Schools : January in Review & Harry Potter Book Night !

Harry Potter Book's Night

https://harrypotter.bloomsbury.com/

We can’t believe it’s Harry Potter Book Night 2019! Oh, dear! Today, 7th February? Here's the Harry Potter books and all things Hogwarts! It's the fifth year! Wow!

This year’s theme is: "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry"

Harry Potter Book Night is all about passing on the magic of J.K. Rowling’s amazing books to the next generation of readers, as well as celebrating with devoted fans. I thought the 1st generation of Potterheads in 1999. We read the 1st book of the saga the same year all the books.

Calling all Witches and Wizards

https://harrypotter.bloomsbury.com/

There are hundreds of events planned all around the world, across bookshops, libraries, schools and Potterheads' homes. 

• Find your nearest event by visiting the event map.

• Can’t find one? Host your own event, it’s never too late!  Submit your event here

• Use it as an excuse to curl up in bed and re-read your favourite Harry Potter book. 

Harry Potter Book Night kit

https://harrypotter.bloomsbury.com/

Teachers and devoted enthusiast fans registered for a downloadable Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry event kit to help them host their very own Harry Potter inspired party. 

"We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided"

 Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts

Oh! Yes, tonight it's Harry Potter Book Night. Your Potterheads are so excited! All over the world, librarians will became Hogwarts for a night.

Wonder on January! So many good things I shared it with my usual readers!

Here are the most popular posts of the last month:

Science : Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse ? Wow ! Let's talk ! 

Nuit de la lecture ? Oui ! On y participe ! Ressources & activités 

Schools : 1st International Day of Education : resources & activities

Contest Young Champions of the Earth 2019 : Dare to Invent the Future ! 

and...

Education : Best of 2018 : Semester #1 

Education : Best of 2018 : Semester #2

Hope you are enjoying your classes. And of course, you continue to have new ideas to digital digital resources as video games, animated short movies, apps and social media to enhance the curriculum you are teaching. 

February is the month of Valentine's Day, Carnival traditions and some holiday time. 

So feel happy, wherever you are. We have a challenging job! Be creative! Don't lose your joy and spontaneity on teaching. 

Teaching is a challenging profession with many unique frustrations, but the rewards of are numerable. Keep that in mind. 

I'm back to posting the normal roundup every week. 

Have a awesome Harry Potter Book Night! 

Remembering Professor Severius Snape and Mr. Garrick Ollivander

G-Souto

07.02.2019

Copyright © 2019-Souto'sBlog, gsouto-digitalteacher.blogspot.com® 

Schools . January in review & Harry Potter Book Night !  by G-Souto is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Schools : SG : Safer Internet Day : Go Online... safe ! Interesting experience !

https://better-internet-for-kids.europa.eu/en/saferinternetday

It's the second day of the second week of the second month of the year? That's Safer Internet Day! Over 140 countries across the globe celebrates it in their own way, under the unifying slogan of "Together for a better internet". 

Yesterday, the 5 February, schools in Europe and all over the world celebrated the 15thannual edition of Safer Internet Day (SID). Organised by the joint Insafe/INHOPE network, with the support of the European Commission. Thus schools will continue to work on this important theme throughout February.

Safer Internet Day 2019

• Theme : Create, connect and share respect: "A better internet starts with you."

This day brings together thousands of people, schools, teachers and students to champion a safer and better internet. 

They will be calling for everyone to play their part in creating a better internet for all, in particular its youngest users. 

Internet users are invited to join in and engage with others over the internet in a respectful way in order to ensure a better digital experience for everyone.

They will also remind internet users to take responsibility and keep the internet safe. 

@safeinternetday

• Aims:

By fostering resilience, skills and knowledge, young people will be able to navigate any online risks safely. 

A better internet will also empower citizens in this fast-evolving digital world and take full advantage of the enormous opportunities offered to them online.

