ICT

Project Location

Country: 
Italy
City: 
Como

Organization

Organization Name: 
Luca Piergiovanni
Organization Type: 
Other

Website

https://chocolat3bpodcast.wordpress.com/progetti-2/

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inn

Project Description

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I progetti che ho realizzato, hanno coinvolto ad oggi 104 Istituzioni scolastiche, oltre 50 Amministrazioni comunali, numerose Aziende, Onlus, Associazioni di volontariato, Comitati genitori, enti come Province e Camere di Commercio, Federazioni e Cooperative, oltre ad una schiera di esperti e lavoratori autonomi.

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In sintesi, la mia attività di insegnante, di formatore ICT e di ideatore di progetti di didattica digitale:
- INSEGNANTE DI LETTERE: ho spesso adottato in classe metodologie improntate ad una didattica costruttivista e connettivista, ideando il progetto didattico "Chocolat3b Podcast", che si è evoluto poi in un'Associazione di promozione culturale, per la diffusione di buone pratiche (il sito qui: http://chocolat3b.podomatic.com/).
- CORSI DI FORMAZIONE ICT: conduco corsi per un uso didattico dei SocialMedia; degli Strumenti e Ambienti di Rete utili alla condivisione e costruzione della conoscenza; di metodologie che presuppongo l'utilizzo in aula dei dispositivi mobili. Seguo inoltre la formazione dei neoassunti in ruolo dei territori di Como e di Varese; collaboro con Università e importanti centri educational italiani ed esteri. Ogni anno seguo una media di oltre 300 colleghi, con i quali si instaura uno scambio vivo, una condivisione di idee ed emozioni, una crescita reciproca: unici presupposti per un miglioramento umano e professionale.
- PROGETTI DI DIDATTICA DIGITALE: ho ideato e condotto progetti che ad oggi vedono la partecipazione di 94 scuole, decine di Comuni, Associazioni e Istituzioni varie. Tra gli altri:
"Libri Parlanti": con Ufficio scolastico di Como e di Varese, Camera di Commercio di Como, Provincia di Varese e Associazione Libro Parlato Lions di Milano, gruppi di lettori volontari costituiti da insegnanti e studenti, seguono un ciclo gratuito di lezioni dedicate alla recitazione e alla lettura ad alta voce, e frequentano un corso di formazione sulle tecniche di registrazione al microfono e sul montaggio audio. I gruppi dei donatori di voce si impegnano, mediante un kit di registrazione apposito, nella produzione di libri audio: principalmente libri di poesia e di narrativa per ragazzi o testi concordati di volta in volta con i gruppi di lettori. Le scuole, possono inoltre usufruire in maniera completamente gratuita della vasta audiobiblioteca (oltre 8000 files digitali) messa a disposizione dall’Associazione Libro Parlato Lions che fornisce l’accesso ai ragazzi con Disturbi specifici di Apprendimento.
"Rigeneri@mo": i Personal Computer in disuso o considerati obsoleti da aziende, enti e privati del territorio di Como e di Varese, vengono raccolti e rigenerati. I pc, riportati a nuova vita con programmi open source, sono donati alle scuole con i requisiti specifici per l’attuazione del progetto. Queste ultime ricevono inoltre un corso di formazione per un uso tecnico dei software open source e per un utilizzo in chiave didattica di strumenti e ambienti open (Open Educational Resources). Il tutto in collaborazione con l’Ufficio scolastico di Como e di Varese e la Onlus “Progetto nuova vita” di Olgiate Olona (VA).
"Twitti@mo": con Ufficio scolastico di Como, Archivio Diaristico Nazionale, quotidiano di Como e l'Associazione culturale Twitteratura, insegnanti e studenti, dopo aver seguito corsi di formazione su rischi e opportunità offerte dalla Rete e su un utilizzo positivo e critico dei Social, e dopo essere stati preparati all'uso dello strumento Twitter per pratiche di giornalismo partecipativo ed esercizi virtuosi di scrittura sintetica, si impegnano nella composizione di fiabe e poesie in 140 caratteri o nella riscrittura di grandi classici della Letteratura.
"Corsi di alfabetizzazione digitale": studenti che insegnano ai nonni l'utilizzo del Pc e la navigazione in Rete.
"Fuori di testo": in collaborazione con le Biblioteche dell’Unione di Comuni Lombarda “Terre di Frontiera”, è promossa la lettura tra i giovani attraverso il sito Fuoriditesto, con recensioni e commenti ai libri.
"Booktrailer": per la promozione della lettura presso i giovani, vengono organizzati laboratori per la produzione di booktrailer nelle scuole di Como e provincia, in collaborazione con le Biblioteche dell’Unione di Comuni Lombarda “Terre di Frontiera”.

How long has your project been running?

2012-08-30 22:00:00

Objectives and Innovative Aspects

Gli obiettivi relativi alla mia attività di insegnante e formatore e quelli specifici per le varie progettazioni didattiche descritte sopra, sono numerosi e fondamentali per la nascita di una società inclusiva della conoscenza. Si va dall'integrazione positiva nello studio dello strumento tecnologico e della Rete, fino ad attività di promozione della lettura, soprattutto nei confronti di alunni con disturbi specifici di apprendimento (progetto Libri Parlanti, ma anche Fuori di Testo e Booktrailer); di una politica del riuso, riciclo e del software libero inteso come sinonimo di condivisione libera (progetto Rigeneri@mo); di un uso professionale dei Social, con la conoscenza dei rischi e opportunità da loro offerti (progetto Twitti@mo).
I mezzi imprescindibili per il raggiungimento degli obiettivi descritti, sono stati il pieno coinvolgimento di tutti gli enti presenti sul territorio e una massiccia azione formativa. In alcuni casi è stato sufficiente creare una rete tra realtà già esistenti. In altri ho dovuto agire perché nascessero, con l'aiuto di tutti, realtà utili allo svolgimento delle attività progettuali. In ogni caso, tuttavia, l'azione di formazione è stata sempre necessaria e costante.

Results

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Al seguente link: http://easel.ly/infographic/4rztqc, trovate una infografica, che ho allegato anche a questa scheda, la quale riassume bene l'impatto che la mia azione di insegnante-formatore-progettista ha avuto sul territorio nel quale opero. Sono a mio avviso molto indicativi i numeri che esprimono la partecipazione considerevole di giovani e adulti. Dietro quelle cifre ci sono Dirigenti, docenti, genitori, studenti, manager, Direttori, Sindaci, Assessori, volontari...un'intera schiera di persone accomunate da passione e professionalità e dal desiderio di migliorare la nostra scuola e la nostra società. Vorrei inoltre sottolineare, a proposito di risultati raggiunti, che tutte le attività descritte sono diventate modello e oggetto di studio e hanno ricevuto numerosi riconoscimenti. Tra i più prestigiosi: - Italian Best Content for Kids: concorso del Ministero dell’Istruzione, di Generazioni Connesse, Telefono Azzurro e Save the Children (2014). - Global Education Forum di Barcellona (2014). - Premio Medea Awards: concorso dell'Ufficio formazione e cultura di Bruxelles e della Comunità europea (2013). - Festival Internazionale di Poesia di Genova (2013). - Medaglia del Presidente della Repubblica (2012). - Riconoscimento all'Ambasciata italiana di Washington (2011). - Premio Bruno Ciari: concorso dell'Associazione nazionale Pratiche filosofiche (2011). - Xmedia – Composizioni poetiche multimediali: concorso d’eccellenza del MIUR (ed. 2009 e 2010). - eTwinning Quality Label: certificato di qualità per il progetto European Podcasting (2010). - Emoticon Art – Docente dell'anno: concorso dell'Associazione nazionale Dirigenti e Alte professionalità della scuola (2010). - A scuola di Innovazione: concorso del Ministero per la Pubblica amministrazione e Innovazione (2010). - Econtent Award Italy: premio della Fondazione Politecnico di Milano e Medici Framework per il miglior contenuto didattico in formato digitale (2009).
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Gli attori protagonisti sono davvero numerosi.
Vorrei sottolineare alcuni effetti emblematici di questi progetti: gli studenti, anche a scuola terminata, hanno continuato a visitare le sedi delle Onlus che si occupavano di riciclo di Pc, per poter dare una mano in questa attività, così come hanno costituito gruppi di lettori volontari e di donatori di voce, per proseguire l'attività di registrazione di audiolibri in aiuto a persone con disabilità. A questo proposito, sono stati significativi alcuni episodi in cui giovani non vedenti o studenti dislessici, si sono prodigati nella realizzazione di audiolibri per aiutare persone con le loro stesse disabilità.

