Presentation Project work. Course eJournalism 2014. Organised by Euneos.

1. International projects
using web based tools
Inari 2014

2. Content
Introduction
Preparation
 Aims
Outline “classical” eJournal projects
 Theme / topic
 Phases
 Curriculum
 Evaluation, certification
Tools
Management
 Guidelines, deadlines
 Coordination

3. Main challenge
 Communication
Private tools: Mail, social media, Skype
 Project work
1. Linguistic projects: individual/ mail
2. Cross curricular ‘research’ projects
curriculum linked / comparison
3. Collaborative creating ‘Arts’ projects
Drawing, Poems, Theatre
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4. 1.Preparation of the project.
Which aims do you find most important

5. 2. Topics and research questions
Topic: description or research?
Description. What, how?
The way of life of our grandparents
Description (what,how) + comparison:
differencies/similarities
Compare the way of life of our grandparents
Description (what, how) + research question
/opinion Why?
Do we have sufficient respect for our grandparents?

6. 2. Topics and research questions
Topic: description or research?
Description. What, how?
The way of life of our grandparents
Description (what,how) + comparison:
differencies/similarities
Compare the way of life of our grandparents
Description (what, how) + research question
/opinion Why?
Do we have sufficient respect for our grandparents?

7. Topics. Research Questions
 Covering broad areas – subtopics
 The image of the other. Hobbies, pets. Individual
 Youth Culture: music, advertisements, going out
 Go green: saving energy, waste management, green meal
 Every day’s life; life begins, school, marriage
 Love: in music, in poems, in films, romantic love etc.
 Food: slow food, cultural habits, recipes
 My street/ my regions
 Sport
 Interesting for students
 Challenging research needed
 Linked to curriculum
 cross curricular.
 CLIL (content integrated language learning)
 Subject teachers involved

8. Topic. Sport. Example subtopics
 Advertisements
 Hooliganism
 Fashion
 Drugs
 National sports
 National feelings and sports

9. Topic. Values.
Subtopics - main research questions
Members of the family.
How important is the role of the family ? Opinion
Grandparents.
Do we have sufficient respect ? Opinion
The multi-cultural school.
What are the advantages? Opinion
Celebrations at home.
Show very important social values. Description
National Day.
How important is National Day? Opinion
See handout

10. Topic. Values. Example. Subquestions
Sufficient respect for our grandparents?
Where do they live?
Do you ask their opinion?
What happens in case of illness?
What is the importance of grandparents in our lives?
Do most of the grandparents feel respected?
What is the opinion in your family about the role of elderly
people?
 Does the government have any policy regarding the support
of elderly people?
Conclusion. Do we have sufficient respect?
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11. Topic. Go green.
Subtopics - main research questions
ejournal.eumind.net/gogreen4/
Saving energy at school / water management
How can energy be saved at school?
Waste management / rubbish in the school /
How can waste management be realized?
Ecological footprint
Is it possible to reduce your ecological footprint/ by more than
20%?
See handout

12. Collaborative projects? Arts drawing
Drawing on music
presenting own artist (video, article)
Drawing, painting inspired by artist from other
country
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13. Collaborative project. Theatre project
Analysing fables Aesopus 2 Dutch– 2 Indian
Writing own script based upon the fables
Applying the script from partner school on own
situation and performing
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14. Collaborative project. Poem project
Writing own poems
Select best poems partnerschool and translate them
Top 5 of poems – booklet
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15. 2. Projectscenario. Time line
Phase 1. Introduction of the group
Phase 2. Action plan
Phase 3 Research
Phase 4. Comparison / Reflection Research
Phase 5. Evaluation and certificates
Rounds of Video conferences

16. Project scenario. Time line
Research projects (comparing) Collaborative projects
Phase 1. Introduction Phase 1. Introduction
Plase 2. Action plan Plase 2. Action plan
Phase 3. Research Phase 3. Creating own product
Phase 4. Comparison Phase 4. Collaborating on
‘common’ product
Phase 5. Evaluation/Reflection/
Certification
Phase 5. Evaluation/Reflection/
Certification
Videoconferences Videoconferences

17. Phase 1. Presentation
 Group presentation / privacy
Format given
Attractive
Not too personal

18. Phase 2.
Action plan/brainstorming
Feeling of OWNERSHIP
Option one: topics and research questions given
Option two: brainstorming about subtopics and
research questions

