Recycling in our City | Global Junior Challenge

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Partners:
Violeta Panova , Vicho Grancharov, Gorna Oryahovitsa (Bulgaria)
Margherita Gozzi, IIS "Crescenzi - Pacinotti", Bologna (Italy)
Petra felfer, VS Lebring-St. Margarethen, Lebring (Austria)

Partners carry out a survey on recycling in their city. They put the results into graphs, comment on them and suggest solutions for the future.

1. Project summary

Summary:

Etwinnings project:Recycling in our City
Subjects: Special Needs Education
Languages: English
Pupil's age: 16 - 17
Tools to be used: Chat, e-mail, Forum, MP3, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...), Web publishing
Aims: Teachers create groups of three pupils and subdivide the roles of each pupil (a reporter, a photographer and a webmaster). During Weeks 2-4, each group carries out the following tasks: Writing an introductory message (one per group of three) Interviewing a given number of individuals in their town Taking pictures relevant to the topic Compiling the results and putting them into graphs in Excel Uploading the Excel files into the TwinSpace Discussing their partners’ results and writing a conclusion (one per class) Suggesting what could be improved in their towns and in general Writing a summary of the project and uploading all Excel files, suggestions and pictures from interviews on TwinSpace using File Archives and the Photo Gallery. Showing the project results to other people at school as well as in the local community and telling them about the project.
Work process:
Expected results: Pupils work in groups of three. Reporters are mainly responsible for editing texts, photographers for taking pictures and webmasters for dealing with technical issues. First, pupils write an introductory message about their group on the TwinSpace. Each group interviews a certain number of individuals in their town about recycling. They ask questions agreed upon with their partners. Photographers take pictures. The results are entered into an Excel spreadsheet and made into graphs. Excel files are then uploaded into the TwinSpace

2. Country (City / Region)

State:

Bulgaria

City:

Gorna Oryahovitsa

3. Company/organization/institute presenting the project

Organization:

Etwinnig project

4. Type of organization

Select type:

School

5. Project coordinator

Name and Surname:

Vania Hristova

E-Mail:

souvg@abv.bg

6. Website

The website of the project:

http://twinspace.etwinning.net/index.cfm

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:

Helping youth step in the job market

Creativity and Social Innovation:

Creativity and Social Innovation

8. How long has your project been running?

From:

30/10/2008

9. Targets and Elements of Innovation

Please explain the targets and the background of your project:

Partners carry out a survey on recycling in their city. They put the results into graphs, comment on them and suggest solutions for the future

What does it try to achieve and how:

Teachers create groups of three pupils and subdivide the roles of each pupil (a reporter, a photographer and a webmaster). During Weeks 2-4, each group carries out the following tasks: Writing an introductory message (one per group of three) Interviewing a given number of individuals in their town Taking pictures relevant to the topic Compiling the results and putting them into graphs in Excel Uploading the Excel files into the TwinSpace Discussing their partners’ results and writing a conclusion (one per class) Suggesting what could be improved in their towns and in general Writing a summary of the project and uploading all Excel files, suggestions and pictures from interviews on TwinSpace using File Archives and the Photo Gallery. Showing the project results to other people at school as well as in the local community and telling them about the project.

Which opportunities/problems does it address to:

Change in the line of thought of the young people. Organizations that must decide ecological issues.Recycling in our City .

Please explain what is unique or special in your project:

Partners carry out a survey on recycling in their city. They put the results into graphs, comment on them and suggest solutions for the future.

10. Results

Describe the results of your project as per today:

Pupils work in groups of three. Reporters are mainly responsible for editing texts, photographers for taking pictures and webmasters for dealing with technical issues. First, pupils write an introductory message about their group on the TwinSpace. Each group interviews a certain number of individuals in their town about recycling. They ask questions agreed upon with their partners. Photographers take pictures. The results are entered into an Excel spreadsheet and made into graphs. Excel files are then uploaded into the TwinSpace

How does it fulfill the users’ needs:

Tools to be used: Chat, e-mail, Forum, MP3, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...), Web publishing

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

4gruops, 30 students - Chat, e-mail, Forum, MP3, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...), Web publishing .

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

We used Etwinning desctop communications gantry tools.

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

We saw really for three parties accomplished
contacts between each other.

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

Various ICT tools were included in the project in a purposeful way. The project fits in an international curriculum and could work as a model for various themes as well as for different school levels. The model of question- and comment-based project development as a basis for progressive inquiry showed the real pedagogical value of the project.

Describe how you measure (parameters) these results:

The panel thought that the basis of the project, an international theme, i.e, water, incorporated with an intercultural theme, i.e., fairytales, was innovative and appropriate. The partner choice is particularly appropriate since both partners can approach the subject with similar questions. At the same time, the project serves as good model for various other European countries.

11. Sustainability

What is the full duration of your project:

Less than 1 year

12. Transferability

What lessons can others learn from your project:

We keep the nature fly!

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:

Recycling in our City
Violeta Panova , Vicho Grancharov, Gorna Oryahovitsa (Bulgaria)
Margherita Gozzi, IIS "Crescenzi - Pacinotti", Bologna (Italy)
Petra felfer, VS Lebring-St. Margarethen, Lebring (Austria)

Partners carry out a survey on recycling in their city. They put the results into graphs, comment on them and suggest solutions for the future.
Subjects: Special Needs Education
Languages: English
Pupil's age: 16 - 17

Barriers:

Partners carry out a survey on recycling in their city. They put the results into graphs, comment on them and suggest solutions for the future.

Solutions:

Solving environmental problems.

Future plans and wish list:

We to work on new ecological projects

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