The word clouds created by the students from ‘Mihai Eminescu’, National College, Petrosani, Romania, to celebrate Safer Internet Day, 8 February 2022, using web 2.0 tools (Word Art.) (Teacher Stefania Manea)
BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT
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WELLCOME TO OUR ETWINNING PROJECT
BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT
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Partner schools and mentor teachers of the project
Aynur Özkılıç from Osmangazi Gazi Anatolian High School / Bursa, TURKEY
Seda DUT from Bursa Boys School / ursa, TURKEY
Barış Merttürk from Şükrü Şankaya Anatolian High School
Stefania Manea from Colegiul National Mihai Eminescu Petrosani / Petroşani, ROMANIA
Anna Boncol from II Liceum Ogolnoksztatcace im. Stefana Zeromskiego w Bytomiu / Bytom, POLAND
Alina Elena Dobrita from Colegiul National Mihai Eminescu Petrosani / Petroşani, ROMANIA
Edyta Wozniak from Zespot Szkot Ogolnoksztatcacych i Zawodowych w Limanowej / Limanowa, POL
Description of the project
To have a better undertanding of today’s world and the requirements of future’s world, we have to know the meaning of human actions from past to present. In this project, we would like to examine improvements, developments and changes of human actions in different fields from education to communication and transportation. As Hannah Arendt, a German-born American thinker, says ‘ It is the actions of people that make up the human world.’, we agreed to implement activities about human actions from past to present.
We expect our students to develop 21st century skills such as learning skills, literacy skills and life skills while implementing the activities. We also expect them to develop key competences like digital and technology-based competences, learn to learn, sense of intiative and communicating in a foreign language throughout the project.
Aim of the project
The aim of the project is to study the developments, improvements and changes of human actions from past to present to have a better understanding of today’s world and the requirements of future’s world.
We aim to help our students develop 21st century skills. Our students will be able to develop their critical thinking skills while implementing the activities about human actions from past to present. They will also improve their creativity and collaboration skills while doing the activities with their peers. Their information, media, and technology literacy will improve as they will use web 2.0 tools to carry out the tasks. On the other side, this project is the best platform for our students to improve their communication and initiative skills as the language of the project is English and they will carry out the activities both individually and in a mixed country team. Our project will enable students to improve key competences such as learning to learn and digital competence.
Work process of the project
First of all, we will hold an online meeting with all partner schools to decide which activities we are going to implement, to agree on distribution of the task and to agree on the project rules. Then we will decide together how frequently we are going to apply the tasks. We are planning start the project in September and finish it in January.
We would like to involve our pupils to the project with the help of Homepage and Forums on Twinspace. All activities will be carried out by students and the teachers will be mentor for them. All students will be involved to the surveys throughout the project. We are also going to create mixed country teams containing pupils from different schools in order to do activities about human actions in different fields such as education, communication, transportation and so on.
Expected results of the project
We expect our students to have a better understanding of today’s world via human actions from past to present.
We expect our students to develop 21st century skills and improve key competences with the help of co-works and the final product of the project. Co-works and the final product will be decided by all of the members in the project.
We aim to help our students experience a project based learning related to the curriculum with the help of the activities of the project.
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PROJECT RULES AND NETIQUETTE
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Our project intro videos prepared by Gazi Anatolian High School and Bursa Boys’ School
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Seda D.from Bursa Boys’High School
Hi, I am Seda from Bursa Boys’High School which is in the south-west of Turkey.It is also historical school.I am an English Teacher.I have been teaching Englisg for sixteen years.I am interested in projects with various subject.I am good at drawing,playing tennis.I like meeting with my fiends and drinking something with them after a tiring day…I am happy to be involved in the project.And I am sure you will like the this project.
Sudenur K. From Bursa Boys’High School
Hey! I am Sudenur. I am in 3rd year at Bursa Boys’ High School. I like drawing -especially cartoon characters- and also i love cartoons. I like thriller movies, documentaries, all types of music and reading books. I love dystopian books.
I love to learn language. I wanna learn French, German, Korean, English and Spanish. The pronunciation of French and Spanish are fascinating. I started learning Korean in the summer.
I have got a elder sister. Her name is Öznur and she is 21. She studies mathematics teaching. My father’s name is Özer and my mother’s name is Fatma. My mom is really skilled at knitting. She can knit sweaters easily.
