M. Agape, „Good Practice Examples - A journey with eTwinning”, eTwinning Contact Seminar, București, 11.10.2019.

1. Good Practice Examples
A journey with eTwinning
Mihai Agape
Palatul Copiilor Drobeta Turnu Severin – Filiala Orsova
eTwinning Contact Seminar
Bucharest, 11th October 2019

2. Summary
◼ The Entertaining Physics – eTwinning project
(2008 – 2009)
◼ ReCAP – LdV project (2010 – 2012)
◼ Karel – Comenius & eTwinning project (2013 – 2015)
◼ POwER 3D – eTwinning project (2016 – 2017)
◼ Education 4.0 – Erasmus+ & eTwinning project
(2019 – 2021)

3. INTERNATIONAL ROBOTICS TROPHY
ROBOTOR

4. National Contest of Electronics,
Pitesti, June 2007

5. Dance, Music, Drama…

6. How to bring technical activities on stage?
Robotics Trophy ROBOTOR
◼ Robotics contests are spectacular
◼ Robotics = STEM integrator
◼ ROBOTOR = ROBOT + ORsova
◼ http://robotor.ro

7. National ➔ International?
◼ eTwinning portal (http://www.etwinning.net/)
◼ Enable teachers and students in European
countries to collaborate online

8. THE ENTERTAINING PHYSICS
eTwinning project (2008 – 2009)

9. Partners
◼ Anastasija Janč (Founder)
◼ Anastasija Jančprofile pictureVilniaus r. Rudaminos Ferdinando
Ruščico gimnazija, Vilniaus R., Lithuania
◼ Janina Ptak (Founder)
◼ Publiczne Gimnazjum im. Gen. A.Krzyżanowskiego "Wilka" w
Kadzidle , Kadzidło, Poland
◼ Vladimíra Fejová
◼ Základná škola s materskou školou, Pod hájom 967, Dubnica
Nad Váhom, Slovakia

10. The entertaining physics experiments: photo
and video

11. Magical Lights

12. RECAP
REmote Controlled Arm Project, LdV Project (2010 – 2012)

13. ◼ This work has been funded with support from the
European Commission.
◼ This communication reflects the views only of the
author, and the Commission cannot be held
responsible for any use which may be made of the
information contained therein.

14. General Information
◼ Programme: Lifelong Learning Programme
◼ Action: Leonardo da Vinci Partnerships
◼ Reference No: LLP-LdV/PAR/2010/RO/023
◼ Project title: Remote Controlled Arm Project
◼ Acronym: RECAP
◼ Implementation: 01.08.2010 – 31.07.2012

15. RECAP Partners
◼ Śląskie Techniczne Zakłady Naukowe – Katowice, Poland
(coordinator).
◼ Beypazari Teknik Ve Endüstri Meslek Lisesi – Beypazari,
Turkey
◼ Lycée Henri Vincenot – Louhans, France.
◼ Wyższa Szkoła Technologii Informatycznych w Katowicach –
Katowice, Poland
◼ Palatul Copiilor şi Elevilor Drobeta Turnu Severin – Filiala
Orşova, Romania

16. RECAP Result – EST
http://www.europeansharedtreasure.eu/detail.php?id_project_
base=2010-1-PL1-LEO04-11315

17. Sketch of the arm proposed at the first project
meeting in Katowice

18. CF (Cheap Finger) – 2 versions
Giulia

19. CF1 - Orșova
CF2 - Louhans

20. Finger 3D Design
Mihai

21. Mihai Finger’s Design

22. Solution proposed for the finger
(Pro ENGINEER Schools Edition)

23. Position of the finger in the static case
(GeoGebra)

24. Simulation
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25. Design of a sheetmetal finger (SF1)

26. Finger’s prototype (SF1)
◼ Phalanges: aluminum sheet 0.8 mm thick
◼ Joints: M2 bolts + plastic tubes
◼ Pulleys: 4mm thick Plexiglas
◼ Springs: music wire with diameter of 0,4 mm
◼ Tendon: nylon string with a diameter of 0,5 mm

27. Hand Design

28. Flat drawing for metacarpus of the thumb

29. Hand Manufacturing

30. Hand Manufacturing (Palm)

31. Hand Manufacturing (Palm)

32. Hand Manufacturing
Ema, Ovidiu, Emi, Giulia, Robi, Bogdan

33. Hand (assembled)

34. Robotic Hands
- Left: designed by Polish team & manufactured by French team
- Right: designed and manufactured by Romanian team

