This project is about preparing a source of knowledge about European countries using ICT and mindmapping sketches and tools from European countries' all aspects and featutes to bring about a book of mindmapped Europe.This source book will bring all the information about each European country using English as the project's language.This project will provide students with broad range of useful and practical knowledge and use of English.

• Subjects: Citizenship, Cross Curricular, Design and Technology, European Studies, Geography, History of Culture, Informatics / ICT, Language and Literature, Music, Politics, Religion
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 10 - 19
• Tools to be used: Audio conference, Chat, e-mail, Forum, MP3, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Project Diary, Twinspace, Video conference, Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...), Web publishing
• Aims: The aim of this project is prepare a source of knowledge about European countries using ICT and mindmapping sketches and... read moreThe aim of this project is prepare a source of knowledge about European countries using ICT and mindmapping sketches and tools from European countries' all aspects and featutes to bring about a book of mindmapped Europe.This source book will bring all the information about each European country using English as the project's language.This project will provide students with broad range of useful and practical knowledge and use of English.Except from the aims mentioned above,this project aims to bring countries together with students' effords, give students the chance to to practice English,enable students to use IC tools and sketching softwares,make new friends from other countries,enable students to learn new cultures and respect them.get students to learn group work.,publish a book for schools and libraries. hide
• Work process: The project will last for one year and during this course of time we will follow scheme below. 1st step Partner schools... read moreThe project will last for one year and during this course of time we will follow scheme below. 1st step Partner schools and students will get to know each other by making introductory videos or photos introducing themselves ,their schools ,their towns and their country .Some factual documents will be included.All the stuff will be uploaded on twinspace 2nd step All the students in the project along with their teachers will come together and make a list of their courtry's features like capital city ,location, flag, language ,system of goventment,regions ,population ,natural sources.neighbours,sources of income,landmarks,types of music and instuments,folk dance,religious feast,religion,national holidays,traditional sports,education,historical events,national figures,independence process.At this stage students can work in groups. step 3 when the lists are copleted by the students they will use google doc or titanpad and upload their list and bring all the information about their country together and share it with their partner countries' students online.At this stage teachers will introduce mindmapping tools to students.Mindmiester is more advisable. and let students do a sketch of their own subject free.They invite their friends to check, contribute and comment on their sketches. 4th Step The students will make a mindmap of their school and city.Share sontrobute comments,when the students got familiar enough with mindmiester ,students will make the mapping of their country using the main features without giving details.each student in the team must make a contribution of his country's map.Then sharing process again with partner countries. 5th step There comes the most enjoyable step..the students will make the mapping of traditional music in their country and sing a traditional song and share it.map of traditional meal and a video ,landmarks and a set of pictures.folk dances an a sample video,touristic places and a video and so on. 6th step Partner countries will complie all the maps and sort them out make corrections and print them in doc or pdf .Finally each country will publish a sketch book and give them too schools and libraries and also universities.All in all teachers will come together online and discuss the outcomes of the project. hide
• Expected results: The expected results from this project will be as follows;The students will, practice and use English effectively -develop reading and writing and... read moreThe expected results from this project will be as follows;The students will, practice and use English effectively -develop reading and writing and searching skills -use ICT tools effectively boost their imagination to develop creativity -be aware of cultural differences and respect them -use internet usefully -express themselves effectively -have the benefit to interact with therir peers living in a foreign country -learn cooperative working -bring out facts about his country -make friends from different countries. -practice and develope spoken and written English -compete positively with their peers -feel the joy of learning new things -introduce themselves ,their school ,their town and their country to their peers living in a foreign country. -,publish a book for schools and libraries. hide

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