e-Twinning: 2008-2009e-Twinning: 2008-2009“A chest of myths”“A chest of myths”

"Siegerland – Grundschule "Siegerland – Grundschule aus Berlin / Deutschland„aus Berlin / Deutschland„

Age of the pupils: 11 - 12

"Experimental Gymnasiums "Experimental Gymnasiums Korinth / Griechenland„Korinth / Griechenland„

Age of the pupils: 13-14

Siegerland – Grundschule : Westerwaldstraße 19 – 21, 13589 Berlin

Tel.: +49 30 / 3 78 91 10 Fax: +49 30 / 3 78 91 11 11

Home: http://www.siegerland.schule-berlin.net

A chest full of mythsA chest full of mythsOur students exchange myths and legends from their home countries

and learn about each other’s attitudes. We show links between different regions and cultures. In many legends and myths of mankind,

there are the strangest characters and creatures. A List of legendary creatures and the interpretation appears in almost every culture worldwide. For thousands of years

people became worry about the existence of so-called mythical beings. Dragon, Minotaur, Centaur unicorn or Grief, all these beings are

creatures of imagination from the mythology of different peoples. Mythical tell us much about our underlying perceptions and show a

connection to the history of the cultural circle in which they are found. We show these creatures by legends from our home countries (Greek

and German mythology) and we demonstrate how we can meet all these in paintings of great painters, in our daily-life (Pegasus symbol of

Korinthos) and in other sciences(Pegasus in Astronomy).Twinspace: Twinspace: http://my.twinspace.etwinning.net/

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KeywordsKeywords CommunicationCommunication Reading skillsReading skills ICT ICT Collaborative learningCollaborative learning Active learning Active learning Reflection Reflection Students‘ experiences and knowledgeStudents‘ experiences and knowledge MigrationMigration

The way we worked

• Brainstorming Brainstorming session Teams session Teams

• Photos of settings Photos of settings and pupilsand pupils

• TextworkTextwork• Documentation Documentation • AnimationsAnimations• E-mailE-mail• BloggingBlogging

• Presentations and Presentations and valuation in classvaluation in class

• Published Published (eTwinning (eTwinning website, the website, the homepages of the homepages of the schools)schools)

05.10.2008 The start of the ”A chest full of myths“

eTwinning projectSubjects: Cross Curricular, Foreign Languages,

History of Culture, Language and Literature

The tools we used• MS Word (textwork)• Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8 (picture processing)• Animation Shop 3 (animated picture processing)• Pivot Strickfigure Animator(animated picture

processing) • Windows Movie Maker, (animated picture processing) • Stop Motion Pro (animated picture processing)• MS PowerPoint (presentation)• Clipart (illustrations)• Digital cameras (photos)• The Internet (information)• E-mails (communication and exchanging material)• eTwinning website (TwinSpace, Blog)• School websites(PR work)• Computer labs / Laptops• Whiteboard (Interactive presentation)

This is how we work in Germany…

Research (Internet), Pivot Strickfigure Animator, Windows Movie Maker and Stop Motion Pro (animated picture processing)

We use English ”building stones” and glossaries.

The presentations are shown on the SMART Board. Together we work on the slides in class.

Excursions in our Excursions in our hometownshometowns

Crosswords created by our partners

BerlinBerlin

KorinthKorinth

8 ThemesMythical Gallery Painted by students from Greece and Germany A Monster Family This was a family of monsters in Greek Mythology.

Created by students in Greece. Legendary creatures Created by students from Germany

Mythical animations Created by students from Germany

Pegasus Created by students in Greece. Centaurus Created by students in Greece

Dragons Created by students from Germany

Legendary creatures in the sky Created by students from

Greece and Germany

Responses in our blog!

What kind of activities took place?

• Exhibition - Siegerland Grundschule, Berlin Germany

• Exhibition -Experimental Gymnasium, Korinth / Griechenland

• eTwinning Quality Label (Greece and Germany) • EUROPEAN QUALITY LABEL • Articles in the local press

Exhibitionin the school buildings

Conclusion• A European and world dimension • Improved knowledge of English • ICT skills• Growing interest in further computer and

project work• Communication across ’the borders’• Sharing of experiences• Older and younger pupils together• A stimulating learning situation for

everyone involved