There are a lot of cats in our street. We feed them everyday. My favorites are Balık and 6 kittens. Balık is some nervous and kittens are naughty. They are really cute.
Salih Y. from Bursa Boys’High School
Hi, I’m Salih from Bursa Boys’High School, one of the historical schools in Turkey. I’m in my third year at this school and i love there. I am the head of the philosophy club in my school. I’m in fond of reading philosophy. And i’m attending a philosophy society. We are discussing about everything we can discuss about. I enjoy talking with people. I think talking is the thing that makes humans valuable. I’m playing electroguitar, i’ve started about 4 months ago. I’m still trying to learn. I love watching films too. I’ve watched all the cult films that i could find. Also, i enjoy learning English. In my opinion it’s so important to learn English because it’s a global language. I want to study at Koç University, Economy. It’s difficult but i believe i can do it. Well, thats Salih.
Serra I. From Bursa Boys’High School
Hi, I am Serra from Bursa Boys’High School. I am 16. I love reading books. My favorite authors are George Orwell, Charles Dickens and John Steinback. My favorite book is Of Mice and Men. Also, I love listenning music on the way school. I think music is the most satisfying thing. I am interested in drawing. I like learning new things.
I love discovering new places with my friends. Also, I usually hang out my friends after school. I have a weird fear. I am afraid of butterflies. I know this is ridiculous. I love watching sitcoms. My favorite sitcom is The Office. I can sit and watch all the episodes again. I would like to travel all around the world. If I had a chance to travel, firstly I would visit England because I want to visit Tower of London and drink English tea.
Medine O. from Bursa Boys’High School
Hi, I’m Medine from Bursa Boys’ High School. I’m a 3rd year student. I’m very happy to study at this school. I love taking and editing photos. I even have a very small instagram account where I share the photos I took. You have no idea how much I enjoyed doing this job. I think it’s a very productive therapy for me. I love listening to music like everybody else. I really enjoy listening to Lana Del Rey. I’m interested in spirituality and horoscopes. Energy, meditation, affirmations, natural stones… They’re really interesting. All of them and more are waiting to be discovered. I want to study in Germany and live in Germany. I want to travel all over Europe. I want to have fun with my friends on the streets of Europe until midnight. I like politics. I even think about being a politician from time to time.
Sude K. from Bursa Boys’ High School
Hi! I’m Sude. I am a 3rd year student at Bursa Boys’ High School. I love taking photos, reading books, listening music and learning things about biology. I wanna be a biologist, therefore informations on this subject really interests me. Another purpose of my life is the improve myself at photography. This is really important for me. One of my favorite writers is Stefan Zweig. I think he is really impressive at analyzing people. I almost read all of his books. I am really excited about this project. I hope we can make something good.
Sabri B. from Bursa Boy’s High School
Hi, I am Sabri from Bursa Boy’s High School. I’m in my 3rd year at my school and I seriously like here. When I was a child I found of my favourite activity. I’m doing Aikido and Jiu-Jitsu since my 7. Also I’m Black Belt in Aikido and have golden medal in Jiu-Jitsu. Besides I love watching TV series, my favourite TV serie is Game Of Thrones. I usually watch series with English subtitels to improve my English. I’m interested in listening to music. I usually listen metal and rock. My favourite groups are Queen, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica and Iron Maiden. Finally, I want to be an Airplane Engineer, I’m hardworking for my goals. Also I want to study abroad. Germany and USA are best choice for my job and my ”goals”. I think people are who wants to be succesfull should have goals, not dreams…
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We created a dash board to describe ourselves via web 2.0 tool Linoit.
Let’s learn more about our partners.
http://linoit.com/users/mrsaynurmrs/canvases/Between%20Past%20and%20Present%20
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Describing our town and country
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The most important developments and improvements
https://twinspace.etwinning.net/files/collabspace/8/18/518/194518/files/c5b87f058.docx
https://twinspace.etwinning.net/files/collabspace/8/18/518/194518/files/c2bb36b2c.pptx
https://twinspace.etwinning.net/files/collabspace/8/18/518/194518/files/c2bb36b2c.pptx
Our Joint Logos and Posters prepared by all partner schools
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We created a jigsaw puzzle containing our New Year Postcards
Let’s get some fun.
Created by Teacher Anna Boncol’s Students
https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=176a050b34c2
https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=0c78f8cadbc2
Who is speaking?
