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URUGUAY: Global Leader in Equal Access to Digital Education

Thu, 30/07/2009 - 11:57

The One Laptop per Child association develops a low-cost laptop—the "XO Laptop"—to revolutionize how we educate the world's children.

1. Project summary
Summary: 

Ceibal’s strategic principles are: equality of opportunity in access to technology, democratization of knowledge and enhancing learning in schools and in the context of the whole experience of learners.
The project will be located institutionally and pedagogy developed in the field of primary education, since the target population consists of students from 1st to 6th year of primary education and their teachers.
The laptops are set up by OLPC for children are, lightweight, easily transportable and very durable. Its features enable work in diverse environments, also different to the classroom and open up opportunities for very different approach to teach and learn. .

This project aims to have a significant social impact on the relationship between the school and the family, the promotion of skills for the XXI century society in an attempt to reduce the existing digital divide

2. Country (City / Region)
State: 
Uruguay
City: 
Montevideo
3. Company/organization/institute presenting the project
Organization: 
CDI Uruguay
4. Type of organization
Select type: 
Cultural Institution (foundations, museums, galleries, etc…)
5. Project coordinator
Name and Surname: 
Jiulia Peruzzi Tirelli
E-Mail: 
juliap@media.mit.edu
6. Website
The website of the project: 
www.cdi.org.uy
7. Please select the category in which you candidate your project
Youth Education Project. Select Project Users by age: 
Up to 15 years
Helping youth step in the job market: 
NOT Helping youth step in the job market
Creativity and Social Innovation: 
Creativity and Social Innovation
8. How long has your project been running?
From: 
03/03/2007
9. Targets and Elements of Innovation
Please explain the targets and the background of your project: 

The introduction of computers in schools does not mean merely learning to use a technological resource, requires thinking about how their integration in the classroom enhances student learning, assessing not only access to new knowledge but also the development of attitudes, skills, etc.
Then you are not thinking in incorporating the technology itself, but according to the pedagogical approach. The integration of computers, was seen in the context of societal, cultural construction at the service of active development of significance by the student based on their interests and prior knowledge and based on their interactions with the object of knowledge through the teacher's mediation.
Education planning is seen as the anticipation of an area of opportunity for learning by the student, an area shaped by the teacher can be done in many ways. Computers widen that space, since these features are particularly appropriate for development of project work, topics, problem solving and networking.
This project has a very wide and ambitious target: to improve the ways that people learn and teach, to investigate social changes becoming through the experience

What does it try to achieve and how: 

The project will try to achieve it ambitious target and additionally, learn a lot of new pedagogic strategies and significant changes on the life of participants to be replicated and shared with all the people interested around the world.
The World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva 2003 recognizes that education, knowledge, information and communication are essential for progress, and welfare of human beings. Moreover, information technologies and communication technologies (ICTs) have an immense impact on virtually all aspects of our lives. The rapid progress of these technologies opens completely new opportunities to attain higher levels of development. The capability of ICTs to reduce many traditional obstacles, especially the time and distance, for the first time ever, allow the use of the potential of these technologies for the benefit of millions of people around the world.

We have not yet all the responses to “What does it try to achieve and how” instead we have many questions. Since is a projetc whit no precedents, we hope to learn by while doing it

Which opportunities/problems does it address to: 

Opportunities:
We are fully aware that the benefits of the revolution in information technology are today unevenly distributed between developed and developing countries and within societies. We are fully committed to turning this digital divide into a digital opportunity for all, especially those who risk being behind and further marginalized. Just give access does not involve overcoming the "digital divide". While the level of connectivity and use of technology is important, it is more important yet that people can have the knowledge, habits of critical thinking and values needed to use these tools in personal and collective development.
These are the great long lasting opportunities of this project: to built, all together a better life for everyone.

Problems:
Since this is a very innovative project, it could be rejected and/or misunderstand by teachers at the school.
Political changes at the government of Uruguay could change the educational aims of the authorities.

Please explain what is unique or special in your project: 

It is unique because is the very first time in the history that a country gives laptops to every children at primary schools.
I would like to remark that children own the laptop and carry them home or wherever they want. Also they keep their laptops even when they left the school.

