How to integrate etwinning projects in classroom?

Valadares, 31/01/2018 – CFAE Aurélio Paz dos Reis
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Daniela Guimarães & Teresa Lacerda
daniela.guimaraes@dge.mec.pt | teresa.lacerda@dge.mec.pt
Embaixadoras eTwinning da Região Norte | eTwinning Ambassadors
How to integrate etwinning projects
in classroom?

What is eTwinning?
eTwinning is the community for schools in Europe!
www.etwinning.net

… an initiative of the European
Commission to give an opportunity
to as many EU children as
possible to communicate
with other children in other
EU countries using Information
and Communication
Technologies at school.
2008 – 2013 2014 - 2020
Lifelong
Learning
eLearning ERASMUS
Plus
2005 – 2008
eTwinning is…

Inquiry based
learning
Project based
learning
Intercultural
dialogue
Collaborative
work
Use of ICT in
classroom
Safe
environment
Innovation Recognition
Teacher is
autonomous
Teacher is
never alone
Different pedagogical approach
Public (Portal)
Personal (eTwinning
Live)
Project (TwinSpace -
Public/Private)

Link
eTwinning…

eTwinning…
• Promotes school collaboration in Europe through the use of
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
• Provides support, ideas and tools to make it easy for schools to set
up partnerships and start collaborative projects in any
subject area.
© Anne Gilleran, 2009

• All students and Staff since…
Kindergarten until the end of high school.
• Staff from public and private schools:
Teachers
Head teachers
Careers Guidance
ICT coordinator
Librarian
Pedagogical Adviser
School Psychologist
Who can participate?

Plus
36+6
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Moldova
Tunisia
Ukraine
Countries that belong to eTwinning community

To start…
Portal eTwinning
www.etwinning.net
42 Countries + 27 languages
to develop projects

Go to your email to validate your register
Fill in the form with some professional and school information
email

Task 1…
If you are new in eTwinning:
 Enter eTwinning Portal
(www.etwinning.net)
 Register
 Click “Register”
 Fill in the form
 Open you mailbox
 Here you will find a link to
validate your register
 Complete your register
If you have an eTwinning
account
 Enter www.etwinning.net
 Go to “Projects” Menu (New Kits -
https://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/pro
jects/kits.cfm )
 Look for projects about your
teaching subject
 What do you think about these
projects’ relevance for your classroom?

You are an eTwinner!
Important notice:
It’s free!
Congratulations!

eTwinning Live… an overview
In this section you
can find out
interesting
eTwinners to
contact and
eventually start
working with.
You can create
your contact list.
On-site and Online
events can be
organised by any
eTwinner (including
you) and they have
the following
features:
An audio and video-
conference tool. ||
A forum to discuss
prior and after the
video-conferencing
session. || A file
archive to share
documents.
In this section you can create new projects or manage the
ones you already have
In this section you will find all Online
Professional development opportunities that
eTwinning offers at European level. AND:
- https://stm.etwinning.net
- https://metp.etwinning.net/
- https://groups.etwinning.net/46362/

eTwinning Live… Task 2
Your profile is important!
 Enter www.etwinning.net and LOGIN.
 Go to eTwinning Live
 Edit your profile…
 Add your picture
 Add some personal information

You are an eTwinner 
You must create your own
contact list!
 Go to eTwinning Live
 Click “People” menu
 Look for partners
 Visit teachers’ profile
 Invite some teachers to make
part of your contact list

Planning a
project
Some tips

• IN THE PAST… We used Internet in a passive way to:
- Read the news
- Retrieve information
- Search for some info (Essentially an online
encyclopedia)
• TODAY…
We can use Internet to:
- Publish ideas || Create archives
- Comment on events || Communicate
- Collaborate
- Learn together
When you plan a project … take in mind

When you plan a project … take in mind
… collaboration & learning together

… think about activities in which…
students can learn and collaborate.
teachers can learn and collaborate.
Curricular integration is guaranteed.
When you plan a project …