Gazi Anatolian High School is speaking to the partner schools
Ceren Ö. from Gazi Anatolian High School is speaking
Daria TO. from Gazi Anatolian High School is speaking
Berra DE. from Gazi Anatolian High School is speaking
Alex. cnme
Alex is introducing himself.
Alice.cnme
She is introducing herself.
Ana.cnme
She is introducing herself.
Bianca.cnme
Introducing herself
Christa.cnme
Introducing herself
Daria.cnme
Introducing herself
Stefania.cnme
The teacher introducing herself
Salih Ye. from Bursa Boys High School is speaking
Elif SSAL is speaking from Şükrü Şankaya Anatolian High School
Ceylin SSAL
İnci from Şükrü Şankaya Anatolian High School is speaking
Serra Il. is speaking from Bursa Boys’ High School
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD1qFXfh-qE
Added by Sabri B from Bursa Boys High School
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Team A – Developments and improvements in school life – Mentor Teacher Anna Boncol
DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN SCHOOL / Writtenby Medine from Bursa Boy’s High School
Education has always been the basic structure of states and has developed in all ages. These developments are aimed at facilitating the school life of the students and providing comfort. Traditional education methods have been left behind and a form of education has been adopted that is intertwined with technology. In the traditional understanding of education, students who study in a school surrounded by four walls, a chalkboard and a chalkboard continue their education in schools equipped with the requirements of the information age today.
Instead of chalkboards, smart boards have been introduced and internet access has been provided in schools with these smart boards. This innovation has increased the choice of resources and materials in schools and the ease of access to them. Thanks to these smartboards, teachers can support their lessons with various resources and videos and make presentations.
In the past, students were waiting for the report card day to grades grades, but today, thanks to the e-school, students can access not only their report card grades, but also many information such as absence information and rights they have very easily with a single click.
In the old days, students had to be content with textbooks distributed by the MEB to them. Nowadays, thanks to the Eba, students can access information from various sources at any time, watch various educational videos, share their own developed projects with other students at their school. At the same time, the system can be able to present a concrete result by monitoring the student’s wisdom, skills and experience.
As technology develops, educational opportunities will also develop and increase. As the opportunities increase, transportation to education will become easier, and education and information will easily reach anywhere in the world. Healthy and knowledgeable for many ages…
Written by Ceren OZ. from Gazi Anatolian High School
I have written an essay on changes in school life. I hope you will enjoy it while reading:)
Changes in School Life
School Life has been changing for years especially since 1940s. For example, coursebooks and notebooks have replaced with tablets and laptops. Chalkboards used to be used in the classeooms in the past but we use smartboards or whiteboards in our classes now. It was not easy to reach information in the past so teachers, libraries and encylopedias were only sources of informarion. However, internet is the best and the easiest way to reach all kinds of information in today’s world, despide the disinformation on the net.
School Life will continue to change in the future. I think self education will be more popular in the future. Flipped classroom and online classes and virtual classes will also be more popular as we experiended due to the locked down on pandemic days.
Bianca.cnme
Hi! Here is my contribution to the subject. Hope you enjoy!
https://twinspace.etwinning.net/files/collabspace/8/18/518/194518/files/b99ccc29e.mp4
DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN SCHOOL LIFE /Ceylin KAYA Şükrü Şankaya Anatolian High School
Many things have evolved and changed in education. But I want to tell you about a few of them. If we look superficially, the educational tools, the way of education, schools have changed. But if we examine it in detail:
*There used to be chalkboards in classrooms, but nowadays there are whiteboards and smartboards. So, teachers can teach on slides, open a video about the lesson or open a pdf of our book thus we can understand the lesson more easily.
*Today in Turkey, thanks to EBA, we can access lecture videos, tests, exams, from the internet and our teachers can also give online assignments. So we can access our assignments from our phone.
*Before Covid-19, we studied face-to-face but when schools were closed because of Covid-19 we started online education. So, platforms where we can teach online have been created and it has become easier to teach online. For example, “EBA TV” channel was opened in Turkey because of Covid-19 and “Canlı Ders” was created, where we can conduct online lessons.
*There is more study on software in schools. For example, with artificial intelligence, robotic coding, electric vehicle models, 3D printers…
*Today, there are “new generation questions” in test books. Thus, we can reason about the subjects we have learned and we encounter examples from daily life.
*With the development of technology, we can prepare presentations and projects from our computer.
*We used to use encyclopedias in libraries, but now we ask our questions Google.
