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Scientix is a new web portal targeted towards teachers, researchers, policy makers, local actors, parents and anyone interested in science education.   Scientix gives access to multimedia-rich teaching materials, research results and policy documents from European science education projects financed by the European Union and by various national initiatives. This new portal is available in six languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Polish and will give access to the main findings of European science education projects financed by the European Union.  

The 2nd European Forum for Video Education entitled “Video and active citizenship” will be held on 1 - 2 October in Berlin, Germany. The objective of this event is to provide an open European forum for exchange of best practice and experience in the area of video production within education with a focus of the theme “video and active citizenship” for educators, media activists and decision makers. Managed by the Viducate project team, this forum will include World Café sessions, discussions and a space to present projects in the wider area of video and active...

A recent study by PBS in the US provides a range of useful inputs on the take up of digital media in education including the specific use of video. Findings from this research, which reflects the views of almost 1500 full-time classroom teachers in a variety of different schools, highlights the interest teachers continue to have in video but finds that they increasingly access this video online, rather than from broadcast, cable or videotape. It also points out that teachers are becoming more strategic in their media use and more knowledgeable about integrating it into their repertoire of...

Music and ICTs are being used by the E-Motion project partners as a way to encourage young people into taking an active interest in learning again. This project is supported by the European Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme and is piloting an innovative informal learning approach based on music and ICTs that combines creativity, fun and the acquisition of key competences particularly in the area of mathematics, sciences and ICT. E-MOTION involves partners from Italy, UK, Romania and Spain who have set themselves an ambitious plan of action which includes...