Sustainability

What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?: 
More than 6 years
What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?: 
From 10.001 to 30.000 Euro
What is the source of funding for your project?: 
Grants
Specify: 
Partecipo per la categoria "docente innovatore"
Is your project economically self sufficient now?: 
No
When is it expected to become self-sufficient?: 
2016-08-30 22:00:00

Transferability

Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?: 
Yes
Where? By whom?: 
I progetti presentati, sono stati replicati in numerose realtà italiane. Talvolta con una visione di sistema sono stati implementati e adattati in maniera efficace su altri territori. Mentre in altri casi si sono diffusi attraverso iniziative di singoli docenti, che dopo essere stati da me istruiti sulle modalità di svolgimento delle iniziative, le hanno portate nella propria scuola o classe. Nel primo caso, cito ad esempio la Rete delle 80 scuole di Bolzano, intenzionata ad adottare il progetto Rigeneri@mo. Nel secondo caso, mi riferisco a docenti di Milano così come di Palermo: oltre 60 scuole su tutto il territorio nazionale hanno ad esempio partecipato alle attività di riscrittura con Twitter, o numerose scuole hanno replicato il mio progetto di podcasting didattico denominato "Chocolat 3b Podcast", diventato oggetto di studio di enti di ricerca e università ed anche di tesi di laurea di molti studiosi, ora insegnanti.
What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters): 

è fondamentale "fare rete", ovvero mettere insieme risorse finanziarie e umane, così da poter raggiungere obiettivi comuni.

Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?: 
Yes

Background Information

Barriers and Solutions (max. 1000 characters): 
Sono stati diversi gli ostacoli che ho dovuto affrontare. Tra i più rilevanti c'è sicuramente l'aver dovuto reperire fondi, convincendo aziende ed enti istituzionali ad investire su di un bene i cui frutti si potranno vedere soltanto tra anni: la formazione culturale e umana dei nostri giovani. Cito poi lo scetticismo da parte di una schiera di colleghi verso l'introduzione di pratiche didattiche legate ad un uso in classe della Rete e dei Social, o la fatica di coltivare rapporti umani, basati su stima e rispetto reciproco, alla base di un qualsiasi lavoro efficace e duraturo nel tempo. Così come lo sforzo immane di coordinare in maniera univoca l'azione di 104 scuole, 50 comuni e una miriade di aziende, enti, esperti, volontari, ecc. Oltre all'impegno profuso per la realizzazione concreta di tutte le progettazioni, in quanto molte delle azione formative sono state condotte da me in prima persona. Ne sono testimonianza anche i 9200 chilometri percorsi in 10 mesi e le innumerevoli ore di lavoro trascorse davanti al Pc e al telefono, dal lunedì alla domenica, senza sosta, anche di notte.
Future plans and wish list (max. 750 characters): 
L'intera azione fin qui descritta, può soltanto espandersi ulteriormente: sono infatti già numerose le richieste di partecipazione ai progetti da parte di nuove scuole o le richieste di partenariato di enti e realtà educational nazionali.
TIC promozione lettura ICT education technology digital divide didattica inclusiva didattica digitale 21st century skills

Project Location

Country: 
Cameroon
City: 
Yaounde

Organization

Organization Name: 
Nathalie Tekam
Organization Type: 
Other
Specify: 
Grants for the first year, grants and sale of services for the second year, and self sufficience for the third year

Website

www.lets-getready.org

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Project Type

Education up to 18 years

Project Description

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GetReady already brings ICT into classrooms through Kebisu, a web tutoring platform to be used for regular educational activities, develops children' creativity and innovation potential through STEM talks, and breaks gender stereotyping related to STEM fields, through role modeling by successful professional women in STEM.

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GetReady was initiated in 2013 by young Cameroonian individuals led by Ms. Nathalie Tekam, who is implementing the project today. It all started with the desire to impact the mindset of children and youth aged 8-18 years on three points: help them discover their creativity and innovation potential, help them to appropriate ICTs as development tools rather than as toys (internet usage in Cameroon is growing, but meanwhile, about 50% of our traffic is oriented toward leisure), break the myth that STEM studies and careers are too difficult or frustrating for girls and women. To achieve these objectives, the following strategies were adopted. 1.Offering to primary and secondary schools, a web tutoring platform (to be used locally) containing interactive and multimedia scientific educational resources complying with Cameroonian official scholar programs, as well as attractive and customized content related to STEM fields and careers. Kebisu, this tutoring platform, is edited and provided freely by a Cameroonian startup named ITISS, co-founded by Nathalie Tekam (www.itiss-group.com) 2. For the most underprivileged schools, offering computers to allow them to use the platform. 3. Organizing STEM talks in schools, animated exclusively by women in STEM, and including activities inspired by the techbridge toolkit (http://www.techbridgegirls.org). For the first year, funded by personal contribution and the support of a WeTech Seed Fund grant (http://www.iie.org/who-we-are/news-and-events/press-center/press-release...), GetReady could benefit to 4 schools, for a total of more than 800 students (boys and girls). Feedback was collected from 298 individuals: 261 students (including 117 girls), 23 teachers and 14 parents. 100% of students expressed that GetReady impacted them positively concerning their understanding of STEM subjects and careers, and 77% of girls described STEM fields as interesting or easy. 1 IT room was created (the very first one in a small community near Yaounde), 2 IT rooms were upgraded, representatives from 4 Cameroonian ministries and from private companies were sensitized on the issues of improving educational methods through ICT, creating an early IT literacy among young children, and reducing the gender gap in STEM fields.

How long has your project been running?

2013-11-29 23:00:00

Objectives and Innovative Aspects

By the end of the year 2016:
- Making 100 000 primary and secondary school students to be IT literate, and to consider ICT tools as development tools rather than toys.
- Getting 50 women to volunteer to serve as role models for girls, with the aim to get more of them into STEM fields and career
- Witnessing an increase of 75% in the number of beneficiary girls willing to get into STEM fields and careers later.
Our instruments are:
- A tutoring platform named Kebisu, provided free of charges to school, to be used during regular educational activities;
- The provision of computers and associated services to schools that need equipment to be able to use Kebisu;
- the organization of STEM talks in schools, animated by successful professional women in STEM.

Results

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For its first year, GetReady could benefit to 4 schools, for a total of more than 800 students (boys and girls). Feedback was collected from 298 individuals: 261 students (including 117 girls), 23 teachers and 14 parents. 100% of students expressed that GetReady impacted them positively concerning their understanding of STEM subjects and careers, and 77% of girls described STEM fields as interesting or easy. 1 IT room was created (the very first one in a small community near Yaounde), 2 IT rooms were upgraded, representatives from 4 Cameroonian ministries and from private companies were sensitized on the issues of improving educational methods through ICT, creating an early IT literacy among young children, and reducing the gender gap in STEM fields.
How many users interact with your project monthly and what are the preferred forms of interaction? (max. 500 characters): 

At least 800 students and educators interact with GetReady during the school year, through the usage of the web tutoring platform installed in beneficiary schools. Added to that, during the first year, 298 individuals (students, teachers and parents), attended STEM talks organized in beneficiary schools. 2 community events were attended by 85 key actors of the community.

Sustainability

What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?: 
From 1 to 3 years
What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?: 
From 10.001 to 30.000 Euro
What is the source of funding for your project?: 
Other
Is your project economically self sufficient now?: 
No
Since when?: 
2015-06-29 22:00:00
When is it expected to become self-sufficient?: 
2016-08-30 22:00:00

Transferability

Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?: 
No
What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters): 

- Close communication actions are more efficient than mass communication for schools that are the most in need concerning ICT literacy issues. Schools having basic but insufficient IT equipment are the most eager to spontaneously apply to programs similar to GetReady. Schools having no IT equipment at all often don't even get the information, or don't consider themselves as eligible.
- Initiatives aiming to influence educational methods through ICT, and/or to impact girls about STEM during regular school hours, need to impact their teachers first. Even when they may be interested in the initiative globally, many consider any ICT or STEM related innovation requiring their personal involvement as an undesired additional workload.

Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?: 
Yes

Background Information

Barriers and Solutions (max. 1000 characters): 
The major challenges faced was to get teachers actively involved in the project. Our solution has been a huge effort of communication, sensitization and identification of key leaders able to motivate their colleagues.
Future plans and wish list (max. 750 characters): 
Our future plans include: - going online (to give the possibility to individuals anywhere in Cameroon to have an individual account on Kebisu, even if they are not related to a beneficiary schools) - Take profit of the increasing usage of smartphones, by publishing a mobile version of Kebisu. Teenagers using their internet connection and their smartphone to study and learn while "playing", will be more eager to look for useful content on internet than if their smartphone is simply a "toy". We believe that this will lead to more innovation, and even to early entrepreneurship. - Addressing schools in more rural areas of Cameroon. This necessitate more material and human investment, but they are the most in need of GetReady's benefits.
web STEM internet ICT girls leadership education Cameroon

Project Location

Country: 
Italy
City: 
Torino, Piemonte

Organization

Organization Name: 
Jai Guru Deva di Lagna Gian Lorenzo Ranieri
Organization Type: 
Company
Specify: 
Tutte le voci menzionate.

Website

www.jaigurudeva.it

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Project Type

inn

Project Description

Description Frase (max. 500 characters): 

Jai Guru Deva è un Sistema Informatico di Gestione dell’Inventiva che sostiene e valorizza la Creatività di internauti da tutto il mondo a partire dagli 8 anni di età. Viene offerto ad individui, Scuole, Aziende ed Enti Governativi come applicativo desktop e mobile in grado di accogliere creatività espressa in forma di idee (proposte nei più svariati ambiti di applicazione ed a qualsiasi stadio di avanzamento) e di agevolarne la realizzazione concreta e fattuale.

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Jai Guru Deva è stato creato allo scopo di semplificare - attraverso la tecnologia informatico/digitale - la condivisione del processo creativo necessario a trasformare le idee astratte in realtà concrete, valorizzando l’espressione dell’inventiva dei propri utenti e favorendo dinamiche inter-relazionali di collaborazione, di apprendimento condiviso, di co-creazione e di co-produzione di cultura.
Il sistema operativo dell’impianto stimola alla complementarietà delle competenze personali ed offre ai membri del Network dei Creativi potenti strumenti operativi in grado di rendere l’esperienza di condivisione ed espressione dell'ingegno proficua, computabile, conveniente ed entusiasmante. Attraverso la tecnologia informatico-comunicativa, attraverso il Web Digital ed inserendosi, inoltre, nel solco della Shared Economy, Jai Guru Deva permette all’ICT di evolvere da dinamiche prevalenti di Social Networking a dinamiche virtuose ed inedite di Creative Networking e di trasformare i Sistemi di Gestione dell'Apprendimento applicate alle Scuole in Sistemi di Gestione dell'Inventiva, assistendo gli studenti nel processo di scoperta del proprio potenziale creativo e stimolandoli a condividere e mettere a frutto il proprio ingegno per contribuire attivamente ad aumentare il benessere materiale ed intellettuale della collettività.
Il team di sviluppo di Jai Guru Deva è formato da 12 persone, organizzate in quattro dipartimenti che gestiscono: (i) lo sviluppo informatico del sistema operativo; (ii) le strategie di comunicazione e di divulgazione dei servizi offerti; (iii) le relazioni con Scuole di ogni ordine e grado sul territorio nazionale italiano e sovra-nazionale argentino e statunitense; (iv) la produzione di materiale audio-visivo "educational" per lo studio e l'indagine del potenziale creativo degli individui e dell'Etica applicata alle inter-relazioni personali e professionali.

How long has your project been running?

2013-04-29 22:00:00

Objectives and Innovative Aspects

Jai Guru Deva crede fortemente che la creatività, l'inventiva e l'ingegno degli esseri umani siano inestimabili risorse e ricchezze da valorizzare e da impiegare pro-attivamente per raggiungere un maggior benessere individuale e collettivo su scala globale. Per questo motivo, Jai Guru Deva ha l'obiettivo di consolidare un ambiente informatico accessibile, sicuro, affidabile e disponibile a livello internazionale che consenta la condivisione della cultura creativa e l'applicazione dell’ingegno personale, abbattendo le barriere spaziali, temporali e linguistiche ad oggi ancora in essere, affinché la condivisione e la concretizzazione dell’inventiva possano avvenire esclusivamente sulla base della complementarietà degli interessi, delle competenze, dei talenti e delle passioni personali tra individui che intendano giungere al medesimo risultato creativo.
Per raggiungere questi obiettivi, il team di Jai Guru Deva intende continuare ad investire sull'innovazione tecnologico-informatica in ambito ICT di sviluppo e programmazione e sulla continua ed incessante attività di studio e ricerca in ambito sociologico, antropologico, psicologico e pedagogico/accademico, attraendo lungo il percorso di crescita e consolidamento dell'attività partners strategici e di eccellenza che aspirino al raggiungimento dei medesimi risultati.

Results

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Dal Maggio del 2013 ad oggi, Jai Guru Deva è stato ammesso al concorso nazionale "Bit Bum Bam" organizzato dalla Società ING Direct - Conto Arancio, supervisionato dall'acceleratore iStarter e promosso dalla testata online nazionale del quotidiano La Repubblica, risultando il primo progetto ICT più votato nella Regione Piemonte; è stato accolto presso l'incubatore del Centro Sviluppo e Ricerca del Politecnico di Torino; è risultato vincitore del bando "Torino Social Innovation" promosso dalla Regione Piemonte in collaborazione con il Comune di Torino; ha stretto una partnership con la testata giornalistica nazionale "Il Fatto Quotidiano" per la divulgazione di materiale educational sulla Creatività (http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/blog/creatividifatto/); ha avviato collaborazioni operative con Fondazioni e Gruppi operanti sul territorio nazionale ed europeo in ambito di Psicologia Clinica, Formazione ed Etica inter-relazionale, con focus sulla Creatività Applicata e la Tecnologia Digitale (come la GFE Sarl in Francia, la HF Convention di Roma e la Five Onlus di Firenze); e sta avviando percorsi di alfabetizzazione digitale di Creatività Applicata con Scuole italiane, argentine e statunitensi a partire dall'ordine delle Scuole Medie fino a giungere al grado universitario. Il team di Jai Guru Deva effettua resoconti su base mensile, trimestrale e semestrale per valutare l'avanzamento ed il consolidamento dei risultati derivanti dall'applicazione delle strategie operative, divulgative e comunicative.
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Ad oggi, il portale di Jai Guru Deva è visitato da circa 40.000 internauti unici al mese per un totale di circa 100.000 pagine; le modalità di interazione sono essenzialmente di tipo consultivo (i) e di tipo operativo (ii), dove per consultivo si intende la fruizione dei contenuti del portale e per operativo l'effettivo coinvolgimento creativo dei membri registrati, che propongono idee e e/o collaborano allo sviluppo ed alla realizzazione dei progetti pubblicati.

Sustainability

What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?: 
More than 6 years
What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?: 
From 75.001 to 500.000 Euro
What is the source of funding for your project?: 
Other
Is your project economically self sufficient now?: 
Yes
Since when?: 
2013-07-30 22:00:00

Transferability

Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?: 
No
What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters): 

Tra i sistemi di computazione proposti da Jai Guru Deva che possono essere replicati/utilizzati virtuosamente in molteplici ambiti di applicazione e da molteplici soggetti (tanto per individui generici quanto per Scuole, Aziende ed Enti Pubblici e Governativi), i principali sono: (i) l’algoritmo di calcolo dei contributi di sviluppo elargiti da ogni collaboratore che garantisce un’equa ripartizione degli utili in caso di distribuzione commerciale delle idee; (ii) la computazione delle metriche in fase operativa che permette di monitorare le fasi di sviluppo dei progetti in co-creazione attraverso una rielaborazione dati puntale, dinamica e scalare, che semplifica la gestione di organici complessi e che rende possibile l’aggregazione di molteplici competenze che abbiano un comune obiettivo/necessità di collaborazione, ottimizzando le dinamiche di interrelazione in termini qualitativi, spaziali e temporali; (iii) gli applicativi informatici offerti all’interno dei laboratori creativi che semplificano l’operatività tra i collaboratori.
Attraverso questi servizi, l'intento primario di Jai Guru Deva è di mostrare con tutta evidenza la convenienza culturale, sociale ed economica della scoperta, dell'espressione e della condivisione del potenziale creativo individuale a partire dalla più tenera età di apprendimento di studenti in fase di crescita intellettuale, culturale e fisica.

Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?: 
Yes

Background Information

Barriers and Solutions (max. 1000 characters): 
In termini di predisposizione alla condivisione dell'ingegno, tra i membri del Network dei Creativi abbiamo riscontrato due principali ostacoli: (i) il timore del giudizio altrui; (ii) il timore del furto e/o plagio. Nel primo caso, la soluzione a breve termine è stata l'implementazione di una funzione informatica che permette l'accesso alle idee tramite password: in questo modo, l'ideatore/ideatrice può decidere liberamente di rendere fruibile la propria idea solo ai membri che desidera coinvolgere. Come soluzione a medio termine Jai Guru Deva sta definendo programmi rivolti principalmente a Scuole ed Associazioni che supportino i ragazzi nel percorso di formazione di autostima del proprio potenziale creativo, per comprendere il valore della collaborazione a discapito della competizione. Nel secondo caso, si applica oltre alle soluzioni già citate anche l'implementazione di un sistema di tutela autoriale dell'ingegno che si basa sui principi del Creative Commons informatico.
Future plans and wish list (max. 750 characters): 
Nell'immediato, uno dei progetti più importanti è l'internazionalizzazione di Jai Guru Deva: nonostante siano già attivi sul portale membri italiani, francesi, inglesi, olandesi, tedeschi, statunitensi, paraguaiani, giapponesi e cinesi, l'internazionalizzazione a tutti gli effetti è prevista per il Gennaio 2016, a seguito di adeguamento informatico del portale alla fruizione dei contenuti in modalità multilingue. L'aspettativa è quella di espandere i confini di Jai Guru Deva in termini quantitativi particolarmente rilevanti.
ICT Ingegno Inventiva Co-Creazione collaborazione creatività Scuola 2.0 Sistemi di Gestione dell'Inventiva

Project Location

Country: 
Colombia
City: 
MEDELLIN

Organization

Organization Name: 
INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA JOSE ASUNCION SILVA
Organization Type: 
School
Specify: 
Donations

Website

http://amigosinfronteras201.wix.com/k

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Consenso al trattamento dei dati personali
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Project Type

Education up to 10 years

Project Description

Description Frase (max. 500 characters): 

This is an adventure of learning ,without any kind of time borders or space, where children will have the chance to interact through technology with children of any country. This has awaken their interest for learning culture, languages, knowing places, etc. In this project, Reading and writing are areas are will be reinforced as well as mutual respect, respect for intercultural issues, etc.

Project Summary (max. 2000 characters): 

This project was designed because of the students’ interest of interacting and acquiring new knowledge with friends from other countries as the ones the teacher has encountered being part of the Microsoft Forums.
Build alliances internationally so that students are participants of a new learning environment in the digital century, facing global challenges through culture exchanges of learning.

This project will be conducted during the technology class and some extracurricular time after class.

To make this project work, we had to start with some phases:
1. Building alliances with teachers from the PIL network ( Chile, Puerto Rico, U.S.A, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Malasya and Guatemala). This alliance was built thanks to the friendship and collaboration in 2011 in the forums were the leading professor participated.
2. Creating online groups on Facebook social network as an interactive space where everybody can interact among each other, including Colombian students. They can post their ideas and find issue resolutions. This will be monitored by the admin teacher.
3. Choosing topics of their interests. Students will state their ideas, and problems.
4. Preparing virtual sessions. Students previously research a topic and give ideas in the session.
5. Collaborative learning: students created collaborative learning in order to give solution to problems that were given through their topics of interests. This activity was developed through a video call.
6. Rubric for Evaluating Learning: Students will have the Cultural day where through a video call, they will show folklore about each country. Parents have previously helped with this activity. Also, the national flag of Colombia has been sent as a sign of friendship without borders. Currently, we have been having exchanges with El Salvador, Ecuador and Mexico.

How long has your project been running?

2011-10-30 23:00:00

Objectives and Innovative Aspects

Objectives:
- To generate meaningful learning ,through cultural exchanges, that allow students to have respect for the different uses of technology in everyday life. To create this objective, we diagnosed students’ needs and interests because we have been working with moral values to enhance a better co-existence despite all the social problems that they suffer like violence, family issues and home displacement.
- To generate collaborative work and school co-existence through interaction. In this objective, the collaborative work was taken as part of the methodology of the roles in the classroom as well as in the social network. It has been worked under the contributions of Vygotsky.
- To take advantage of IT in the areas of learning and enhancing writing and communicative skills. We follow UNESCO’s skills of the XXI century reflected on the Colombian curriculum.
- To stimulate creativity in students when developing narrative and descriptive projects. In this objective, we covered selfsteem, trust in one’s self, so that children can express their feeings through lecturing and conversing in a pacific way.

Results

Describe the results achieved by your project How do you measure (parameters) these. (max. 2000 characters): 
Results - 450 students have been participating from primary since 2012. - Academic development has increased specially in the Spanish course. Writing and reading have also improved and now students communicate in a better way. -When building autonomy and implementing collaborative work, coexistence improves and that helped students respect the different society that we live on. Also, by knowing about other cultures, they were motivated to learn new languages like English and French through apps in their tablets or computers.
How many users interact with your project monthly and what are the preferred forms of interaction? (max. 500 characters): 

Around 120 students from different course of primary school through virtual platforms (Facebook, Schoology, skype) and classes.

Sustainability

What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?: 
From 3 to 6 years
What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?: 
Less than 10.000 Euro
What is the source of funding for your project?: 
Other
Specify: 
PUBLIC SCHOOL
Is your project economically self sufficient now?: 
No
Since when?: 
2015-06-29 22:00:00
When is it expected to become self-sufficient?: 
2016-10-30 23:00:00

Transferability

Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?: 
Yes
Where? By whom?: 
Other school in our city( Medellín) who wants to participate and do a new strategic alliances.
What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters): 

It is really important to create and implement innovative projects. Projects that are student-centered. This will take students to have new and different experiences beyond the classroom. These kinds of experiences help students enhance their coexistence and value different people. Children can be capable of building new learning styles through technological collaborative ways.

Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?: 
Yes

Background Information

Barriers and Solutions (max. 1000 characters): 
Internet connectivity. Solution: students went to a cyber café or they visited relatives who have internet. The language, for example in Malasya, children were using the translator to write in English and the Children in Malasya to write in Spanish. The interaction was amazing.
Future plans and wish list (max. 750 characters): 
To continue making these alliances and try to connect not only primary but secondary area from our school as well. To promote values among the group like Respect, Self-confidence, Academic improvement, etc.
Creativity and School Life Critical thinking ICT : Collaborative work

Project Location

Country: 
Italy
City: 
Colle di Val d'Elsa (SI), Toscana

Organization

Organization Name: 
Arnolfo di Cambio
Organization Type: 
School
Specify: 
No need of funding. Teacher experiment in their curricular hours.

Website

http://project14-15.weebly.com/

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Consenso al trattamento dei dati personali
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Project Type

Education up to 15 years

Project Description

Description Frase (max. 500 characters): 

21 Schools from 14 european countries worked together in this project to show each other what everyone should know about their country: enjoy!

Project Summary (max. 2000 characters): 

The students of all participant schools (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slowakia, Slowenia, Spain, Turkey) present those aspects that, in their opinion, all should know about their own country. They work on a common Website http://project14-15.weebly.com/ The students of all involved schools are free to choose the aspects of their countries they want the others to know, and the ICT tools to present them. For this reason, this is a cross-curricular project, with many subjects included (Geography, History, Music, Art, Economics, German, English....) as both the facts the students want to introduce and the way of presentation have to be chosen by the students themselves (Video, photos, art, potcast...). The project also wants to be a significant contribution to the idea of Inclusion/inclusive education: every student of every schooltype is welcome and every participant contributes in his own way.