CDI Uruguay is collaborating to extend the knowledge to families and communities in order to have better results extending the benefits of managing laptops to the whole society.
Other important innovation emerge from the agreement CDI Uruguay – CEIBAL to include families and communities at CEIBAL beneficiaries. Is a very innovative project aiming to demonstrate that the collaboration between ONE TO ONE projects and Communitarian Telecenters empower both projects towards the social development

10. Results
Describe the results of your project as per today: 

The project have promoted ownership by teachers and students, while generating innovation among its multiple innovations. Teachers are learning new ways in the exercise of its profession, children and teachers are learning how to learn, curiosity and willing to learn is increased ... as well as fun at the school!
Since children have the laptops at home, the whole family is curious and interested at this “magic machine” which is fully connected to internet, even at home, due to the mesh network with the server at the school. So parents and other relatives are also learning very new things and using laptops for their own interests. Here is shown the importance of the intervention of CDI Uruguay and its telecenters.
The Internet access in Uruguay has been increased from 25 % until almost 60 %

How does it fulfill the users’ needs: 

While the level of connectivity and use of technology is important, it is more important yet that people can have the knowledge, habits of critical thinking and values needed to use these tools in personal and collective development.
Just give mere access to technology does not involve overcoming the "digital divide. Hence the importance of this project in encouraging the student in developing the necessary skills to enable them to exercise responsible autonomy and criticism and actively participate in building a world more human, more democratic and fair.
Additionally, CDI Uruguay intervention will fulfill need of other users who are not children at schools.

How many users interact with your project per month and what are the preferred forms of interaction: 

CEIBAL:
330.000 children and teachers (the same every month because they are the whole amount attending primary schools at the country).
CDI URUGUAY:
50 teachers of public and private schools at face to face courses
50 teachers reached at e.learning
60 relatives of children who own a laptop and have them at home

How has it improved the quality of educational and/or training services: 

The World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva 2003 recognizes that education, knowledge, information and communication are essential for progress, and welfare of human beings. Moreover, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have an immense impact on virtually all aspects of our lives. The rapid progress of these technologies opens completely new opportunities to attain higher levels of development. The capability of ICTs to reduce many traditional obstacles, especially time and distance, for the first time ever, allow the use of the potential of these technologies for the benefit of millions of people around the world.

How has it improved the participation of professionals, children, youth and other stakeholders: 

Uruguayan authorities promoted the realization of a public Educational Debate with participation of professionals and all the people interested at the subject.
It should be noted that the inputs related to Education and ICTs, with citizenship participation, confirm the line of the exposed bases pointing to the need "to ensure resources for the use of ICTs as a tool for democratization of knowledge".

How does it promote the use of ICT for the educational and cultural development by professionals, children and youth: 

Its core is to promote the educational and cultural development of students, teachers and families to improve educational and social development.

Describe how you measure (parameters) these results: 

Number of beneficiaries : children, youth, adults
Number of new teachers acquiring computer literacy.
Level of Internet connectivity at the country.
A medium and long term it can be measured educational and social changes.

11. Sustainability
What is the full duration of your project: 
From 3 to 6 years
What is the approximate total budget for your project (in USD): 
More than 500.000
What is the source of funding for your project: 
Other
Other: 
governmental, with the collaboration of our NGO
12. Transferability
Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere: 
No
We are available to help others starting or working on similar projects: 
We are available to help others starting or working on similar projects.
13. Background information
Background: 

About CDI International Network: The Committee for Democracy in Information Technology (CDI) is a non-profit organization working to free young people from poverty and social exclusion through the establishment of community IT and Citizenship Schools. CDI views IT literacy as a way to promote employment opportunities, civic participation, formal education, ecology, health, human rights and non-violence.
CDI seeks to help individual communities establish their own educational programs. Since its inception in Rio de Janeiro in 1995, the Committee has supported 933 communities around Brazil, South Africa, Angola, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, México and Uruguay, to establish their own autonomous and financially self-sustaining IT and Human Right Schools
These neighborhoods are among the nation’s poorest. CDI provides these schools with technical assistance, teacher training, curriculum development, as well as donated software and computer equipment.
By implementing the CDI model, the EICs have enrolled 936.900 graduates so far, mostly children and teenagers. The Committee has successfully adapted its methodology to reach diverse groups, such as street children, visually-impaired youths, prisoners, and indigenous people.

About CDI Uruguay: It’s a program which empower its targets working in coordinati on with CDI International Network over all the territory of this country. Since the starting of CEIBAL project, CDI Uruguay is collaborating with it to extend its performance.

