Making Ripples

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Making RipplesCreating more impact with your eTwinning

projects

15 March 2013

Claire Morvan - Central Support Service

Daniela Bunea - Group Moderator, Ambassador,

Teacher


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Introduction

Who is who

Who has already made eT project

Is there any head teacher

Presentation of guest(s)


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Making ripples,

creating more impact

with your eTwinning projects

Planning Think before you start

Visibility - Make your project known Dissemination Getting your project

results out

Exploitation- Make sure your resultsare

used


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Definition Visibility of your project (show it)

promotion, raise your profile, marketing, image building, media

presence, logos and visual identity,

Dissemination of results (spread them)

mailing lists, presentation of results, launch of products,

distribution,

Exploitation of results (ensuring they are used)

adapt them to different contexts, share your experiences, train

others, improve systems and procedures,

Multiplying

feed your results/products into new projects, follow- upactivities and into other organisations,

Mainstreaming

feed your results and experiences into (youth) policy,

recommendations,lobbying, change systems,


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WHY?

Generate savings from

not re-inventing the

wheel

Create spin-off

effects

Improve the reputationand recognition of your

school

Use your experiences

to transform and

improve systems

Raise the

motivation ofpupils

Feed the policyprocess


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Planning


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Plan the implementation


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Visibility

Get your identity: Get an easy, attractive, funnymeaningful title; Add the name of your school; Logo, image

and gadget; Develop a teaser

Develop information material and

picture

Interact with people in your community

Working with press and media


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Visibility - Sub-groups


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Visibility - Sub-groups


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Trailers - Sub-groups


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Take my breath away


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Designing the perfect logo

Steps:1. Design brief

details + key-words

2. Reference

Look at successful logos and current styles that may be related

to the key-words.3. Sketching

Develop the logo design concept, the script and a tag line using(some of) the key-words.

4. Reflection

Take breaks - to allow your ideas to grow, to renew yourenthusiasm and to get feedback.

5. Presentation

.pdf / .png file

6. Celebration

Drink Pepsi Cola, eat chocolate, sleep


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Dissemination

Showing results tangible and intangibleresults, quotes, storytelling. Document approaches, learning and impact

on pupils

Showing your network Drawing policy lessons

Data mining

Tools for promotion Promote your TwinSpace Direct contact


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Students expectations:

Express personal views

Openness

Entertainment integrated into work

Collaboration

Speed in communications

Innovation


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eTwinning books 2012


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How we meet our learners

needs

Authentic learning experiences

Mental model building

Emotional connections in lessons Personalized learning opportunities

Online communication


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Students skills:

- Internet search;- Office Suite;- The use of Social media;- Typing;- Staying secure and safe online;- Respecting Creative Commons and

copyright;-Analytical thinking and application;- Critical thinking;

- Communication;- Citing resources.


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Pupil participation:

interactions and empowerment

# Communication activities and ways ofworking with other pupils:

- Sending letters and drawings on paper

- Emailing

- Sharing videos

- Blogging

- Face-to-face meetings

# Responsibility for making decisions


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Pedagogical value

- European competences -

What is Europe? What is the EU?

Study and work in groups

Present ones own culture to other

Europeans

Being aware of the values and systems

of democracy as a basis for responsible

citizenship Communication in 2 other foreign

languages

Use of ICT


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Pedagogical value

- Collaborative learning - Project approach to learning ICT-based tools that facilitate this

approach, and encourage pupils

engagement and use of ICT Forms:

- pupils-teacher

- pupils in the same class

- with pupils peers in project partnerschools


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Pedagogical value

- Active participation -

Pupils attitudes towards learning

Pupils motivation, especially:-confidence-building

-self-esteem


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Exploitation

Knowing the target group

Using your products and results

Thinking about the future

Follow up activities

Seeing the bigger picture

Informing policy makers


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Thank you very much

We hope to see a lot of ripples aroundyour eTwinning project!

Daniela [email protected]

Claire Morvan [email protected]

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