How long has your project been running?

2014-09-29 22:00:00

Objectives and Innovative Aspects

In our peculiar situation (Italian school), the project is included in an experimental pathway of teaching Geography without the use of a textbook. This is the project I chose for my younger students, as it is quite simple and enjoyable at different levels, plus it exactly matches the national curricula requirements for this age. As for the project as a whole, we set these objectives with our partners: students should get competences in 1) researching about their own country in different subjects (famous/special landscapes, famous music, historical persons...) - 2) finding ways to present their results/ideas to other students in other countries in an understandable and attractive way, using German or English as foreign language and different ICT-tools - 3) using and working with different ICT-tools like video, potcasting, audio, photo editing, photostory, (...) and building and creating a Wiki - 4) communicating with others by twinspace-tools (chat, mail...) and for example skype, using their knowledges in foreign languages. - 5) giving feedback to the contributions of their partners, working further with results of their partners they found on the common Wiki.

Results

Describe the results achieved by your project How do you measure (parameters) these. (max. 2000 characters): 
The project got excellent results in terms of students' engagement and motivation. All of them contributed to the common website, browsed the partners' materials, took the tests and quizzes prepared by the different teams, did further research to introduce their countries or get to know better those of the others. Students with special needs, migrants, natives, students coming from disadvantaged social situations, brilliant students... all of them found their way to give a significant contribution. Immigrants were particularly excited, as for once they had something more to say than the others, as they got a different perspective on their two countries (the one they came from, the one they live now). Different intelligences were cared for as the students could choose their media of expression (not only words but also visuals, music, etc). The project got excellent results also in terms of students' attainment in the national tests. In my involved class, all of the 27 students passed the standard Geography tests with good grades. The criteria of evaluation are chosen by the Geography Department and take into consideration the improving of the pupil's situation from the start to the end of the school year, the use of the specific language, the competence in orientation, the proper use of ICT, the understanding of the realation between a territory and its population/history. Another important result of our project is the website itself: it is a valuable collection of information prepared by kids for kids. It is website that all schools, everywhere in the world, could use for free as a database of teaching material for many subjects (geography, music, art, history...).
How many users interact with your project monthly and what are the preferred forms of interaction? (max. 500 characters): 

21 schools are involved in the project, and we can estimate an average of 1000 students being involved monthly with the project (either working on the website or exploring it). Plus, their families, their schools and their local communities are involved and regularly take part in the dissemination events. So a huge number of people contributes to the success of the project - either by being an actor (students, teachers) or part of the audience (families, municipalities...).

Sustainability

What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?: 
From 1 to 3 years
What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?: 
Less than 10.000 Euro
What is the source of funding for your project?: 
Other
Specify: 
Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado
Is your project economically self sufficient now?: 
Yes
Since when?: 
2014-09-29 22:00:00

Transferability

Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?: 
No
What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters): 

It's a simple project but with lots of opportunities for pupils and teachers. Basically, the students are let free to explore their countries and tell the others what they think it's worth knowing. A great way to overcome prejudices: you introduce yourself, you answer to your partners' questions, and viceversa - you know the others by their introductions and by asking them about themselves. Other schools could learn than you can innovate, presenting subjects for real, not only through books, at zero cost. Then, once they're engaged, students will turn to books (or most likely to the web) to know more. But they will already have some basis of critical thinking. Moreover, as stated before, other schools in the world can use for free the teaching material available in our website. It is particularly interesting as all af the materials are produced by kids in order to speak to other kids: for this reason, they are probably the best way to introduce a subiect in a way that's both appealing to the students and easy to understand for them. All of this, at zero cost!

Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?: 
Yes

Background Information

Barriers and Solutions (max. 1000 characters): 
No obstacles that cannot be overcome by common sense and mutual help. The coordinators of the projects were great and helped us in the use of ICT tools, or for working on the common website, or for communicating (not so easy when you've got 21 schools involved). One obstacle could be that some teachers (and also some students, to be honest) are still scared of ICT tools. But if you browse the pages and stop to Italy, you will be amazed at how the students improved in ICT in time: they actually started with an hand-written ebook, then got to ppt and eventually to videos and avatars. This kind of teaching is time-consuming and needs to be planned in detail, but once you are in, there's nothing that cannot be solved. Note: the entire homepage of our site was accidentally deleted a number of times! What happened? nothing, the coordinators laughed at it and just rebuilt it. Then they told us how to avoit deleting everything again. This kind of "disasters" may happen and they will. But you just have to choose wisely your team and you'll be fine.
Future plans and wish list (max. 750 characters): 
We will definitely go on with this kind of project-based teaching. We hope we'll be able to involve more classes in the future. We also hope we'll go on working with at least some of our partners.
teamwork school inclusion peer learning inclusion ICT Geography eTwinning cooperative learning

Project Location

Country: 
Italy
City: 
Colle di Val d'Elsa, Toscana

Organization

Organization Name: 
Arnolfo di Cambio
Organization Type: 
School
Specify: 
non sono necessari finanziamenti: il progetto è svolto in orario curriculare

Website

http://secondagineuropa.blogspot.it/

Privacy Law

Consenso al trattamento dei dati personali
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Project Type

Education up to 15 years

Project Description

Description Frase (max. 500 characters): 

European students to the world via food and ICT: are we really what we eat?

Project Summary (max. 2000 characters): 

Students from Italy, Greece and Hungary explore their own and each other’s countries, and then the whole world, as seen through the food that is eaten in the different places. Their journey is a virtual one, but the exchange of experiences is real, with regular meetings via Skype, and a blog http://secondagineuropa.blogspot.it/ a TwinSpace http://twinspace.etwinning.net/1291/home and the EXPO2015 community http://www.togetherinexpo2015.it/ as meeting points. In their journey through the world, students find out that the food of a country can tell us a lot about its natural environment, history, economy and even religion. The project, which was born out of the urge to find an alternative to the traditional book in Geography teaching, soon developed into something more: Geography learned not by reading a book or watching a documentary, but by meeting and making friends with peers from abroad. Geography not as a list of data about a country but as something alive, told by those who live in those countries. The partners in the project were three, but the EXPO2015 website gave us the opportunity to meet students from all over the world. The blog SecondaGiNeuropa got more than 11.000 visits in a bunch of months, and the students published around 400 articles. We tried out some simple exercises of flipped classroom: students had to work in groups to present an aspect of a chosen country via food, choosing an ICT tool from a list given by the teacher: the tool-testing had to be performed at home, the realization of the product and the publishing in the blog or TwinSpace at school, in a given time. All of the teams (first national, then international teams) managed to complete the tasks, boosting their creativity (thus their learning) in the process. The involved classes registered a dramatic increase in basic competences in Geography (in attachment, the graphics). It was a very successful project in terms of development of students’ competences via the use of ICT.

How long has your project been running?

2014-08-30 22:00:00

Objectives and Innovative Aspects

At first, our objective as teachers was to find an alternative to the use of the text book in the teaching of Geography. We wanted to prove that Geography can stop being felt by students as boring (having to learn by heart the names of mountains, lakes, rivers, capitals etc.) and it can be transformed in a subject perceived for what it is: a picture of real places, inhabited by real people, with their stories, culture, ideas. Later on through the project we started working on the idea of the EU as a an union of different countries, that yet have something in common and support each other (a very important topic at the moment!). Of course, we had all the objectives connected with the subject of Geography: correct use of the specific language of the subject, understanding the anthropic and natural elements in a territory, respect of natural resources, understanding European common roots, understanding the relationship between natural environment – economy – history of a country. We also had objectives linked to the use of ICT: understanding the correct use of a tool, being able to respect copyrights, understanding the opportunities and risks of the web. The means used to reach those goals are ICT tools, peer learning, team working (in national and international teams), simple experiences in flipped classroom. The use of ICT tools was kept as free as possible in order to boost creativity. This trick turned the tasks into fun and soon the blog became addictive for the students! Eventually, all of the objectives were attained, at different levels, by all the students.

