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. Sommario progetto

Sommario:

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. Paese (Città / Regione)

Stato:

Bulgaria

Città:

Gorna Oryahovitsa

3. Nome dell'organizzazione che presenta il progetto

Organizzazione:

Etwinnig project

4. Tipo di organizzazione

Scegli tipo:

Scuola

5. Coordinatore del progetto

Nome e Cognome:

Vania Hristova

E-Mail:

souvg@abv.bg

6. Website

Il sito web del progetto:

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

7. Selezionate la categoria di appartenenza del vostro progetto

Youth Education Project. Select Project Users by age:

Fino a 18 anni

Inserimento dei giovani nel mondo del lavoro:

Inserimento dei giovani nel mondo del lavoro

Creatività e Innovazione sociale:

Creatività e Innovazione sociale

8. Da quando è funzionante il vostro progetto?

Da:

30/10/2008

9. Obiettivi ed elementi di innovazione

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

Come, e con quali mezzi cerca di raggiungere gli obiettivi prefissati:

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.

Quali opportunità/problemi affronta:

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. Risultati

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

In che misura risponde ai bisogni degli utenti:

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

Quanti utenti interagiscono con il progetto mensilmente e in quale modo:

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

Descrivete in quale modo il progetto contribuisce a migliorare l'educazione e la formazione dei giovani:

We used Etwinning desctop communications gantry tools.

Descrivete in quale modo il progetto ha ottimizzato la partecipazione di professionisti, ragazzi, giovani o altri soggetti:

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

Descrivete in quale modo il progetto favorisce l'uso delle nuove tecnologie da parte di professionisti, ragazzi e giovani per lo sviluppo culturale e didattico:

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.

Descrivete i criteri che usate per misurate i risultati raggiunti dal vostro progetto:

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. Sostenibilità

Indicate la durata complessiva del progetto:

Meno di 1 anno

12. Trasferibilità

Che cosa possono imparare altri soggetti dal vostro progetto:

We keep the nature fly!

Siamo disponibili ad aiutare altri soggetti a sviluppare progetti o a migliorare progetti esistenti:

Siamo disponibili ad aiutare altri soggetti a sviluppare progetti o a migliorare progetti esistenti.

13. Informazioni aggiuntive

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

Ostacoli:

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.

Soluzioni:

Solving environmental problems.

Future plans and wish list:

We to work on new ecological projects

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