gabriele (Crema, Italy). The real problems to be faced are 1) resources of the school are scarce and 2) how we can make parents understand this innovation process

Maite, Spain

symbaloo2 — 2017-02-17 13:04:31 UTC

Very nice way of working but it is not easy if you don´t count with access to IT tools for all students. In addition, these activities are time consuming and sometimes our programs don´t allow us so much time.

Rosana, Spain

2017-02-17 17:52:03 UTC

No doubt, good examples for complex learning processes: challenging, increased imagination, collaboration and creativity.

Valbona, Albania

valbona_mata2 — 2017-02-17 18:49:05 UTC

very nice way to improve the knoleege

Mary, Italy

2017-02-17 20:52:12 UTC

They are useful and good examples of a comple learning process.

Lareta Žubrinić, Croatia

lareta_zubrinic — 2017-02-18 13:59:14 UTC

All three videos are very good examples of Learning stories. The second video is very nice and inspirational because those are young children who know how to use technology. Well done, teacher Virginia!

Adriana Lefter, Romania

lefteradriana — 2017-02-18 15:11:03 UTC

Very clear and great exemples are all these video presented here. I understand very well haw I have to compose and how I have to learn my students to organise their work. I „m primary school teachet and I like more second video

Alessandra Savona, Italy

aluccia_sav — 2017-02-18 15:13:10 UTC

I loved all three videos. The projects are very interesting and I really like the idea of a story being behind a project. I think this makes students more motivated and encourages them to work hard for a specific purpose.

Mirela, Romania

scomi78 — 2017-02-18 15:18:04 UTC

I can see there ideas working in my classroom by we didn't do something similar yet

Raffaella,Italy

2017-02-18 15:26:41 UTC

I've already done similar projects, in particular the creation of booktrailers, but as I'm just experimenting I haven't made them public yet. That's my next step.

Pau Romeu, Catalonia

2017-02-19 10:35:48 UTC

I've never done something like this in my class but I will.

Judit Xaus, Catalonia

juditxaus — 2017-02-19 10:36:10 UTC

This is a good way to create a project. Really significant work!

Maria Antonietta-Italy

2017-02-19 11:21:52 UTC

Beautiful and interesting videos, wonderful schools, functional school furniture. It seems like a dream. I teach in a former school in the historic center. I teach in the primary school. I'm not sure if what I plan is similar to what I have seen and appreciated. There are some similar aspects. I promote group work, each group consists of about three students. Typically you decide a argoment. In each group there is a division of roles. Each group is free to develop the topic as it would like, I try to be a guide and a moderator. The school no longer has a multimedia classroom. There is a computer for each time lying classe.In, you use your computer to create maps, acrostics, word-cloud or read simple texts on the subject. The groups report the strengths and the weaknesses. Often, but not always, they share work with colleagues. Rarely they are called experts.

BrunoFerreira20

2017-02-19 15:18:47 UTC

As one of the video examples we are developing an activity of Biographies :) students are engaged!

salvatriceloiacono — 2017-02-19 16:30:58 UTC

This is a good way to create a project.

Isabel Cachada

2017-02-20 21:56:48 UTC

This is a good way to create a project. Really significant work!

ANTONINA PUSATERI (ITALY)

antonellapusateri — 2017-02-21 15:41:21 UTC

Thanks for the tips of these videos

Claudia Massaregli

2017-02-22 17:21:01 UTC

I think Learning designer is a very good tool to plan a lesson!

Livia, Italy

liv_ann — 2017-02-22 19:49:26 UTC

Very interesting videos, students are motivated and can reach competences and skills in a more effective way.

Alicia, Spain

alma_negra7 — 2017-02-22 22:06:07 UTC

Good examples to work learning stories. The students look very motivate.

Miguel Ángel Frías, Spain,

2017-02-23 19:52:58 UTC

The projects are very interesting. I teach in a high school and I really like the third video. I can transfer the idea of this video to my classes with the appropriate changes since I teach math

Cristina Muntean, Romania

cristinahelena2108 — 2017-02-24 08:50:35 UTC

I could see these ideas working in our classroom if we had the necessary technology.

Mairead Ireland

2017-02-24 10:31:07 UTC

Yes I can see that I will use some of these ideas and apps in my teaching. I have gotten second class to do a project on bats on storymaker app. We first read the book "Bats love the night" . Gathered more information on youtube about bats and then each child created a storybook. It worked really well with all children totally engaged.

Roberta Condomitti - Italy

condomittir — 2017-02-25 16:14:38 UTC

Very nice and interesting video with more ideas. I'm a Primary teacher so I like especially the second one and i take more notes for my future works. Thanks

Valérie

2017-02-25 18:12:17 UTC

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Brigitta

2017-02-25 23:00:02 UTC

I am just doing a similar activity as part of an international student exchange and I find it thrilling. Learning happens on my part as well as with students :)

Sevasti Milona, Greece

sev_asti — 2017-02-26 09:58:41 UTC

Thank you for inspiration!

Gabriella, Italy

gabriellacolucci3 — 2017-02-26 18:49:40 UTC

It 's interesting to see how a traditional lecture can be transformed into a modern and engaging way. In these videos the students are involved through the creation of his own biography, or through the story of famous works. In these cases they are acquired simultaneously disciplinary skills, social and digital. The use of Pinnacole or other similar software lets you produce more or short stories phenomena seizing the main sequences, inserting music chosen according to a personal point of view. As a filmmaker sets his film, a student becomes the protagonist of their own learning.

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