Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group Newsletter 6 2016 | Page 96

Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2016 Newsletter -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------students (i.e. padlet, google docs), to compare the two countries and search for more information about them, to present our cities/schools etc. BUT we had also the opportunity to prepare a theme to teach our students (Valentine’s Day – carnival – school subjects – health – body parts – weekend activities – diversity) / to discuss a theme by using an App (i.e. couple) / to present the results of a task / to play (Kahoot!) / to evaluate in the end our online meetings by using different Apps every time (strawpoll – answergarden – mentimeter – tricider – surveymonkey). We also reused materials from our previous projects (i.e. e-Ecken). Here everyone can virtually “see” the process of our project. The realization of this project was not easy. Communication and organization were – in my opinion – the key words and the driving energy for such a project (and for any project)! Almost endless skype meetings, continuous E-Mail exchanges and regularly FB discussions helped me and my colleague, Aimi, to successfully complete the project! Thank you Aimi Jõesalu for the “magical moments” (“Sternstunden” in German) you and your students offered to us! For the Graduation Day of the class of 2016 I prepared a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt4HZixQKns) dedicated to the students with whom I worked together for 3 year on the eTwinning projects with Estonia (with Aimi and their students). It is in Greek but it shows how we have used various Apps in the classroom and a number of activities we have implemented. I used Animoto to create the video. Johanna Chardaloupa is teaching German as a Foreign Language at the Experimental High & Senior School of the University of Patras/Hellas (Peiramatiko Gymnasio-Lykeio Panepistimiou Patron). She has been a passionate eTwinner since 2005 and loves to involve NT & Web 2.0-Tools to inspire & motivate her students in her foreign language classrooms. 96