My thoughts about Education Humanities, Technology and Digital Culture. Interested on social media tools in educational contexts and
gamification in education.
Back from my summer break, Yes! Summer break, here I am again! Well, finally Summer arrived on the north of Portugal! August was a cold month. September entered quite nice! On the beach lovely weather! No windy days, such a wonderful time! The sea! Cold water, of course, no problem! And so relaxing to walk by the sea, feeling the freshness. A lot of young kids surfing! Finally, we could enjoy summer! Well, no more rêverie! It's time to the review of the most popular posts of August.
Remember how hard it is to swap those lazy summer days for early mornings? The classroom setting may have changed (hello, smartphones, tablets, new paper books) but going back to school can still feel like a chore.
Here are the most popular posts of the last month:
The Festival was launched in 2018 in connection with the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development that takes place each July at UN Headquarters in New York.
The competition offers amateur and professional filmmakers around the globe the chance to submit animated or live-action films up to 20 minutes long that showcase a person or project working on tangible solutions to the world’s biggest threats and making the SDGs our reality.
Entries were accepted in the following categories for 2019:
Protecting our planet
Reducing inequalities
Building peace
Ensuring quality education and jobs
Young Filmmaker (24 years old or younger)
SDGs in Virtual Reality/360 degrees
This is the biggest competition of film works dedicated to sustainable development goals (Sdgs).
Synopsis:
Hidro was hit by luck. Water is all around him and seems to have no end. But his joy is interrupted by warning signs. After all, water is limited and scarce. Is it too late? Will the H2O family be able to change their behaviors and manage this resource efficiently by applying the 5 R's of water (Reduce water Consumption, Reduce Wastage, Reuse Water, Recycle Water, and Resort to Alternative Sources)
SDGs are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership.
They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.
All teachers must be "green" in school and help the new generations to involve in those important goals such as water reduce. They can invite students to develop educational projects, national or international about Environment.
I have already published a good number of posts on my blog about Environment education in school, along the years. You can read them by searching.
In 2012, I suggested the app Zoe Makes a Splash on the same theme: water reduce.
Children and teens will learn to reduce water and its importance in our planet, how to use it in moderation, the impact of polluted water on wildlife and habitats and the benefits we get from clean water.
Target: 4-11/12 years old.
Devices: Smartphones; tablets; Online.
Languages:
Available in English, Portuguese.
Note: You can download for free here (English) and here (Portuguese).
Curriculum: Cross-curricular;
Schools & Parents:
This short animated film can be used in the classroom or at home.
For years, I shared my green thoughts and values with my students in Languages and IT curriculum.
I hope this short animated Aquastory give teachers a good inspiration to include into school curriculum, and developing interesting activities and projects about water reduce and food waste.
Young students will love Aquametragem learning how to reduce water and good waste with Hidro and its family. It's so important for the our future.
"The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction."
