Celebrate eTwinning’s 5th on 05/05

From OŠ Preska, Medvode, Slovenia: we celebrated 5 years of eTwinning.

Exploiting Web 2.0 - eTwinning and Collaboration

Hi friends,

it looks like lots of LLT members are interested in Web 2.0 and its incredible didactic opportunities.

I'm in the eTwinning Learning Event Exploiting Web 2.0 - eTwinning and Collaboration and I was so happy to find there Irene, Magdalena, Daniela, Eric, Tatjana and lots of other LLT members.

The course is very useful and I strongly advise all of you to try out at least one of the eTwinning on-line Learning Events.

Maybe you'll want to try with the next one, Tools for eTwinning - presenter Ioanna Kominou (19 – 28 April).

Of course, we will upload in the LLT TwinSpace the most interesting info coming from this course.

So, have fun with eTwinning everybody!

Laura

Edward de Bono Six Thinking Hats

The technique
The Six Thinking Hats technique of Edward de Bono is a model that can be used for exploring different perspectives towards a complex situation or challenge. Seeing things in various ways is often a good idea in strategy formation or complex decision-making processes.
It provides a means for groups to think together more effectively, and a means to plan thinking processes in a detailed and cohesive way.


Types of hats
The six hats and the thinking processes that they represent
White hat Facts & Information
Red hat Feelings & Emotions
Black hat Logical negative
Yellow hat Logical positive
Green hat Creative thinking & Possibilities
Blue hat Control of process & Steps

Main benefits
Main benefits of Six Thinking Hats method:
1. Allow to say things without risk
2. Create awareness that there are multiple perspectives on the issue at hand
3. Convenient mechanism for 'switching gears'
4. Rules for the game of thinking
5. Focus thinking
6. Lead to more creative thinking
7. Improve communication
8. Improve decision making

Save the world - Save the garden !

A 10 min video from my colleague Danièle , EFL teacher.
Happy Easter !

Happy Easter !!!

Happy Easter everybody, have a nice time with your family and friends, and enjoy the springtime

Laura & Monika

Useful web tools - try picnik.com

Hello everybody!

With my students we worked on images/photographs and manipulation of pictures. They introduced me to picnik, a simple and funny site, useful also with very young pupils.

All I can say is they definitely had fun with their drawings and pictures!

We also tried some of the image editing tools suggested by Daniela in the "useful web tools" folder. If you know others, please let me know as we're working with my Art colleague on this kind of activities with very good results. So you'll help me a lot!

Hugs to you all,

Laura

eTwinning and Spring Day for Europe

Hello everybody! Spring is coming (at least we hope, after this looong cold winter) and with Spring, lots of news for EU projects are on their way as well!

On May the 5th, schools all around Europe are organizing events to celebrate eTwinning 5th Birthday.

And the annual campaign of "Spring Day for Europe" is running from 22 March to 30 June 2010.

Do join in, and let us know!

Have a nice Spring you all, with LLT and European Projects!

Laura