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Team B – Developments and improvements in transportation – Mentor Teacher Barış Merttürk
Prepared by Sabri B from Bursa Boy’s High School
https://twinspace.etwinning.net/files/collabspace/8/18/518/194518/files/b36704c36.pptx
Written Elif KRB from Gazi Anatolian High School/ My essay on Transportation
Transportation has always had an important role in our lives from the beginning of human being to have an interaction and interconnection between people. According to the needs of human being, it needs to be developed.
İn the past, transportation used to be slower and harder. Because people were carrying their goods on their heads, their backs or run on the ground. Human being used animals to transport goods in 5000 BC. After 3000 BC, the vehicles were invented. They were made up of four wheels without an engine. Inventors invented the steam engines in 18th and steam-powered vehicles and trains. So transportaion became faster and more comfortable. Inventions of boats and planes also enabled people more efficient transportation. İn my opinion, transportation will be faster and more economical as the natural resources are limited and time and speed are very important for all of us.
Prepared by Christa.cnme and Alice.cnme
The development of transportation systems takes place in a socioeconomic context. Because of its intensive use of infrastructures, the transport sector is an important component of the economy and a common tool used for development. A relation between the quantity and quality of transport infrastructure and the level of economic development is apparent. High-density transport infrastructure and highly connected networks are commonly associated with high levels of development. When transport systems are efficient, they provide economic and social opportunities and benefits that result in positive multiplier effects such as better accessibility to markets, employment, and additional investments. When transport systems are deficient in terms of capacity or reliability, they can have an economic cost such as reduced or missed opportunities and lower quality of life.
Construction of roads, canals, and railroads led to the expansion of markets, facilitated the movement of peoples, and altered the physical landscape.The simplest means of river transport were rafts, but they were unstable, and rapids especially posed a serious danger. Real improvement, however, came with the keelboat. Two‐way river transportation came with the invention of the steamboat, or riverboat.Roads. Although road building was the earliest sign of the impending transportation revolution, it was not an important factor in economic development prior to the Civil War.
Roads throughout the country were often narrow and un‐paved, muddy in wet weather and dusty in dry. Moving freight by road was expensive and slow. Roads between towns were often neglected after the railroad arrived, and only the use of the automobile in the twentieth century created the public demand for a modern highway system.
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Team C – Developments and improvements in technology – Mentor Teacher Stefania Manea
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Team D – Developments and improvements in communication – Mentor Teacher Seda Dut
By Zeynep DNT from Gazi Anatolian High School
I have created a mind map by using web 2.0 tool Mindmeister about the means of communication from past to present.
By daria.cnme
https://twinspace.etwinning.net/files/collabspace/8/18/518/194518/files/ba9a69806.pptx
Added by Furkan Ssal from Sukru Sankaya Anatolian High School
maria..l..cnme
Here is the power point presentation about developments and improvements in communication
https://twinspace.etwinning.net/files/collabspace/8/18/518/194518/files/c2b0085b6.pptx
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Team E – Developments and improvements in entertainment – Mentor Teacher Edyta Wozniac
Added by Sude K. from Bursa Boys’ High School
DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN ENTERTAINMENT -Entertainment is an important need that has existed since the beginning of mankind. Even in ancient times, people who met their basic needs such as food and shelter began to look for things to entertain themselves. Thereupon, events such as banquets, music, cinema, theater, painting, literature, and sports emerged.
They enriched their entertainment areas by choosing what they wanted according to their own interests and diversifying them. Banquet tables expanded, literature was divided into branches, music and sports genres were introduced, painting techniques increased, etc.
In addition, we cannot pass without saying that periods have contributed to these changes as much as people. For example, the Renaissance was a period in which people achieved great progress in the field of art and science. Polyphonic music emerged in this period; Painters have developed different techniques that examine light, shadow and human anatomy.
If we take a closer look at our period, we can say that since the Second World War, the world has experienced a huge technological explosion that doesn’t seem to stop anytime soon, which means more platforms for people to have fun with.
And the internet! This tool, which is the foundation of our age, offers people endless variety in the field of entertainment. Mini supercomputers are carried in people’s pockets, more information is disseminated and recorded than ever before, and fields such as medicine do not stop developing. The fun just got a whole lot crazier. Music has different styles to delight listeners everywhere. Movies captivate people with their special effects, cinematography and storytelling. Television can be funny, important, informative or mindless.
