Module 5: The eTwinning social network

ETWINNING PROJECT PLAN FINAL MODULE 5

ABOUT THE PROJECT

We aim to guide our students through various activities so that they can internalize these values in their path of self-fulfillment. Our teaching is going to be based on research and project.

Key words: Empathy, Patriotism, Love of Animals and Nature.

Language

Students will use english, but any language they have in common will be allowed.

Pupils

Students around 13 to 19 years old .

Subjects

Ethics, European Studies, Physical Education,
Information / ICT, Biology, Language and Literature,

Natural Sciences, Law, Media Education, Interdisciplinary, Art,
Design and Technology, Technology,

Foreign Languages, Environmental Education

Aims

•  Upskill our students with the ability to see the life from others' point of view,
• . Increase our students interest in art and provide them with the happiness of creating something by themselves,
• . Realize together with the students our love for the country and the need to protect it,
• . Comprehend the importance of protecting the nature and the living

Work Process

We start our project in October and are planning to finish it in March 2019.
Students are going to work in groups and present their works through a number of technological devices.
Communication is going to be maintained through TwinSpace.
All of the working processes are going to be shared by photos or videos.

Possible activities and schedule

OCTOBER 
Introducing the project;
● Creating Facebook, whatsapp groups
● Teachers create their personal Padlets
● Teachers introduce themselves and the schools
● Informing school administration and other teachers
● Informing the parents and getting their permissions
● Registering students to TwinSpace
● Students introduce themselves on Padlet
● Students create logos and posters for the project and vote for the best one
● Preparing boards for the project
● Meeting with partner teachers through webinar
● Professinal development through eTwinning website
● Optinal activities; bookmarkers, posters etc.( We are doing some activities according to our calender announced by Ministry of National Education. You may do so according to yours each month.)

Tools for Introducing ; Voki, Thinglink, Pictramap, Zeemap, Joomag etc.
Logo and poster ; Logomaker, Poster My Wall, Canva, Tagul, Wordart, Adobe Illustrator, Indesign etc.

NOVEMBER

EMPATHY
● Making survey, drama, seminar and short film activities on empathy
● Padlet work for “Empathetic of the Month”
● Preparing a video for ‘’Teachers Day’’
● Determining penfriends through webinar,
● Optinal Activities; empathy hat, short films, drama, visiting eventide homes, hospitals etc., preparing Empathy board
● Monthly evaluation webinar
● Professional development for teachers through online courses.

DECEMBER 

LOVE OF NATURE AND ANIMALS
● ‘’GIVE THEM WARMTH’’ activity to provide street animals shelter and food. ( we may adjust the name according to suggestions)
● Optinal Activities; cleaning the school garden, collecting dump batteries campaign, protecting the trees in need, giving voice to animals through Voki, new year cards, monthly board in classroom
● Monthly evaluation webinar
● Professional development for teachers through online courses


JANUARY 

INTEREST IN ART AND PRODUCTIVITY

● ‘’Learning the art and artists’’ by preparing presentations through Emaze, Prei etc.
● Using Kahoot to test acquired information with partner students
● Students share their presentations in TwinSpace and join the forum for discussions
● Optinal Activities; introducing the departments in vacational high schools, performing drama, seeing events, visiting craft workshops, origami, paint with plants, monthly board
● Determining an activity for next month through Menti.com
● Sending varios items related to your own region to two founder partners for end of project exhibition (food, postcard, magnet, photos etc)
● Monthly evaluation webinar
● Professional development for teachers through online courses


FEBRUARY 

PATRIOTISM

● ‘’Let’s Introduce our Region’’ short videos from hometowns
● Putting together prepared videos at the end of the activity
● Serbest Etkinlikler; interview with relatives of martyrs or veterans, singing folk songs related to topic, monthly board
● Monthly evaluation webinar
● Professional development for teachers through online courses


MARCH 
● End of project exhibition
● survey for teachers, students and other partners
● Preparing E-book, e-newspaper, e-magazine, project report with the contribution from each partner
● Final webinar
● Optinal activities; certificate of achievement for students
● Spreading our work: School websites, local newspapers, Youtube channel, 

Expected results

Through this project, students from different cultures are going to be able to gather around the social values that they are expected to have. In order to be able to provide this cultural interaction, students are going to learn how to use various technological devices and improve their foreign language skills. We are planning to prepare an E-Magazine with the conribution of each partner at the end of the project