Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group Newsletter 6 2016 | Page 30

Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2016 Newsletter

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------for Visual Arts discipline, as well as for other
disciplines, can be performed independently by
tools like YouTube, Screencast-o-matic, Movie
Maker, Camtasia, Knowmia, Prezi or through a
project (a concatenation of lessons) using
WebQuest Zunal, Wikispaces Classroom or HSTRY
for education.

Four Years in Vietnam
by Jutta Schwarz
Vietnam “land of the ascending dragon”, that is
where I spent the last four years, teaching German.
Four years without eTwinning but lots of other
exciting experiences.
Why Vietnam?
Before going to Vietnam I always had the idea of
living and teaching in a foreign country, but to tell
you the truth never thought of going as far away as
Vietnam. But then when I was offered the job in
2012 it sounded very adventurous and without
thinking too long I decided to go.

HSTRY for education
Flipped classroom is a new instructional strategy,
which means "to make sure that the voice most
often heard in the classroom is of the student, not
the teacher. This voice can literally be a student
who speaks, sharing and processing the information
with the class, but can be also students who create
something visual or auditory, to show
understanding of the material " (Julie Shier,
professor, Clintondale Community Schools).

Gabriela Ileana Crisan is a primary school teacher,
a teacher trainer for 10 years and also an
eTwinning ambassador. She likes sharing practices
and ideas with other peers. She has done and
published in indexed international research
database studies related to integration of eTwinning
projects in and outside the classroom. She has
designed courses for eTwinning ambassadors and
for teachers who want to improve their skills in
integrated approaches of the curriculum. She has
participated with presentations in many eTwinning
workshops in Romania and the Republic of Moldova.

… and never ever regretted my decision. Vietnam is
not describable with words, it is a beautiful country
with the most charming people, its natural beauty
is breathtaking, the contrasts between city and
countryside, between rich and poor, between north
and south, between history and today … are
enormous, but then when people are sitting along
the street drinking their tea or beer they are all the
same and even Hanoi – this crazy megacity of more
than 8 million inhabitants – feels like a village. Life
you find outdoors on the streets and it starts early
and always with a lot of noise. It is loud, loud, loud
everywhere, in the streets, in restaurants, at
school, at home. “When it is quiet, I feel strange,
something bad must have happened”, one of my
colleagues answered when I was wondering why it
is so super noisy. Unfortunately there are some
other negative aspects too, the air pollution, the
pollution in general, dirt, garbage in the streets,
rats and cockroaches…

But the people and relationships make you forget
everything, Vietnamese people are so open,
interested, they are generous, peaceful, warmhearted and emotional, you always feel welcome
and safe, only when crossing a road your life is at
risk. Traffic in Vietnam is chaotic and crazy – a

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