Digital bridges Erasmus Project

Project Title

Digital bridges

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

One of the main objectives of modern education is to prepare students for life, learning, cooperation and business in the world of modern technology. Our students are already in this virtual world, on social networks, gaming platforms and communication tools, as users, rarely as creators of digital content. However, they rarely use digital tools for education. On the other hand, many educators use smart phones, mobile apps and web tools for educational purpose for presenting and teaching, creating and sharing learning material, collaboration and communication, and partly for assessment. A number of educators use this way of work less confidently, mainly because of lack of competence for working in virtual environment. Through this project partner schools from Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia and Northern Macedonia will share examples of successful use of modern technology for enhancing digital competences of all teachers thus improving the competences of all students through exchange of experiences. It is expected that through the project more teachers will use modern technology for teaching and learning.
Main objectives of the project are:
FOR SCHOOLS
-improving capacity of organizations for international cooperation through exchange of good practice promoting use of modern technology and digital content
-greater use of existing equipment
-improving the respectability of institutions

FOR EDUCATORS
-improving digital competences of teachers and school associates in relation to the European framework of digital competences for educators
-motivation for greater use of modern technology for educative purpose in all fields of education-for learning and teaching, using and creating digital content, communication and collaboration, assessment and individualized support, professional development and international connection
-motivation of educators, school associates and students for greater participation in international projects within Erasmus+ programme , eTwinning and other programmes
-greater cooperation between employees in and outside the organization
-greater motivation for professional development and improvement of competences
-professional development of participant and greater self-confidence for participating in future projects
-exchange of successful examples of activities realized with the use of ICT through educational online base of innovative activities in education
-breaking the picture of digital technology as something “difficult” and “distant”
-improving organizational skills and skills for project work

FOR STUDENTS
-connection and cooperation of students on international level, strengthening the capacities for international cooperation
-empowering students for using digital technology critically, creatively and productively respecting author’s right and stating sources
-learning how to use digital tools for learning
-developing the idea of benefits of using technology in the right way
-developing competences for life-long learning
-cultural exchange through international cooperation
During the project there will be four three-day joint staff training events and short-term exchanges of groups of pupils. Training events and exchanges of students will take place at the same time in one partner country so that in every event there will be three teachers and five students from each school, except for the host school. Through mutual trainings teachers will exchange examples of successful use of digital tools, web tools and mobile apps in different stages of teaching and assessment. Students will participate in workshops which stimulate cooperation, communication, collaboration, creative use of digital tools for creating and sharing content. They will learn the basics of computer programming and work with modern equipment. Through internal trainings and presentations new skills and competences will be exchanged between teachers in one school.
A product of project activities will be an online base of practical ideas which will be created by teachers from all schools, for different subjects, and which will be available to all teachers to exploit it in order to use digital content more confidently.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 71923 Eur

Project Coordinator

Osnovna skola ,,Ivo Andric” & Country: RS

Project Partners

• OOU Mirce Acev Gjorce Petrov Skopje
• Osnovna sola Ivana Cankarja Vrhnika
• Osnovna skola Ive Andrica