35. Robotic Arm

36. Assembly last 2 servomechanisms
(28.08.2012)

37. Robotic Arm

38. 2012 Extreme Redesign Contest
www.DimensionPrinting.com/extremeredesign

39. SCRIPT
SCRatch International Programming Trial (2012 – 2018)

41. What is Scratch?
◼ Scratch is a free programming language and online
community where you can create your own interactive stories,
games, simulations, and animations.
◼ Scratch is a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the
MIT Media Lab. It is provided free of charge.
◼ http://scratch.mit.edu/

42. SCRIPT
http://nonformal.ro/en/content/script

43. KAREL Project overview
General
Information
Partners Objectives Results &
Outcomes
Robot
Requirements
Tasks
Distribution

44. KAREL
◼ This project has been funded with support from the
European Commission.
◼ This communication reflects the views only of the author,
and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any
use which may be made of the information contained
therein.

45. General Information
◼ Programme: LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME
◼ Sub-programme: COMENIUS
◼ Action type: PARTNERSHIPS
◼ Action: COMENIUS Multilateral school partnerships
◼ LLP Link No: 2013-1-RO1-COM06-29664 1
◼ Project title: Karel - Autonomous Robot for Enhancing
Learning
◼ Project acronym: KAREL
◼ Implementation: 01.08.2013 – 31.07.2015

46. WHO?
Partners, pupils, teachers
◼ Platon Schools (Εκπαιδευτηρια Πλατων)
(Katerini, Greece)
◼ Beypazari Teknik Ve Endüstri Meslek Lisesi (Beypazari,
Turkey)
◼ Technikum nr 1 im. Stanisława Staszica w Zespole Szkoł
Technicznych w Rybniku (Rybnik, Poland)
◼ Palatul Copiilor
(Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania)
◼ Pupils (aged from 14 to 19 years old) & Teachers

47. WHY?
Objectives
◼ Improve teaching and learning of science and technology
using robotics as integrator
◼ O1. Apply practical math and scientific concepts while learning
to design, build, test and document KAREL.
◼ O2. Create an interdisciplinary curriculum to use with KAREL
robotic platform.
◼ O3. Improve confidence and fluency in English and learn
scientific and technical vocabulary in partners’ languages.

48. WHAT?
Results & Outcomes
◼ Robotics platform designed, tested and manufactured.
◼ Robotics dictionary.
◼ Curriculum with lesson plans in the next fields: physics,
biology, programming, mechanics, electronics, and robotics.

49. HOW?
Tasks Distribution
◼ Robotic platform design, manufacture, test and document:
◼ a) Mechanical system
◼ Turkey
◼ b) Electronic system
◼ Poland (input / output devices)
◼ Romania (controller, motor drivers, power supply, communication)
◼ d) Software
◼ Greece (codes for lessons)
◼ Romania (codes for input / output devices)

50. HOW?
Tasks Distribution
◼ Pupils:
◼ Create robotics dictionary
◼ Research, design, build, test, and program robotic platform
◼ Test curriculum
◼ Teachers:
◼ Design robotic platform, and curriculum
◼ Guide pupils

51. KEY COMPETENCES DEVELOPING
Communication in the mother tongue
Communication in foreign languages
Mathematical competence and basic competences in STEM
Digital competence
Learning to learn
Social and civic competences
Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship
Cultural awareness and expression

52. COMMUNICATION IN THE MOTHER
TONGUE
Oral form (deliver presentations)
Written form (prepare presentations, and papers)

53. National Dissemination
(examples)
◼ "Karel - Autonomous Robot for Enhancing Learning", National Robotics
Trophy ROBOTOR 2013, October 11-13, 2013; Palatul Copiilor
Botosani. http://nonformal.ro/Zoy
◼ "Karel – Parteneriat Scolar Multilateral Comenius", National Symposium
"Performance through Noformal Activies", 03.02.2014, CCD Mehedinti.
http://nonformal.ro/ZoF
◼ “Karel – Comenius Multilateral School Partnership”, National Festival
INOVAFEST, 15.03.2014, Drobeta Turnu Severin.
http://nonformal.ro/Zot
◼ “Karelino, un pas in dezvoltarea platformei robotice Karel”, National
Symposium IPO-TECH, 29.03.2014, Tirgu-Neamt.
http://nonformal.ro/Zov