Results

Describe the results achieved by your project How do you measure (parameters) these. (max. 2000 characters): 
The most important result is obviously the students learning: in my school we have standardized tests at the beginning, middle term and end of the school year. The Italian involved classes improved dramatically from the starting level to the end of the school year in Geography. And the comparison between involved/not involved classes is striking: this is an evidence that a methodology based on real interaction of students with peers of different countries + creative use of ICT + use of different means of expression (to care for the different intelligences, also visual or kinesthetic, etc… not only linguistic) is successful as more motivating, and definitely beats the chalk and talk. I consider another great result the fact that the students chose to spend their free time at home interacting with their partners in the TwinSpace, posting in the blog, completing team missions in the EXPO2015 community, instead of being on facebook or other uncontrolled (i.e. unsafe) socials. This expanded their school-time with a positive rebound on their learning. The criteria used to evaluate the results, as well as those established by the Literature/History/Geography department for the standardized tests, are the comparison between classes involved in the project versus classes not involved + number of classes involved in the first year versus number of classes willing to join in the project for the second year. We have evidence that the involved classes perform significantly better even in the standardized (more traditional) tests. And while this year in Italy we had two involved classes, we have another six willing to join in for the next year (plus, around 10 European school as potential partners).
How many users interact with your project monthly and what are the preferred forms of interaction? (max. 500 characters): 

We have 2 Italian classes + 2 teachers, 1 Hungarian class + 2 teachers, 1 Greek class + 2 teachers: about 100 students + 6 teachers. The families show a good participation, take part in all of the dissemination events, and so do the different Municipalities of the involved schools. The blog has a good amount of monthly visitors, both from our schools (students of non-involved classes browsing the blog for their studies) and from all over the world, presumably thank to the EXPO2015 activities (see the chart on the top right of the blog homepage to see the different nationalities of visitors).

Sustainability

What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?: 
From 1 to 3 years
What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?: 
Less than 10.000 Euro
What is the source of funding for your project?: 
Other
Specify: 
Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado
Is your project economically self sufficient now?: 
Yes
Since when?: 
2014-08-30 22:00:00

Transferability

Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?: 
No
What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters): 

They can reuse our working plan for the teaching of Geography, as other classes will in our school for the next school year. They can see that we cannot teach Geography as they did in 1900. Today, Geography is both more complex and more exciting, as there’s the whole world of knowledge in it (from Science to Technology, from Economics to History, from Natural Sciences to Biology). We want our students to taste a little bit of each. So we have to introduce the subject in a way that it is felt as alive: cooperating with partners from different nationalities, learning by doing and exchanging, working in teams, preferably international teams, getting first-hand information from those who live in a different country, feeling free to explore the countries and the ICT tools to get to know first, and then present them. We chose food as the leading image in our journey, but other themes can be chosen of course. It is the journey that matters. Other schools and teachers can see that, even if we don’t use traditional means (test book, individual study, traditional essays, etc.), our students get more involved, so they perform better even in traditional tests.

Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?: 
Yes

Background Information

Barriers and Solutions (max. 1000 characters): 
There are no obstacles to this kind of methodology. It’s just very time-consuming, so teachers have to know that if their students get involved and write down 400 articles, they’ll have to give their feedback to 400 articles (not the 25 essays you have to correct twice a semester in a traditional teaching). Plus, the team activities should be well planned in advance, to avoid having one student doing all the work and the others play (the teacher has to think about different roles for the students to choose in the group). Planning the project and the dissemination with partners is time consuming as well. And you have to know lots of ICT tools to keep the students motivated and entertained (a playful atmosphere is of great help!). But everything can be easily overcome with collaboration (also teachers have their share of peer learning!). There are neither extra costs nor extra hours needed. Everything can be done in normal school time, inside the curriculum.
Future plans and wish list (max. 750 characters): 
We are planning to widen the project next year, opening it to new partners from different countries and more classes in our school. We expect a huge participation as a consequence of this year’s brilliant results (families are pushing for their kids to be involved in the project). We will create a new blog and open a new eTwinning project as a follow up. Everything will be kept, as for this year, in the curriculum and in the normal school-time. We do not need any funding or anything special, as it’s an innovative kind of teaching that just needs a pc room and some tablets, plus motivated teachers, not an expensive plan of buying any complicated or futuristic technology. In the long run, we want to introduce an innovative, evidence-supported methodology, for the teaching of Geography, widening it to institutes in our net, bot in Italy and in Europe.
teamwork peerlearning ICT Geography flipped classroom EXPO2015 eTwinning environmental sustainability cooperative learning

Project Location

Country: 
Italy
City: 
Udine FVG

Organization

Organization Name: 
INDIRE URS FVG
Organization Type: 
Public Institution

Website

http://twinspace.etwinning.net/2209/home

Privacy Law

Consenso al trattamento dei dati personali
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Project Type

inn

Project Description

Description Frase (max. 500 characters): 

Incontri informativi e laboratori per docenti fvg. Dal portale al desktop, orientarsi, accedere, informarsi e aggiornarsi. Dal desktop al twinspace, presentarsi, cercare partner, attivare un progetto, creare e gestire la classe virtuale

Project Summary (max. 2000 characters): 

Il progetto nasce per diffondere la pratica dei gemellaggi informatici all'interno delle scuole della regione FVG e in particolare per fornire un supporto alle attività in presenza organizzate in collaborazione tra l'Agenzia Nazionale, l'USR FVG e le ambasciatrici eTwinning della regione: Asquini, Gruener e Pallavicini.
Come ambasciatrici ci siamo occupate di gestire incontri introduttivi e laboratori in presenza, ma anche creazione di materiali e organizzazione dell'ambiente di apprendimento e assistenza online

How long has your project been running?

2014-09-29 22:00:00

Objectives and Innovative Aspects

Informare i docenti sulle molteplici opportunità offerte dal programma eTwinning sia in termini di aggiornamento professionale che per il rinnovamento della didattica quotidiana. Guidare i partecipanti in un percorso laboratoriale di conoscenza e utilizzo dell'ambiente virtuale e relativi strumenti, finalizzato all'implementazione del programma nella didattica quotidiana.
Ci aspettiamo: 1. un incremento di docenti registrati alla piattaforma, capaci di fruire delle opportunità di formazione offerte dal programma; 2. un incremento di progetti attivati e conseguente coinvolgimento delle classi in attività didattiche che comportino l'utilizzo delle tic, la comunicazione e collaborazione con i partner
Sia a Udine che a Tolmezzo inizieremo con un incontro introduttivo, finalizzato a far comprendere ad un ampio numero di partecipanti le potenzialità del programma e a fornire loro un primo orientamento su portale e desktop. Procederemo con 3 laboratori in presenza dedicati a docenti del primo ciclo, durante i quali verrà proposto un percorso di avvicinamento, orientamento e approfondimento, che comporterà: registrazione al portale, utilizzo del desktop, integrazione alla comunità dei docenti europei e infine pratica sul twinspace, sperimentazione concreta delle potenzialità. Ai partecipanti verrà garantita assistenza online e il twinspace resterà a disposizione per prove ed esperimenti vari

Results

Describe the results achieved by your project How do you measure (parameters) these. (max. 2000 characters): 
Il primo obiettivo prevedeva un incremento di docenti registrati alla piattaforma, capaci di fruire delle opportunità di formazione offerte dal programma e riteniamo di averlo raggiunto, avendo preso parte alle attività di formazione oltre 100 docenti di ogni ordine di scuola. Il secondo obiettivo prevedeva un incremento di progetti attivati e conseguente coinvolgimento delle classi in attività didattiche che comportino l'utilizzo delle tic, la comunicazione e collaborazione con i partner è stato in parte raggiunto, dato che alcuni dei docenti hanno attivato progetti ma il risultato sarà verificabile soltanto nel corso del prossimo anno scolastico, essendo avvenuta la formazione per lo più nella parte conclusiva dell'anno scolatico. I criteri per alutare i risultati sono essenzialmente legati al numero di docenti coinvolti e attivati in attività di formazione personale e degli studenti sulla piattaforma eTwinning
How many users interact with your project monthly and what are the preferred forms of interaction? (max. 500 characters): 

