eTwinning Conference 2008

1. The new
Europeans
The two
wooden dolls
project

2. 2006 /
Stockholm 2008
Berlin
The new Europeans –
The two wooden dolls project
Two imaginary pupils (the two wooden dolls) are pictured
starting a new life in Berlin, Germany and in Stockholm, Sweden.
The project focuses on their leaving their native countries for a
new life in Europe and their stories are documented in weekly
slide shows.

3. The Project
PDW Copenhagen November 2006
3 months
The students
The dolls
Part 1: PowerPoint presentations and emails
Part 2: Power Point presentations, emails,
blogs and video-conferencing
Published on the eTwinning website and the
two school webpages

4. Keywords
Communication
ICT
Collaborative learning
Active learning
Reflection
the Storyline method
Migration

5. The way we worked
Brainstorming session – PowerPoint presentations:
creating dolls’ identities evaluated, e-mailed and
and six themes published on websites
Teams Blogs and webconferencing
Textwork Documentation
Photos and illustrations

6. This is how we work in
Germany…
We use English ”building blocks” and
glossaries.
Research (Internet), Designing the doll (Paint
Shop Pro, Animation Shop 3), Communication
(Blog, Video conferencing).

7. …. and in Sweden.
This is us working on
the project together
with our school
nurse.

8. We watch the German
presentations and check
our own before mailing
them to Berlin.
The presentations are shown
on the SMART Board.
Together we work on the
slides in class.

9. January - 2007
The start of the wooden dolls eTwinning project

10. The two identities were created
in a brainstorming session
Name
Age
Family
Country
Looks
Personality Lara
Interests Damla

11. Part 1 – January 2007
Six Themes
Arriving in a new country
School
Family and friends
Food
Shopping
Spare time

12. Family and friends
Sightseeing in Berlin
Here are Here you can
many people! see my in
front of it.
In our winter-holydays I went to the city of Berlin with my friend
Kristina and aunt Elif .
First we went by bus 100 to the “Brandenburger Tor”.

13. Do you know the Berlin bear?
It is the heraldic animal of
Berlin!
You can buy it everywhere

14. Oh, I must have
ice-cream now.
I like ice-cream!
Next we went to
“Gedächtniskirche” and to the
“Berliner Zoo”.
The “Gedächtniskirche” was
destroyed in second world war.
Now it’s a memorial for all
people.

15. In the zoo I visited many animals. My favourite animals are the
monkeys and the tigers.
The weather is nice
and many animals can
be outside!

16. Back at school my
class and I visited
objects of interest
of Berlin!
Damla is our travel
guide!

17. Response on your work
Response letter
Feedback - questions
Experiences and feelings

18. Response – Family and
Friends
Lara
Hässelbygårdsskolan
Stockholm
Sweden
r Damla
ea a
D l
… D am Siegerlandschule
Westerlandstrasse
Spandau
Berlin
Germany

19. Friday 9th March, 2007
Dear Damla,
Thank you for the response on my Friends and
Family Power Point slides.
It’s a good thing that the church was left – it’s
interesting. The church helps us remember our
history.
Did you have fun at the zoo? What animals are
there at the Berliner Zoo?

20. We have a big zoo here, too. It’s called
Skansen. When the weather is good it’s nice
to visit the zoo. There are many animals at
Skansen and places where you can eat.
Best wishes
Lara
P.S. Visit this website:
www.skansen.se

21. Would you like
an animal?
It’s nice and fun
to be here.

22. The zoo in Stockholm, Skansen, is
wonderful. It is situated across the
water. You can go there by ferry.
Nice people At the zoo
– yum, yum. I want to eat them.
Yummy, yummy
I wonder what they
are thinking.

23. Greetings and digital postcards

24. Planning – part 2
Berlin October 2007. Project discussions in
the computerlab in Berlin.

25. September 2007 – April 2008:
The pupils in Berlin and Stockholm chose six new
themes – three in each school.
Responses in
a blog or
a videoconference.

26. Things can go wrong
Timetable problems - Involve/Invite other teachers
Real time conferencing - Blog or chat instead
Computer access - Planning, take turns, teamwork
ICT time consuming - Within curriculum - Reduce
number of presentations - Free periods
Parents’ permission - Participation without names
and photos. Use personal illustrations
Language - Communication rather than correctness
Material dolls - Make your own

27. The tools we used
MS Word (textwork)
Paint Shop Pro 8 (image processing)
Animation Shop 3 (animated image processing)
MS PowerPoint (presentation)
Clipart (illustrations)
Digital cameras (photos) – webcams (Skype)
The Internet (information)
E-mails (communication and exchanging material)
eTwinning website (Activity Card, TwinSpace)
School websites (publishing)
And of course: the dolls!

28. Do’s
Communicate Use a ’non-gender’ doll
Plan and be flexible Build a ’bank of photos’
Build a structure
Agree on a pattern
Keep it simple
The main theme

29. Benefits - pupils
Open - obvious Hidden - less obvious
ICT skills improved Self-confidence
English improved Personal stimulation
Communication Togetherness
Collaboration Pride
Sharing experiences/stories Participation
Mixed age group
Attention

30. Benefits - teachers
It is
stimulating
a chance to exchange experiences and
methods
a chance to discuss new ideas and solutions
a way to motivate pupils
FUN

31. Integration in
the National Curriculum
Communication in English
Feelings, thoughts and experiences in English
Reflection upon ways of living and traditions
ICT
Responsibility
Collaborative schoolwork

32. Conclusion
Goals from the National Curriculum
Improved knowledge of English
ICT skills
Growing interest in further computer and project work
A European and global dimension
Communication across ’borders’
Sharing of experiences
Older and younger pupils together
A stimulating learning situation for everyone involved

33. In my opinion
- We‘ve learnt many
words as we‘ve all the
time written in English
to the other class. We
have also learnt to type
better and quicker.“
(Dean)
Da wir mit den anderen Klassen immer in
Englisch schreiben, haben wir mehr
Vokabeln gelernt. Wir können auch dabei
am Computer besser und schneller
schreiben lernen.
(Dean)

34. In my opinion
I am proud that we
did our best. (Luna)
- I wish that I could be in a
project like this again. I
have learned English
words and about
PowerPoint, too, and it was
fun doing it . (Simret)

35. The new
Europeans
The two
wooden dolls
project