Project Description

The “Think, Dream and Discover with Digital Storytelling” project encourages teachers and students to use digital storytelling and creative writing in their lessons.

A virtual exhibition and a digital storybook containing the UN Sustainable Development Goals are developed during the project.

Summary

The project aims to enable teachers and students to use digital web tools by supporting their creativity in line with 21st-century skills and Sustainable Development Goals. The project uses the digital storytelling method to ensure the sustainability and transfer of cultural heritage between generations and cultures. Another project objective is to encourage schools to be part of the European Schoolnet and spread European culture and intercultural tolerance.

The main theme of this project is digital storytelling. Participants carry out four transnational learning, teaching and training activities on cultural heritage and sustainability, blended with the method of introducing the city, natural beauties, local songs and classical works of art. The project’s mascot is designed and used as a character in joint activities, digital books, calendars, joint exhibitions and brochures. Three digital storytelling books were created during the project’s lifetime, and dissemination training with NGOs helped them develop their digital skills.

With the digital storytelling method, the project improves participants’ creative and critical thinking, foreign language, and IT skills and enables them to establish intercultural communication with their peers and colleagues. The idea of cultural diversity and the intergenerational and intercultural sustainability of cultural heritage is ensured in the project.

Direct Target Groups

The project’s target groups include students, teachers and parents.

• Students: The primary beneficiaries of the project, including those selected to participate directly in activities such as digital storytelling workshops, transnational learning, teaching, and training activities, and those involved in creating joint calendars, albums, and e-books with peers from partner schools.
• Teachers: Participating as consultants and learners will engage in professional development activities, including training meetings and workshops focused on digital storytelling and integrating digital tools into education. Teachers from various disciplines, such as Foreign Language Social Studies, IT, Geography, and Literature are targeted.
• Parents: Indirectly participating in the project through support provided to students, including involvement in transnational learning, teaching, and training activities, as well as online meetings. Their contribution includes encouragement and assistance to students in project-related tasks.