eTwinning “ S.O.S.: Save Our Sea” - Part 5
March was a month of creativity and awareness.
We first worked together
in transnational teams, each named after a sea of the Mediterranean, to
collaboratively design the project logo.
In this way, five different logos were created, each reflecting the
contribution of all the participating schools. Afterwards a voting procedure
took place in the classroom, with the participation of every student and
teacher. The link was also shared with parents, so that the parental community
could be involved in the final selection, as well.
In addition, we carried
out activities aimed at informing and training students on environmental issues related to our project. Each participating
country undertook the study of two videos
presenting scientific data on important topics such as climate change, global
warming, the greenhouse effect, water pollution, plastic pollution, endangered
species in the Mediterranean, invasive alien species, sustainability, and
upcycling.
Following that the students
collaborated on the creation of a joint
presentation, highlighting the key findings from the videos assigned to
them. This ensured that important information was effectively shared with all
participants. The final goal was to use the knowledge exchanged among schools
to collectively design an online quiz game (Kahoot) based on the content of the
learner-designed presentation. Each school contributed by writing
multiple-choice questions on the issues they had explored. Our students focused
on water pollution and single-use plastics. At a later stage, an online meeting
was scheduled so that all students could play the game together in real time.
Finally, in order to
emphasize the alarming dimension of the problems afflicting the Mediterranean through
the power of images, the learners were invited to visit a website that allowed
them to create a mock television screen
by uploading a relevant copyright free image, filling in the news headlines and
the ticker. All these “screens” were collected on a collaborative online board,
showcasing the magnitude of the challenges our sea is facing through a cascade
of striking images.
These activities sparked
students’ interest and contributed to strengthening their environmental
awareness in general but especially towards our shared sea, the Mediterranean.
Because the Mediterranean
is not just a sea; it is a bridge that unites cultures
and at the same time a heritage we must protect for the
generations to come!
