Monday, 27 May 2019

CardBoard Practise

In Trnava, thanx to Polish friends we could try to use app CardBoard; all students liked it.
During the week when all partners were on their program, slovak students during their lessons used cardboards on their own lessons. Also prepared manual:
download manual

Slovak History lesson


Slovak History lesson using Google Arts and culture. It was innovative and more funny than usual lesson :D

Meeting N.3: Trnava, Slovakia 13. - 17. May 2019

During this meeting
- we presented a presentation of the project website that has been established and maintained,
- provided technical facilities and conducted training on Google Maps and Google Cardboard tools and their use in school education,
-  conducted a maths demonstration lesson using Google Maps and Google Cardboard tools based on the developed outline by project participants,
- organised a didactic trip to a computer industry workplace to familiarize with the specificity of work at the plant
Google tools
- were presented in  the activities of the project group.
There was also  a presentation of the results of activities developed between mobility (lesson plans, group activity reports design).
Achieved results:
- acquiring the ability to use Google Maps and Google Cardboard tools,
- implementation of innovative methods and forms of teaching,
- raising the results of teaching in science subjects,
- increasing the awareness of the need to learn mathematics,
- developing skills to overcome difficulties encountered,
- developing organisational skills.
All of the above-mentioned activities:
- we increased the involvement of all students and teachers, including those who do not spend mobility,
- improved the quality of teaching at school,
- we contributed to the use of acquired knowledge and skills in everyday learning and work,
- increased the attractiveness of the facility on the local education market,
- increased competitiveness and interest in the school, and thus contributed to increased recruitment.

Our great week in Derry

Mobility in Derry

the beginning
we started out at 1am on saturday, 9th of march. we made our way from our hometown of gizycko to the modlin airport near warsaw. the journey took us about 4 hours
the flight
we set out from modlin on a plane to belfast at 6am, the journey took about 2h and 15mins due to a delay, thanks to the great weather at the time. we arrived to belfast at 8:15am and went through all the security checks
the bus journey
at 10am, we got on the airporter bus and set off for derry, the journey was very scenic, the road went between snowy mountains and valleys full of sheep. it took us 2 hours to get to derry. we got off the bus near the foyleside shopping centre
accommodation
a cab took us from the shopping mall to our host, Helen, who lives in Muff in the Republic of Ireland
First day at school
After two days of rest, it was time for our first day at the NWRC(North West Regional College). We got to meet the groups from other countries (Martinique, Slovakia, Italy). Each partner gave an update on their project progress and introduced themselves. We also learned about the school and the city
Slovak team

Martinique team

Polish team

Italian team

Visit at the guildhall
In the afternoon we got out of college and went to the Derry guildhall to learn a bit more about the
history and more importantly - to meet the mayor


App workshops by Martin Peoples
We learned how to use apps like Padlet, Google Drive, Google Maps, YouTube, Thinglink,
Screencast-o-matic and Mentimeter for teaching and learning. We created Padlets, similiar to this one
about our foreign friends.


Using learning technology in Hair & Beauty
We learned more about applications that could be used for lessons and some of us got our hair nicely done ;)
Learning biology with technology
 In the morning, our first activity was using apps for learning biology. We worked in groups using YouTube.


Computing lesson by Thomas Moore
We participated in a lesson with local students and helped them with their revision for an upcoming
exam. The revision was done using QR Codes scanned by the pupils with tablets. The rest of the
lesson was done using a presentation.


Bowling - integration
In the evening we went to a bowling alley with all the students from different countries and some
teachers and other staff from the college. It was very fun, we also had dinner there.