5. What is eTwinning?
eTwinning is a free, flexible, easy to use
resource for enhancing the use of ICT across all
areas of the curriculum.
6. Resources: Hundreds of categorised project ideas publically available for
working with students aged 3-18 across various subject areas e.g. ‘Statistics
and You’, Maths and Sciences, Age group 3-13
Safe environment: Online community of over 160, 000 teachers from 32
countries
Partner-finding tool: Once registered you can search online for partner
schools and create joint projects
Project space: Once you’ve registered a project your project will be given
it’s own virtual classroom where you can upload files, photos, videos, blogs,
and wikis etc and use the live chat facility
Support: There is a complete package of free online resources available to
support partnerships
Awards: Schools can apply for a Quality Label for their project and can use
this work as part of their application for the International Schools Award
Professional Development opportunities As well as online networking with
other teachers online, there are online learning opportunities and webinars
7. Aims of eTwinning
Facilitate collaboration between teachers
in different countries in Europe
Allow teachers and pupils to work
together online using various tools
Provide a multilingual platform for online
work in 23 languages
Make it easy to use ICT in education
16. And Another
Healthy Living
Blog
Video creation
Podcasts
VC
17. Reasons to use eTwinning:
It is a free resource
Safe online environment
No application form or lengthy admin
process
Could be your 1st step or could enhance
an existing link
Real context for learning
18. What eTwinning can do for You
CPD opportunities:
– Local ICT based workshops
– Webinars
– European Professional Development
Workshops
Part of a community of peers
Exciting and interesting way to work
Develop your ICT skills
20. eTwinning Platform – 3 layers
1. The Public Portal
Public Information for all 2. The Desktop
Where teachers register
for eTwinning Search tools and
Project ideas and kits profiles
Where teachers get in
3. The TwinSpace touch and register an
– Private project workspace eTwinning project
– Where project partners and Also a tool for
communication about
pupils collaborate online
events
– Where project work is/can be
published and shared online
– TwinBlog Where project
partners share their experience
25. Curriculum Integration
Action Aid – Climate Change – Global
warming
Fair Trade
Social Enterprise – raising money for
items to send to Africa
Assemblies led by students
Whole school International Days
World Peace Days etc etc
26. Outside of www.etwinning.net
Blogging www.blogger.com
Video-conferencing
http://flashmeeting.e2bn.net/ & www.elluminate.com
Wikispaces www.wikispaces.com
Google docs http://docs.google.com
Wordle www.wordle.net
Animoto www.animoto.com
???? Lots of others
27. Comenius In-service Training
Comenius Assistants
Comenius Bilateral Partnerships
Comenius Multilateral Partnerships
Comenius Regio
Fulbright UK/US Programme
Schools Online
International Schools Award
British Council Schools Programme
29. Support
Florence.anderson@britishcouncil.org – Your
local eTwinning contact based in London
etwinning@britishcouncil.org – Main team
On the web –
www.britishcouncil.org/etwinning - UK site
www.etwinninguk.wikispaces.com –
eTwinnning UK Wikispace
www.etwinninguk.typepad – eTwinning UK
Blog
32 European Countries: All EU countries can participate Plus Norway, Iceland, Turkey, Switzerland & Croatia can participate. Switzerland is the newest member of eTwinning and joined in 2011 25 Languages eTwinning website available in 25 languages to make it easier for all teachers across Europe to use eTwinning, not just those who are fluent in English. You can change the display language of the website on the home page at www.etwinning.net. There is a support team for every European country Teachers Teacher numbers are constantly changing but you can see the most up to date figures on the home page For example, how many teachers are registered and who joined most recently. Projects eTwinning project numbers are constantly changing as teachers join eTwinning & start/finish collaborative projects at any time Over 750 Yorkshire schools registered Over 1200 Yorkshire teacher registered
Screenshot of main eTwinning site. Public view - lots of project and activity ideas - news from across Europe - details on the most recent teacher/school/projects registereed - info on professional development opportunities - helpdesk Then register & get involved! By registering you create your own personal username/password so that you can access your private desktop.
Screenshot of main eTwinning site. Public view - lots of project and activity ideas - news from across Europe - details on the most recent teacher/school/projects registereed - info on professional development opportunities - helpdesk Then register & get involved! By registering you create your own personal username/password so that you can access your private desktop.
Screenshot of main eTwinning site. Public view - lots of project and activity ideas - news from across Europe - details on the most recent teacher/school/projects registereed - info on professional development opportunities - helpdesk Then register & get involved! By registering you create your own personal username/password so that you can access your private desktop.
eTwinning desktop You can access your desktop once you have registered on eTwinning: - personal, private area of eTwinning - username & password protected - communicate with other European teachers - share and use teaching resources from across Europe - find partner schools to work with on collaborative projects - more learning opportunities
Notes on eTwinning projects: Projects can have any number of partners You decide what project activities to do & for how long You can start or finish a project at any time You can run any number of projects at the same time eTwinning Twinspace - virtual classroom - free resource given to each new eTwinning project - private to you and your project partners - share/upload/collaborate with your project partners