Benifits of a possible partnership Claus Berg, Chief Adviser, UNI•C + contribution from my colleague Ebbe Schultze. eTwinning National Support Service, Danmark (NSS) Eco-Schools – National Operators Meeting 2009 22. October 2009 – Trondheim, Norway eTwinning

My background Claus Berg Teacher 1984-96, ICT Adviser, Teacher trainer KIDLINK 1990-2000 Educational Adviser, Ministry of Education, 1996-2002 UNI-C, Danish IT Centre for Education & Research, since 2002 eTwinning since 2005 Chief Adviser at EMU.dk National & international project management Web 2.0, mobile learning Climate Change education eTwinning NSS eTwinning NSS Denmark <etwinning@uni-c.dk> 22 Oct 2009

Claus Berg

Teacher 1984-96, ICT Adviser, Teacher trainer

KIDLINK 1990-2000

Educational Adviser, Ministry of Education, 1996-2002

UNI-C, Danish IT Centre for Education & Research, since 2002

eTwinning since 2005

Chief Adviser at EMU.dk

National & international project management

Web 2.0, mobile learning

Climate Change education

eTwinning NSS

Agenda My background UNI•C’s Portal EMU.dk …and international Climate Education Presenting eTwinning and its online services Benifits of a possible partnership between eTwinning and Eco-Schools Links and contact eTwinning NSS Denmark <etwinning@uni-c.dk> 22 Oct 2009

My background

UNI•C’s Portal EMU.dk …and international Climate Education

Presenting eTwinning and its online services

Benifits of a possible partnership between eTwinning and Eco-Schools

Links and contact

www.EMU.dk , Denmark’s Education Portal eTwinning NSS Denmark <etwinning@uni-c.dk> 22 Oct 2009

Climate Education: www.teacherscop15.dk eTwinning NSS Denmark <etwinning@uni-c.dk> 22 Oct 2009

Climate Education Weblog: www.teacherscop15.dk eTwinning NSS Denmark <etwinning@uni-c.dk> 22 Oct 2009

eTwinning is an initiative of the European Commission supported by all member states eTwinning: “The community for schools in Europe” It is therefore publicly-funded and is free to schools It aims to increase the number and quality of online collaborative school partnership.

eTwinning: “The community for schools in Europe”

It is therefore publicly-funded and is free to schools

It aims to increase the number and quality of online collaborative school partnership.

The eTwinning action works with Affiliate partners Work within a multilingual and multicultural society Synergy between the partners projects Together, the partners promote and enhance school collaboration through the medium of ICT Increase participation of schools in online collaborative projects Provide the schools with easy access to collaboration networks projects and activities contacts, tools and services Promote and support the development of a collaborative project pedagogy Coordinate and cooperate with other public and private partners aiming at achieving similar objectives.

Work within a multilingual and multicultural society

Synergy between the partners projects

Together, the partners promote and enhance school collaboration through the medium of ICT

Increase participation of schools in online collaborative projects

Provide the schools with easy access to

collaboration networks

projects and activities

contacts, tools and services

Promote and support the development of a collaborative project pedagogy

Coordinate and cooperate with other public and private partners aiming at achieving similar objectives.

The eTwinning portal consist of 3 subportals The open eTwinning portal www.etwinning.net . Where everyone can see the registered schools, look on the individual projects and be inspired to eTwinning projects, and can register as en eTwinning teacher. The closed eTwinning Desktop . As a registered teacher you have access to the Orange eTwinning Desktop. Consist of partner finding tools and project tools. The project portal: TwinSpace , www.new-twinspace.etwinning.net . Build up your own portal with web 2.0 tools, invite teachers and pupils from all the participating classes.

The open eTwinning portal www.etwinning.net . Where everyone can see the registered schools, look on the individual projects and be inspired to eTwinning projects, and can register as en eTwinning teacher.

The closed eTwinning Desktop . As a registered teacher you have access to the Orange eTwinning Desktop. Consist of partner finding tools and project tools.

The project portal: TwinSpace , www.new-twinspace.etwinning.net . Build up your own portal with web 2.0 tools, invite teachers and pupils from all the participating classes.

eTwinning-portal in 23 language: etwinning.net 70.000 teachers from more than 50.000 schools in 32 countries. About 15.000 project between two or more schools. Find a partner class. Build a project Share ideas Exchange good practice

70.000 teachers from more than 50.000 schools in 32 countries.

About 15.000 project between two or more schools.

Find a partner class.

Build a project

Share ideas

Exchange good practice

” Survival” videos

‘ How would you improve eTwinning?’

Benifits of a possible partnership Eco-Schools and eTwinning both have large networks of schools eTwinning schools are often searching for partner schools focsing on environmental education Existing eTwinning school partnerships/project can indeed invite schools from outside Europe eTwinning is already building up ”Pedagogical kits” . Eco-Schools could provide such best practice examples eTwinning.net is becoming a truly web 2.0 collaboration site Multilingual support in almost all European countries, but however based on national basis Possibilities for Eco-Schools to try out eTwinning – pilot? Joint venture? eTwinning NSS Denmark <etwinning@uni-c.dk> 22 Oct 2009

Eco-Schools and eTwinning both have large networks of schools

eTwinning schools are often searching for partner schools focsing on environmental education

Existing eTwinning school partnerships/project can indeed invite schools from outside Europe

eTwinning is already building up ”Pedagogical kits” . Eco-Schools could provide such best practice examples

eTwinning.net is becoming a truly web 2.0 collaboration site

Multilingual support in almost all European countries, but however based on national basis

Possibilities for Eco-Schools to try out eTwinning – pilot?

Joint venture?

Links and contact This powerpoint presentation available via slideshare at: www.slideshare.net/clausberg/ eTwinning portal www.etwinning.net Contact data for NSS’s in most European countries: under ”Help” Teachers’ COP15 (+ blog) www.teacherscop15.dk EMU.dk etwinning.emu.dk eTwinning NSS Denmark [email_address] Ebbe Schultze [email_address] Claus Berg [email_address] Facebook facebook.com/clausberg Twitter twitter.com/clausberg Skype ’clausberg’ eTwinning NSS Denmark <etwinning@uni-c.dk> 22 Oct 2009

This powerpoint presentation available via slideshare at: www.slideshare.net/clausberg/

eTwinning portal www.etwinning.net

Contact data for NSS’s in most European countries: under ”Help”

Teachers’ COP15 (+ blog) www.teacherscop15.dk

EMU.dk etwinning.emu.dk

eTwinning NSS Denmark [email_address]

Ebbe Schultze [email_address]

Claus Berg [email_address]

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