Powerpoint from live Webinar

1. The eTwinning webinar ‘Finding
an eTwinning partner school’
will begin at 16:30
While you wait
you can check
that you’ll be able
to hear us by
clicking ‘Tools’ –
‘Audio’ – ‘Audio
Set-Up Wizard’

2. Nice to
meet you
An Isabel Brennan
Introductio British Council: Belfast.
n to the Northern Ireland Regional Officer
eTwinning A new mum, I read Italian crime
team fiction and I’m enjoying the
rugby world cup – for now!

3. Nice to
meet you
An Jenny Compton
Introductio British Council Belfast
n to the Regional Officer: North West
England & Yorkshire/Humber
eTwinning
team Cinema, cooking & walking the
Belfast hills (well attempting to)!

4. Finding an eTwinning
partner school

5. Blackboard Collaborate
- Basic tools
• Participants Box
• Chat Facility
• Voting tools
• Other communication tools
• Microphone
• Whiteboard

6. Participants Box
When you first sign in you
will see your own name, the
moderator and the other
participants.
We have disabled the
webcam function for this
particular session.

7. Chat Facility
This is the chat
box.
You can ask us
questions and
talk to other
participants
Write in this white box,
your comment or questions
will appear above.
Click enter to send – you
can not delete but you can
even add a smiley face!

8. Use the Chat function to
introduce yourself, e.g.
Task
1 Hi, my name is . . . I joined
eTwinning in. . .

9. Voting tools
Voting
We will be asking you to vote on
certain questions or topics. Click on
the drop down menu.
Click on your selection
here.

10. Use the green tick (for yes)
or red cross (for no) to
answer this question
Task
2 Is this your first webinar?

11. Polling Tools
Polling
We may ask you to respond to a
polling question. Like the question
below.
Click on your selection here.

12. Use the vote function to
Task 3 answer our poll….
Where are you joining us from
this afternoon?
A) England B) Scotland
C) Northern Ireland D) Wales

13. Task Use the vote function to
answer our poll….
4
What type of school do you
work in?
• Nursery/Infant B) Primary
C) Secondary/Further D) SEN

14. Other communication tools
You can also show us how
you are feeling by clicking
on this icon and you can
display any of these icons
beside your name. Try it
out!

15. If you’re happy and you
Task know if, click the smiley
5 button!
Coz you’re happy
and you know it!

16. Microphone
If you wish to speak, you
can click on this icon to
raise your hand. This lets
the moderator know you
wish to speak.
Here you can see
Isabel has raised her
hand.
You must click on the mic
button here to turn your
microphone on and speak.
Remember to click it again to
close the mic when you have
finished.

17. www.etwinning.net

18. Let’s test our
eTwinning
knowledge!

19. What type of schools can I partner
with?
A) All types of schools (including SEN) from age 3 – 19
B) Primary & Secondary Schools only
C) Primary Schools only
D) I don’t know!

20. What language(s) can be used for
eTwinning projects?
A) English only
B) Any language, as agreed, by all the project partners
C) English & French only
D) My native language only

21. When can I begin an eTwinning
project?
A) Any date, mutually agreed by partner school (s)
B) During the Autumn term only
C) During term time only
D) September only

22. How long does an eTwinning
project last?
G) 1-3 months
H) 1 year or more
I) Any amount of time, mutually agreed with partner
school (s)
J) 3-9 months

23. Are you still with
me so far?
Give me a smiley face
if you are!

24. Any Questions?

25. In this Use the eTwinning partner
finding forum
Webinar
we will Use the eTwinning search
learn function
how to

26. Have you heard of the
eTwinning forum?

27. Have you used the eTwinning
forum before?

30. Find eTwinners Forum

31. Example 1
Searching for an interesting post

36. Top Tips
• Note the title of posts you reply to
• Note the name of the post author
• Regularly check eTwinning for
replies and new messages
• Remember netiquette!
• Keep searching!

37. Example 2
Creating a new post

41. • Your message will now be displayed at the top of the
forum screen initially
• Remember to monitor the post and respond to any
replies
• Remember netiquette

42. Any Questions?

43. Recap
Where can you find the eTwinning forum?
i) Projects
j) Resources
k) My profile
l) Find eTwinners

44. Recap
Imagine, you are looking for a new partner
school to begin an eTwinning project. You
would like to work with a school with pupils
aged 14-15. Which forum would you use?
e) eTwinning project 4-11
f) eTwinning project 12-15
g) eTwinning project 16-19
h) Comenius project 12-15

45. Recap
Once you are in the eTwinning forum, what
can you do?
e) Read a forum post
f) Read & reply to a forum post
g) Create a forum post
h) All of the above

46. Have you used the eTwinning
search before?

47. Find eTwinners
Search:
quick search

50. Good for specific searches for individual
schools or teachers

54. Category Search

62. Any Questions?

63. Recap
Where do you find the eTwinning partner
search?
f) Profile
g) Find eTwinners
h) My profile
i) Projects

64. Keep searching! It can take
some time to find the perfect
partner school 
Once you start communicating with
partner schools:
• Reply to email/messages/forum posts
promptly
• Discuss project ideas clearly and openly
with potential partner schools
• Be open and flexible to different ideas
and approaches

65. Has this session been
helpful?
A. Very helpful B. Helpful
C. A little bit helpful D. Not sure