Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group Newsletter 2017 No. 7 | Page 123

Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2017 Newsletter
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Meanwhile the project is closed and we all enjoy our
holidays. But don’t forget: “After the project is
before the project” (a German soccer coach once
said “after the match is before the match”) – we
are already planning for next school year to go on
with both classes.
Pupils were always deeply involved in the project as
we either had to create audios and instructions or
to follow them. During the project some refugees
without any German or Turkish language skills
joined as new classmates in our German team.
They managed to be involved in the project
immediately.
I think I can say about Zeliha that she is really a
wonderful, reliable partner, with many creative
ideas and we both understand each other nearly
blind. Indeed in my opinion Zeliha and me are not
only partners anymore, I think a friendship grew.
We have exchanged uncountable mails, we have
chatted a lot at day and night time, we have talked
to each other in several video conferences with and
without kids. For me one thing is missing – I would
like to meet her once in real life and as I always
say: “Have a smell!”
Perhaps one day…
I remember a boy from Chechnya being in our
school for two weeks, who wanted to record the
folding instruction with me – and – he really made
a good job!
Barbara Klaaßen (https://www.klaassen-moers.de)
is a certified INTERNET MEDIA COACH ©. She is
working with groups in primary schools, both in
“normal” classes as well as in the open day care.
Since 2008 she has been involved in eTwinning,
with more than 35 projects. These projects received
many national and European Quality Labels, three
of them were even awarded the German eTwinning
Prize (age category 4-11 years). She is also a
Scientix ambassador for Germany.
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Very impressive were the video conferences when
kids taught their partners from abroad how to fold a
square to various new shapes according to the
story, just like our final video conference when we
solved over thousands of kilometres apart a Kahoot
together.
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