The newsletter after the 1st year of the project

1. THINKB4UCLICK COMENIUS
NEWSLETTER – 2012-2013
Comenius project Think Before You Click 2012 – 2014 1st newsletter
COMENIUS REPORT AND NEWSLETTER
AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROJECT
Partners in the project:
CEIP SON CANALS, PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN
75.YIL İLKÖĞRETİM OKULU, BURDUR, TURKEY
OSNOVNA ŠOLA RODICA, DOMŽALE, SLOVENIA
ACTIVITIES IN 2012-2013:
The project is integrated into school activities and in the following subjects:
GEOGRAPHY:
- students fill out the online questionnaire, followed by a presentation of the
project to the students (with the questionnaire we examined the level of
cyberbullying among students of all partner schools and we compared the
results among partner schools and countries, including other types of
violence among young people and the level of awareness about the (un) safe
Internet use).
- Travelogue presentation of Palma de Mallorca (traveling by bike)
- Connection to the curriculum for geography of the 9th grade (Slovenia) -
Making a PowerPoint presentation of Domžale and Slovenia (connection to
the local area). Students presented the main nature and social characteristics
of Slovenia and the nature and social characteristics of the local landscape
and interesting facts connecting with the everyday and cultural life in
Domžale.
Content of the curriculum of geography covered in the presentation:
Location of the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovenian ethnic territory. Slovenia
in Europe at the crossroads of Central Europe and the Balkans. Slovenia at
the junction of the Alps, the Dinarides, the Pannonian Basin and the Adriatic
Sea. Mountain, littoral and lowland world. Relief features of Slovenia.
Relations with its neighbors.
ENGLISH:
- Descriptions, presentations of pupils in English, preparation of the
programme
- filling out worksheets (purpose: learning vocabulary about the Internet,
computer and technology, the Safe use of the Internet and cyberbullying)
- Playing online educational games (theme: awareness about web violence,
the safe use of the Internet)
- Correspondence with peers in English
- lessons about the use of computer technology and interactive whiteboard in
the classroom)
THE RESULTS OF THE
PROJECT IN 2012-2013:
- Logo of the project
- Website and blog of the
project
- An analysis of
questionnaires for students
and parents about internet
safety and cyberbullying
- Digital Multimedia Platform
with Educational Games
- Presentations of schools
- Multi-language dictionary
- Posters, commercials,
banners, logos about internet
safety and dangers on the
Internet
Logo of the project

2. INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS:
- Attendance at lectures and use of the computer in individual learning
ICT IN THE LIBRARY:
Evaluation and verification of the quality of websites used by students in
terms of authorship / responsibility, precision / accuracy, objectivity,
currency and coverage / scope - Presentation at the project’s meeting in
Slovenia
4TH GRADE:
Parents Meeting: Safety in ICT, cooperation with Safe.si (theme: a brief
presentation of current topics in the field of internet security: Abuse of the
internet, Protect your computer, home network and the data on it, a realistic
attitude towards the virtual world, and guided conversation with parents)
Class lessons: talks about the safe use of the internet in terms of tracking
operational and process-development objectives of the ICT cross-curricular
themes in the second cycle.
5TH GRADE: SOCIETY
- Learn about other cultures, which are part of the curriculum, especially in
the topic of "People and Society" in which students learn the following
objectives:
• cognitive, emotional, social competences and skills (logical and critical
thinking, creativity, effective strategies for resolving issues, etc..) and lifelong
learning strategies (digital literacy)
• recognize the importance of fundamental human rights and children's
rights, duties and responsibilities,
• develop an understanding of the importance of cooperation between
people; learn about the methods and forms
cooperation, competition and conflict resolution,
• learn about the social differences between people, inclusion and exclusion
of particular groups,
• examine how technological and social development impacts the
environment and the quality of life;
• develop a positive attitude towards the country of Slovenia and the
European Union (EU).
5TH GRADE: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
preparation for the project meeting: - right of children to a healthy lifestyle,
which also includes fruit and vegetable consumption
- Preparation of fruit for a fruit salad
- Learn about our country's fruit (connection of science and art of teaching)
CLASS LESSONS:
- filling out online surveys and conversations before / during and after filling
out the surveys
THE EXPANDED PROGRAMME COMPRISES FOR SUPERVISION AFTER
CLASS
- getting to know the partner countries-topics discussed as part of the
learning about the environment, art (drawing, painting, learning about flags)
and Slovenian (learn greetings of partners’ countries).
CLUBS/VARIOUS VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES
Photos of project meetings:
1ST PROJECT MEETING IN
SLOVENIA:
2nd PROJECT MEETING IN
TURKEY:

