DREA_Youth_Media

“Youth and Media” Seminar : 

“Youth and Media” Seminar Direcção Regional de Educação do Alentejo Portugal Jorge Mata 03/10/07

Project outline: 

Project outline Digital School is a initiative integrated on the PRAI-Alentejo, Innovative Strategies and Actions program, approved by the EC on December 02; DREAlentejo is a Department from the Ministry of the Education responsible for co-ordination on educational politics in 47 local administrative units with 27.323.70Km2 and a 776.585 inhabitants in the south of Portugal.

Institutional outline: 

Institutional outline The Regional Department of Education of Alentejo- Direcção Regional de Educação do Alentejo DREAlentejo - was established in 1987.

Public Educational System: 

Public Educational System Constituted of more than 530 public establishments of basic and secondary education with several organization typology: vocational schools, secondary schools, basic schools of 2nd and 3rd Cycles, basic schools of 1st Cycle primary integrated Schools (1st , 2nd and 3rd cycle) kindergarden – 3 to 6 years

Context: 

Context

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Geographic area The Regional Department of Education of Alentejo- Direcção Regional de Educação do Alentejo DREAlentejo - was established in 1987.

Background: 

Background

Context: 

Context Important Numbers in Alentejo’s schools: Global ratio: 1 PC – 6 Students; LAN on all the schools; Broadband INTERNET access; Servers in 90% of the schools.

Objectifs: 

Objectifs To promote the innovation and the use of the ICT by schools of Alentejo, integrating all the functionalities of the existing software on the market To promote the willing, the work and the synergies of the schools of our Region by: giving them the tools they need; hearing them and reflecting together.

Objectifs: 

Objectifs To promote the interchange of experiences of all kind between schools, students and teachers of our region and with those of other regions and countries; To promote the development of collaborative networking on our schools, in order to improve their workflow, as a way of dealing and managing their day-by-day problems and activities.

The Project: 

The Project Services of DREAlentejo

Portal of DREAlentejo: 

Portal of DREAlentejo News on the hour

Portal of DREAlentejo: 

Portal of DREAlentejo Updated info of the institution

Portal of DREAlentejo: 

Portal of DREAlentejo Multimedia promotion of good pratices on the schools

Portal of DREAlentejo: 

Portal of DREAlentejo Multimedia help-desk

Portal of DREAlentejo: 

Portal of DREAlentejo Webmail

Web pages for each school: 

Web pages for each school Structured information, equal to all the schools, allowing a direct and easy acess to all needed information

Web hosting: 

Web hosting Web sites, LMS, CMS.

Escola Digital: 

Escola Digital A System of Administrative School Management

Escola Digital: 

Escola Digital Open source software developed and licensed by DREAlentejo, free of charge to all schools.

Escola Digital: 

Escola Digital The system is based on the use of a magnetic card, allowing: Control IN and Out of every person that works and visits the school; The end of the money inside the school; The reservation of the meals for the following days; Real-time stock management of stocks either of the refectory, or the bar, or the stationery; Each student (or parent), teacher or school worker has a private access to its own current account; The daily bureaucratic work of filling maps, and control of money and papers ends, considering that all is done by the software.

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Integrated System of Pedagogical Management and Information

Prodesis Students: 

Prodesis Students Organization and management of the school’s life of every student; On-line information of the school activities and work: Documents of study; Training tests; Homework.

E-Learning and School Support at Distance: 

E-Learning and School Support at Distance Learning Management System

E-learning: 

E-learning e-Learning b-Learning with video, audio and text interaction; Virtual classroom Web conference (video and audio) between schools of the same School Area with other schools from any part of the world. Chat rooms Forums

Achievements: 

Achievements Non-stop development to a non stop-web

Main idea: 

Main idea A Regional approach to IT in Education with European funding allowed: Innovating by integrating existing technologies in a coherent view; An effort to consolidate infra-structures followed by the action to change the people.

Where we arrived: 

Where we arrived  Looking at empowering young people to face new digital challenges: creating accessibility; generating digital awareness; hosting and supporting new media projects.

Where we arrived: 

Where we arrived  We can now see young people fluently relating with multi media supports. Decoding filtrating Web 2.0 applications by integrating them on the teachers online workflow. http://www.unlocktv.org/

Contacts: 

Contacts Jorge Mata Direcção Regional de Educação do Alentejo Equipa de Apoio à Modernização e Desenvolvimento Educativo Tel: 00351 266 757 941 Fax: 00351 266 757 901 E-mail: jorge.mata@drealentejo.pt MSN: jorgemata@idadevirtual.pt Rua Ferragial do Poço Novo, n.º 22 - Apartado 125 7002-555 Évora - Portugal Lat = 38.5796 (38º34'8''), Long= -7.9102 (7º54´6'') www.drealentejo.pt