ERASMUS+ KA229: Cybersecurity Schools: Turkey mobility: Activity description and benefits for participants

Friday, May 21, 2021

Turkey mobility: Activity description and benefits for participants

OUR SECOND VIRTUAL MOBILITY

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

Between 19 and 21 May 2021 we celebrated our second virtual mobility with our partners from Turkey, coordinated by their teacher Aysegul Erdur. As it was a virtual activity, it allowed for greater participation of teachers and students, as can be seen in this link.

During three days, students and teachers from our schools worked on the following contents set out in the programme of the activity: presentation of the participating countries, our regions and schools; presentation of the students and teachers directly involved in the mobility; web 2. 0 applications; interesting facts and curiosities about Turkey; coding and robotics through Scratch; presentation of the study carried out by the cybermentor students on the risks of the Internet; use of the project's eTwinning platform and TwinSpace; evaluation of the project's impact during the first two years of implementation by teachers, pupils and families; discussion and evaluation of the good practices of Unit 3; and closure of the mobility.

All the activities enabled student and teacher participation through cooperative learning, activity and stimulation of the scientific vision of the Internet, using different groupings. The coordinating teacher moderated the sessions, provided examples to familiarise students with the activities, gave guidance in the search for solutions and acted as a guide. The coordinating teachers, the other participating teachers and the teachers in charge of the workshop collaborated with Aysegul Erdur to ensure the success of the activities. The sequence of activities in the robotics and coding workshop followed an increasing order of difficulty. The rest of the activities were adapted when necessary to the interests and needs of the students. The programme of activities was adhered to as planned and it was not necessary to reduce or extend activities.

Looking back to the planned and completed activities, we can all be satisfied with what we achieved:

- Students and teachers we present our countries, regions, cities and schools.

- We enjoyed live traditional dances and songs from the host school in Fethiye. The invited schools presented our traditional dances through videos.

- We were introduced by an expert in web 2.0 tools for pupils.

- We got acquainted with some outsanding places in Fethiye.

- We were introduced by an expert in two coding sessions.

- The cybermentor students presented their work: Hungary: Games; Italy: Netiquette and cyberbullying; Poland: Hate; Spain: Technoadictions; Romania: Cybersecurity threats; and Turkey: Finding out the average time being spent on Instagram.

- Students, teachers and families filled in a questionnaire to evaluate the impact of the project activities during the last two years in our educational communities.

- We participated in a workshop to promote the use of our project TwinSpace.

- We saw all the work done from unit 2 of good practice. This is contained in a Padlet. Link: https://cutt.ly/kQ61zVl

- We show the work done in relation to unit three of good practices: The Club of the Braves. The teachers agreed on the deadline for handing in this and other outstanding activities (end of June).

- We played with and easy English quiz that included 10 english questions. Link to the video: https://cutt.ly/sQ61Z02

- We issued individual certificates for the participants.

- We watched a compilation of photos made during the meeting.

- We reflected on the mobility experience and thanked the host partners for the great effort in virtualising their programme of activities.

Students and teachers from all the associations took part in this activity: Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania and Spain. As it was an online activity, a larger number of students and teachers were able to participate. Other classes were able to join and follow the programme activities through the links provided. Families participated in the project's impact evaluation activity.

Activities took place in classrooms of every school where all the necessary equipment was ready to use: Computers, webcams, handicraft tools and materials. On this occasion, due to the virtualisation of the activity, we do not require large spaces to carry out the tasks. Activities planned for the meeting are fully integrated in the normal activities of all the schools.

BENEFITS FOR PARTICIPANTS

Thanks to this activity participants gained the following benefits:

- Being a virtual mobility, a larger number of students were able to participate and other classes were able to join in and see what was happening in the video call, learning together with the participating students.

- We increased sensory learning, improved socialisation and had opportunities for hands-on innovation, thanks to the robotics and coding workshop.

- We acquired the ability to think critically.

- We quickly learned to use the chat to give feedback and answer questions in English, thus improving our language skills.

- We cooperated between partners from different European countries.

- We became familiar with the culture of Fethiye in Turkey.

- The web 2.0 applications workshop improved computer and Internet skills. These digital tools can be put into practice in the classroom.

- The coding and robotics workshop provided an opportunity for students not to restrict their online world to games and social networking, but to expand it into scientific areas where they can be more productive and happier.

- Getting to know the local food, traditions and lifestyles helped us to develop a stronger personality to be a European and global citizen.

- We appreciated all the work that had been put in by the hosts as well as by all the project coordinators and participating teachers, who were at all times very concerned about bridging the gap.

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

PHOTOS BY CEIP CIUDAD DE MÉRIDA

Teachers participating in the Turkish mobility. From left to right: Rebeca Rivas, Eva Mª Moriel, Daniel Gallardo, Juan Antonio Rincón, Mª Luisa Dávila y Ester León.