1. Myplace4u eZoomBook + Baludik Project

2. Student Objectives
Work in groups to produce an eZoomBook + Baludik circuit in order to discover tourist sites in Nantes
Encite other students to use your tool
Read, research, summarise, present, explain, translate, create…
Participate in the Baludik challenge and in the peer evaluation
Prepare a presentation (see presentation guidelines)

3. Teacher Objectives
Provide an opportunity for students to work together, to develop a variety of collaborative skills:
Management
Leadership
Team-building
Creative thinking
Observation and problem-solving
Place branding
Experiment with eZoomBook and the Baludik editor in the context of our classroom
Evaluate the pertinence, effectiveness and motivational impact of using eZB and Baludik
Collect student feedback on using these tools

4. Added benefits to students
Provide an opportunity for students to get to know each other
Showcase what you have produced
Develop communication and story-telling skills
Contribute elements of your own culture to promote inter-cultural understanding

5. Baludik circuit
Duration: ¾ hr
Create links with eZB corpus around a given theme
Include 3 stops (with GPS coordinates) at least (within walking distance of one another)
Create questions/challenges for each of the stops and attribute 100 points in total
Include 2 historical figures at least
Include a foreign character experiencing Nantes
Include a story-telling element which will be useful when you accompany your peers in the circuit (see narrative scheme on padlet)

6. What is an eZoomBook?
a multi-level tool incorporating different layers of content accessible by tabs in a menu
includes a zooming in and out function allowing readers to navigate between the different layers
Created by students and teachers at ECN

7. What can we include in an eZoomBook?
Summaries
Vocabulary (words and phrases)
Translations
Games
Pictures
Links to online resources (text, image, video, audio)

8. Baludik challenge teams
One team of organizers
One team of “reporters”
6 eZB teams
6 circuit teams
Sign up on the google link on padlet

9. Decide who you are going to work with (groups of 6 students)
How do we begin?
Decide who you are going to work with (groups of 6 students)
Choose a theme for your eZB and circuit
Give your team a name
Brainstorm to find ideas for your eZB
Identify useful resources
Plan what you will do and list out tasks
Make a schedule (see specific tasks for the reporting team and the reporting team)
Prepare a souvenir album in eZB format
Report on:
Team work prior to the event
The event
The outcome of the event
Post your album for everyone to have access to

10. What will we be doing on the Baludik challenge day?
You will do 2 Baludik circuits and guide 2 teams around your own circuit (you’ll need to divide your team into 2 groups)
The team with the most points wins!
You get points when:
you score points on questions as your go along the circuit (for ex: 100 points per circuit);
your timing is good (for ex: 100 points per for the fastest team, 50 for the second fastest and 0 for the slowest);
your circuit and eZB is assessed (for ex: 100 points for the most popular team, 50 for the second most popular and 0 for the least popular)
The organizing team will be in charge of working on the pratical organization for the Baludik challenge day.

11. Specific tasks for the organization team
Prepare the Baludik challenge day
Organize location, timing, peer evaluation system
Find prizes (possibly sponsors – for ex, ask the communication department at Centrale for goodies)
Showcase the eZB and circuits (e.g. blog)
Manage social network and promotion of the event

12. Specific tasks for the reporting team
Prepare a souvenir album in an eZB format
Report on:
Team work prior to and during the event
EZBs and circuits produced.
Post your album for everyone to have access to the class’s work (liaise with the organization team for communication tools)
Create a google survey to collect feedback on the challenge.

13. Enjoy the Baludik challenge!