House, city, field, legend: Our European home

2. VERÐLAUN í flokki grunnskóla í LANDSKEPPNI eTWINNING 2006-2007

Icelandic school:  Varmárskóli
Teacher: Gudlaug Osk Gunnarsdottir, glosk(a)ismennt.is
Partner School:  IES Vegas Bajas, Spain
Teacher: José Ramón López López, rlopez33(a)cerezo.pntic.mec.es

Public TwinSpace: http://twinspace.etwinning.net/launcher.cfm?lang=en&cid=14894

Language: English
Themes:  Foreign Languages,Informatics/ICT
Tools: Other software (Powerpoint,video,pictures and drawings),e-mail
Description: Our pupils will create two presentations. with the first one -about 5 slides- they introduct each other. In the main presentation they'll show the evolution of houses, cities, soil cultivation or fishing. The second option for this presentation is to show a legend or saga from their homeland.
Age range: From 13 to 17
Duration: Three months
Aims: - Produce of messages in a second language - Seeking and selecting information - Awareness of our own cultural heritage - Assimilation of linguistic and cultural variety - Development of teamwork habits
Expected Outcomes: Presentations with Power Point or Open Office Impress
Procedural Plan: - First touch via e-mail within the TwinSpace - Introductory presentation, shared via TwinSpace or weblog - Recopilation of information - Main presentation, shared through the TwinSpace