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Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2018 Newsletter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The active combination of historical, geographic and cultural information about monuments inside and outside the country with digital technology, QR codes has been one of the most important and enjoyable moments in teamwork with our students. Fourth grade pupils have identified over ten hours of study and extra-curricular activities the ten monuments representative of our country. For the design of QR codes, they asked their older colleagues from other grades to operate with the new technology and communicate with their international partners through Skype at the new computer lab equipped with tablets and Smart board through the Digitaliada Project-Orange Foundation, the national IT project for rural areas, which also involves our school as a pilot school. Vasilica Gazdac is a teacher at “Tiberiu Morariu” Secondary School in Salva, Romania. The importance of this activity was complex because it creatively combined team work, English language skills, history and civilization with technology and IT, and students felt attracted by the playful spirit of the game of discovering the so- called treasure, they felt joyful and satisfied with the work they had done. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The message sent by this activity was very important. This activity represents a visiting card or a photo album of our country in a unique form and the participating students have a discovery: https://issuu.com/vasilicagazdac/docs/continut_20e uropean_20thoughts_20_2. 69