54. National Electronics Contest
Constanta, 22 – 26.06.2014

55. Papers

56. COMMUNICATION IN FOREIGN
LANGUAGES
English (prepare and deliver presentations and workshops)
Polish, Greek, Turkish, and Romanian (translation of the robotics dictionary)

57. Delivering presentations
created during research phase

58. Lesson Plans
Speed & Velocity Li-Po Batteries

59. How to assemble Karel lower
board - Workshop

60. 2nd Scientix Conference, Brussels, 2014
http://nonformal.ro/ZJk

61. Dictionary translation (TR)

62. Dictionary translation
(PL)

63. MATHEMATICAL COMPETENCE

64. Animation created in
Geogebra

65. Theoretical problems related to geometrical
constraints study
◼ Ground clearance
◼ Front overhang
◼ Rear overhang
We will use the work for some Math lesson plan

66. Calculus of
Rear Overhang

67. Calculus of
Rear Overhang

68. Calculus of
Departure Angle
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69. Ramp Angle
Ground Clearance

70. Calculate Ground Clearance (h) with
Wolfram|Alpha knowledge motor

71. Calculate Ground Clearance
(h) with Geogebra

72. (BASIC) COMPETENCES IN SCIENCE
&TECHNOLOGY

73. Engineering Design Process
◼ Define the problem
◼ Do background research
◼ Create detailed specifications
◼ Create different solutions
◼ Choose the best solution
◼ Design the product
◼ Build a prototype
◼ Test and redesign

74. Detailed Specifications
http://nonformal.ro/ZJZ

75. Wheels, Brackets

76. Robot Base

77. Load Switch
http://nonformal.ro/ZJ4

78. Karelino
http://nonformal.ro/ZJo

79. Karel – First Prototype

80. DIGITAL COMPETENCE

81. Using 3D CAD Software
Robot Base

82. Abordare nouă pentru al doilea
prototip Karel
◼ 2 plăci
◼ Placa inferioară
◼ Sistemul de management al bateriei
◼ Motoare
◼ Placa superioară
◼ Controler
◼ Stabilizatoare
◼ Drivere de motor
◼ Dispozitive I/O

83. Upper Board
3D Bottom View

84. Upper Board
3D Top View

85. Geogebra

86. Atmel Studio 6

87. Google Docs Spreadsheet

88. Google Docs Document

89. Other Software Applications
◼ Arduino
◼ FLIP – programming microcontrollers
◼ Applications for creation of documents & presentations
◼ Google Docs – writing documents in cooperation
◼ Social network – cooperation & dissemination

90. LEARNING TO LEARN
Solve problems in international team
Hands on workshops
Brain on activities

91. Math Challenge (1 pizza)

92. Robot Chassis Challenge

93. Robot Chassis Challenge

94. Arduino Programming Workshop

95. PCB Assembling Workshop
http://nonformal.ro/ZJJ

96. PCB Assembling Workshop

97. Karel Lower Board Assembling

98. Karel Programming Workshop

99. Karel & Robotic Contests Workshop

100. SOCIAL AND CIVIC COMPETENCES
Project meetings
Robotics Symposiums
Robotics Competitions

101. Beypazari City Hall

102. Rybnik City Hall

103. Katerini City Hall

104. Regional Authorities of Pieria

105. Robotics Symposium Beypazari

106. Robotics Symposium Rybnik

107. Robotics Symposium Katerini

108. Robotics Symposium Katerini

109. Robotics Symposium Orsova

110. Robotic Tournament 2014

111. Robotic Tournament 2014

112. Robotic Tournament 2015

113. International Robotics Trophy
Robotor 2015

114. SENSE OF INITIATIVE AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Turn ideas into action
Creativity, innovation and risk-taking
Plan and manage projects in order to achieve objectives
Commercial activity

