DİJİTAL DÜNYANIN AKILLI ÇOCUKLARI Erasmus Project

Project Title

DİJİTAL DÜNYANIN AKILLI ÇOCUKLARI

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Social dialogue; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Pedagogy and didactics

Project Summary

It’s nowadays observed by teachers that children somehow lose motivation against school and social life . Children want to spend more time in the virtual world than in the real world. That situation has undesirable effects on their social, physical and psychological development.According to recent researches the average age of children surfing on the internet without parental control is 9 years old(TUIK).Unicef’s statements indicate that the smartphones and tablet pcs have strengthened the culture of being out and uncontrolled in private spaces (2017 Unicef).By considering this data Zeki Altındağ Primary school as a coordinator country has wanted to handle an efficient E-twinning project . Teachers from different countries stated that similar problems are experienced in their own countries too.We think that it would be very useful to create Ka 229 as a Project on these issues. A partnership form has been published with certain criteria at the same time. The Polish, Italian, Maltese and Spanish schools were selected as a partner by Project management squad.We prepared questionnaire with the partner schools and all questionnaires were applied. According to the results of the survey, the rate of internet existence at home of each partner country is average;%90-100. The age of the children owning a smart phone is 11-13 and 6-10 age group children usually have tablets. They can also reach the smartphones whenever they want. The average total of children spend 5 hours on phone, tablet and television in 1 day. They spend less time with friends for their hobbies .Parents want the teacher’s guide to help children keep positive relationships with others.European Development Plan aims that all partner countries should share innovations , common problems they have and information sources.That will be a sustainable and efficent Project to raise the quality of education,social solidarity and active citizenship.It will be the first Project about technology addiction problems by the aid of values education.The only partner schools having experience in Erasmus+ are Poland and Malta.These two partner countries will support with their new ideas,advices and experience throughout this process.The partner schools will keep exchanging ideas via E-twinning and Whatsapp.The projects’ topics and aims were determined by concerning need analysis surveys.The topics concerned in the projects are ; saving kids from internet addiction and teaching them how to use the internet safely and responsibly.
The 4 main purposes are;
1)Saving kids from internet addiction and encouraging them to use it responsibly
2)Supporting child’s mental,physcial,social-emotional growth and also guidance to parents
3)Enable children to take up good habits and support them grow healthy with universal human values.
4)Sharing the different activities by meetings,visitings and cultural interactions
To achieve these goals; Each country has taken responsibility on which they are well-informed.
A teacher from coordinator country will lead communication,assessment and web page actitivities.The trainings will be assesed by tests,questionnaires,attitude measurements,individiual and group reports.
Five universal values were shared by partner countries ;
The value of Love,Respect,Indulgence and E-twinning ,web page,planning and organisitions(Turkey)
The value of self-control, preparing logo types and introduction videos and hats(Poland)
The value of patience,posters(Malta)
The value of friendship and creating blogs (Spain)
4 teachers will be assigned to the LTT country activities by the commission according to the criteria. The responsibility of the whole organization in LTT activities will be at the host country school. Our target audience is students, teachers and parents. The dissemination activities will continue throughout the project. Web site, e-twinning, local, national media and social media will be actively used in the dissemination activities. Web site, e-twinning, local, national media, social media will be actively used in dissemination activities. After the completion of the project, sustainable and developable aspects will be determined and new projects will begin to be designed. The summary of the project will be published on the Dissemination Platform.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 120760 Eur

Project Coordinator

Zeki Altindag Ilkokulu & Country: TR

Project Partners

• Szkola Podstawowa Nr 42 im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego w Gdansku
• Istituto Comprensivo ” Ex Circolo Didattico” Rionero in Vulture
• St.Francis School Cospicua
• CEIP MATA LINARES