19. Action plan. Division of tasks
Role Who Specific tasks (can be adapted during the course
of the project)
Group leader monitoring own group activities and deadlines,
Editor eJournals nice lay out
Photographer uploading pictures
Video-editor recording, editing
Questionnaires designing, analyzing
Interviews questions, protocol , recording answers, analyzing
Writing reports writing texts, checking English

20. Action plan. Planning activities
Research activities. Example interviews Who When
Preparing questions all
Interviewing incl. protocol/permission)
Recording
Analyzing
Reporting :writing texts, pictures, videos

21. Action plan. Planning activities

22. Action plan. Planning activities
Group 6 Jan van Brabant. Project ART. Students age 12_13
Subtopic. ‘how art is involved in other subjects.’
We have to interview teachers of different subjects.
We first ask if the teachers use art in their lessons.
 After that we make a question list
We write down the answers of every teacher.
After that we think of what kind of lessons with art the
teacher can give.
We have to think too about how we still can learn from that
subject, the teacher likes the lessons and that we like the
lesson.
We are just started and try if it works out well. Wish us luck!!!
Greets, Lara, Veerle and Eline.

23. Phase 3. Research and publishing
No copy/paste from internet
Own group research: challenging activities
Interview, questionnaires,photographing, video
Publishing
Lay-out
Language
Content
Guidelines followed

24. Phase 3. Research

25. Phase 3. Research.
Go Green
My green meal
Regions
Visual pollution

26. Phase 3. Research.
Go green . Saving energy 1
Video

27. Phase 3. Go Green. Waste at school

28. Videoconferences
Best option: two schools – school time
Agenda: report about
research/ free interaction
Well prepared
Moderated

29. Phase 4.
Comparison

30. Phase 5. Evaluation / Certification
 Why?
 To improve
 To mark
 To praise
 What?
 Don’t evaluate everything. Select a few common aims. Don’t
evaluate what you can observe
 Process, products, aims achieved
 How? Instruments easy to process
 Group discussion
 Analysis of the products
 Survey monkey / charts Eumind evaluation

34. Certificates Campion School

35. Conclusion of the project scenario
Ownership of the project
 Presentation of the group
 Interesting topic, brainstorming/action plan and
challenging activities
 Publishing own article / teacher
monitors/checks/corrects?
 Evaluation
 Certificates best research/ International jury
 Ownership built in into the project scenario

36. Tools
Criteria for web based tools in
international project work
Information
Assignments, deadlines T
Articles, reports, research S
Communication and collaboration S
Monitoring students’ work T
Structuring the project T
Easy to use S + T

37. Web based tools
Infor
mation
Commu
nication
Coope
ration
Moni
toring
Struc
turing
Easy
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Includes
Mail
Forum
Videoconf
E-mail xxx xxx xxx x x xxx
Website xxx -- -- -- xxx ---
videoconf xxx xxx xx xxx xx xx
Wiki xxx xxx xxx x x x
Blog xxx x x x x xx
Social media xxx xxx xxx x xxx M –F
E-twinning xxx xx xxx xxx xxx xx M-F
ejournals xxx x xxx xxx xxx xx M-F- V
Students Teachers

38. Management. Coordination
Coordinator at school
Training students how to use tools
Monitoring
Sticks to guidelines and deadlines
Evaluating
International coordinator
Best partner
Monitoring – mail/tel/skype (intercultural skills)
Updating frontpage with intsructions/encouragements
Clear guidelines and deadlines

39. Management. Clear
guidelines/feed back form

40. Conclusion: The more virtual, the
more structured and well organised
Ownership by pupils
 Creativity and visualisation
 Brainstorming
 Communication and collaboration
 Innovative tools
 Marks
Structuring/monitoring teachers
 Linked to curriculum
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41. Project scenario. Format of a virtual
project (sheet folder)
1. General theme /subtopics/
2. Main research question
3. Subjects involved
4. Age of students / type of education
5 Language(s)
6. Compulsory / free choice /
7. Number of students involved /composition of teams
8. Length of project and amount of lessons spent on the project
9. Main common objectives
10. Project stages / challenging activities/assignments / deadlines
 Personal presentation Research
 Brainstorming Comparison/Conclusion
11. Products of the project
12. Communication amongst the students
13. Evaluation of the project
14. How to spread the news about the project? (Dissemination)