Young Entrepreneurs: Getting To Know What We Have Best

Młodzi przedsiębiorcy: Poznajemy to co mamy najlepsze

2011/2012 – 2012/2013

partner schools:

Zespół Szkół Ekonomicznych im. Mikołaja Kopernika, Wrocław, Poland

Franz-Böhm Schule Frankfurt am Main,

Germany

Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria (IES) Dámaso Alonso, Madrid, Spain

http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p60349/

The project was run in three schools of economic and commercial profiles. It was thought to cover thematic areas connected with promotion of home towns and specific

vocational subjects such as economic issues, marketing, sales and commerce. It involves collaborative learning.

The aims : The aims :

To make students aware of the value of the value of the partners’ countries and culture

To make students aware of the value of their own country and culture

To find similarities and differences between the partners by presenting their own schools, cities

To practice vocational skills: To present original local products and to learn how to use marketing tools

To develop English communicative skills including English for vocational purposes

To promote mother tongues

To develop the skills to use modern ICT

The use of ICT tools:The use of ICT tools:

TwinSpace tools: forum, blogs, wikis, photo gallery, chat and e-mail.

PowerPoint presentations and Prezi - promotion of home towns and local products

Windows Movie Maker – filming the working process, YouTube

Picasa 3 - digital photos

Audacity, MP3 - recorded thematic glossaries

Interactive Google map with videos of our cities

GIMP - logo design

Skype - video conferencing

Hot Potatoes – economics crosswords, Paint, online translator

Digital camera, OHP

The main tasks The main tasks of the project: of the project:

Student’s Card: All the participants introduced Student’s Card: All the participants introduced themselves in the pupils’ cornerthemselves in the pupils’ corner

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• (the photo is out of reach because it includes personal data)

Presenting home towns: students in four Presenting home towns: students in four

school teams prepared electronic school teams prepared electronic

presentations on the following topics: presentations on the following topics:

"Wroclaw as I see it", "Places that I like in my "Wroclaw as I see it", "Places that I like in my

town", "Visual identification of my city"town", "Visual identification of my city"

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prezi.com/hhzyq2kbzduv/wrocaws-logos/Slajd 12

Common WIKI economics glossary in Common WIKI economics glossary in

four languages: English, Polish, German four languages: English, Polish, German

and Spanish in written and audio and Spanish in written and audio

version in four international thematic version in four international thematic

groups (Wiki, audacitygroups (Wiki, audacity,MP3,MP3))

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http://bozfer.wrzuta.pl/audio/a8u056iVY9p/group_1.2.general_business_vocabulary

http://bozfer.wrzuta.pl/audio/6Ka8mB518nR/group_4_marketing

Presenting the local and national products Presenting the local and national products

which are worth promoting abroad in which are worth promoting abroad in

terms of marketing (PowerPoint, Prezi, terms of marketing (PowerPoint, Prezi,

videos) and SWOT analysis of the product videos) and SWOT analysis of the product

- school teams- school teams

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http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=12895142

prezi.com/pkpofeziy64c/polish-mountains-traditions-and-curiosities/

Analiza SWOT dla Analiza SWOT dla ZakopanegoZakopanego

Analiza SWOT dla produktów Analiza SWOT dla produktów z Dolnego Śląskaz Dolnego Śląska

Common interactive Google map - a task done by our Common interactive Google map - a task done by our teachersteachers

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Economics crosswords and a lesson on Fair Economics crosswords and a lesson on Fair

Trade - educational activities for Trade - educational activities for

eTwinners eTwinners

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Common WIKI glossary on the sales Common WIKI glossary on the sales

process in four languages: English, process in four languages: English,

Polish, German and Spanish in written Polish, German and Spanish in written

and audio versions in four and audio versions in four

international thematic groups (Wiki, international thematic groups (Wiki,

audio/audacity)audio/audacity)

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http://bozfer.wrzuta.pl/audio/7cNkTBumnL1/it3-a_-_presenting_the_goodshttp://bozfer.wrzuta.pl/audio/8NPsJbfKeej/it4-b_-_at_the_cash_desk

VIIIVIII‘‘Sales talks’ in Polish-German groups Sales talks’ in Polish-German groups

practiced and recorded at the practiced and recorded at the

meeting in Wrocmeeting in Wrocłław in March 2013 – aw in March 2013 –

a student exchange project a student exchange project

"Traders /Retailers in Germany and "Traders /Retailers in Germany and

Poland. Work and life in Europe”Poland. Work and life in Europe”http://youtu.be/9FYJCy3S7nY

http://youtu.be/KA92vkCZXPI

VideoconferencingVideoconferencing

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XX““Job interviews" practiced and Job interviews" practiced and

recorded in mixed German-Polish recorded in mixed German-Polish

groups during the meeting / a groups during the meeting / a

reverse visit to Frankfurt / M on 4 - reverse visit to Frankfurt / M on 4 -

7 June 20137 June 2013

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Presentation of the Presentation of the

project at school and project at school and

evaluation – Juneevaluation – June

Partner schools cooperation was carried out on several levels:

1 Collaboration of teachers : The idea for the project and its tasks have resulted from joint work and discussions. The English version of Wiki glossary: the economic, the sales process and applying for a job ones were worked out in the teachers’ team

2 students’ cooperation (in groups and the whole team) inside schools took place in the tasks associated with the home town presentations, of selected products, SWOT analysis, translating phrases into native languages

3 cooperation of students in international teams developed intensively to create wiki glossaries: in economics, sales process and business correspondence in four languages by four international groups, which also recorded audio files

4 Direct cooperation of German and Polish groups at the meeting in Wroclaw: common workshops and trips

The results and benefits of the projectThe results and benefits of the projectThe outcomes of the three tasks performed together The outcomes of the three tasks performed together

by the partner schools are the most valuable by the partner schools are the most valuable products of the project:products of the project:

1 Three WIKI dictionaries in four languages: English, Polish, German and Spanish, along with recordings;

2 Sales talks recorded in mixed Polish-German groups of at the meeting in Wrocław (Vrotslove)

3 Job interview activities at the meeting in FrankfurtThe results of these tasks are useful educational materials to work with other groups.

Other teachers of foreign languages can make use of the above outcomes while teaching to other classes at school - to students who did not take part in the project.

The project has been awarded by: The project has been awarded by:

National eTwinning labels in Germany and Poland

the third award in the national eTwinning competition in Germany 2013

the second award in Polish eTwinning competition for vocational project 2013

Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention

eTwinners from Wrocław

The presentation uses some parts of works by the participants and a few pictures available on the Internet (i.e.ceramics )