CDI Uruguay offers Uruguayan communities technical assistance, teacher training, and help in developing methods and specific curricula for different social groups, free of charge. In addition, CDI Uruguay donates computers, printers, and software. Once an EIC is created, CDI Uruguay continues to assist in its development.

Information technology is spearheading the modernization process the world over. Young people living in poor communities are consequently extremely interested in it. The computer skills and knowledge of human rights and ecology, acquired in the EICs, create more opportunities for participants, as well as for their families and neighborhoods. In addition, there is a growing demand for IT skills in today’s job market. These young people, once equipped with computer skills, will have greater employment opportunities and will consequently be better placed to integrate into society both economically and socially.

Governments and non-governmental organizations, as well as non-profit and international development agencies, have acknowledged the remarkable effectiveness of the CDI model. For instance, UNESCO has been instrumental in lending institutional support and has granted the Committee with its Seal of Approval. CDI finances its activities through partnerships with the government agencies, as well as with corporations and philanthropic organizations. With the help of partners including Inter American Development Bank, Microsoft, Avina, World Bank, Swiss Re Brazil Services de Participators, United Methodist Church, Ashoka, Global Partnerships, Zonamerica Business & Technology Park, Punto Ogilvy, ARTech, República AFAP, Fanapel, Estudio Luis Lecueder and many others, CDI is building a solid financial and administrative platform, where new funding can be securely invested for the development of effective social programs.

Barriers: 

- Lack of flexibility of the school teachers, in those who are too attached to old educational methods.
- Teachers who are not familiar with computers and have afraid of new technologies.
- social and familiar violence, which produces damages to the laptops made by some relatives, and stole of laptops when children are carrying them home to school and vice versa.

Solutions: 

- To work hard with the purpose of overcome the reluctance teachers to adapt to the new age in education and to accept the new technologies at the classroom, with all the methodological changes that this means. This work is being focused in pedagogical training.
- Training every teacher in computer science.
- A broadcast campaign to overcome these awful effects of the violence, above all saying the characteristic of these laptops. Laptops has a owner – the child- who has the password to start it. In case of rob, the computer is blocked and so has not value at the market.

Future plans and wish list: 

From CEIBAL:
-To extend the delivery of laptops to secondary education.
From CDI Uruguay:
- To obtain financial resources to reach more people -families and communities-. The needed resources are to be applied for travel and per Diem for students at isolate areas of the country. We wish to do gatherings of interchange and special trainings according to the specifics needs of communities.
From both CEIBAL and CDI Uruguay:
- To involve at this "adventure" as much people as possible (from our country and from abroad).
- To make researches to learn more about and from the process of this project.
- To spread out the great amount of knowledge acquired in the process of the project

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PLI. THE_PLACE WE LIVE IN

Wed, 27/05/2009 - 17:06

MULTICISCIPLINAR WORK AMONG FIVE COUNTRIES EXPLORING OUR TOWNS IN ORDER TO CREATE AN ON-LINE TOURIST GUIDE AND A REDUCED PAPER ONE.