Entertainment evolves and changes with choices. All forms of media will continue to evolve into the future to become the people time values most.
Added by İnci from Şükrü Şankaya Anatolian High School
https://twinspace.etwinning.net/files/collabspace/8/18/518/194518/files/c4b7f06fe.pptx
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Team F – Developments and improvements in environmental issues – Mentor Teacher Alina Elena Dobrita
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Team G – Developments and improvements in fashion – Mentor teacher Aynur Özkılıç
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8TH FEBRUARY, 2022
SAFER INTERNET DAY
This is the video with the word clouds created by my students in Word Art. (teacher Alina Dobrita)
The bookmark created by Ceren Ö. from Gazi Anatolian High School
Bursa Boys’ School’s Safer Internet Day activities
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EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT
EVALUATION SURVEY FOR STUDENTS – Created by Teacher Stefania
https://forms.gle/ruG9ezmiC21nBMEx5
EVALUATION SURVEY FOR TEACHERS – Created by Teacher Aynur
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAeBrUhv_2FwYDSfPhYbiHppLN_opQn2tYi91NpC-oawxNPw/viewform?usp=sf_link
EVALUATION SURVEY FOR PARENTS – Created by Teacher Seda
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LQGWYKR
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ANALYSIS OF THE EVALUATION SURVEY FOR TEACHERS / Prepared by Aynur Özkılıç from Gazi Anatolian High School
We applied a survey containing 17 questions to the parner teachers. The results show that we mostly reached the aims of the project.
Question 1- Do you believe that we have to know the meaning of human actions from past to present to have a better understanding of today’s world and the requirements of future’s world?
100 % percent of partner teachers believe that we have to know the meaning of human actions from past to present to have a better understanding of today’s world and the requirements of future’s world.
Question 2- Do you believe that we have to know the meaning of human actions from past to present to have a better understanding of the requirements of future’s world?
100 % percent of partner teachers believe that we have to know the meaning of human actions from past to present to have a better understanding of the requirements of future’s world.
Question 3- Do you agree that It is the actions of people that make up the human world?
100 % of the partner teachers agree that It is the actions of people that make up the human world.
Question 4- Do you believe that this project helped your students develop their critical thinking skills?
100 % percent of partner teachers believe that this project helped their students develop their critical thinking skills.
Question 5- Do you think that activities in this project enabled your students to use and improve their creativity and imagination?
100 % of partner teachers think that activities in this project enabled their students to use and improve their creativity and imagination.
Question 6- Do you think that this project helped your students cooperate with their peers?
100 % of partner teachers think that this project helped their students cooperate with their peers.
Question 7- Do you think that your students had a chance to improve their communication skill in the foreign language in this project?
100 % percent of partner teachers think that their students had a chance to improve their communication skill in the foreign language in this project.
Question 8- Do you think that this project helped your students improve their self-development?
100 % percent of partner teachers think that this project helped their students improve their self-development.
Question 9- Do you think that your students had a chance to develop their technology skills and digital literacy?
100 % percent of partner of teachers think that their students had a chance to develop their technology skills and digital literacy.
Question 10- Do you think that this project has a cross-cultural understanding?
100 % percent of partner teachers think that this project has a cross-cultural understanding.
Question 11- Do you think that your students could use their sense of initiative while implementing the project activities?
100 % percent of partner teachers think that their students could use their sense of initiative while implementing the project activities.
Question 12- Do you think that you could work as a member of a team in this project?
83.3 % percent of partner teachers think that they could work as a member of a team in this project.
Question 13- Do you think that you experienced a project-based learning and teaching related to the curriculumn ?
100 % percent of partner teachers think that they experienced a project-based learning and teaching related to the curriculum.
Question 14- Would you like to participate in another etwinning project?
100 % percent of partner teachers would like to participate in another etwinning project.
Question 15- Do you think that this project is the collaboration among teachers, students and schools?
100 % percent of partner teachers think that this project is the collaboration among teachers, students and schools.
Question 16- Do you think that teachers worked together and organise activities for their students in this project?
100 % percent of partner teachers think that teachers worked together and organise activities for their students in this project.
Question 17- Do you think that teachers had an active role, interacted, investigated, made decisions, respected each other and learnt 21st century skills?
100 % percent of partner teachers think that teachers had an active role, interacted, investigated, made decisions, respected each other and learnt 21st century skills.
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