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Project
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PROJECT
TITLE |
Euroland:a collaborative experience in 3D :building an” European
house of food” |
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Short
Summary |
Experience of collaborative learning among
European
schools with a 3D software in order to build in 3d some
buildings useful to create a sense of belonging to Europe |
| School:
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scuola media statale di Noviglio (MILANO) |
| Country: |
junior school of Hengelo (Nederland),Montessori Lycaeum of Den
Haag |
| Partner
schools:
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I media, l class of Montessori lyceum (some students with
technical competencies in awedu software) |
| Classes:
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| Project
team: |
Antonella Alessandri |
| Project
coordinator:
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Beatrice Ligorio |
| Contact
person (name,
surname, e-mail address): |
Alessandri Antonella
manfish@tin.it (nickname” Mantastrega”) |
| Link
to the
Project:
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www.Garamond.it/euroland
Clik on “l’esperienza di Noviglio “ |
| Collaborative
work at school:
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class have work togheter in brainstorming; then a little group
of” bricklayers “ built the” Dutch house of food”: first with
Lego briks, then in Virtual Reality (Dutch children had to
realize Italian house of food, sharing typical recipes ) |
| Technological
tools:
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7 PC,
scanne ,
printer,internet |
| Socrates
Programme:
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YES
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NO
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| Distance
Collaboration (among
Partners): |
YES
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NO o
partner schools have planned activities in synchronous and
asynchronous time( via chat and Knowledge Forum) |
| RESOURCES |
Internal
(from your school) |
External
(outside your school) |
Costs |
| Human |
2 Teachers with competencies in Awedu software and English |
A technical tutor on line to help in learning the language to
build |
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| Facilities
(rooms, labs, etc) |
Classroom,computerlab |
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Equipment
(PC,
videorecorder, cameras...) |
7
PC
,scanner, printer,Lego bricks |
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| Funds |
Citizenships to build on Euroland world : 300 $ for 20 one year
citizenships |
University of Rome |
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| Other |
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Objectives |
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Overall objectives |
To Acquire a sense of belonging to Europe |
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Specific
objectives |
To discover enrichment coming from variety, comparing habits of
different people in Europe |
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Study
skills |
Learning to learn, using internet, exploring possibilities of
learning in co-operation
Using Knowledge Forum |
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Social
skills |
Co-operation, working in group, exploring possibilities of
brainstorming, connecting learning and pleasure, improving
organisation |
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Subjects involved
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Geography,English,Italian ,technical competencies |
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PROJECT
DESCRIPTION |
| Duration: |
School
year:
9 months
From: October
To: June |
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Children worked on the Project |
for ___4___ hours a
day
/
a
week
/ a
month |
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Teachers worked on the Project
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for ___1___ hours
a
day
/ a
week
/ a
month |
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Work
has been done
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in
the class / at home
Work has been done in class and at home (looking for dutch
recipes) |
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Short description of how the Project has been
carried out
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1) At the initial moment, we made a work in the classroom, at
the blackboard, doing a brainstorming activity: everyone
proposed things to build
2) then we chose (with a vote) the project of “The house of
food”
3) then we realise a specimen (you can see its photo on the web
page connected) with little bricks of Lego
4) at the end, a small group of “bricklayers” built the house,
with the help of a technical tutor on line |
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USE
OF TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS
Short
description of how technological tools have been
used |
Technological
tools
(videocamera/camera/digital
camera/computer/Internet/scanner/printer) |
videocamera/camera/digital
camera/computer/Internet/scanner/printer, 7 computers |
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Users
(teachers/children/experts): |
teachers and children+ technical tutor |
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Where
(at home/at school):
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at school (rarely and spontaneously at home, chatting and
building together) |
How |
and working together, Dutch and Italian children, with the
help of Beatrice Ligorio, technical tutor and teachers |
| WORKPLAN |
| Activity |
Responsable |
Expected
outcome |
When
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Brainstorming |
teacher |
Mind map of building |
October |
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Realising a specimen |
children |
A specimen of Lego in 3D |
Novembre |
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Task sharing |
Teacher and children |
Two groups :chatters and builders |
From December till May |
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building |
Teacher and
a boy |
3D house of food |
From December till May |
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Downloading and uploading documents on Knowledge Forum |
Teacher and
girls |
Change of documents on Forum |
December
January |
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Cheking the correspondance between specimen and realisation |
A boy |
True correspondence |
March |
| PROBLEMS/BARRIERS |
Computer equipment never worked properly..,
Lack of cooperation among teachers (the work is really big -
even if great, in my opinion - if you work alone) |
| WAYS
TO OVERCOME
PROBLEMS/BARRIERS |
Money ! To have technological tools working , to pay teachers
involve. Teachers usually do this kind of things as volunteers
and-more- in the indifference or disapproval of the Headmaster |
| EVALUATION |
| Evaluation
worksheets of operative
objectives |
Monitoring from Beatrice Ligorio (university of Salerno ),
All questionnaires are available in the Appendix of the
reference book |
| Feedback
from students |
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| Feedback
from parents |
They were really enthusiastic.. some Italian mums tried to
realize a typical dutch recipe |
| Feedback
from teachers |
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| Other |
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OUTCOME
DISSEMINATION |
| Wall-charts
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| Article
on school/local/district
magazine |
1)Alessandri’s
:presentation to IRRSAE Bologna during a meeting on Jun 28
–6-2000 about:Comunità di apprendimento,Costruzionismo e realtà
virtuale.
Alessandri’s presentation during a meeting in Amsterdaa, March
2001,Montessory Lyceum :”International teacher meeting: art and
political posters in Virtual Environments” |
| Brochure |
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| Multimedia
products |
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| Exhibition |
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| Website |
www.garamond.it/Euroland (click on “L’esperienza di
Noviglio”) |
| Seminar/Panel
session |
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| Other |
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REFERENCE
BOOKS |
Beatrice Ligorio –Apprendimento e collaborazione in ambienti di
realtà virtuale-Garamond 2002 (parte terza: EUROLAND:Ovvero un
altro mondo è possibile) |
I allow to
publish the above information on the ECOLE website
(www.ecolenet.nl) : YES
o NO
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