1. Project summary
Summary: 

IT IS A THREE YEAR COMENIUS PROJECT WHERE STUDENTS HAVE WORKED IN DIFFERENT SUBJECTS: HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY, PUBLICITY WORKSHOP, ART, ICT AND ENGLISH. THE MAIN TOPICS ARE LINKED TO THE SUBJECTS.
DURING THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS FORM 4TH ESO AND 1ST BACHILLERATO LOOKED FOR INFORMATION FOR THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS CONCERNING THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, MONUMENTS, GASTRONOMY , CELEBRITIES AND LEISURE EVENTS IN ÁVILA, INCLUDING VILLAGES IN THE PROVINCE AS IT HAD BEEN PLANNED BY THE GEOGRAPHICLA DIVISIONS IN VALLEYS.
IN ORDER TO RESPECT INTELLECTUAL OWNERSHIP, TRIPS WERE DONE TO GET OUR OWN PHOTOS.
REPORTS WERE WRITTEN AND UPLOADED IN THE TWIN SPACE OF THE ETWINNING PLATFORM. STUDENTS USED ICT TOOLS TO CREATE THEIR WORKS: PHOTOSHOP, VIDEO EDITING PROGRAMMES, POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS. THEY SHARED THEIR MATERIALS WITH THE PARTNERS AND PARTICIPATED IN FORUMS ABOUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACES IN OUR TOWNS. THEY ALSO CREATED PHOTO GALLERIES TO SHOW. A NEWSPAPER WAS LAUNCHED AT: http://magazinefactory.edu.fi/magazines/placewelivein/
A CONTEST WAS ALSO LAUNCHED TO GET A LOGO FOR THE PROJECT, THE ROMANIAN PROPOSAL WAS THE WINNER.
DURING THE SECOND YEAR ALL THE MATERIAL WAS REVISED AND
ARTICLES WERE CHOSEN TO CREATE THE ON-LINE TOURIST GUIDE AT: _http://www.pli-europe.es/pli-europe/poster.html
THE POLISH PROPOSAL WON THE CONTEST FOR THE INITIAL POSTER IN THE GUIDE. STUDENTS ALSO CREATED A DICTIONARY WITH TOURIST TERMS IN 6 LANGUAGES: ENGLISH, SPANISH, POLISH, ROMANIAN, FRENCH AND ITALIAN.
DURING THE THIRD YEAR WE HAVE BEEN ABRIDGING THE MATERIAL IN ORDER TO PUBLISH A PAPER GUIDE.
BEING PART OF A COMENIUS PROJECT, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO VISIT ALL THE COUNTRIES INVOLVED TAKING STUDENTS WITH US SO THAT THEY COULD HAVE A REAL VIEW OF THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION.
THE GENERAL IDEA WAS BORN FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH THE POLISH AND ROMANIAN PARTNERS IN A DIFFERENT PROJECT: NATURE AND HUMAN ACTIVITY.
WE DECIDED TO GO ON WORKING TOGETHER IN A COMENIUS WITH MORE COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO ENRICH OUR KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER EUROPEAN TOWNS. WE THOUGHT THE BEST WAY TO GET MANY STUDETNS INVOLVED WAS CREATING A TOURIST GUIDE, AS MANY SUBJECTS WOULD HAVE TO BE WORKED ON.
THE IDEA WAS DEVELOPED BY ME AND MY SCHOOL AND I STARTED THE SEARCH FOR NEW PARTNERS.
VALENTINA CUADRADO MARCOS, FROM IES ALONSO DE MADRIGAL IN ÁVILA IS APPLYING TODAY.

2. Country (City / Region)
State: 
Spain
City: 
ÁVILA/CASTILLA Y LEÓN
3. Company/organization/institute presenting the project
Organization: 
IES ALONSO DE MADRIGAL
4. Type of organization
Select type: 
School
5. Project coordinator
Name and Surname: 
VALENTINA CUADRADO
E-Mail: 
vcuadrad@encina.pntic.mec.es
6. Website
The website of the project: 
http://www.amadrigal.net
7. Please select the category in which you candidate your project
Youth Education Project. Select Project Users by age: 
Up to 18 years
Helping youth step in the job market: 
NOT Helping youth step in the job market
Creativity and Social Innovation: 
Creativity and Social Innovation
8. How long has your project been running?
From: 
15/11/2006
9. Targets and Elements of Innovation
Please explain the targets and the background of your project: 

IT IS AIMED AT STUDENTS IN SECONDARY, BETWEEN 14 AND 19 YEARS, ALTHOUGH SOME OLDER STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN POLAND AND FRANCE._THE TARGETS ARE THE FIVE TOWNS WHERE WE LIVE AND THE BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT IS THE NECESSITY WE FELT FOR OUR STUDETNS TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR OWN TOWNS AND ABOUT OTHER PLACES IN EUROPE IN A COLLABORATIVE WAY

What does it try to achieve and how: 

WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE IN AN ACTIVE COLLABORATIVE WAY, SHARING DOUBTS, RESULTS. WE WANT THEM TO WORK IN TEAMS AND LEARN HOW TO SOLVE CONFLICTS IN A DEMOCRATIC WAY.
IN ORDER TO GET THESE ACHIEVEMENTS TASKS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DONE IN GROUPS WHERE EACH MEMBER HAD A ROLE AND A SPECIFIC TASK.INTERNET SITES HAVE BEEN FACILITATED AND HELP HAS BEEN PROVIDED WITH WHENEVER WAS NEEDED. ALL THE MATERIALS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED AND THE FINAL ELECTION OF THE PHOTOS AND MATERIAL WAS A STUDENTS' TASK.