115. Bill of Materials

116. Online Stores for Electronic Components

117. Online Order

118. CULTURAL AWARENESS AND
EXPRESSION
Music
Visual Arts (Logo, Movies)

119. Karel Logo
http://nonformal.ro/ZJ3

120. Videos
https://goo.gl/81rDFh

121. STEM -> STEAM
https://goo.gl/qKC6mY

122. Musical breaks

123. Intellectual Capacities
◼ Critical thinking
◼ Creativity
◼ Initiative
◼ Problem solving
◼ Risk assessment
◼ Decision taking
◼ Constructive management of feelings

124. OUTCOMES

125. Karel – Third Prototype
http://nonformal.ro/ZJU

126. Karel Lower Board
Bottom View

127. Karel Lower Board
Top View

128. Karel Upper Board
Bottom View

129. Karel Upper Board
Top View

130. Karel in competitions
Tribot Challenge

131. Karel’s User Manual
http://nonformal.ro/ZJw
◼ Introduction
◼ Karel’s Specification
◼ Karel’s Design
Evolution
◼ Hardware
◼ Manufacturing
◼ Programming
◼ Bibliography

132. Robotics Dictionary
http://nonformal.ro/ZJi

133. EST database
http://www.europeansharedtreasure.eu/detail.php?id_project_base
=2013-1-RO1-COM06-29664

134. KISS
Karel Is a Success Story

135. Karel Promotion Movie
https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/sites/erasmusplus/files/karel_en.mp4

136. Next European Project?

137. 3D POWER
Printing Objects with Educational Resources
September 2016 – June 2017
https://twinspace.etwinning.net/25844/

138. Partners
◼ ITTS "A. Volta" (Perugia, Italy) – Patrizia Roma
◼ Escola Básica e Secundária da Batalha
(Batalha, Portugal) – Marco Neves
◼ Palatul Copiilor Drobeta Turnu Severin, Filiala
Orșova (Orsova, Romania) – Mihai Agape

139. Purpose & Objectives
◼ Help students and teachers
to develop new skills in the
field of 3D printing, through
international cooperation.
◼ Create learning materials
related to 3D object design
and manufacturing;
◼ Design 3D objects;
◼ Manufacture 3D objects
designed collaboratively by
students.

140. Activities
◼ Large groups
◼ Learn to use 3D design software (e.g. Creo)
◼ Learn to use 3D printers
◼ Solve organizational and technical problems
◼ Videoconferences
◼ Products evaluation (logos, 2D & 3D models of the chess
pieces)
◼ Use online tools for cooperation and resourse sharing
(Twinspace, Facebook closed groups, and Google Docs).

141. Activities (II)
◼ Small groups
◼ Making movies
◼ Designing 2D sketches for chess pieces
◼ Improving the specific vocabulary in English and mother tongue
◼ 3D design
◼ Printing 3D objects
◼ Individually
◼ Research
◼ Logos design

142. Outcomes
◼ Movies
http://nonformal.ro/Z4W
◼ Logo contest
http://nonformal.ro/Z4A

143. Outcomes (II)
◼ Online contest
http://nonformal.ro/Z4g
◼ Christmas balls design
http://nonformal.ro/Z46

144. Outcomes (III)
◼ Christmas wishes
http://nonformal.ro/Z4Y
◼ Interactive image
http://nonformal.ro/Z4s

145. Christmas Animation in Scratch

146. Outcomes (IV)
◼ Chess pieces design
http://nonformal.ro/Z4b
◼ Final products padlet
http://nonformal.ro/Z44

147. Outcomes (V)
◼ Evaluation form
http://nonformal.ro/Z4e
◼ Articles (online)
◼ http://nonformal.ro/ZZ7
◼ http://nonformal.ro/Z4B
◼ http://nonformal.ro/Z4X
◼ http://nonformal.ro/Z47
◼ http://nonformal.ro/Z4h

148. Chess Board and Pieces

150. Communication
https://twinspace.etwinning.net/25844/

151. Communication (II)
◼ Google Docs & Drive ◼ Facebook group

152. Technology Using
◼ Twinspaces tools (forums, videoconference, team pages)
◼ Gimp & Inskscape (image creation for chess pieces sketches
and logos)
◼ Dotstorming (logo voting)
◼ Flipquiz (online test creation)
◼ Mentimeter (survey)
◼ Thinglink (interactive images)
◼ Padlet (board with final products)

