The Erasmus + KA219 project "WITHIN NETWORKS, THE BEST AND THE WORLD OF SOCIAL NETWORKS" is a strategic partnership between 3 schools in Poland, Portugal and Spain. The project was born from the interest of the students to establish relationships through social networks with young people from other European countries, their high motivation for the possibility of using audiovisual media and the need of the schools to internationalize their educational practices. With the planned activities the following objectives are pursued: 1. Improvement of the English proficiency of teachers and students. 2. Improvement of the capacity of schools to manage international projects . 3. To promote the professional career of the participating teachers through the improvement of their competences. 4. Improvement of the digital competence, using new technology and social networks as tools and media of work and , paying special attention to their responsible use. 5. To acquire knowledge and developing skills related to the design and production of audiovisual projects. 6. To acquire appropriate knowledge and skills for teamwork. 7. The incorporation of new methodologies and resources into educational practices, especially those related to the use of new technologies and new tools of communication and to the international cooperation between schools. 8. To promote social and civic competences, with particular relevance to intercultural awareness and European coexistence, and the critical, responsible and respectful use of social networks. 9. To promote the internationalization of schools in general and their educational practices in particular, strengthening professional relationships with other European centers. To achieve these objectives, the participants will receive training on the responsible use of social networks, schools will create working groups of teachers and Erasmus workshops for students who will work in 4 blocks or periods: 1st Use of Instagram and eTwinning by students to introduce themselves and to show the rest their way of life (town, school, free time, sport, cultural activities ...) 2nd Use of Facebook and eTwinning to report cyber-bullying and to make an audiovisual prevention campaign. 3rd Use of Youtube and eTwinning to denounce violence in the networks and to make an audiovisual prevention campaign. 4th Use of Twitter and eTwinning to denounce messages that promote prejudice and that pose a problem for intercultural coexistence, audiovisual prevention campaign. In addition, in order to get a higher degree of achievement of the objectives, 3 mobiliries will be done with students to the countries of the partner centers to carry out teaching-learning activities, coexistence, cultural exchanges and dissemination of the project.
"Within networks, the best and the worst of social networks" was born with the intention of training participants about the responsible use of the Internet and social networks in an international collaborative context. After two years of intense work, exchange of experiences and learning between institutions, coexistence and cultural approach, "Within networks" has become much more. It has been an experience of social inclusion and openness towards Europe, as proposed by the European Union, in terms that range from interculturality to the fight against cyberodium, "fake news" or cyberbullying. The participating schools (Szkoła podstawowa nr 368 im. “Polskich Olimpijczyków” (Poland), Agrupamento de escolas Viseu Norte (Portugal) e IES Campiña Alta (Spain)) have contributed with different types of experiences, activities and resources that have allowed to achieve the objectives of the project. Throughout the project, different workshops have been held on the responsible use of the Internet and social networks, with their activities included in a methodological guide accessible from the Erasmus + results platform and its products available on eTwinning. Both teachers and students have also participated in training activities on the same subject directed by different organizations. Students have participated in three short-term exchanges in Poland, Portugal and Spain. During these exchanges, in addition to participating in workshops on the theme of the project, an important weight was given to cultural content and international coexistence, in order to create stable links between them. For the coordination of the project, three transnational meetings of teachers were held in Spain, Poland and Portugal, providing a very enriching and collaborative environment where teachers were able to exchange experiences. During these meetings, the main agreements on the key points of the project were reached. The degree of achievement of the objectives and development of the results has been high, especially among those of an intangible nature. These results include the improvement of skills for teamwork, the improvement of linguistic competence among all participants or the degree of internationalization of the schools and the openness to Europe among students. The impact of the project on schools has been good. For the IES Campiña Alta, the project has been the first international strategic association. I has started a line of work with multiple benefits for the educational community. For the Agrupamento de Escolas Viseu Norte, the project is a step to consolidate this type of experiences and to give them continuity, creating an experienced work team. The Szkoła podstawowa nr 368 im. “Polskich Olimpijczyków” offers its students a wide range of Erasmus + projects as a strategic element in the school. Finally, the weight of the project's topic is so important in our current lives that its sustainability is inevitable. Society requires schools to make from "the responsible use of the Internet" a cross-cutting issue in which to invest time and resources. "Within networks, the best and the worst of social networks" is just one step that will continue with activities in all schools. The project will remain active in eTwinning so that the school can exchange their experiences and resources, in order to make from our students responsible and critical citizens in the networks and on the Internet.