Popplet and transnational teams

Today Núria explained us how to use a new software: popplet.com.
It looks very interesting, since with it you can create a sort of online mural which is very usual, and it seems easy to use.
With this software we will have to work in transnational teams. This means that we will get in touch with some of our colleagues from Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Norway and Poland and will work together in a specific topic, such as technology, great writers and thinkers, our thoughts about Europe, etc.


Later we went to the IT room and got in touch with our transnational team through the eTwinning portal and commented about the assigned topic.


Then at the end of the class we recorded the Norwegian song. It is a very difficult language, but we think we managed pretty well!!

Rehearsing a Greek dance and Norwegian song

Big challenge for the Spanish etwinning students!!! In the next few weeks, we have to become familiar with a Greek dance and Norwegian song and be able to dance it or sing it, record it and send it to our colleagues!! In their turn, they will have to learn some dances and songs from other countries and we all will get to know better other European dances and musics.

Greek dance
For the Greek dance we were advised to choose the very famous Sirtake (The Greek Zorba dance):
http://youtu.be/gFpwA33JylE
A team of eight (4 boys and 4 girls from each class) volunteered to practise the dance. It was fun!

Norwegian song
For the Norwegian song, we asked fo advice to our partners and they advised us this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHbLrZpFe6I
It is pretty difficult, but we manage quite well and we think we will be ready to record us next week!

On the other hand, students also contacted their colleagues from other countries to form the transnational teams, since shortly we will start a transnational task (teams formed across countries).

Writing a joint story

Our next task in this year's etwinning project is to write a joint story between all involved countries. First Chapter was done by our Turkish colleagues and now it is our turn.

Today we read together in class the first paragraphs of the story:

Once upon a time there was  an immense etwinning  land far far away.In this land there were innumerable etwinners... 

Then each student proposed his/her own continuation. We will choose the one we like the most as Second Chapter and then we will pass it on to the next school, Poland, who will be responsible for writing the Third Chapter, and so, until the end.

We are looking forward to reading the final story after the six schools!!