Virtual E Class Steps 2012/2013 for the common work between the classes

1. PROJECT GUIDELINES
Dear all, please note that we expect classes working together to produce their own unique
products, working in their own unique way! Our experience thus far is that the majority of
students are creative, imaginative, and willing to work hard if what they are doing is
interesting for them. Below are some guidelines to get you started:
 Choose one of the project topics and stick with it. Don’t change once the class has
started working (unless absolutely necessary).
 The final product could be an e-book, an e-brochure, a video, an e-newsletter, e-
newspaper, illustrated word text, etc. Other, similar, ideas are also welcome!
 Before the classes decide what the final product will be, visit the official website of
our project, open discussions on our Facebook group and Facebook page and search
on internet for similar projects, inform your students about them and be in regular
contact with your colleague of the collaborating class.
 Your class product will be in the target language of course. However, it is
important that the official language(s) of your country also appears on their
creation –for example, through glossaries, charts, captions etc.
 Follow the work plan and schedule sent to you at the preparation stage.
 Give your project a title.
 Make an outline so that the product you want your class to produce has the
format you think is appropriate. State the main idea and the individual sections.
 While working with your students, keep in mind the main goals of getting the class
to work on this project: i.e., (a) development of language skills and language
awareness, (b) interlingual and intercultural awareness, (c) learning how to access
new information about content that the class is working on, and (d) development
of collaborative skills.
 Work in ways that suit the abilities, interests and experiences of your students, as
well as their proficiency level in the foreign language.
 Have your students work in groups. Decision making should be a shared
responsibility within and across groups. Offer your help and guidance, but let
students make their own decisions. Coordinate their efforts to communicate with
their peers across the two classes.
 Upload your class material on Blogs, wiki spaces, websites, WebPages, etc., at
regular intervals so that you have a bank of material that the project participants
can use when creating their final product.
 While working on their project, don’t ask students to do grammar and vocabulary
exercises or work on other activities for language practice. Their product is the
outcome of your students’ language practice at other times. It proves to them (and
you) that they can do something worthwhile with the language they’ve leant so
far.
 If you need help and advice, please contact us.
The Project Coordinator
Sofia Argyropoulou