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Web- Site Development
The discussion focused on the changes that should occur in the organization
of the pupils' Bulletin Board in order to be more attractive and
user - friendly. The reason is that pupils so far had a few contribution
in the Bulletin Board area. What has been said is that it is an
imperative need to invite pupils to communicate, exchange views
and most importantly collaborate through this environment. The project
is at the point where students should interpretate and further discuss
the results, and in this process a collaboration at international
level through the Bulletin Board should be established.
Dagmar Schaeffer proposed the following structure: to have one open
space discussion forum, where all pupils contribute their ideas
and indicate to whom they address their questions (e.g. to Germans,
Austrians, etc.). During the discussion, comments have been expressed
by the partners. More specifically, they discussed the pros and
cons of this solution. The advantage is actually that pupils don't
spend a lot of time to enter the space. So, it will be probably
quite convenient for them during the school break to go to the computer
lab and send their contribution. The disadvantage is scrolling.
Another disadvantage is the fact that it appears to be very chaotic,
since all the questions for the four topics will be all together.
Ulrike Urban referred to this solution as easy and very friendly
to the pupils.
Vassiliki Kollia proposed to divide the existing Bulletin Board
in four smaller boards, one for each topic. In each subspace, the
pupils will address and answer the questions that are related to
that particular topic. The pupils should go there to check for new
questions as regards this particular topic as well as in order to
submit their answers and their own questions. The advantages and
disadvantages of this solution have been further discussed. An important
advantage, as the bibliography also suggests, is the fact that it
is very structured and enables students to easily detect the topic
that is of interest to them or it is addressed to them. The disadvantage
is that the students should go one more layer down in order to enter
the area they wish to work, and this is translated to more time.
It has been decided that Vassiliki Kollia and Dagmar Schaeffer together
with Epinoia will work further on the second solution in order to
check if it is feasible and if can be designed in way that is less
time-consuming. The new version of the Bulletin Boards should be
ready by 15th December 2000.
As regards the new material to be introduced in the web-site, it
has been suggested to add Links in the "Link area", Lesson plans
in the "Research area", and fotos of the pupils. Heinz Wagner also
suggested to add an activity/game. In this game the pupils will
have to answer some questions that they will be one way or another
related to the data collected from the interviews. For each correct
answer, they will gain something (e.g. a blouse from Kurier etc).
Problems have been also mentioned as regards downloading of the
Evaluation Questionnaires.
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