1) eTwinning is an online portal launched in 2005 that promotes European school cooperation, collaborative learning, and project-based pedagogy by providing online tools and support for teacher projects, without directly financing projects. 2) Since 2005, eTwinning membership has grown significantly as the Internet has evolved from a passive Web 1.0 to a more interactive and creative Web 2.0, allowing for greater online collaboration and community building among teachers. 3) Looking ahead, eTwinning aims to further support online collaboration and professional development through online learning events, communities of practice, and quality assurance programs to recognize excellent projects while remaining free for teachers.

1. Evolving eTwinning Anne Gilleran PDW Ischia, 17 October 2008

2. A History lesson! 2005 - Officially launched in January 2007 - Officially Integrated into the Life Long Learning Programme 2013 - Due to run until this date Now an accompanying measure to the Comenius programme

3. What is ? ?

4. Official Definition eTwinning is a portal : Which takes advantage of the possibilities offered by the Internet and digital media to promote European school cooperation, collaborative learning and project based pedagogy. eTwinning does not finance single projects but supports them by offering tools and support.

5. Re-examine this sentence To promote: European school cooperation Collaborative learning Project based pedagogy.

6. Assumption That teachers can only do these through project work

7. What has happened since 2005?

8. 1. The Internet has changed Web 1.x Passive Read the news Retrieve information Essentially an online encyclopedia

9. Interactive & Creative Web 2.0 - make the news - publish ideas - create archives - comment on events - communicate

10. At the Technet Summit in November 2006, Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of Netflix, stated a simple formula for defining the phases of the Web: “ Web 1.0 was dial-up, 50K average bandwidth, Web 2.0 is an average 1 megabit of bandwidth and Web 3.0 will be 10 megabits of bandwidth all the time, which will be the full video Web, and that will feel like Web 3.0.

12. Since 2005 February 2004 January 2005 February 2005 October 2006 February 2004. 2006 1999 2005/06 April 2006

13. What has happened in eTwinning since 2005? 16 October 2008: 45643 active members Active project run at approximately 10% of this figure September 2005 7000 teachers registered

14. Networked World eTwinning is not just about projects. Projects are the outcome of a much larger process The process of community Social Networking

16. Image of the network of connected eTwinning schools

17. What is the future? Teachers connected in groups 2008/2009 To collaborate and create together within and outside formal projects European eTwinning ambassadors Maths & Science teachers School Leaders Creativity

18. 2009 Online learning eTwinning learning events Professional development on line communities of practice based on pedagogical resources

19. eTwinning continues To be supportive and offer opportunity for professional development To be connective & non bureaucratic To offer recognition To have built in quality assurance at national and European level in the form of Quality Labels

20. And It still costs nothing!

21. Digital Natives? In this fast evolving world there are no natives!

22. Over to You! Thank you for your attention anne . [email_address] .org http://www.etwinning.net