Project

This is an Etwinning Project. Students from different European countries will exchange information and materials.Students from other cultures/nations will work together, share their original ideas, traditions and habits.Especially students will prepare their own photos or video clips about the values belonging to the Balkan Culture. They can prepare some mails, videos,Photos about structures, traditions, foods, music, dances, legends or myths belonging to their town or country which all belong to their roots of the Balkan Civilisations.We will have a blog and we will post our own product. We will use a outside blog (maybe a blogspot.com blog) where the students will participate uploading some post and reading the post that the other students have put on. Each post will consist of a video-clip, photos or other ICT tools and the corresponding explanation. The student can upload their post as well as read and comment on all other posts. We will participate in competitions if there is an opportunity.

Subjects:

Cross Curricular, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, History of Culture, Music, Social Studies / Sociology

Languages:

EN

Pupil's age:

12 - 15

Tools to be used:

Chat, e-mail, Forum, MP3, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...), Web publishing

Aims:

Working Foreign Languages, Geography, History, History of Culture, Music of other European countries.Practicing reading and writing in English. Using ICT tools Working multiple values in a collaborative working. Knowing Balkan Cultures and Civilisation for Europe in order to build a common future 

Work process:

Make and register the project. Find more partnersFind school friendsCreate the blog. Make a class presentation page. Put some posts “Where we live?” about our cities or regions. Put some posts in the blog presenting our class Put some posts presenting our school Read our friends posts.Do some commentaries on them.Exchange some Christmas/ New Year cards (by posts)January Write and post about sculptures or structures belonging to Ancient times of civilizations in Balkans near our town, city or in the Country. February Load Videos or Photos on or about our Own Traditional Balkan Cuisine or foods, grown products that belong to the our climate . Create a “Balkan cuisine feast “ together.March Load Videos or Photos about Traditional festivals and about their stories, especially “ Spring Celebration anda religoius holiday (a religious service in a Orthodax church, a Catholic cathedral and a Mosque feasts” Load videos or photos about traditional music, musical instruments, folk dances, clothing especially wedding ceremonies and clothings discover how much they look like, how different they are. MayLoad videos or photos abou Legends ,Myths, Fairytales and very well known folk characters. Evaluate the pupils and the project. Write a memory and ask for a European award 

Expected results:

o Improving knowledge and interest in Culture, traditions and history of Balkan RegionImproving reading, writing and understanding text in English Improving using ICT and Web 2.0 tools.Improving motivation and awareness for democratic values. Improving knowledge of European cities and countries. Improving European empathy and Balkan soul in order to build a common future