Go Online/ game

http://www.econfidence.eu/

✅Resources : Games😊

Go Online is a game made to encourage positive behaviour change in the area of safe use of the Internet.

In cooperation with eConfidence partners, Nurogames researched, selected and developed ideas of topics relevant to be included in the game. With support from project coordinator, ITCL, a suitable graphical style for the target audience was determined.

👉Information:

Go Online consists of five mini-games portraying the situations and topics of safe usage of internet when a teenager is preparing an upcoming birthday party and in discussion with the mother encounters various questions and matters related to the safe use of internet. 

The mini-games are enclosed by a story in which the player moves around in a household environment familiar to every student. The household environment was chosen to immerse the player into the game and to facilitate the transfer of in-game behavior into the real world.

credits: Shutterstock

👦👧Addressing the following aspects:

• Increased awareness of consequences and of interacting in a social online environment.
• 
  
• Sense of privacy, avoidance of harassment or support of improper/anti-social behaviour.
• 
  
• Self-awareness of his/her "virtual self" and implications and importance of concepts such as anonymity, libel, right-to-be-forgotten.
• 
  
• Incorporation of safe behaviour when using an internet-enabled device: knowledge of risky behaviour and common strategies of social engineering.
• 
  
• Self-monitoring of excessive or improper usage of Internet.
• 
  
• Increased awareness of the importance to use internet and its facilities as a communication, research and empowering tool, but not as replacement to real-world interactions and activities. 
• 
  

In Go Online the player/student slips in the role of a 13 year old kid (boy or girl) who lives with his/her mother Ellie in a little home.

Before the kid's 14th birthday the mom gives him/her a pre-present: a smartphone and an internet access. She explains to the kid that there are many risks the internet has, but also acknowledges the benefits it has to offer. She suggests that he/she should organize his/her birthday party using the internet with his/her new smartphone, families Tablet and Ellie’s laptop.

✅Note:

The game has been made available for the 10 schools in the eConfidence pilot tests, in the experimental stage for the pupils participating. Read more here

Following the completion of the pilot tests and upcoming project research results, more information on the game will be made available on the eConfidence website

via Debating Europe

• Education:

Serious games – that is, games with an educational purpose – have become popular in schools and have been shown to support knowledge acquisition as well as bring about behavioural, perceptual and cognitive change. They can be an important learning method provided they have a sound underlying pedagogical design. 

screenshot Serious Game School of Empathy

http://www.econfidence.eu/game-bullying

I shared with my usual readers another serious game about Bullying (2018) by eConfidence.

The objectives of Go Online use game are that students receive support to: 

• Identify the different types of risks they can encounter online

• Understand the consequences of potential online behaviour

• Develop successfully digital skills  Improve their behaviour in a digital environment 

Approaches that complement, not replace, other ways to address the safe use of the internet and bullying in the classroom will add to these benefits and help change the behaviour of students on these issues. 

A booklet you will find indications that gaming activity in the classroom can make a positive change to students' knowledge of and behaviour towards a topic.

Immersion in the game and perceived competence during game playing can bring about positive psychological outcomes.

In the two games they students become active agents in their learning and develop more sensitivity and empathy through direct engagement in realistic simulations

👉Note: This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 732420. 

G-Souto

06.02.2019

update 18.08.2026

Copyright © 2019-Souto'sBlog, gsouto-digitalteacher.blogspot.com® 

Schools : SG : Safer Internet Day : Go Online... safe ! Interesting experience ! by G-Souto is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

References: eCondidence

Contest Young Champions of the Earth : Dare to Invent the Future !

Young Champions of the Earth
http://web.unep.org/youngchampions/

UN Environment is seeking inspired young problem-solvers with big, bold, ideas for the environment, for humanity, for a greener future. Does that sound like you? If you are between 18 and 30 years-old, applications are open!

Celebrating young people with a big idea to protect or restore the environment; a vision for a more sustainable future; and a strong track record of instigating change. They are unafraid of failure; believe in a bright future for our planet, and have what it takes to be a Young Champion of the Earth.

