The document introduces the new eTwinning Twinspace, highlighting its design, increased tools, and more social networking features aimed at fostering collaboration between teachers and pupils. It outlines the functionalities available, such as project planning, creating activities, and managing member roles, while emphasizing the importance of active pupil involvement. Additionally, it provides guidelines for starting and managing projects within the Twinspace environment, including invitations and activity organization.

1. The NEW TwinSpace Christina Crawley and Santi Scimeca eTwinning Central Support Service European Schoolnet Annual eTwinning Conference - 6 February 2010 Seville, Spain

2. Today’s session: 1. Introducing the eTwinning TwinSpace 2. Going through the various tools 3. Giving you a chance to use the TwinSpace through a number of tasks

4. What does the new TwinSpace offer? - A new design More social networking - More tools - More roles - More personalised It’s still a place for eTwinning projects to run their activities, but with…

5. Most importantly… The new TwinSpace is where teachers and pupils work together Encouraging teachers to: Actively involve pupils Organise activities and let their pupils organise activities as well!

6. Getting started: the Homepage Members : who’s who? Activities : what has everyone been doing? Mailbox : each member has their own Calendar : what’s planned? Activities : the main areas of your work Blog : The summary of your project

7. Entry point Homepage – what’s the latest? Where things happen Activities – main workspace Staff Room - planning Pupils Corner – hang out Chatting, discussing Chat – discussions in real time The main sections…

8. Starting to plan: Staff Room Where partners get to know the TwinSpace and each other… - Begin project planning - Discuss how pupils will be involved (roles) - Share ideas, documents, resources, etc. Get help, inspiration, resources…

9. Who has initial access to the TwinSpace? Founding partners (as teacher administrators) Additional partners – added via the Desktop (as teacher members) . : no need to add twice (via Desktop and TwinSpace)

10. Having others join: Invitations To invite pupils (as well as other people), teachers use the invitation button on the homepage of the TwinSpace

11. Also in… Invitations Roles scheme: Teacher Administrator : full project partners Teacher Member : support teachers Pupil Administrator : project coordinators Pupil Member : participants Visitor : guests (to private TwinSpaces)

12. Invitations: email? Visitor/teacher invitation (email required) Pupil invitation (no email required)

13. Language What language does the TwinSpace appear in? Language of the user’s browser How to change it?

14. Working together: Activities The bulk area for project work Administrators (teachers and pupils) can create as many activities pages as they wish (as one could with folders), and choose which tools are used

15. How to create Activities Go to the Activities label to create an Activities page - it is up to you how to organise - organised chronologically Name the new page and then add - you can here choose to make an activity ‘public’ or ‘private’ Add applications or “tools” to your activities page. You can add one to many – it is up to you!

16. What “applications” are available? Blogs Forums (MB) Wikis File Archive (DL) Photos (IL) Content (WCD)

17. On the side: Pupils Corner - To encourage pupils to get to know each other, on their own, in their own way. Teachers members have viewing rights. Teacher admins can delete.

18. In real time: Chat No change…

19. Testing the TwinSpace http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net sevilla1 / etwinn1 sevilla2 / etwinn1 sevilla3 / etwinn1 sevilla4 / etwinn1 sevilla5 / etwinn1 sevilla6 / etwinn1

20. Tasks Get access (login as pupil or get someone to invite you) Change the language of the TwinSpace Invite a teacher, create a pupil profile Create an activities page Add applications Create posts: forum, blog, wiki, etc. Web Content Display: write text, embed a YouTube video, add photos Create a calendar event Send an email Publish/unpublish Ask a question in the CHAT area.