153. Technology Using (II)
◼ Google Docs & Drive (file editing and sharing)
◼ Smartphone apps (logo creation and movie making)
◼ 3D Creo (3D design)
◼ ReplicatorG (creation of file for 3D printer)

154. Competencies
◼ Communication in foreign languages
◼ Learn to learn
◼ Social and civic competences
◼ Spirit of initiative
◼ Intercultural competences
◼ Digital competencies and technical skills
◼ Creativity
◼ Problem-solving and decision-making capacities
◼ English language skills
◼ Ability to work in multinational teams

155. Final Video (by Patrizia Roma)

156. eTwinning Quality Labels

157. Romanian eTwinning Prizes 2017
Students Involvement Category

158. Prize = Vertex 3D Printer

159. Cooperation with companies

160. Conti Show Off, Timișoara

161. Medals for Robotor Trophy

162. SevTEC 2019

163. NEW GENERATION SCHOOLS IN THE LIGHT OF
EDUCATION 4.0
KA229 Erasmus+ project & accompanying eTwinning project

164. ◼ The European Commission's support for the production of this
publication does not constitute an endorsement of the
contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the
Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which
may be made of the information contained therein.

165. Project Overview
General Information
Partners
Aim
Results & Outcomes
Tasks Distribution

166. General Information
◼ Programme: Erasmus+
◼ Action: Key Action 2 (KA2) – Strategic
Partnership
◼ Type: School Exchange Partnerships (KA229)
◼ Reference No: 2019-1-TR01-KA229-075529
◼ Project Title: New Generation Schools in the Light of
Education 4.0
◼ Implementation: 01.09.2019 – 31.08.2021

167. WHO?
Partners, pupils, teachers
◼ Kabazlı Şehit İsmail Yavuz Ortaokulu (Turkey)
◼ Ceip Alcalde J.J. Rebollo (Spain)
◼ Agrupamento de Escolas de Portela e Moscavide (Portugal)
◼ Osnovna Sola Breg (Slovenia)
◼ Tallinna Kristiine Gümnaasium (Estonia)
◼ Palatul Copiilor Drobeta Turnu Severin (Romania)
Pupils (aged from 11 to 15 years old) & Teachers

168. Kabazlı Şehit İsmail Yavuz Ortaokulu

169. Ceip Alcalde J.J. Rebollo

170. Agrupamento de Escolas de Portela e Moscavide

171. Osnovna Sola Breg

172. Tallinna Kristiine Gümnaasium

173. Palatul Copiilor Drobeta Turnu Severin (Filiala Orșova)

174. WHY?
Aim
◼ The aim of the project "New Generation Schools in the Light
of Education 4.0" is to integrate Industry 4.0 components
(Robotics, 3D design, Virtual reality, etc.) into our education
system and thus:
◼ To serve the principle of reducing the failure rate in the 15-year
age group to under 15% in the fields of Mathematics, Science
and Reading in line with the “Inclusive Growth” as discussed in
the EU 2020 strategy.
◼ To empower the future’s techno-entrepreneurs to see and
recognize opportunities for their future.

175. WHAT?
Results & Outcomes
◼ Establishment of STEM and Robotics Club, STEM and
Robotics Workshops / courses, EDU4.0 Unit at the jont schools
◼ e-booklet, brochures, public report, public spot
◼ Project websites, Facebook page, YouTube channel
◼ Increasing academic success rates of students in STEM
courses
◼ Increasing rate of use of Industry 4.0 elements in education
◼ 1st year % 5, 2nd year 8% increase of students’ success
◼ Increase in the number of STEM projects

176. HOW?
Tasks Distribution
◼ Estonia – Lego EV3 Robotics
◼ Portugalia – VR & AR
◼ Slovenia – VEX Robotics
◼ Spania – Lego WeDo & mBot Robotics
◼ Turkey – Drones
◼ România – 3D Design and Printing

177. Some of the work done
eTwinning
accompanying project
Project Websites

178. https://twinspace.etwinning.net/94198/home

179. https://www.os-breg.si/ngs/

180. https://eduplus.ro/

181. Mihai Agape
◼ mihai.agape@gmail.com
◼ http://nonformal.ro
◼ http://robotor.ro
◼ https://eduplus.ro
◼ Yahoo mihai_agape
◼ Skype mihai_agape
◼ Google+ mihai.agape
◼ Twitter @mihai_agape