While some of our activities take place when we are in our own countries, I think both students and teachers would agree that our most exciting ones take place when we go to 1 of 6 participant countries in order to hold a project conference that last for 1 week. So far, we have been to Greece and Poland.
One such activity we held was a photo contest in Poland last April. The rules were easy; the students had to take photos that displayed the effect that social media and networks have on our lives, and the one with the most creative photo was to win a gift card for an electronics/book store.
The contestants took their photos in their home countries and sent them to the head of the contest, Miss Bahar. Later on, each photo was displayed in the Poland conference and the teachers from each country voted for their favorite.
There were a lot of inspired and well-shot photos, and some funny ones as well. Here are those photos, along with their titles and presentations;
Author: Bill Georgantopoulos - Greece
‘’This photo was captured 1 year ago in a Buddhist monastery. This photo is the proof of the great evolution of technology.’’
Author: Georgia Gianni - Greece
‘’Learning how to use technology along with learning how to walk and talk.’’
A Typical Day at My House
Author: Kinga - Poland
‘’New technologies and social media are in almost every part of our lives.’’
Author: Sara Boldrini - Italy
‘’This picture wants to highlight how social media involves everyday life, in the picture are depicted guys at the park that instead of talking to each other and having fun, they are using their phone.’’
‘’Personally I think that our generation prefers remembering some special moments using a mobile phone or a camera instead of looking with our eyes. These new technologies permit us reliving that moments in order to remember them in a better way.
I've taken this photo during a concert in Bologna last March.’’
Author: Camilla Gamberoni – Italy
‘’The photo was taken at my home and it represents the different use of social between persons.’’
Author: Alejandro - Spain
‘’This picture reflects how young people are controlled so many times by social networks and ICT. If we use high-tech devices correctly, we can make the most of them and enjoy the possibilities that they give us so much.’’
Author: Jesús Yagüe Martínez - Spain
Author: Ayşe Azgün - Turkey
‘’The idea is that social media can be very tempting and addictive for young people.’’
Author: Ayşe Azgün - Turkey
‘’Most of the time we get indulged in social networks and forget where we are.’’
Author: Ayten Gönültaş - Turkey
‘’This photo attempts to show how new technologies including social media arouse curiosity in young children.’’
Author(s): Arthur’s Team - Latvia
‘’The idea is that Technologies let us become closer.’’
Author: Alex - Latvia
‘’The idea is clearly seen. How Technologies have been developing.’’
Author(s): Alex and His Team - Latvia
The voting was made via every country picking their top 3 favorites, and the one with the most votes (5 votes) was the photo titled ‘’Evolution of The Media’’ by Alex. Congratulations buddy! Great photo, and that lighting is especially top-notch!
And that concludes our photo contest. It was a fun little experience that allowed creative and talented minds to speak through art of photography. I for one, can’t wait to see what the future holds in store for us and our project.
Ibrahim YAMAN
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