Throughout the 50 years of its history, the Pere
Tarrés Foundation has sought to adapt to society’s
characteristics by directing innovative projects, which is why it
created the New Technologies at the Service of Education area in
response to a series of needs related to the use of information
and communication technologies by the different educational agents
in our country.
The growing use of new technologies by children
and adolescents combined with their gift for them makes new technologies
a novel and privileged channel for any educational intervention
project. A range of businesses, public administrations and citizen
organisations have opened themselves to the world of new technologies
in recent times, in order to provide services for or transmit content
to children, adolescents and young people. The Pere Tarrés
Foundation places the new technologies for education services at
their disposal.
Objectives
We endeavour to promote a vision of technology which is useful,
contextualised and close to individuals. The following operational
objectives have been proposed to fulfil that objective:
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To fight against the digital divide that exists
between individuals with access to new technologies and those
with limited means. |
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To make individuals familiar with the easy
and productive use of new technologies. |
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To provide various educational agents with
tools for the proper, appropriate and safe use of new technologies:
parents, teachers, educators... |
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To create educational technological applications
for different interest groups. |
Services offered
Dynamic computer resource uses
| Active educational portals on
the Internet |
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Purpose
To provide quality educational content for a variety of web
pages.
Educational objectives
The objective is to design web
pages on different subjects with theoretical contents adapted
to the recipients’ characteristics (age, etc.). These
web pages endeavour to offer teachers and students high quality
content to promote the use of the web as an educational tool.
Methodology
The Pere Tarrés Foundation’s team of educators
is made up of specialists on different subjects: health education,
environmental education, classroom application of new technologies...
and formulates content on the different subjects covered to
provide valid resources adapted to user levels. The Foundation’s
task consists of formulating and organising portal content.
Specific Projects
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EducaRed: This provides
teaching staff and students at over 10,000 schools all
over Spain with content on using computers and the Internet
in the classroom. |
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Clikasalud: This project
formulates health education content for teaching staff.
It is directed to the entire Spanish and Latin American
school community. |
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Didici: This project
formulates science and technology content for teaching
staff and students. It is directed to the entire Spanish
and Latin American school community. |
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| Promoting spaces for accessing new
technology |
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Purpose
To make people aware of the possibilities offered by information
and communication technologies, in order to promote their
access to employment.
Educational Objectives
To hold introductory educational workshops on computers and
the Internet to promote knowledge and use among individuals
with limited access to computer facilities. To offer spaces
and computers for free use so that individuals can use them
to carry out assignments, look for employment and access the
Internet.
Methodology
To provide neighbourhoods which are at risk of being left
behind as regards technological progress with fully equipped
computer and Internet access points. These points offer a
space where training, computers and the Internet can be freely
used. All planned activities emphasise individual involvement
in operating the centres and in the educational process. This
process is based on self-teaching and mutual collaboration
between users.
Specific projects
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Òmnia. 111 “Ómnia”
points in Catalan neighbourhoods are currently in operation,
with over 20,000 users per year and more than 500,000
computer utilisations. |
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Materials preparation
| Providing content for web pages |
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Purpose
To provide high-quality educational content for a variety
of web pages.
Educational objectives
The objective is to design web pages on different subjects
which all provide theoretical content adapted to the recipients’
characteristics (age, etc.). These web pages endeavour to
offer teaching staff and students high quality content to
promote the use of the web as an educational tool.
Methodology
The Pere Tarrés Foundation’s team of educators
is made up of specialists in a variety of subjects: health
education, environmental education, classroom applications
of new technologies…and formulates content on subjects
to provide valid resources at user levels. The Foundation’s
task consists of formulating and organising portal content.
Specific projects
|
EducaRed: This provides
teaching staff and students at over 10,000 schools all
over Spain with content on using computers and the Internet
in the classroom. |
|
Clikasalud: This project
formulates health education content for teaching staff.
It is directed to the entire Spanish and Latin American
school community. |
|
Didici: This project
formulates science and technology content for teaching
staff and students. It is directed to the entire Spanish
and Latin American educational community. |
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| Preparing educational computer programs |
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Purpose
To provide computer programmes with educational content which
appeals to children.
Educational Objectives
To design computer programmes that promote knowledge on and
the use of computers by very young children while attitudes,
values and norms are worked on in an entertaining and game-like
way. A few of the subjects covered are intercultural education,
educating for equality and cooperation.
Methodology
The Pere Tarrés Foundation’s team of educators
prepares educational content and adapts it for use by very
young children through interactive game formats. These games
are delivered in CD format to educational centres and/or specific
groups.
Specific Projects
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Around the world with Lluís
Parramón: An interactive game for children
to introduce them to the different cultures and customs
that can be found at present in Catalonia as a receptor
of immigration. |
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