3. - Children's and Youth Choir (preparation for the performance of pupils
during the project visits, participation in the cultural programme in
Slovenian, English, Turkish and Spanish)
- debate club (debates statement: "The school should make greater use of ICT
technology"), and at the same time a debate workshop for novice learners of
all participating countries in the English language) March 2013, project
meeting in Slovenia.
- Folklore club (preparation for the performance and the performance in the
cultural programme with two points).
- Volunteering: Students involved in learning of e-literacy and basic computer
skills, including internet and safety hazards).
- Cycling test (preparation for presentation in English to our partners during
the project meeting, the use of computers and the internet in the theoretical
section).
THE COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS:
Community School students organized a competition about the project logo.
The logo should be designed based on the themes and objectives of the
project. In the school competition three logos were selected, part of the
subject of the school logo was chosen for the final logo project, which consists
of logos selected in all three countries. The logo is used on documents related
to the project and on the website of the project.
HOMEWORK:
- Analysis of videos (excessive computer use)
- Filling out worksheets
- Playing computer games
CULTURE DAY:
the 8th graders had a day of activities on the topic of children's and human
rights in the context of children's rights and duties on the Internet, students
celebrated the World Day of Safety on the Internet by making posters and
slogans, which are displayed in the Comenius corner (available on the project
blog).
COMPUTER NETWORKS, TEXT EDITING:
- Lecture and workshops in collaboration with the Slovenian school Oblačna
šola (theme: The basic concept of the Internet (friendly "and" unfriendly
"applications, unwanted applications and mail) Social networks and social
engineering (passwords, data and scams on the Internet)
MODERN EATING HABITS:
- Making hearts of dough as a gift for guests at the project meeting
THE COMMON PRODUCTS:
- The logo and slogan of the project, which were prepared by students in a
competition in September, which were created in October, a joint project logo
designs from different countries - the logo is used on websites and documents
of the project
- Website of the project: publications are available to students, parents,
teachers and the general public
- Blog of the project: publications are available to students, parents, teachers
and the general public
- Products in the workshops (photos constructed by drawing with the light,
dishes prepared in culinary workshops, multi-language dictionary that
contains basic vocabulary and communicative phrases of all partner
languages, badges with the logo of the "Think before you click," students
debate in English on the topic The school should make greater use of ICT
technology and the photos made during the workshops as well as a video diary
of activities of the mobility in Turkey, April 2013, images created by Ebru
technique in the mobility in Turkey, April 2013): products are available to
users of the project (logos, photos, glossary), or the general public (web
activity log with photos and text input)
3rd PROJECT MEETING IN
SPAIN:

4. - Presentations on the topics: a description of the school (video presentation -
the project meeting in Slovenia, March 2013), the presentation and analysis
of the results of an online survey for students and parents about the safe use
of the Internet, computer use and web-based violence - the project meeting
in Slovenia, March 2013 , the first ideas designing the booklet called "e-
Behaviour Code", which will include rules of behaviour on the Internet
(rights, responsibilities, guidelines of safe use) - Project meeting in Slovenia,
April 2013, and Spain, June 2013): presentations are accessible to users of
the project (online survey, conceptual design manual, video presentation)
- Exhibition events posters in Comenius corner (theme: the safe use of the
Internet) publications are available to students, parents, teachers and the
local public
- celebrating Safer Internet Day (February 12, 2013) by making posters on
the topic of the Safe use of the Internet, which were exhibited in the
Comenius Corner: publications are available to students, parents, teachers
and the local public
- Discussions and activities during class hours and other subjects - Topic:
Dangers on the Internet - cyberbullying, with activities and feedback that
create a brief report of each class