Márta Turcsányi-Szabó(coordinator)

Eötvös Loránd UniversityInformatics Methodology Group

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Partners

HU: Eötvös Loránd University (Co-ordinator)

SK: Comenius University

UK: Logotron Ltd.

PT: Cnotinfor- Center of New Technologies of Information, Ltd.

PL: Center for Informatics and Technology in Education

BR: Cnotinfor Brazil Education and Technology

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Background

Equipment Internet Guidelines Training ODL

HU: Y Y Y Y YSK: Y Y Y Y need

UK: Y Y Y Y YPT: Y Y Y need need

PL: Y Y Y Y need

BR: Y Y Y need need

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History

Logo community

Comenius Logo

Localisation

MATCh EU project

Imagine

Playground EU project

NETLogo EU project

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Imagine

• Constructivism

• Communication

• Collaboration

• Creativity

• Simplified animation

• Object-oriented metaphor

• Multiple dynamic inheritance

• Extended turtles’ behaviour

• Programmable shapes

• Parallel independent processes

• Imagine interface built into Logo

• Pages, embedded panes

• Tools for direct manipulationsand direct painting

• Internet: access, uploading,co-operation plug-in

• Strong multimedia support.

• Voice input & output

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Objectives

• With whom?

• How?

• What kinds of learning?

• Support

• Transferability

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Process

Imagine

Localised versions

Microworlds

Know-how

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Time-line

TASK 2002 2003 2004

Defining learning strategies for CoLabs

Developing e-learning platform

Developing ‘active web’ material

Local experiments and evaluation

International experiments and evaluation

Guidelines for users

Guidelines for teachers

Localisation

Dissemination

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Themes

4-10 age: Mathematics, music, visual arts, writing

9-10 age: Fractions

10-14 age: Creative Communications

12-18 age: Mathematics, modelling

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Creative Writing

Fractions

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Colabs Portal

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Secondary Maths

Aims

• Overcome language difficulties

• Needs of different age groups

• Themes for different interest

• Multiplyer effect

• Equal oportunities

• Promote language learning

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Evaluation

Imagine

Localised versions

Microworlds

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WITH WHOM?

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Children, teachers, parents, mentors

• Children with each other

• Children with mentors

• Teachers with each other

• „Community of practice”

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WHAT?

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Games, stories, communication, modelling

• Creating stories and completing workbooks

• Exerimenting with digitaly tangible Fractions

• Simple&exchange games – Imagine course

• Creative Communication & self expression

• Modelling on Mathematics and Art toopics

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HOW?

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Whiteboards, networked real&virtual

• Using interactive whiteboards

• Networked in classroom

• Asynchronous – Forums

• Synchronous connections

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HOW TO SUPPORT?

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• Teachers, parents involved

• Good examples (Demo, Gallery)

• Exchange Forums

• Tutorials

• Mentors on-line

• Monitoring (assignments, log, cognitive maps)

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Transferability

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• Plug-in can run any version on web

• Localised versions of Imagine – switch to English

• They can open any language version

• Translator program

• Asynchronous add-on features

• Synchronous – send Imagine objects to another

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Dissemination

Imagine

Localised versions

Microworlds

Know-how

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