 If you want to start a project with
someone, you need to have a common
ground for collaboration.
 A way to find out a project partner is to
be active in one of the Partner Foruns. So,
 Go to Partner Foruns
 Read some project proposals
 Do you like any projects?
 If you are interested in one of the
posted ideas, you can express your
potential interest by taking part in
a discussion thread
 Invite someone from the forum to
take part of your contact list

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Develop an eTwinning project

Pedagogical Innovation
Describe the various pedagogical methods you have
used with your pupils during the project work.
(Examples: small group work, independent
research by pupils, etc.)
What methods did you use to engage them in the
project?
Before
PLAN
During
COLLABORATE &
SHARE
After
REFLECT,
EVALUATE &
DISSEMINATE

Curricular integration in one or many subjects
Is the project work based on the school curriculum?
Is the project work an integral part of the
schoolwork of some subject/s?
Is teacher clearly teaching the curriculum through
the eTwinning project work?
Before
PLAN
During
COLLABORATE &
SHARE
After
REFLECT,
EVALUATE &
DISSEMINATE

Interaction: communication and exchange
between partner schools
How did you organise the communication with all
partners?
What communication activities did you design for or
with your pupils for sharing the work of each class
on the themes of the project?
Before
PLAN
During
COLLABORATE &
SHARE
After
REFLECT,
EVALUATE &
DISSEMINATE

Collaboration
Collaboration activities go beyond communication.
In what aspects of the project did you and your
partner(s) collaborate?
In what activities did pupils collaborate and work
together?
How were the final products of the project achieved
by the pupils?
Before
PLAN
During
COLLABORATE &
SHARE
After
REFLECT,
EVALUATE &
DISSEMINATE

Use of technology
Technology can give an added value to the project.
ICT tools should be used in such a way that they
ensure the success of the pedagogical objectives of
the project and show a responsible use of
technology.
The integration of ICT tools offers opportunities to
build both digital skills and digital citizenship
competencies.
Before
PLAN
During
COLLABORATE &
SHARE
After
REFLECT,
EVALUATE &
DISSEMINATE

Results, impact and documentation
What impact do you think this project has had upon
your pupils and your work as a teacher?
How did your school benefit from participating in
this project?
What do you regard as the most successful result of
this project?
Have you given links to all the documentation
relating to the planning, progress and outcomes of
the project?
Before
PLAN
During
COLLABORATE &
SHARE
After
REFLECT,
EVALUATE &
DISSEMINATE

eTwinning Quality Labels are granted to teachers with
excellent eTwinning projects. They indicate that the project
has reached a certain National and European standard.
The European eTwinning Prize
• The main category is sponsored by the European
Commission and has three levels as follows.
The three prizes are for projects involving:
1. Pupils age 4-11
2. Pupils age 12-15
3. Pupils age 16-19
• In addition to the main eTwinning Prize category there
are also a number of special categories sponsored by
other organisations.

The concept of recognition for work
done in eTwinning exists since ever with
Quality Labels. These awards are
available for teachers both at National and
European level.
However, these labels are applied only to
the work of individual teachers in
projects.
In order to recognise the work done
at school level, a new label is now
available to apply for – the eTwinning
School Label.

Do you need support?

Portugal
NSS in Direção-Geral de Educação
Contact: etwinning@dge.mec.pt
Greece
CTI "Diophantus" Computer technology
institute & press
Contact: eTwinning@sch.gr
Poland
Foundation for the Development of the
Education System
Contact: pczaplinski@frse.org.pl
etwinning@frse.org.pl

Go to eTwinning Portal

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Portuguese Ambassadors Ambassador email in the format:
xxx.xxx@dge.mec.pt

Daniela Guimarães & Teresa Lacerda
daniela.guimaraes@dge.mec.pt | teresa.lacerda@dge.mec.pt
Embaixadoras eTwinning da Região Norte | eTwinning Ambassadors
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