eTwinning
www.etwinning.net




etwinning@britishcouncil.org
What is eTwinning?




eTwinning is a free, flexible, easy to use
resource for enhancing the use of ICT across all
areas of the curriculum.
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
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
32 European
Countries
 25 languages



  182,000
teachers
  25000+ 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 23 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 admin
process
Could be your 1st step or could enhance
an existing link
Real context for learning
eTwinning in the UK
Over 15,000 teachers in the UK
Approx. 100 eTwinning ambassadors
across the UK
The ingredients to a successful
eTwinning project
 The existing curriculum
 New ICT skills
 Cross Curricular skills
 Student initiative
 Teacher collaboration
 A finished product (Collaboration)
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
Further eTwinning training




 Online training:
 http://www.britishcouncil.org/etwinning-
 events.htm
Support
 etwinning@britishcouncil.org

On the web:
 www.britishcouncil.org/etwinning - UK site
 www.etwinning.wikispaces.com – eTwinnning
 UK Wikispace
 www.etwinninguk.typepad – eTwinning UK
 Blog
Comenius In-service Training
                   Comenius Assistants
                   Comenius Bilateral Partnerships
                   Comenius Multilateral Partnerships
                   Comenius Regio
                   Fullbright UK/US Programme
                   Schools Online
                   International Schools Award
                   British Council Schools Programme

http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/
http://etwinning.wufoo.com/forms/workshop-feedback/

E twinning presentation

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  • 2.
    What is eTwinning? eTwinningis a free, flexible, easy to use resource for enhancing the use of ICT across all areas of the curriculum.
  • 3.
    Public Pages: projectideas 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
  • 4.
    Resources: Hundreds ofcategorised 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
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    32 European Countries 25languages 182,000 teachers 25000+ projects
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    Aims of eTwinning Facilitatecollaboration 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
  • 7.
    Reasons to useeTwinning: 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
  • 8.
    eTwinning in theUK Over 15,000 teachers in the UK Approx. 100 eTwinning ambassadors across the UK
  • 9.
    The ingredients toa successful eTwinning project The existing curriculum New ICT skills Cross Curricular skills Student initiative Teacher collaboration A finished product (Collaboration)
  • 10.
    What eTwinning cando 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
  • 11.
    Further eTwinning training Online training: http://www.britishcouncil.org/etwinning- events.htm
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    Support etwinning@britishcouncil.org On theweb: www.britishcouncil.org/etwinning - UK site www.etwinning.wikispaces.com – eTwinnning UK Wikispace www.etwinninguk.typepad – eTwinning UK Blog
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    Comenius In-service Training Comenius Assistants Comenius Bilateral Partnerships Comenius Multilateral Partnerships Comenius Regio Fullbright UK/US Programme Schools Online International Schools Award British Council Schools Programme http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/
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Editor's Notes

  • #6 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