Europe Tomorrow: Europia

http://europetomorroweuropia.wikispaces.com/home

Age group: 17-21 years old

Maria Isabel Vila Figueora(Spain)

Laskarina Polemi(Greece)

Our Schools Instituto Público Ronda Lleida, Spain

1st Senior High School of Kesariani, Greece

Five modules Duration: 6 months

December 1012-June 2013Module 1: Let’s get to know each otherModule 2: Our visions of a Future SocietyModule 3: Utopian vs Dystopian SocietiesModule 4: Our European UtopiaModule 5: Our city of the Future

Let’s get to know each other Christina (using Linoit) Tatiana

Our students used the wiki forum to talk about their interests, their favourite books and movies. They also uploaded their QR codes on a Linoit canvas to introduce themselves!

Our Visions of a Future Society

concerning:• Government form• Justice• Labour and Employment• Transportation• Economics• Education• Healthcare• Integration and equality• Cross cultural contact• Environment

Using the wiki forum,

Pixton And

Go!Animate

Utopian and Dystopian Societies• What does “Dystopia” mean to a European

teenager?• Is there hope for a European “Utopia”?• Our students explored these questions using

the wiki forum, Voicethread and Utellstory. Yes, there is hope for a European Utopia!!!

Our city of the future

• Presentation of our cities through time in our wiki forum.

• Designing the ideal city of the future.• Click on the picture below to watch the

(Prezi) presentation.

Work schedule• Slightly more than one month was allowed

for each module.• The project was a part of the Occupational

Integration Course (for Spanish students) and the English Course (for Greek students).

• Students worked mostly at home. When working at school, they used the teacher’s laptop or the school lab.

• Teachers communicated via e-mails and wiki pms.

• Recorded instructions helped save valuable time.

Benefits• Students benefited from the project by

improving their (English) language and computer skills.

• They learnt how collaboration works in practice.

• They got acquainted with another culture.• They learnt about the concept of

European Citizenship.• Teachers expanded their field of expertise.• They further enhanced their co-operation

and co-ordination skills.

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• Careful choice of project’s subject• Use of innovative ideas – “think out

of the box”• Conducting a thorough search for

identifying the widest possible array of web 2.0 tools to select from

• Leave nothing to chance – diligence pays!

Useful links• http:// linoit.com• https://voicethread.com• http://www.utell.story.com• http://www.pixton.com• http://goanimate.com• http://storybird.com• http://prezi.com• http://www.screenr.com• http://www.proprofs.com/polls• http://padlet.com