Which opportunities/problems does it address to: 

IT HAS PROVIDED PARTICIPANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR LEARNING SKILLS, THEIR ICT PERFORMANCES, THEIR ENGLISH SKILLS AND THEIR SOCIAL ABILITIES TO DISCUSS AND COPE WITH PROBLEMS. IT HAS HELP THEM WITH THEIR SELF-ESTEEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OCMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH WITHOUT GREAT PROBLEMS.
ON THE OTHER HAND, IT HAS GIVEN THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO OTHER COUNTRIES, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT AMONG OUR STUDENTS AS, BEING THE SCHOOL IN AN ECONOMICALLY WEAK AREA,
SOME HAD NEVER GONE ABROAD.

Please explain what is unique or special in your project: 

ACCORDING TO US ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN OUR PROJECT HAS BEEN THE GREAT EFFORT OUR STUDETNS HAVE DONE, THE VARIATION OF TASKS THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO, THEIR INVOLVEMENT AND THEIR CAPACITY TO TO ASSESS THEIR OWN PERFORMANCES.

10. Results
Describe the results of your project as per today: 

THE MAIN RESULTS ARE THE TWO GUIDES. THE ONE ON LINE AT http://www.pli-europe.es/pli-europe/poster.html
AND THE OTHER ONE ON PAPER.
THE NEWSPAPER AT: http://magazinefactory.edu.fi/magazines/placewelivein/
THE VIDEOS AND POSTERS INCLUDED IN BOTH GUIDES AND ALL THE PHOTO GALLERIES THAT BE SEEN IN THE TWIN SPACE AT: http://my.twinspace.etwinning.net/theplacewelivein

How does it fulfill the users’ needs: 

FIRST, THEY HAVE LEARNT IN A DIFFERENT WAY. NOW, THE MATERIAL ALREADY MADE CAN BE USED AS REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR OTHER STUDENTS. ON THE OTHER HAND THEY CAN KEEP ON WORKING ON THE NEWSPAPER USING IT AS A TOOL TO EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS ABOUT THEIR OWN TOWNS AND TO SHARE AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE IR PARTNERS.
THEY HAVE ALSO LEARNT TO USE COMPUTERS, PHOTO AND IVDEO CAMERAS IN A NEW DIMENSION, AS THEY HAVE INCLUDED THEM IN THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

How many users interact with your project per month and what are the preferred forms of interaction: 

AT THE MOMENT THERE ARE 74 STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL _WORKING IN THE PROJECT. THE FAVOURITE WAY TO INTERACT IS CREATING VIDEOS, PHOTO GALLERIES, POSTERS AND OTHER MATERIALS RELATED TO VISUAL TASKS

How has it improved the quality of educational and/or training services: 

IT HAS GIVEN TEACHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN A STUDENT BASED METHODOLOGY, SO NEW WORK STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN NECESSARY. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE USE OF ICT AS WELL AS THE USE OF ENGLISH FOR SOME TEACHERS HAVE IMPROVED.
ON THE OTHER HAND, DELEGATING RESPONSIBILITIES ON STUDENTS MEANT ALSO GREAT PRACTICE.

How has it improved the participation of professionals, children, youth and other stakeholders: 

THE MAIN PARTICIPANTS HAVE BEEN TEENAGERS AND FOR THEM, THE WHOLE WORK HAS BEEN USEFUL TO IMPROVE LEARNING , SOCIAL AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCES.

How does it promote the use of ICT for the educational and cultural development by professionals, children and youth: 

AS EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DONE IN A VIRTUAL SETTING USING THE ETWINNING PLATFORM, THE WHOLE PROJECT IMPLIES A PROMOTION OF ICT IN EDUCATION BOTH FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. IT HAS DEVELOPPED ABILITIES TO PRODUCE, UPLOAD, SAVE AND SHARE REPORTS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS, CONVERSATIONS

Describe how you measure (parameters) these results: 

I HAVE MEASURED THE RESULTS BY THE DEGREE OF INVOLVEMENT IN ACTIVITIES, BY THE CREATIVE USE OF TOOLS, BY THE COLLABORATIVE _ATTITUDE IN TEAM WORK.
THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DONE USING MICE TOOLS AND ACCORDING TO BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THE FINAL PRODUCTS ARE GOOD AND USEFUL.

