1. Learning Across the Borders International WIKI project Secondary schools Macedonia-Netherlands Anica Petkoska EFL teacher SEOU Gostivar, Macedonia MaA Reading Association and Jeroen Clemens Language teacher Helen Parkhurst in Almere, NetherlandsHelen Parkhurst RAIN Reading Association IDEC & Baltic Sea Conference Riga, Latvia 31/08/2008

3. In the beginning We wanted to research how online collaboration works We wanted 14-16 year old students to meet students across the borders We wanted to try out some of the web2.0 tools We wanted students to research media use and learn to compare and contrast

4. Participants 2 secondary schools in Macedonia & the Netherlands 2 classes, 40 students 3 teachers: social studies, English 1 facilitator / researcher

5. Goals: Students Content area: English in a meaningful environment Social studies: Media change, inernational awareness Communicative skills: online / international Research skills ICT skills: using WIKI, presentations online,..

8. Teams of students

9. Working Spaces Private spacesTeam pages

10. Instructions online

11. Final Team Presentation

12. Final Team Presentation (2) Power Point online (Slideshare) Video ( through YouTube) Text

13. Lessons learned Students loved it and worked hard Meaningful communication WIKI very useful tool You can follow the proces of learning Instructions online helpful Need more time to become a team Plan the communication Working conditions similar Start with research lessons beforehand Think big, act small: Too many goals Too many tools

14. Questions? Email: jeroencl@gmail.com anicapetkoska@gmail.com Skype: jeroencl A guide to wikispaces 14

15. A guide to wikispaces Thank You Thanks for listening. We hope to hear from you soon. Until then. - The MacNed Wikispaces Team: Anica, Jeroen, Douwe, Margot and the MacNed Students 15