Sunday, 14 May 2017

Questionnaires for Eisenerz - Austria

Hello KITErs,

Leaving Pescara to Eisenerz...

here you have the links for the questionnaires we prepared for learning, teaching and training activities in Eisenerz, Austria, from the 15th to the 20th of May 2017.
Please, do not forget to fill in them, you'll need only a few minutes.




Saturday, 29 April 2017

Memories of Rethymnon...


I loved doing new experiences and knowing new cultures since I was young!
One week ago I was able to realize my dream: travel abroad and know new people. 
I was in Greece and I enjoyed it so much, I made friends with Greek guys, I expanded my English vocabulary and I knew Rethymno which is a little seaside town. 
I had a fun all the time and I was very happy because I was able to share this wonderful experience with two my dear friends, who made me so much fun!
Thanks a lot to all the teachers who have allowed this project and to the teachers who accompanied us!
KRIZIA


About two weeks ago I was in Greece, in Rethymnon where I got to know Greek people and guys from other nations like Austria and Reunion. I spent a beautiful time there: I learned a lot about Greek culture, I made new friends and I had fun with them. It was an experience that consolidated my English knowledge. My two nice friends and I learned to live differently. This experience helped me grow up because I discovered a part of me that I didn't know: I love keeping in touch with people who live in different towns and I think that we are united by the love for languages which are the key to know the world! All this was possible thanks to the teachers who partecipated in this project so I say them: "thank you very much".
FABIANA

I want to thank the project 'Erasmus' for this amazing experience that it gave me. I have met wonderful people who I will always bring in my heart. 
Greek people are friendly, warm and welcoming. Similar to Italian, 'one face one race'. I enjoyed meeting guys from different countries from mine, because I like knowing and comparing the others cultures different from the Italian one. 
During the whole accomodation I always felt like I was at home. It seemed like we already knew each other and it was surprising and fantastic at the same time.
So thank to everyone who have made it possible.  
FRANCESCA

 

  

  


Wednesday, 12 April 2017

Gifts from Rethymnon...

A KITER never forgets another KITER...
Thank you Fotini!
Thank you Greek Team!
😉😊


and thank you to the Italian team in Rethymnon!

Tuesday, 11 April 2017

Ex post questionnaires

Hello KITERS,


Please, do not forget to fill in our questionnaires: 
KITE Project - Ex post Questionnaires  
First meeting for learning, teaching and training activities 
Rethymnon, Crete, Greece, 3 - 7 April 2017.
You only need five minutes, but it is very important for the whole project...





I hope you have already filled these ones:





Monday, 10 April 2017

KITE: the Rethymnon meeting ended...

Hello Kiters

the first KITE meeting with teachers and students was held in Rethymnon, Crete. Our students and teachers are back safely and unhappy to be back. Actually they would have stayed in Rethymnon some more days. 😊😅😂😁😀😇 
The meeting was a success and everything was perfectly organized. Thanks to the Greek KITE team.
Here you have some of the pics taken during the meeting. Enjoy them!
 
 



 




 




Saturday, 18 March 2017

Questionnaires eforms for Rethymnon

Hello KITErs,




Here you have the links for the questionnaires for the Greek meeting in Rethymno. They are very short and you will need just five minutes to fill them.

Ex ante Headmasters / Teachers

Ex ante Students

Ex post Headmasters / Teachers

Ex post Students


Sunday, 5 March 2017

Programma per Rethymnon

Hello KITERS

ecco il programma che ci manda la collega da Rethymnon in Creta.

School program for Erasmus+ KITE  03-07/04/2017
Sunday 02-04-2017
Arrival of all groups (except for the Slovakian group) at Steris Hotel in Rethymon

Monday 03-04

9.00: Meeting at school 
9.15-10.00: School guided tour
10.15-12.00: Presentation of the school and the town of Rethymnon by our students in the amphitheater. 
The Greek Educational system 
Photomarathon presentation
12.00-12.30: Coffee break
12.45-13.45: Discussion about the KITE-project 
14.00: Lunch (teachers) (provided by us)
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*16.30: Arrival of the Slovakian group at Steris hotel

Tuesday 04-04:

8.30: Meeting in the old town (teachers and students)
09.00-11.30: City guided tour 
11.30-12.00: Coffee break
12.00-13.30: Dissemination meeting of Erasmus+ projects in the “House of Culture” in the old town. Presentation of our project to the public.
14.00: Lunch (Students meal provided by us)

Wednesday  05-04: 

08.45: Meeting at school
9.10-10.00: Edmodo-Presentation by A. Rigaki
10.10-10.50: Weebly and other Web 2.0 tools by A. Pateraki
11.00-11.40: Coffee break
11.45-12.25: Quizlet and other interactive exercises for the German lesson by F. Giannakoudaki
13.30 Lunch in town (teachers)
*9.00-13.00: Treasure hunt project: “The Journey of Ulysses” for the students in the school premises

Evening

18.00-19.30 Visit in a local winery (only for teachers)
20.00 Dinner (Optional) /Students will make their own program

Thursday 06-04:

8.45: Meeting at school
9.10-10.00: Presentation of lessons plans by Arnaud Lemessle and Egon Reip
10.30-13.30 Excursion to Arcadi Monastery and Eleftherna Archaeological Museum (teachers and students)
14.00 Lunch (Students meal provided by the parents)
Evening
21.00: Farewell dinner in a Greek tavern with traditional music (teachers meal provided by us)

Friday 07-04:

8.45: Meeting at school
9.00-10.00: Closure of the meeting
Certifications and evaluation of the visit
Presents
10.00-10.30 Coffee break
10.30-12.00 Zumba and traditional dance performances by student groups
End of the visit
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*Transfers: 20 Euro per person Heraklion-Rethymno-Heraklion, both ways by taxi or mini bus.

