Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group Newsletter no. 5 - July 2015 | Page 86
Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2015 Newsletter
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------lighthouse in Piran. Pictures of this exhibition were
shared on the TwinSpace and are in the ebook.
Christmas celebrations in Poland
The project concluded with pupils and teachers
reflecting on the project. The pupils loved taking
part in the quizzes which were designed to test
their learning from the project.
Some pupils also made Christmas cards using
Scratch programming. These were shared on the
TwinSpace.
Pupils at Steeton, England, taking part in one of the
project’s quizzes
All the work from the project was collected into an
ebook:
http://issuu.com/djlinford/docs/ebook_christmas_tr
uce_d9566b9fe580c0?e=15687093/12028554.
This includes links to our video files, and to the
reports on the project in the media in England,
Poland and Ukraine. The UK NSS was allowed
access to the project to help with webinars on using
the new TwinSpace.
Pupils explained on the TwinSpace about Christmas
customs in their country. Again, this was planned
so that the pupils could learn from each other – and
learn about each other’s countries. I believe that
eTwinning makes this kind of co-operation and peer
learning possible and helps to break down barriers
and prejudices.
The project was featured on the UK National
Support Service (British Council) Schools Online
newsletter in a feature called “Peace on Earth”
(http://britishcouncil.cmail2.com/t/ViewEmail/r/AA7
E58170B44C9FC2540EF23F30FEDED/B804ED7C121
891D6C45D7BC1A387288D) and in a British
Council case study entitled “What does a project
look like?”
(http://www.britishcouncil.org/etwinning/what/case
-study).
The project brought the pupils of our schools
together, both literally and metaphorically. It was a
real privilege to take part in the live carol concert
via video call. By exchanging information about
World War I, the children gained a much deeper
understanding of the history of the war. The
exchange of Christmas cards was a further
reminder of the Christmas Truce of 1914 when the
soldiers exchanged small gifts.
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