DEADLINE: 16.05.2025

Activity coordinators: teachers, Mihaela Paduraru Comanoiu, Bors Elisabeta Edit, Özgür Candemir, Marilena Calin 

Activity name: 3D Code Art – Inside the Illusion 

Short Description: The activity "3D Code Art – Inside the illusion" combines artistic creativity with digital skills in a collaborative task. Students color sections of a drawing that forms a 3D optical illusion (a room with depth), and the final image is completed with a background-free class photo inserted into the scene. This activity  will be reported on the Code Week platform, offering the opportunity to receive participation certificates for both students and teachers.

Objectives:
• To develop students’ creativity and artistic sense through collaborative digital art.
• To integrate visual arts with digital skills in an interactive activity.
• To teach the steps needed to add and report an activity on the Code Week platform. https://codeweek.eu/ 
• To familiarize students with the concept of 3D optical illusion and how to integrate real images into digital artwork.
Work plan:
1. Introduction (preparatory activity): Introducing the concept of 3D optical illusion and visual examples (for example, a camera with depth effect).
- Class discussion on how to creatively place people in a drawing to make them appear part of the scene.
2. The teacher prints, at the students' choice, a 3D camera template, from the ones below or another designed by them, which preserves the format.You can download the templates below.

- Students color the drawing in individual sections, in a chain, jointly.
- Classroom photos, collages or video showing the coloring process will be uploaded to Twinboard.
3. Integrating the students into the artwork, attaching a group photo without a background to the drawing to create the illusion that students are in 3D space.
4. Publishing the activity on Code Week requires:
Step 1. Teachers log into the Code Week platform and select "Add an Activity", and complete the requested fields, the activity code cw25-idxxJ  and images from the activity and the drawing.
Step 2: access "Activity report" and fill in the required fields and download your teacher's diploma.
Step 3: Access "My certificates" and enter the students' names (with a comma between them, as requested in that field), plus the other fields and generate the students' certificates.

*Note: On page 13.2 you can find some explanatory images with accessing the CODE WEEK platform and reporting steps.

On page 10.2 - Dissemination of "Code Week" in the created twinboard, images of the students and the certificates received will be inserted. 

Expected results:
• Students improve their creativity, artistic expression and digital skills.
• Teamwork and communication are encouraged through the collaborative nature of the activity.
• Teachers gain valuable experience in organizing and reporting events on European platforms.
• If the activity is correctly reported on the Code Week platform, both teachers and students will be able to automatically generate certificates of participation.
• The activity also serves as an opportunity to disseminate the eTwinning project through an external ESEP (Code Week platforme), increasing its visibility both online and within the wider school community.