For the French team 15 Euro per person the way back to Heraklion by taxi on Saturday morning.

*Meals are about 15 euro per person for teachers

*The bus to Arcadi Monastery and Eleftherna Museum is 7 Euro per person, teachers and students.




Friday, 24 February 2017

KITE: first newsletter






Newsletter 1 - January 2017


1. Starting the project

2. Setting up work tools

3. First meeting

4. First activity 

5. Going on 

1. Starting the project


The conception of the project started in September 2015, drawing up the finalities and looking for partners. It was finally granted in July 2016 and effectively started in September 2016.

Seven schools from six countries joined together to build and lead the KITE-project. Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italia, and Slovakia will then cooperate for two years. Our aim is to develop ways how modern technologies can be used in a positive way in lessons, education and creativity. As well as to minimize prejudices and to enhance tolerance with students and teachers within European countries. Here are the school descriptions :

-  France
-  Greece
-  Italy


2. Setting up work tools

Information Technologies make up the heart of our project. All available IT-tools have been created to optimise communication and collaborative work between partners.

- Social Networks : A mailing list and a Facebook group (called KITE - Keep In Touch, Europe) have been created, so that all partners were able get to know each other better and agree on arrangements concerning the progression of the project:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1402869796409856.

Another Facebook group (called KITE - Keep In Touch, European youth) has been created especially for pupils, to let them get to know each other before they meet during the mobilities:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1816770421902641

- Collaboration tools : Google-forms have been elaborated to collect information from each country, especially to plan the mobilities.

A Google-form to collect general information about the highlights of each country and about the specific skills of each partner:   https://docs.google.com/document/d/10KTc9VpDON8KOIPhF4-ox0tKhbFT1Y7AlZIOKx8fRlI/edit


A Google-forms to collect information in order to prepare the mobility in Reunion Island:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lcDQJz4NK1SpoQ1joBH_LuVX9tFWyOzAKPtIa_qji6U/edit#gid=0

- Cloud : A Dropbox account has been created to stock and share various information and tools like school presentations, programmes of mobilities and activities…

- E-twinning : A Twin-Space has also been created to present our activities and to share our experience with all e-Twinning users:  https://twinspace.etwinning.net/28143/home

- Websites : An own website has been created to share our experience with all the world. The URL is :  http://www.keepintoucheurope.eu

- Android App : The Android App works. It's available on our website. It allows to install the website on an android-device:  http://www.keepintoucheurope.eu/kite.apk

- Blogs : A blog relating the activities of the KITE-partners has also been created to share our experience:  http://kite-erasmusplus.blogspot.it

3. First meeting

The first meeting, the "kick off meeting", took place in Germany, in Gelsenkirchen, from 26.09.16 to 30.09.16. Two teachers from Austria, from Greece, from Italy and from Slovakia went there and met the German team at the Berufskolleg Königstraße in Gelsenkirchen. Reunion has unfortunately not been able to represent France there, because the grants given for coordinating meetings are too low.

This meeting has been perfectly organized by the German partners and allowed everyone to get to know each other, to work on the project and to discover the sumptuousness / outstanding beauty of the region.

The dates of the mobilities have been fixed as following:

County
Teachers
Students
Date
Greece
11
23
3-7 Apr. 2017
Austria
7
13
15-19 May 2017
Italy
9
20
6-10 Nov. 2017
Reunion
11
0
18-22 Dec.2017
Slovakia
6
12
19-23 Mar. 2018
Austria
?
0
Open (June 2018)

The present partners shared out the work to do as following:

Task
Country
Deadline
Website
Slovakia
Jan. 2017
Mobile app
Slovakia
Jan. 2017
Calendar
Austria Eisenerz
Dec. 2016
Fb group young kite
Eisenerz
Oct. 2016
Photo marathon
All countries
Dec. 15, 2016
2 OER best practice examples
All countries
March 2017
Questionnaire for evaluation of our meetings
Italy
Before and after each meeting
Newsletter
La Reunion
3 times a year
Questionnaire about use of electronic devices
Germany
July 2017
and its impact on users´ health


Etwinning
Greece
Dec. 2016
Netiquette
Eisenerz
June 2017

4.   First activity

The photo-marathon has been the first project's activity introducing the countries involved in the project to the pupils. It has been successfully lead by each country. In a very short time, small groups of pupils had to take pictures to represent each country involved in the project, just using what they could find in the classroom or in the school. This activity was very funny but also instructive for the pupils who had to search for information about each country and had to be very imaginative to produce the best possible pictures.

Each school has then organized a vote to select the best picture representing each country. These pictures were sent to all partners and posted on the twin-space of our project.

Concurrent to that activity, a Facebook group has been created for the pupils who participate in the mobilities, to enable them to communicate together and to get to know each other before they meet.

5. Going on

Every country is now working on its specific task at present and is organizing the soon coming mobility to Greece. Additional to this, each country has to contribute to the forthcoming Kahoot activity by creating a quiz about its own country. These quiz will be made interactive with Kahoot.

Further, each country has to upload to Dropbox two or three best practice lesson using IT. The purpose is to share experience and test new practice in the classroom.