OBJECTIVES

• Design (in collaboration with other participants) a multifunctional community portal, dedicated to an international school project

• Design individually his/her own home page within the community portal

• Take and edit digital photos, afterwards set up a digital photo album on the Web

• Prepare a Web magazine (in collaboration with other teachers)

• Experience synchronous communication in an Internet chat room

• Experience synchronous communication using a Web phone

• Practice different strategies and methods of searching for information and software on the Web

• Install the software on personal computer

• Record, edit and publish digital video and audio

• Prepare and present a multimedia presentation

• Plan and moderate a forum discussion

• Participate actively in a videoconference

• Update daily his/her personal learning diary, reflecting on new experiences, knowledge and skills

TOPICS

a) Web magazine

b) Building learning communities with the support of Web portals

c) Web-based learning management systems (IVA, Moodle, Viko)

d) Computer-based asynchronous communication tools (Web forums, mailing lists)

e) Computer-based synchronous communication tools (Skype, MSN Messenger, chat, Flashmeeting)

f) Use of digital video and video streaming in international school projects