Young Champions of the Earth

http://web.unep.org/youngchampions/

True! UN Environment and Covestro are calling on 18-30-year-old innovators to submit their creative solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Young Champions of the Earth aims to celebrate and support individuals aged between 18 and 30 who have outstanding potential to create a positive environmental impact. 

Applications for the Young Champions of the Earth prize is open now!

The UN is now searching for the next Young Champions of the Earth for 2019. Following an open call for applications, a global jury will select the seven 2019 winners. 

Each winner will be expected to implement their big idea and keep UN Environment and partners updated on their progress by producing vlogs and blogs.

Interested environmentalists between the ages of 18 and 30 are encouraged to submit their big ideas here by midnight GMT on 31 March 2019.

• Timeline for Application & selection: 

Timeline for Application & selection 

http://web.unep.org/youngchampions/

In 2019, seven young people – selected from every global region – will be named Young Champions of the Earth. 

These winners receive seed funding, intensive training, and tailored mentorship to bring their big environmental ideas to life. 

UN are looking for the artists, scientists, economists, communicators and entrepreneurs from all walks of life with big, bold ideas - for the environment, for humanity, for a greener future. 

Young Champions of the Earth

http://web.unep.org/youngchampions/

• Selection process:

The selection process has three rounds:

• The open call for applications will run until 31 March 2019. Each applicant will be required to submit responses to a series of questions and upload a referee’s letter of endorsement

• Finalists - drawn from every world region - will be short-listed by UN experts and requested to submit short videos pitching their big ideas.

• In the final stage, a Global Jury will review the World Finalists’ big ideas and choose seven Young Champions of the Earth. The winners will be publicly announced and invited to attend the Champions of the Earth Award Ceremony.

Note: The winners will be expected to implement their big ideas and act as ambassadors of cause at speaking opportunities, while providing regular progress updates in the form of videos and blogs that will be shared on this website.

Contest rules:

Following an open call for applications, UN experts will short-list World Finalists from every region. 

A Global Jury will then select the seven 2019 winners. Each winner will be expected to implement their big idea and keep us updated on their progress by producing videos and blogs that we will share on our website. 

In parallel, up to 50 of the most promising applicants will be granted privileged access to an expert community of Covestro mentors. They will offer insights on topics ranging from communications and business development to project planning and financial management. Read more here

Information Brochure 2019:

Download here

Young Champions of the Earth

http://web.unep.org/youngchampions/

How to apply:

The question is: What are you doing about it? Now more than ever, those of us who care for the natural world must stand up and be counted. Whether you’re an activist, educator, innovator or artist, we need you to challenge the status quo and fight for the health of our planet and its people.

You can submit your application until 31 March 2019 via the application portal on this website. 

You will need to identify a referee who can vouch for the viability of your idea and for you as an individual. 

Once you submit your application, no further edits or changes will be possible. Read more here

Young Champions of the Earth

http://web.unep.org/youngchampions/

The Prize:

In 2019, seven Young Champions of the Earth will be selected from each global region: one from each of Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, West Asia, and two from Asia and the Pacific. Each winner will receive the following: 

Each of seven winners in the 2019 program, the third year of the global competition, will receive $15,000 seed money to invest in their projects, invitations and funding to attend high-level UN meetings to share their ideas with the world, and training and mentorship.

Get Inspired:

You can find out more about the 2018 Regional Finalists. They offer an impressive array of scalable, innovative and potentially impactful solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. 

Following the non-binding public poll which attracted tens of thousands of votes, a Global Jury will select seven Young Champions of the Earth who will be announced to the public in mid-September. 

UN encourages everyone who wants to make a difference for our planet to see if they have what it takes to be a Young Champion of the Earth. Apply today! 

G-Souto

30.01.2019

Contest : Young Champions of the Earth 2019 : Dare to Invent the Future ! by G-Souto is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.