School: Basic School 17.november of Sabinov
    Sabinov, Slovakia, Slovakia

6 students, ages 14-15 worked together to complete this CyberFair project on March 16, 2011. They have participated in CyberFair in the following year(s): 2008

Classes and Teachers: Teacher: Mgr, Jan Jasko; Class: 9.A

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Our School's Web Site: http://www.zsnovsab.edu.sk/info_english.htm

1. Description of Our Community

East Slovakia is one of the most beautiful parts of our country. People lived here are one of the reason. An ethnic diversity caused that you can find here many and many various historical landmarks. One of the most wonderful historical landmarks are the wooden churches. These buildings have its origins in 18. Century in ages of reformation. Manny of these churches were saved to these days. And we want to introduce it to you.

2. Summary of Our Project

In the villages of northern part of east Slovakia we can find beautiful and romantic nooks of nature, valleys, hills and forests. This region is endowed with diligence and intelligence, handicrafts and their intellect. This fact is documented by wooden churches which were built by our ancestors, and we admire their work today. Today’s society and school are trying to develop competence and cooperation ability to evaluate objectively. And this project is a medium how to educate children who will be able to success in today’s society. This project also develops ability of national feeling, national pride and develops respect to this historical message of our ancestors.

3. Our Computer and Internet Access

A. Percentage of students using the Internet at home:more than 50%

B. Number of workstations with Internet access in the classroom:more than 6

C. Connection speed used in the classroom:dial-up modem

D. Number of years our classroom has been connected to the Internet:more than 6

4. Problems We Had To Overcome

We didn´t met any big problems. But these project was expensive because we had to go too far to we could see these landmarks. But the parents of our students were very nice and they give us some money to we could travel. So the money was the biggest problem.

5. Our Project Sound Bite

We have never tought about old beauty such like this in our region. We have many exciting experiences. We could see real old wooden churches. It is very interesting they are build without nails. We also had posibility to write in English about this project and we learned many new English words. Working on this project gave us a lot of experiences and a lot of new friends too. We had traveled a lot and we discovered many new historical places of our beautiful country. We have really enjoyed this journey. It was interesting and really fun.

6. How did your activities and research for this CyberFair Project support standards, required coursework and curriculum standards?

Today’s society and school are trying to develop competence and cooperation ability to evaluate objectively. And this project is a medium how to educate children who will be able to success in today’s society. This project also develops ability of national feeling, national pride and develops respect to this historical message of our ancestors. This project should visualize Slovak wooden churches. It also should helps to children to understand how funny and interesting the history could be. And this kind of learning is more exciting and interesting like the usual memorizing.

1) What information tools & technologies did you used to complete your CyberFair project?

We have used: 2 computers, mobile phones,video and digital still cameras,computer software, libraries,books, newspapers,museums and oral interviews. We had used each of these tools. The most valuable tools were books, digital cameras, museums and computer. Bud museums were the best because we had seen everything what we are talking about.

2) In what ways did you act as "ambassadors" and spokespersons for your CyberFair project both on-line and in person.

We met a lot of guides in all churches. We could to ask them everything and they were very officious. So they gave us a lot of informations about each of these churches. In Hervartov there was very funny old man guide who told us many jokes from his childhood. But the best thing was the wooden churches of Saint Anton which were looking exactly like this guy.

3) What has been the impact of your project on your community?

The main goal of our project is to introduce our wooden churchces to the World. Our project should to introduce selected churches and teach people more about. This project has a very good response from people who live in the villages where these wooden churches are located. Now we want to offer this website to the world and help to save these buildings because many of this churches need reparation. And each kind of help is important.

4) How did your project involve other members of your community as helpers and volunteers?

We would like to thank to all of the guides who gave us manny interesting informations. And our work without them would be impossible.