Our project Little pieces of our history

In this project we communicate throught history and present to each other different historical pieces of our country.

Subjects:

History, History of Culture

Languages:

DE - EN

Pupil's age:

14 - 15

Tools to be used:

Chat, e-mail, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Twinspace, Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...), Web publishing

Aims:

The students will present their history in little pieces and send it to their partners.The aim of this project is to learn history and understand that there are a lot of common in the universal history.History Helps Us Understand People and Societies.The importance of history in explaining and understanding change in human behavior is no mere abstraction. A study of history is essential for good citizenship. This is the most common justification for the place of history in school curricula. Sometimes advocates of citizenship history hope merely to promote national identity and loyalty through a history spiced by vivid stories and lessons in individual success and morality. But the importance of history for citizenship goes beyond this narrow goal and can even challenge it at some points. 

Work process:

Each school will decide what parts of his history will present and then will make a collection of historical material, which will send to the twinspace in different digital ways,so must be visible to the partners.Making of a wiki is a cooperative way to work the students and also present frequently their work.A fotoalbum with photos from the team work is also in schedule. 

Expected results:

The Ability to Assess Evidence. The study of history builds experience in dealing with and assessing various kinds of evidence.Histories that tell the national story, emphasizing distinctive features of the national experience, are meant to drive home an understanding of national values and a commitment to national loyalty. the students will understand how common is the humanity destination from the beginning because history as art and entertainment serves a real purpose, on aesthetic grounds but also on the level of human understanding.