The document summarizes an eTwinning conference presentation about using eTwinning projects to promote creativity and digital literacy. It discusses how eTwinning participation benefits schools by bringing positive changes. It then describes a collaborative book project between students in Georgia and other European countries aimed at developing students' creativity, cultural exchange, and language skills. Various activities were implemented including introducing countries and creating e-books. The project helped students develop competencies across subjects while also providing challenges and strengths in online collaboration, communication, and incorporating national curricula.

1. Annual Conference – Malta, 26-28 October 2017
“eTwinning in Creativity and Digital Literacy”
KHATUNA KUMELASHVILI

2. From the very beginning
Why eTwinning?
For What/For Who?
What changes brings participation in eTwinning projects to
schools?
Interpretation of findings and conclusions

3. About the research
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4. High positive impact on the using of the eTwinning
in teaching
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5. We are great the way we learn
Innovation
Creativity
Co-learning

6. “Books are for people who wish they
were somewhere else “ Mark Twain

7. Project Aims:
* To create a book and dedicate to the international Book Day (April 23)
* To develop students’ creativity
* To introduce own country, city, school, class…
* To travel through Europe by our own books
* To continue enthusiasm as they research and write
* To report back that students put so much more effort into their books than usual assignments.
* To make more joy in the process as the more books students make, the more writing and
learning will happen.
* Another goal is to promote the exchange of experience between teachers and students from
different countries.

8. Implemented activities:
1. Introduction
2. Meet my Country/City
3. It’s our flag, Anthem, Emblem
4. Popular Song - after voting the best song was chosen.
5. An Alphabet
6. Something special about my country
7. Let’s make a book! (using www.storyjumper.com)

9. Curricular integration
The Georgian school students participating in the project developed their competence in many
areas and school subjects:
English language - communication with peers, writing an informative text, use resources to
facilitate educational activities, cooperation…
Arts: choose and use creative elements, principles, various materials, techniques and
procedures for creating artwork; Explore the works of different parts of Georgia and talk about
them.
Computer: Use tools: Tricider, Google.docs, GoogleSlides, photopeach, storyjumper
Results, impact and documentation: Handmade Book, E-book…

10. The challenges : The strengths:
Communicate in English as well as analysing and
improving the knowledge of the language
Communication -an emphasis on written and oral
communication skills
keep communication and feedback flowing
between team leaders
Motivation - Establish clear expectations for group
members
Fairly well defined project framework
Fairly well defined responsibilities
Interest / Collaboration
Build relationship with members and among
members
Communicate clearly on the project mission,
objectives and status
Include goals from the national curriculum in a
natural way
New resources
New ICT skills for students and teachers

11. Working process

12. Book
So learn and be part of the
most exciting learning
community - eTwinning