MEDEA Awards 2018

Showcases

Media and Learning Association

Monkey Labs, a series of educational video games, was developed in 2009 by game studio Larian Studios and educational book publisher die Keure (Belgium). Monkey Labs I, the first in this series, is a 3D videogame in which students have to solve various mathematics challenges. Following an intriguing narrative, the student/player sees a seemingly abandoned research complex and it is up to the player to unveil the mysteries within, and save the monkeys and scientists that are locked up inside this place of surprises and plot-twists.
Imprinting consists of two video clips documenting the educational aspect of the merger of one generation to another, showing for instance pupils who are learning geometry through both traditional as well as technology-based exercises. Imprinting was created and directed by teachers and students of an Italian junior secondary school
A Letter - A Story is an interactive games and learning environment which was created in 2011 by the Educational RadioTelevision of the Greek Ministry of Education (Greece). It is part of an innovative multimedia learning package consisting of interactive games, which aims to support the teaching of the Greek alphabet to Kindergarten and First Grade children through entertainment, although it can also be used to reinforce writing skills at other levels.
Traditions Across Europe is a project within the eTwinning community, which is an EU programme that enables and encourages European schools to collaborate using ICT. Traditions Across Europe is based on an information exchange amongst 22 European schools about particular aspects, activities and traditions of the school's own country, a blog was set up by the schools to support this exchange.
The European Chain Reaction is a science/art project and competition which challenges primary schools across Europe to create, film and upload a "Rube-Goldberg/Robert Storm Petersen-like" chain reaction. Through the contest, children learn more about science and computers in a fun way and in the end all submitted chain videos are merged into a big cross-border European chain reaction.