Implementation activities: Ellinogermaniki Agogi high school Dr. Anna Zoakou, Research and Development Department, Ellinogermaniki Agogi

B log in English and Scoop your ideas  Introduction phase  Familiarization of teachers and pupils with digital media, virtual worlds or games to develop / improve learning to learn competencies  Dicussion of pros and cons, when implementing such tools within classsroom  Discussion on the effectiveness of tools, their pedagogical potential in relation to transition skills and learning to learn competences  Teachers’ training / pupils` engangement; time management and scheduling

Implementing blog & challenges and experiences  Implementation  Two projects were implented at school during English lessons; the rationale was simple:  Encourage pupils to cooperate and support each other  Work as a team  Being creative  Learn how to face/ handle a difficulty  Work towards a common goal  Learn and improve English through discussion about subject areas interesting to younsters

Movies worms: discussion on movies Build up your English: work on your language skills Implementing blog & challenges and experiences

 Both teachers and pupils were satisfied from the results of such projects and wish to have follow up next year  Pupils learn smoothly new things (both in terms of content and process)  Teachers realize that a new era of teaching has been established,  digital media, virtual worlds or games hold a central role  teachers should learn to work with such tools in an effective and creative way

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