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The aim of our project was the development of both an innovative webpage with CMS (Content Management System) and the development of Social entrepreneurship projects in a Portuguese and in an Estonian Schools, as a key element of the respective vet courses of education, namely Organization of Events and Marketing and Public Relations, in Portugal, and Multimedia, photography and ICT, in Estonia. In both schools, virtual companies were founded, which planned and implemented social events and activities. In both places, groups of students had to decide on the type of activity, content, target public and aims. They were involved in the planning and implementation of the events right from the beginning. Cooperation between both institutions will be based on information exchange and production of usable contents from the area of organization of events, multimedia and IT by the students using Web. 2.0 tools.Both countries were responsible for the organization of the events (two joint ones, one at each exchange period, and then one at each partner country, in an individual scale, for preparation of the joint one), dissemination of it and for the communication process / webpage with Content Management System platform. The events then: - Informed about each partner city, region, country (traditions, history, teaching-learning process, social responsibility in the respective region, etc)- Promoted intercultural communication (language, music, art, literature, etc)- Involved partners outside school- promoted social responsibility- Used resources efficiently- Were properly disseminatedThe teachers and students used Project management methodology for the development of the projects. The conditions were created and support was given to student in the company foundation by the teachers. There were training activities on project methodology and 2.0 web tools. One at each project year.Students and teachers/trainers from the referred VET areas decided on a common content structure of a Wordpress platform and developed together and progressively the content. Students knew how to work with web and wiki platforms and used them in order to find information. Competencies were developed in activities. Our concept was stimulating students to be active, to discuss and to create learning content which was stored in the Wordpress Platform and which is of practical use for further training and application in the further professional carrier.The use of SKYPE also allowed direct oral discussion. This way, the four main activities to develop foreign language competencies were addressed: writing and reading (in the Wordpress) and listening and speaking (by using SKYPE), linked to contents which address language (glossary, active use of profession related terms for content production, development of the language of communication (English), intercultural competencies, professional knowledge (content directly related to the students learning subjects), computer skills (active use of WEB 2.0 applications ) and skills for promoting life long learning (getting to know and practice of media based learning scenarios – the two last mentioned also important for the involved trainers in both institutions.Two training activities for the teaching-learning and practice of 2.0 web tools and Project Management Methodology were organized, one in each country which allowed for the successful development of the whole project.Two exchange periods of 10 days each in both countries allowed to the joint organization of the chosen real event and for the discussion of further development and results, getting to know each other by face to face contact as well as to focus on the practical experience of the other culture.Both countries were aware of the present economic situation and of high rate of youth unemployment and recognise it a challenge for schools and employers to train young individuals and to bring employement.
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