Open our eyes to the large worldTóthné Bán Gyöngyi

Primary School Balatonboglárwww.dondi.wikispaces.com

www.lifeinourcountries.wikispaces.com

dondi645@gmail.comHungary

Club BoglarangolSmall classroom in a small county

• Europe• Hungary• Balatonboglár• Primary School Balatonboglár• Boglarangol penpal club

• Open☺• Closed☹

Our aim

• To know more about the world outside our classroom• To help others to know more about Hungary• Learn –practise language

Collaboration: open our eyes to the worldCollaborations

• Skype sessions• Google hangouts• Letters• Mails• Projects• Join partners’ projects• Create projects• Planning projects with partners

Skype sessions

Online meetings

• Mystery skype sessions• Cultural skype sessions• Music skype sessions• Christmas skype sessions• Games to play

Problems

1. Language level2. Time zones3. School periods4. Different thinkings5. Technical problems (sound,picture, net)

Mystery skype sessions• Find out the partners location• WH questions• Yes/No questions

• All over the world• More than 60 school • 20 countries• Asia, Africa, • Europe, • Australia• America • ( Antarctica) Murdoc

Skype video message

More than 7 hours time difference

• Sending skype video message• New Zealand• Japan• Australia• Singapore• USA, Iowa, California

Cultural skype sessions

Topics• Coutry• Town• Holidays• Food• School life• Weather• Folk culture• Traditions• Houses, buildings

Music skype sessionMusic

• Classical music• Folk music• Child music• Songs

• Teaching songs• Singing songs

Holiday skype sessions• Different traditions

• How do we celebrate• Traditional food• Traditional music• Folk culture

Games we played ( smaller ones)

• Simon says (USA)• Animal game ( USA)• Animal bingo (USA)• Action game ( USA)• Hobby game ( Canada)• Picture game (Sweden)• Language game ( Pakistan)

• Character barchoba ( Canada)

Writing mailsE-mails• Digital classroom• Email address USA, Canada, India. Thaiwan

Letters• See, touch, feel☺USA, Canda, Ireland

Mixed projects• Mails, skype, videos Longer• Return –more times

We join and learn

• Voicethread ( 1st USA)☺

• Seed Project ( Virginia Beach)• Story writing project (USA)• Peace project-flags ( Uzbegistan)• Glogsters ( Croatia)• Poetry ( Russia)• Holidays ( USA)

Our partnersGlobal Virtualm Classroom

Website building game3 schools, 3 different countriesFind a topic6 months long

HLWskypersGet partners

ePalsTo get partners

MailsProjectsVideosDrawingsGlogsters

Our sitesAll collaborationswww.dondi.wikispaces.comSkype sessionswww.lifeinourcountries.wikispaces.comHungarian blog ( for my students)www.boglarangol.blogspot.com

Thank you for your attention

DondiTóthné Bán Gyöngyi