What is eTwinning? Enables teachers and students in 32 European countries to work together using ICT
32 European Countries 25 languages teachers 5300 active projects
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 25 languages Make it easy to use ICT in education
Reasons to use eTwinning It is a free resource Safe online environment No application form or lengthy administration process Could be your 1 st step or could enhance an existing link Real context for learning
What else can eTwinning do for you Professional development Local ICT based workshops European Professional Development Workshops Online training courses Part of a community of peers Exciting and interesting way to work
Public Pages: Project ideas and resources Desktop: Personal profile, partner-finding tool, project registration TwinSpace: Your project’s own virtual classroom with communication tools and a place to share your work for your project
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Online collaboration, how does it look?
Make your own project Step 1: Compose a group of 2 to 3 persons. Step 2: Grab a paper and some pens. Step 3: Choose a theme for a project. Step 4: Invent a project which is suitable for all persons within your group. Step 5: What is the aim of the project? Step 6: How do you involve the pupils in this project? How are they going to collaborate with the foreign pupils? Step 7: Which means of communication are you going to use? 20 minuten
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