This document discusses the use of Web 2.0 tools for teaching, learning, communicating, and collaborating at Simon Dach Pro-gymnasium in Klaipeda, Lithuania. The school has two IT laboratories and provides computers and internet access in every classroom. It also has an iPad class with 31 iPads. The school uses various presentation, video, community, and creative tools as well as mobile tools to enhance teaching and technology. It shares experiences on websites and collaborates with partners on research projects and seminars to innovate and expand its growing network through the Living Schools Lab project.

1. Using Web 2.0 tools for
teaching, learning, communicating
and collaborating
Virginija Bireniene
13 January 2014
Klaipeda, Lithuania
http://lsl.eun.org

2. STEPS plan
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3. About Simon Dach Pro-gymnasium
2 IT laboratories
 20 Whiteboards
 Computers and
internet access – in
every classroom
 964 students
 86 teachers
 Racio 5:1

iPad Class:
iPads – 31
 WiFi
 Apple TV
 Apple Mac mini
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4. Share/Present
Presentation tools
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Symbaloo webmix
Video tools
Community tolls
Creative Tools
Mobile Tools
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5. Teach/Technology
Website “Skaitmeniniai mokymo objektai” (“Digital
Learning Objects”)
 Website “Mokykis su Web 2.0” (“Study with Web 2.0”)
 Website “Klaipėdos Simono Dacho mokyklos
mokytojai” (about teachers’ experiences)
 Website “Aktyvių mokyklų laboratorija” (about LSL
project activities)
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6. Evidence/Research/Collaboration
Partners
• In the national project funded
by EU Structural Funds “Main
Competences” – 20 partners
• In the multi – national school
exchange project “The Magic
Touch” – 8 partners
• In the national school project
“Management and Teacher
Training trough Cooperation” –
14 partners
• In the progymnasiums
association
Research projects
• Inspire
• iTEC
• Aspect
• eQNet
• LSL
• CCL
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7. Plan/Innovate
Seminar for AP schools
“Usage of Web 2.0
tools for
teaching, learning, com
municating and
collaborating” 03-262013
 Webinar “Collaborative
tools” 11-28-2013
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Face to face seminars
• GlogsterEdu, Dachas,0228-2013
• Web 2.0, Varpelis,03-212013
• Google tools, Varpelis
04-02-2013
• Learning
Scenarios, Dachas, 0917-2013
• iPads in
Classroom, Dachas, 0925-2013
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8. Other: CCL
Už mokyklos ribų
Mokykloje
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9. Other: VLE Edmodo
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10. Other: Growing LSL Network
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Palangos pradinė mokykla
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11. Thank you
web
email
web
email
http://lsl.eun.org
lsl-info@eun.org
http://lsl.emokymasis.com/
virginija.bireniene@gmail.com
The work presented in this presentation is partially supported by
the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme – project
Living Schools Lab (Grant agreement Nº 317587). The content of
this presentation is the sole responsibility of the consortium
members and it does not represent the opinion of the European
Commission and the Commission is not responsible for any use that
might be made of information contained herein.