I docenti hanno interagito nel corso della formazione, utilizzando il progetto eTwinning loro destinato, cui possono continuare ad accedere in maniera autonoma e asincrona sia per consultare materiali che per produrre attività fruendo anche del supporto dei tutor

Sustainability

What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?: 
From 1 to 3 years
What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?: 
Less than 10.000 Euro
What is the source of funding for your project?: 
Grants
Specify: 
miur indire usr
Is your project economically self sufficient now?: 
No
Since when?: 
2015-06-29 22:00:00
When is it expected to become self-sufficient?: 
2019-06-29 22:00:00

Transferability

Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?: 
No
What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters): 

Altri docenti possono imparare ad utilizzare strumenti per la didattica adeguati alle esigenze dei nativi digitali. Possono inoltre accedere a molteplici attività di e-learning grazie all'accesso alla piattaforma eTwinning

Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?: 
Yes

Background Information

Future plans and wish list (max. 750 characters): 
Per il futuro ci aspettiamo di sostituire, almeno in parte i laboratori in presenza con attività online, di coinvolgere un numero sempre maggiore di docenti e di guidarli verso processi di autoformazione e di implementazione delle tecnologie nella didattica quotidiana
21st century skills ICT e-learning

Project Location

Country: 
Greece
City: 
Thiva/Sterea Ellada

Organization

Organization Name: 
Kindergarten of Kaparelli
Organization Type: 
School

Website

http://europemix.wikispaces.com/

Privacy Law

Consenso al trattamento dei dati personali
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I do authorize the FMD to the use of my personal data.

Project Type

Education up to 18 years

Project Description

Description Frase (max. 500 characters): 

No mutter of cultural, religious, social and ethnic backgrounds we come from, we will break stereotypes in thinking and overcoming prejudices.

Project Summary (max. 2000 characters): 

The new era students and teachers experience today and they are going to live in later, demand tolerance, solidarity, mutual undertanding and this is possible only when we get closer and knowing to each other. Under this concept 10 European schools plan and develop this project in synergy, creating common goals and positive human values that coincide as European citizens. The overall objective of our project is to enhance the quality of the learning - teaching procedures and to improve the European dimension. In particular, by encouraging cooperation and contributing to develop professional skills of staff directly involved in the school education sector.Furthermore: Promote the values of European citizenship and social cohesion through the development of intercultural competence.Integrate special needs groups, immigrants and minorities to promote equality of opportunity.Using ICT to enhance learning opportunities.Integrate project activities in the daily activities of class.Promote interest in language learning to appreciate linguistic diversity.Gain self-confidence and autonomy through the project activities and foster a positive sense of identity. Learn how to study on a common theme; reflect on issues of common interest. Motivate students and teachers through innovative ICT tools (Wiki, Glogster, Animoto, Youtube, Blogs, Slideshare, Flipbook). Teach how to use Internet in a safe way.Establish stronger links among schools, local community and other local organizations to reinforce awareness of social structure.Promote health education, peace education, environmental care and sustainable development.Motivate teachers to personal development by exchanging teaching techniques.Present this project in the city we live through the TV, newspapers and internet. To share with as many people and to motivate teachers and students and others

How long has your project been running?

2012-08-30 22:00:00

Objectives and Innovative Aspects

Today's societies place great importance on the young people education. This project is expected to allow students to get the maximum development of intellectual, cultural and emotional needs on an individual and social level.
Europe is an example of tolerance, coexistence, and multi-ethnic richness. So the partnership activities will enable students to learn about each others cultures and customs. Both students and teachers involved in this project will be more motivated to learn other languages if they establish contact with native citizens.
Proposed activities will also promote communication, education in human values, development of imagination and creativity. Participants in this project will recognize and appreciate diverse social and ethnic groups and cultural characteristics, evaluating the differences and similarities with other groups and the need to respect human rights. Another result of this European collaboration is the ability to compare different methods of teaching of our educational systems and get a broader perspective breaking stereotypes in thinking and overcoming prejudices

Results

Describe the results achieved by your project How do you measure (parameters) these. (max. 2000 characters): 
We achieved a great cooperation and teamwork among all the participants. A high degree of dissemination activities through our wikispace as well via other media: newspapers, Local TV, Local Radio, e-magazines and web portals. So we succeed to promote an awareness of the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity within Europe, as well as of the need to combat racism, prejudice and xenophobia, to understand cultural and linguistic diversity, and to fight against racism and xenophobia. Most of our actions supported learners with special needs, and in particular by helping to promote their integration into mainstream education and training and we are happy with this, as well the promotion of equality between men and women and contributing to combating all forms of discrimination based on sex,racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief and disability. All our evaluation results are shown in our wiki space, measured with questionnaires to participants every 3 months: http://europemix.wikispaces.com/Evaluation
How many users interact with your project monthly and what are the preferred forms of interaction? (max. 500 characters): 

Approximately 3.780 students, teachers, assistants, parents collaborated interacted for the best development of this project, using platforms like Wikispace, Glogster, Animoto,Youtube,Flipbook, Issuu, Skype, Google docs, Dropbox, Twinspace, Blogspot and e-mail communication.

Sustainability

What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?: 
From 1 to 3 years
What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?: 
Less than 10.000 Euro
What is the source of funding for your project?: 
Grants
Is your project economically self sufficient now?: 
Yes
Since when?: 
2011-08-30 22:00:00

Transferability

Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?: 
Yes
Where? By whom?: 
In a conference in Bulgaria by the University, pedagogy department of Sofia. In a workshop in Portugal by Madeira public authorities. In a seminar and a study visit in Croatia by the Zagreb municipality
What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters): 

The success-key of this project we believe is the wonderful communication and the creative collaboration among the teachers of the 10!! Schools, which lead the initial planned aims and targets of this project much more higher.

Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?: 
Yes

Background Information

Future plans and wish list (max. 750 characters): 
Two participants of this project keep going co-planning another plan. The rest of us we try to figure it out to join them focusing more on a e-safety common action plan co-working from a distance and keeping inspiring our students, local society and not only!
wikispace videos Tolerance Synergy Skype Museums LibDub Kindergarten ICT games Equality e-safety Diversity Dance Comenius

Project Location

Country: 
Greece
City: 
Thiva

Organization

Organization Name: 
Kindergarten of Kaparelli
Organization Type: 
School
Specify: 
nothing

Website

http://playle.wikispaces.com/

Privacy Law

Consenso al trattamento dei dati personali
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I do authorize the FMD to the use of my personal data.

Project Type

Education up to 10 years

Project Description

Description Frase (max. 500 characters): 

Preschoolers Play and Learn English in a interactive way

Project Summary (max. 2000 characters): 

When collaboration and work in synergy among 5 schools for 7 years is their new methodology of teaching, then they are always ‘hungry’ for ‘new stuff’ every year! So, we co-planned an alternative way with on-line and off-line activities for young pupils to know and love the target language through the realization of its importance and get joy of using effectively the ICT tools in order to achieve their little goals each time. Teachers supported children’s progress to higher stages aiming on each child’s language learning as it develops, and following his time needs.

How long has your project been running?

2011-08-30 22:00:00

Objectives and Innovative Aspects

We tried gradually to achieve specific targets in the school framework. For this we developed this project like this: Initial stage: New to English, we used simple language which was supported by visual materials, we expected that the pupils will eventually respond in the target language (English) providing a wide variety of activities that encourage interaction. Stage,2 –Becoming familiar with English, Here, single words are combined to communicate ideas. Basic communication and strategies are used in group activities or for simple interaction with other children. Stage 3 – Becoming confident as a user of English, Through different activities, both inside and outside the class, pupils have opportunities to practice English with adults and other children. Stage 4 – Demonstrate competency as a user of English, Pupils feel more confident in verbal exchanges and in collaboration with their schoolmates. Now they are able to explore more complex ideas e.g: a role play. Generally pupils used keywords & short sentences, enjoyed rhymes and action songs , developed listening skills in order to interpret simple instructions, learnt the names of common objects around them and expanded their vocabulary enjoying to listen to and dramatizing stories.

