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Today's rapidly changing world, thanks to modern technologies, forces a human to face the demands of the new world and to adapt to the new environment. This project, which is based on robotics and modern technologies, has brought to the involved schools, students and teachers a world of modern technology, robotics and has opened up new possibilities for future studies and application in practice. At the same time, this project has contributed to the creation of new teaching methods and teaching materials in connection with teaching practice in participating schools.The primary idea of the project was born during a meeting of Czech and French teachers at a partner school in Toulouse in 2015 when teachers discovered a common interest in robotics, modern technology, space research, and works by I. Asimov I, Robot and K. Čapek RUR. Another idea was to find suitable partners for the project. We contacted the Spanish school, because it already had extensive experience with projects Erasmus + and e-Twinning projects and had a great interest in 3D printing. The second addressed school was a German school that had already had experience with robotics.The aim of the project was primary to raise awareness of new advanced technologies to pupils and teachers and give them access to robotics, to show them the possibilities of robotic skills in practice. At the same time, we wanted to extend basic knowledge and skills to students, to improve their language skills, to teach pupils new thinking, to connect the theory with practice, through workshops and practical attempts to understand science better, to raise awareness about the possibilities of further technology studies at universities, and to understand the diversity of different European cultures and share and learn new teaching techniques. The project was broadly interdisciplinary, bringing together a variety of subjects, from art, literature, languages, mathematics, physics, technology, IT, 3D design and printing. The project included transversal skills such as critical and innovative thinking, interpersonal skills, education for global citizenship, and media education.Four organizations were involved:Grammar school Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, the Czech Republic, a coordinator, with experience in field work in physics, biology and chemistry, there was a robotic club under the guidance of lecturers from the Technical University in Ostrava. The school has long-term relationships with the university, pupils attend some university events for high school students, such as the Night of Scientists.IES Escultor Juan de Villanueva, Spain, is a high school in Asturias, has experience with Erasmus + projects and is an eTwinning school, there is a bilingual section at school and has a lot of experience in technology and IT.Lycée Toulouse-Lautrec, France, a high school in Toulouse, had no experience with eTwinning or Erasmus+, but had experience with projects in collaboration with Space and Aviation University and has already taken part in a project based on robotic laws by I. Asimov.Neue Friedländer Gesamtschule, Germany, is a long-term partner school of the Frýdlant nad Ostravicí Grammar School, there is a robotics club, a school organizes exchanges with the Frýdlant nad Ostravicí Grammar School and has been organizing an international Physical Olympiad. Within the project the Spanish and French schools got involved too. NFG had no experience with Erasmus + before.The activities of this project can be divided into activities related to the literature and language part of the project, activities related to the robotics and technological part, short-term and long-term pupils' mobilities and the international Physical Olympiad. These activities include teachers´ cooperation and work on dissemination of the project results. The literarature part included work based on the reading of I. Asimov's I, Robot. We drew up various quizzes about the life and work of the author, quizzes about the book I, Robot, crosswords, vocabulary tests, bingo, comics, game I, Robot, models of robots and their presentation filmed on video, etc. These products are located on the Twinspace Project From Robots to Robotics. The Spaniards have created eTwinning tutorials. In the second half of the project period, we worked on K. Čapek's drama R.U.R. and its implementation by individual partner schools. Each school familiarized itself with the drama, we watched films and theatre performances to motivate pupils. Finally, we practiced individual acts, the Spanish performed the first act, the Germans the 2nd Act, the Czechs the 3rd, and the French epilogue. We created a collection of sci-fi stories. In Robotics and Technology, we built robots with LegoMindstorm, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and programmed them to go through the labyrinth at the last meeting. We have gained new experience, new teaching materials and new skills and we have included robotics and 3D printing to IT.
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