Contact Seminar in Budapest (2008)

1. eTwinning in the Regions ofeTwinning in the Regions of
HungaryHungary
Krisztina Varga
eTwinning Regional Ambassador – Southern Great Plain
hu_contact@hotmail.com
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2. About the system of eTwinning —
in short
European level: Central Support Service
(CSS): European Schoolnet (EUN)
National level: National Support
Service (NSS): Educatio
Kht.,eLearning Igazgatóság
Regional level: Regional
Ambassadors (RA)
– since 09/2007
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3. The Regions
In Hungary:
19 counties + Budapest
7 regions
about 3 counties/RA
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4. Map of the regions
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5. NorthernNorthern Hungary: MiskolcHungary: Miskolc

6. Some interesting figures
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Region
Regional centre Area
(km2
)
Population Density
(/ km2
)
Northern Hungary Miskolc 13,428 1,289,000 96
Northern Great Plain Debrecen 17,749 1,554,000 88
Southern Great Plain Szeged 18,339 1,367,000 75
Central Hungary Budapest 6919 2,825,000 408
Central Transdanubia Székesfehérvár 11,237 1,114,000 99
Western Transdanubia
Győr 11,209 1,004,000 90
Southern Transdanubia Pécs 14,169 989,000 70

7. Northern Great Plain: DebrecenNorthern Great Plain: Debrecen

8. The number of registered schools and
projects in the regions
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Region
Registered
schools
Registered
projects
Northern Hungary 78 31
Northern Great Plain 68 23
Southern Great Plain* 15* 7*
Central Hungary 195 95
Central Transdanubia 48 14
Western Transdanubia 45 7
Southern Transdanubia 35 14
Total number of registered schools: 594
245 registered projects altogether

9. Southern Great Plain: SzegedSouthern Great Plain: Szeged

10. eTwinning — Goals
Schools collaborating in Europe – short or
long-term partnerships
Communication in foreign languages –
multilingual environment
Use of ICT tools – digital environment
Create innovative pedagogical projects
Get to know different cultures better
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11. Central Hungary: BudapestCentral Hungary: Budapest

12. Activities of the RA’s
a. Getting and staying in touch with schools
and teachers – link with NSS
b. Taking part in educational events and
conferences
c. Promoting eTwinning: inform teachers of
the program in schools
d. Providing helpdesk support – e-mail
e. Informing the registered schools on a
regular basis – regional mailing list
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13. Central Transdanubia:Central Transdanubia:
SzékesfehérvárSzékesfehérvár

14. What RA’s really do…
 Get in touch with all the registered schools – introduction e-
mail
 Inform the school where you work about what you do
 Get familiarized with ICT tools (using the Internet, especially
the eTwinning portal, e-mailing)
 Constant self-training: find out more about ICT to work more
efficiently (web 2.0 tools)
 Regular discussion with the other RA’s (Flashmeeting)
 Find and present successful partnerships and good
practices
 Take part in every programme or event where you are
invited
 Encourage schools and teachers: take every chance to talk
about eTwinning and all the possibilities it may provide
 Forward any questions or problems towards the NSS
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15. Western Transdanubia: GyőrWestern Transdanubia: Győr

16. Difficulties
 Many incorrect e-mail addresses
 There are several projects – only some
are registered
 Most of the teachers identify eTwinning
as a program only for language teachers
 Not much confidence towards the use of
ICT tools
 Teachers are rather passive…
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17. Southern Transdanubia: PécsSouthern Transdanubia: Pécs

18. Thank you for your attention!