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Your Name and Title: Youssef Mohamed El Desouky

School or Organization Name: Al Ma'mon Official Language School

Co-Presenter Name(s):

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Egypt

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): teachers, students and parents

Short Session Description (one line): Encouraging projects that aim to increase interconnection of people communications among the different nations of the world using use the modern technology facilitates.

Full Session Description (as long as you would like): Nothing has been now behind the clouds. Students can use the modern technology facilitates, communications to know new cultures.To make our sons gain the ability to know new habits, to have experience and cultural exchange with progressive nations.Here I can mention a model project my students achieved. Here is the first project of my last year students....

Read about this, then tell us if you admire their work....... We need more innovative ideas.

Hope to make more new innovative projects this year at my new school "Al Ma'mon Official Language School".

Hey, my this year students . Are you ready to achieve such useful projects ??

I hope so.

The project summary

Please First try to think of this

How can we change our everyday boring routine and try this fantastic daily program!!!,,?????

***In the morning, Have our breakfast in a nice "SUSHI" restaurant in Tokyo and see Japanese meals.

In the afternoon, Walk beside "The Eiffel Tower“in Paris and know about that French culture

ِ *** Then, see the famous clock of the "Big Ben" in London.

 *** And quickly walk in the streets of Madrid and learn the Spanish culture.

 *** After that, Attend a charming match in "The Allianz Arena “stadium in Munchen.

*** In the evening, You have the chance to know what’s inside the palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russian Culture, progress and habits!!!!????

It starts through showing the students the benefits of changing the boring daily routine and trying a fantastic daily program. This'll make the student reach the true meaning of Globalization that was a new system which made the world as one entity. They must keep in touch with the latest global developments so, that'll cause political, economic, and cultural meeting point. Nothing now is behind the clouds. They can use the modern technology facilitates communication and reaction among the different nations of the world. That'll focus our aim to increase interconnection of people and places. I'll ask this question" Does anyone write letters to anyone? Who? How often? " .

The student discusses What prospective pen friend students they would want to know about and write to. The idea of a pen friend will be introduced. Has anyone got a pen friend? Is there any foreign acquaintance who they have just written to? Who don't have pen-friends , if they'd like to have one, What nationality would they like their pen friend to be, how old? And so on. Here, The students thought about their project and wanted to name it

( You're invited to a Japanese meal called ( Sushi ) )

The student discussed how they can answer The Essential Question. The activities they'll do will help them to reach that. There will be some assessments and student samples. Unit focuses on changing students' concepts about “Recognizing others' cultures and habits”, through involving students in a project based on learning (The Internet). Projects are based on “problem solving” to establish new orientations about how far exchanging thoughts can affect their lives, so they would be able to give advice to people who don't have such a social communication.

Students are encouraged to go beyond the text book level to survey the community around them to come up with solutions.

Student will search on the internet for some places in Alexandria which are similar to the original places of some different countries. These places show us the habits and methods of learning of people who have different nationalities with different traditions.

We’ll make an arena visit to these places, this will make our sons gain the ability to know new habits, to have experience and cultural exchange with progressive nations.

The students will now have the mentality and experience which will help them to change their life to a progressive, better one. The Students , of  class 2B who wanted to make a project about Unit 8 in the Student Book for the second year of preparatory School , started with a discussion about making friendships with foreigners and thought about the Essential Question, How can we change our everyday boring routine and try a magic daily program!!!,,????? To know their abilities of work in the project through a presentation for measuring student needs. And also I told them the instructions of entering the computer room.

The students mentioned many means of media and communication technologies. They can use the modern technology facilitates in reaction among the different nations of the world That'll focus our aim to increase interconnection of people and place. We'll introduce the idea of a pen friend..

Here the idea our project came it was

( You're invited to a Japanese meal called ( Sushi ) )

We made a suggested timetable for the project to show the approximate time needed. They also made a list the resources we will need. Then, We made a publisher of a parents' invitation that contained a Brief About The project, Students Parents thank, The 21st Century Skills and the features Of learning That depends on projects. I went to the head teacher and told her about the project and its targets then I showed her a financial note to spend on the project. I also made an estimated budget of the project.

After that, we had to take an entering the lab permission. We went to the librarian and took a borrowing books permission.

Students brought their Father's approval of the public library visit, a Father's Approval of taking part in (You're invited to a Japanese meal called Sushi) project. I wrote to the parents and asked them for Father's Approval of the visit to Alexandria and using the Internet Permission. The students will discuss possible solutions to problems. There also were the Works students sleeked the help of.

During the project

The students are divided into 4 groups. The students asked Mr. Mohamed Al sayed our teacher of Geography and History for help. He kindly explained us what we needed about the mentioned countries.

We prepare an arena visit to Alexandria by sending e-mails and fax to the places mentioned below .That visit will enable us to see some places and people who are similar to the native ones and introduce themselves to them then our students will be able to make a real friendship there.

We’ll go to (Carrefour) market and have our breakfast in a “Sushi Restaurant” . In that place, we can recognize the Japanese culture, meals and habits.

There's a visit to (Collège Saint-Marc) in (Al Shatby) area to see some French Students who are the same age as you or Egyptian students who are learning there

and take a permission to enter the school from the head teacher. We’ll make a conversation with him and try to learn about France.

We’ll visit The British School of Alexandria ( BSA ) in (Kafr Abdo , Roshdy) area  and see some persons from the British  staff and delegation .

They will show us some of the British thoughts and we’ll learn about Britain and the Big Ben.

We’ll go to Instituto Cervantes (the Spanish Language and Cultural Center)  in (Fo’ad St) and meet the Spanish professor who will tell us the history of Spain and some famous words in Spanish.

We can go to (Al Batalsa St). We can visit The German Cultural Centre (GOETHE INSTITUTE ).They will tell us about the German habits and traditions, what languages do they speak , what their religions are and how they think .

We can go to (Fo’ad St). We can visit The Russian center for science and Culture in Alexandria. They will tell us about the some information about the Kremlin, Russian Culture, progress and habits, languages do they speak and what their religions are.

I'll make a Questionnaire for th Impressions.

We can also make such ways of Knowing Problems Assessment.

And here's The Teacher's Presentation.

Then a work inside the group Assessment and the Groups mistakes Assessment.

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