Results

Describe the results achieved by your project How do you measure (parameters) these. (max. 2000 characters): 
Pupils generally managed: To understand that language is something they can explore, play with, and enjoy. To develop and enhance social skills, a critical part of their lives. To Improve the understanding of their native language. To acquire the ability to communicate with people with whom without the knowledge of a common language would not be able to communicate. To enjoy learning another language. Even it was a pre-planned project by teachers, pupils achieved to improve skills and mainly motivation, so that to expand their project with more activities off-line, on-line than those we have planned and expected initially. They created extra pages in wikispace, concerning learning fields about Animals, Colors, Food, Plants, Shapes, Body. Extra page presenting favorite original GAMES pupils created in the classroom and another page including video about e-safety, an important parameter of this project. http://playle.wikispaces.com/Project+Evaluation
How many users interact with your project monthly and what are the preferred forms of interaction? (max. 500 characters): 

Approximately 850 students, teachers, assistants, parents collaborated interacted for the best development of this project, using platforms like Wikispace, Youtube, Skype, Google docs and e-mail communication.

Sustainability

What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?: 
Less than 1 year
What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?: 
Less than 10.000 Euro
What is the source of funding for your project?: 
Other
Is your project economically self sufficient now?: 
No
Since when?: 
2014-12-30 23:00:00

Transferability

Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?: 
Yes
Where? By whom?: 
In newsletters for educators as the best European project of the year 2012, by the British Council. In database for Good Practices for teachers as a national winner of Excellence and Innovation, by the Greek Minister of education. In the annual congress of INSAFE in Cyprus, as the 1rst winner of the video competition 2012: Connecting Generations. In the e-Twinning conferences of Portugal and Latvia, as the 1rst national winner. In the annual ceremony event , as one of the 3 winners of the European Language Label 2012, by the Greek National Agency, IKY.
What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters): 

We believe this project offers a great motivation to teachers who choose to teach English to young students and inspiration by the spontaneous activities students freely created.

Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?: 
Yes

Background Information

Future plans and wish list (max. 750 characters): 
As this project was a plan developed from a distance, we strongly wish to meet each other face to face and discuss a farther step with new reflections concerning students teachers and local community. And what would we require to make this true? 5 travel tickets!
Preschoolers synergy Kindergarten Learn English Play ICT e-safety wikispace Skype eTwinning

Project Location

Country: 
Niger
City: 
IBADAN/OYO STATE

Organization

Organization Name: 
CENTRE FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
Organization Type: 
Private Institution

Privacy Law

Consenso al trattamento dei dati personali
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I do authorize the FMD to the use of my personal data.

Project Type

ICT for environmental sustainability

Project Description

Description Frase (max. 500 characters): 

THE PROMOTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS BASED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE NIGERIA’S ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY

Project Summary (max. 2000 characters): 

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT REFERS TO THE TRANSLATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS INTO GOODS AND SERVICES AS WELL AS IMPROVEMENT ON EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES BASED ON COST AND EFFECTIVE EVALUATION.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HAVE BECOME CRITICAL FACTORS OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THROUGH THEIR APPLICATION, IT HAS BECOME POSSIBLE TO HARNESS THE FORCES OF NATURE AND TO TRANSFORM THE RAW MATERIAL RESOURCES WITH WHICH NATURE ENDOWS MAN INTO GOODS AND SERVICES FOR BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. THE DEVELOPED WORLD HAS ATTAINED TECHNOLOGICAL SOPHISTRY, BY EXPLOITING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE WEALTH, SAVE HUMAN ENERGY AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL SERVICES. A COUNTRY LIKE JAPAN WHICH HAS VERY LITTLE NATURAL RESOURCES BUT DEPENDS ON IMPORTATION OF RAW MATERIALS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES HAS, THROUGH EFFICIENT APPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES TRANSFORMED THESE MATERIALS INTO GOODS AND SERVICES AND NOW DOMINATE WORLD MARKETS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HAVE ECONOMIES WHICH ARE VERY DEPENDENT ON THE INDUSTRIALIZED WORLD, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT ON THEIR OWN BEEN ABLE TO ADEQUATELY USE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO EXPLOIT THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES. THEY POSSESS ABUNDANT RESOURCES BUT LACK ADEQUATE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL KNOW-HOW TO TRANSFORM THEM INTO GOODS AND SERVICES.
INFORMATION LITERACY EDUCATION FOR THE ENTIRE POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADVANCED INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY: WE INTEND TO WORK TOWARD THE CREATION OF AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS EVERYONE TO LEARN BASIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONALS WHO WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVANCED INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY.
See the attachement for more info.

How long has your project been running?

2011-02-27 23:00:00

Objectives and Innovative Aspects

THE PROMOTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS BASED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE NIGERIA’S ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY.
See the attached file for more info.

Results

Describe the results achieved by your project How do you measure (parameters) these. (max. 2000 characters): 
SINCE EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE OF ANY TELECOMMUNICATION OUTFITS DEPENDENT ON AVAILABILITY OF SPARE PARTS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL FUTURE INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS SHOULD BE ALIGNED TO PROVIDE FOR SPARE-PARTS PRODUCTION IN THE COUNTRY. IN THIS RESPECT, EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO BUILD INTO CONTRACT AGREEMENTS ON IMPORTED TECHNOLOGIES, THE POSSIBILITY OF NIGERIANS BEING INVOLVED IN THE ASSEMBLY OF SUCH TECHNOLOGIES ABROAD. SUCH INVOLVEMENT WILL ALLOW NIGERIANS TO GAIN DETAILED INSIGHT INTO THE INTERNAL ARRANGEMENTS AND WORKING OF THE EQUIPMENT. THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE OF ANY FUTURE PROJECT SHOULD BE CLEARLY ASSIGNED TO NIGERIANS. THERE IS AN URGENT NEED FOR EQUIPMENT STANDARDIZATION IN THE COUNTRY. THIS WILL EASE THE MANUFACTURE OF SPARE PARTS AND REDUCE MAINTENANCE COST. ALSO MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH ADEQUATE TOOLS AND THEY SHOULD BE LOCATED SUFFICIENTLY CLOSE TO THE FACILITIES THEY ARE TO MAINTAIN. THE THIRD IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IS THE AVAILABILITY OF CORE INDUSTRIES FOR THE FABRICATION AND MANUFACTURE OF EQUIPMENT AND SPARE PARTS. IN NIGERIA TODAY WE HAVE A FEDERAL MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROMOTING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRY. FOR THE COUNTRY TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGICALLY WE MUST ALL AGREE TO USE THIS GOVERNMENT ORGAN EFFECTIVELY. ALSO THE UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH INSTITUTES, INDUSTRIES, ENTREPRENEURS AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS - ALL HAVE A ROLE TO ENSURE THAT THE PREREQUISITES FOR MEANINGFUL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTRY.
How many users interact with your project monthly and what are the preferred forms of interaction? (max. 500 characters): 

1.TRAINED CORE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER-100 PEOPLE,2.STUDENT UNDRGOING TRAINING-500,OTHER SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS UNGERGOING TRAINING THROUGH THE CLOUD-1250 AND CORE SOFTWARE DEVELOPED-80

Sustainability

What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?: 
From 3 to 6 years
What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?: 
More than 500.000 Euro
What is the source of funding for your project?: 
Sponsorships
Is your project economically self sufficient now?: 
Yes
Since when?: 
2012-12-30 23:00:00

Transferability

Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?: 
Yes
Where? By whom?: 
IT CAN ADAPT AT ANYWHERE.THE PROJECT IS PURPOSELY TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF WEAK UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY LINKAGE,WHICH HAS SHIFTED INNOVATION AND COMMERCILIZATION OF RESULTS OF RESEARCH FROM UNIVERSITIES AND THE GROWTH OF INDUSTRY AND AFRICAN’S TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENT.
What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters): 

IT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO COOPERATE, TO PRODUCE AND EXCHANGE COMMODITIES, TO SHARE IDEAS AND INFORMATION AND TO ASSIST ONE ANOTHER IN TIMES OF NEED.
See the attachement for more info.

Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?: 
Yes

Background Information

ICT telecomunications

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