Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group Newsletter no. 5 - July 2015 | Page 24

Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2015 Newsletter

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------program. Each participant pupil or teacher
introduced themselves with a unique acrostic poem.
Each line had to be connected with Mathematics.
There was only one rule: to be creative. All the time
we have evaluated our work by filling in the survey
on the “Evaluation” page. By adding monthly our
teams most active members to the page “Hall of
Fame”, we managed to make partners more
enthusiastic in their work.
Concerning English as a foreign language, we used
video and audio conferences. Besides, they chose
appropriate vocabulary themes in English which
were the support for learning how to use Quizlet,
ProProfs, Learning Apps etc., by forming vocabulary
tests, studies or games, genuine resources for other
classes. Our pupils created a small dictionary of
mathematical terms in English. We integrated
Informatics into our existing curriculum by using
various online IT tools of using TwinSpace (film,
PowerPoint presentations, SlideBoom,
AuthorStream, Kizoa, PictureTrail, etc.). For
Geography, we achieved the partner countries and
schools location on a map of Europe,
videoconferences about mathematics in relation
continents. At Mathematics we integrated European
methods for teaching and learning natural numbers,
integers, fractions, coordinated plan, points, lines,
angles, polygons, equations and inequalities.
History was reflected by presenting our national
traditions, in activities like “Math and English on
holidays”, “Getting to know each other”. Arts were
integrated for the logo creation using digital tools,
Christmas paintings and drawings to illustrate the
online book. Literature knowledge helped us in
composing acrostics poems on behalf of partners by
using mathematical terms and in the writing
chapters for the online book using Boomwriter
within the workshop entitled “Mathematicians and
Writers’ Club”.

impressions about their hobbies and even on
educational systems. The pupils and teachers of our
gymnasium school were pleased to see the
cooperation between all partners involved in this
project. Our school leadership was always a real
support to us. My pupils were very glad to
participate actively in the three discussion forums
created for “Pupils” in TwinSpace: “Describe
Yourself in Three Words”, “My Hobby”, “About Me”
and they were very joyful to discover this wonderful
manner of communication.
We had collaboration activities which went beyond
communication: competitions, contests