11. Sustainability
What is the full duration of your project: 
From 1 to 3 years
What is the approximate total budget for your project (in USD): 
From 10.001 to 30.000
What is the source of funding for your project: 
Grants
Is your project economically self sufficient now: 
Yes
Insert date: 
10/15/2006
12. Transferability
Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere: 
Yes
Specify: 

OUR OWN STUDENTS HAVE BEEN USING THE GUIDE TO CREATE ON-LINE GAMES. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE SPANISH TEACHERS CREATED A TRIVIAL GAME AS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO USE IT

What lessons can others learn from your project: 

FIRST, A GOOD PLANNING WITH A LIST OF OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES, EXPECTED RESULTS, DEADLINES AND RESPONSIBILITES FOR EVERYBODY IS NECESSARY.
SECOND, GETTING USED TO ICT TOOLS PROVIDES STUDETNS WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR FUTURE WORK.
THIRD, PROMOTING TEAM WORK HELPS STUDENTS TO DEVELOP NOT ONLY LEARNING STRATEGIES BUT ALSO SOCIAL AND COMMUNICATIVE ONES.

We are available to help others starting or working on similar projects: 
We are available to help others starting or working on similar projects.
13. Background information
Background: 

OUR PARTNERS HAVE BEEN: ZESPOL SZKOL ZAWODOWYCH IM. ST. STASZICA (OPOLE) WITH THE COORDINATOR IZABELA KOLODZIEJCZYK. SCOALA NO.92 (BUCHAREST) WITH IRINA VASILESCU. LYCÉE LA CHATAIGNERAIE (LE MESNIL ESNARD. ROUEN) WITH CAROLE DUPONT AS COORDINATOR. ITC ANTONIO DE VITI DI MARCO (TRIGGIANO. BARI) WITH MARIANNA MERCURI.
OUR SCHOOL HAS A TEAM WITH TEACHERS: ASUNCIÓN DE ÁLVARO FROM THE GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY DEPARTMENT, LORENZO PIERA FROM THE LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT, RICARDO GONZÁLEZ-TABLAS FORM THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT, HORTENSIA GARCÍA FROM THE FRENCH DEPARTMENT, MºJESÚS TERRÓN, VALENTINA CUADRADO, JOSÉ RAMÓN LADRERO FROM THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AND ANTONIO MARTÍN FROM THE ART DEPARTMENT.
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY SPONSORSHIPS, WE HAVE BEEN HELPED BY THE TOWN HALL AND OTHER LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
WE HAVE BEEN FUNDED BY A COMENIUS GRANT.

Barriers: 

ACCORDING TO THE EVALUATION THE MAIN CHALLENGES IN THE PROCESS HAS BEEN GETTING A RELIABLE INTERNET CONNCETION IN SOME SCHOOLS, HAVING TO WORK EXTRA TIME AND THE LACK OF MONEY FOR SOME TEAMS. ENGLIS AS A COMMUNICATION LANGUAGE HAS ALSO BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

Solutions: 

PROBLEMS CONCERNING A RELIABLE INTERNET CONNECTION OR THE EXTRA-TIME HAVE BEENN DIFFIUCLT TO SOLVE. IN OUR SCHOOL WE HAD ONE HOUR PER WEEK FOR EVERY GROUP AND SUBJECT IN THE COMPUTER ROOM. OUR INTERNET CONNCETION HAS BEEN RELIABLE MOST THE TIME, FOR OTHER SCHOOLS IT HAS BEEN DIFFERENT. THEY HAVE WORKED FORM THEIR OWN HOUSES, EVEN STUDENTS. CONCERNING THE USE OF ENGLISH IT HAS BEEN WORSE FOR SOME TEAHCERS, BUT WE HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM HAVING ALWAYS SOMEBODY SPEAKING ENGLISH TO TRANSLATE.

Future plans and wish list: 

WE ARE ABOUT TO PUBLISH THE PAPER GUIDE AND WE WILL DISTRIBUTE IT IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN OUR TOWNS.
WE WOULD LIKE STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOLS TO HAVE IT AS A REFERENCE BOOK.
ON THE OTHER HAND, WE WOULD LIKE OUR PUBLICITY POSTERS TO BE PRINTED BY THE LOCAL TOURISM OFFICES.

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