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Interculture 2005-2007

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Integrazione e pari opportunità, Scuola secondaria II grado

The Istituto d’Istruzione Superiore Gelasio Caetani leads the “Interculture” Project to provide initiatives for teachers and students. Narration is used as an intercultural tool. The stories can be told employing different types of media (Research conducted during the 2005/2006).

Rome International Model United Nations

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Cooperazione, Scuola secondaria II grado

The simulation of the United Nations meetings that take place at the Liceo Farnesina use technology to allow the rapid circulation of information in English (the language common to all participating countries). (Areas: English, History, Geography, International Cooperation - Research conducted during the 2007/2008.)

The Simple Garden

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Educazione linguistica, Scuola secondaria II grado

The Istituto De Amicis has faced the linguistic needs of foreign students by using their linguistic competencies in their mother tongue and second language to create a glossary of basic concepts in various different fields. The PowerPoint presentations present words and images together. (Areas: linguistic education, history, mathematics, physics, anatomy, earth science - Research conducted during the 2007/2008.)

Multimedia Dictionary

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Educazione linguistica, Scuola primaria, Scuola secondaria I grado, Scuola secondaria II grado

The Multimedia Dictionary is the result of cooperation amongst various schools an subjects. It enriches the available linguistic resources with the knowledge provide by speaking students to hearing impaired and foreign students as well as students without hearing problems and Italian students, too. The Multimedia Dictionary exploits technology to widely circulate its contents and to increase the joint use of words and images to understand meanings. (Areas: linguistic literacy - Research conducted during the 2007/2008.)

Between Athena and Gaia - Bioethics

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Scienze e tecnologie, Scuola secondaria II grado

The “Between Athena and Gaia. Bioethics” Project at the Liceo Majorana seeks to bring philosophical reflection to the effect of scientific discoveries and laboratory work. (Areas: biology, chemistry, geology, astronomy, philosophy, mathematics, physics - Research conducted during the 2006/2007.)

Robotics

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Scienze e tecnologie, Scuola secondaria II grado

The “Robotica” Project witnesses the cooperation of the Istituto Tecnico Pacinotti, the Istituto Superiore piazza della Resistenza di Monterotondo and the Istituto Superiore Von Neumann. It has taken the form of robot competitions assembled in IT classes and related disciplines. (Areas: English, mathematics, science, IT, automatic electronic systems, design technology - Research conducted during the 2005/2006.)

Recycling PCs

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Scienze e tecnologie, Scuola secondaria II grado

The Istituto Tecnico Industriale Armellini recycles used PCs from various companies. The school exploits Internet to locate missing drivers and participates in discussion groups to solve many issues. Norton Ghost Software is used to keep a copy of the hard disk (operating system, programmes, data) and save all the necessary information to avoid having to re-install all the software. (Areas: electronics, IT - Research conducted during the 2007/2008.)

Renewable Energy

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Scienze e tecnologie, Scuola secondaria II grado

The Istituto Tecnico Giorgi has placed solar installations on its large terraces. The school, which is involved in European Projects, has moulded the exploitation of renewable energy with the specialist use of the English language. (Areas: physics, chemistry, mathematics, electronics, electro-technics, mechanics, IT systems - Research conducted during the 2005/2006.)

Automatic Controls

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Scienze e tecnologie, Scuola secondaria II grado

The new robotics laboratory of the Istituto Meucci has produced automatic crane controls, an automatic greenhouse and a miniature Ferrari. The mechanical movements of these devices are regulated by a computer or micro-controller depending on the instructions provided by the programme relative to given variables. The micro-controller is programmed in C++, while PC programming exploits the Visual C++ environment. (Areas: IT, electronics, telecommunications, systems - Research conducted during the 2007/2008.)

Electricity

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Scienze e tecnologie, Scuola secondaria II grado

The Liceo Scientifico d’Assisi has brought the study of electricity from the fifth to the fourth year. To promote the diffusion of scientific culture, it organises conferences, stages and visits to universities and research institutes and during the “Week of the Student” opens up its middle school laboratories. (Areas: physics, IT, mathematics - Research conducted during the 2006/2007.)

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