Eight European schools have agreed to feed and to have their students feed a common blog in order to share the beauty of European shores, islands and deltas. Contacts were first found via the European portal for schools eTwinning. Each partner has started looking for photos to illustrate this blog. Two languages will be used to do so: English and French . Students will be able to post their works, post comments on their partners’works, their parents and web users too.

• Subjects: Art, Biology, Cross Curricular, Environmental Education, Foreign Languages, Geography, Geology, History, History of Culture, Informatics / ICT, Language and Literature, Media Education, Natural Sciences, Special Needs Education
• Languages: EN - FR
• Pupil's age: 13 - 17
• Tools to be used: e-mail, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...), Web publishing
• Aims: Creating a common blog about the beauty of our European shores icluding islands and deltas . We are teachers and... read moreCreating a common blog about the beauty of our European shores icluding islands and deltas . We are teachers and students working on an eTwinning project and trying to promote communication, diversity, culture and sustainable development which is so important to preserve the natural wonders of the world. We are publishing our students’works in hope you will appreciate what they are doing. They are doing their best to inform you and to share with you the magic of our shores. We live in such a nice and diverse part of the world that we do hope you will appreciate sharing it with us. hide
• Work process: Each partner will be authors on the blog : equality in status . An exception though: Marie-France Munar and Daniel... read moreEach partner will be authors on the blog : equality in status . An exception though: Marie-France Munar and Daniel Pallier , ICT coach, will have the administration until all partners are at ease with the blog after online training starting in February 2009. A calendar will be elaborated in partnership at the end of this school year. The project will be started in october 2009 and will last throughout school year 2009/20010 hide
• Expected results: Using ICT to boost kids'curiosity on their partners' shores. Communicating directly via a blog as often as needed leaving messages and... read moreUsing ICT to boost kids'curiosity on their partners' shores. Communicating directly via a blog as often as needed leaving messages and comments. Getting to know each other while working on the same theme and project. Widening kids and teachers' knowledge and awareness on European diversity. Creating a common blog which the kids and their teachers can be proud of. Exchanging ideas, methods of work, pedagogical documents. hide

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