This project aims at creating a common e-magazine for students learning English or using it as their native language. Becoming journalist they explore different topics, write their articles and publish them in the magazine on http://mymagazeen.blogspot.com/. This entitles them to make comments about other articles and initiate contacts with other students.

• Subjects: Art, Cross Curricular, Design and Technology, Geography, Music
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 16 - 19
• Tools to be used: Audio conference, Chat, e-mail, Forum, MP3, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Video conference, Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...), Web publishing
• Aims: -to learn/broaden students’ knowledge about the culture of the participating countries -to create environment in which students can express their opinion -... read more-to learn/broaden students’ knowledge about the culture of the participating countries -to create environment in which students can express their opinion - to encourage constructive criticism - to make students accustomed and at ease with being commented on -to help students develop their writing skills (and speaking ones as well) - to inform about and execute following copy rights - to develop their ITC skills hide
• Work process: At the first stage of the project the participants learn to operate TwinSpace and publish information about their schools, cities... read moreAt the first stage of the project the participants learn to operate TwinSpace and publish information about their schools, cities and countires. The name for the magazine is chosen. At the main stage students write their articles and submit them to the teachers, those check the works and approve of them. When ready articles are published. The issues are released monthly/every fortnight. Right after the articles are available to participants of the project and their guests. The authors of articles (from any issue) and editors (teachers) are entitled to comment all the articles. To sum up the project (at the end of the school year) the special issue is released concerning personal experience of the project by participants. hide
• Expected results: - several issuues of the magazine are released -students learn about cultures of the participating schools -they explore topics they find interesting,... read more- several issuues of the magazine are released -students learn about cultures of the participating schools -they explore topics they find interesting, develop their interests -students develop and practise the skill of writing interesting articles -they become less afraid of being criticized and express their opinion more openly -students learn constructive criticism -they apply to copy rights while preparing their articles -students use various tools to prepare the articles -they spontaneously initiate communication with other participants of the project hide

• Go to the TWINSPACE