This document summarizes the author's experience with eTwinning projects from 2006 to 2015. It describes nearly 40 projects involving children aged 7-13 from different countries. The projects covered a wide range of topics including languages, mathematics, science, geography, religion, physical education and more. They varied in length from short introductions to long-term partnerships with over 100 participants. Many of the projects are linked to external websites and videos that provide more details. Selected projects received eTwinning prizes, and the author has participated in eTwinning seminars and camps.

1. My eTwinning projects
• 2006-2015
• almost 40 projects
• Children 7-13 years old
• Short-long, easy-difficult, 2-100 partners, funny-more serious,
successfull-not so successfull…

2. Blue-White friends –
my first project!
• Kids 3. graders
• One topic each month, new ideas all
the time
• Lucky to have a tutor from the other
teacher
http://peda.net/veraja/mantsala/ohkola/luokat/arkisto
/2004aloittaneet/etwinning

4. Similar projects
• A little project in November
o introductions
o family and home
o school
o hobbies
o Christmas
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p16722/welcome
• Me and my school
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p18426/welcome
(unfortenately nothing public there)

6. Chainreactions
• 2012: http://ecr2012.blogspot.fi/
• 2013: http://ecr2013.blogspot.fi/
• 2014: http://ecr2014.blogspot.fi/
• 2015: http://ecr2015.blogspot.fi/
https://youtu.be/oZUUBVbDKxw

7. Languages
• Fingerm-the fish
http://desktop.etwinning.net/projects/project/4988
• Let’s talk and learn English
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p23917/welcome
• Speaking English right away
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p82656/welcome
• European day of languages
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p34631/welcome
• Old European stories
http://desktop.etwinning.net/projects/project/5733

8. Digital Fairytales –
Fingerm the fish
TheFishermanandHisWife
Vondem Fischer und seinerFrau
Kalastaja ja hänen vaimonsa

13. eTwinning-contact seminar in Kiel, Germany

14. Let’s talk and learn English
• Twice a week a Skype call to
• 5.-6. graders
• 2 kids from both countries at the same time
• Kids very independent soon!

16. Speaking English right
away!
https://youtu.be/d1COBPRH3Ws

17. European day of languages
• 6 countries
• Goal was to learn numbers 1-10 in different languages
• Own numbers regorded
• Learned, regorded, to points
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p34631/welcome

18. Old European stories
• 2-3 characters from the national stories
• Kalevala (Aino, Väinämöinen, Seppo Ilmarinen)
• getting to know them, introductions in English
• a new story, where all of the characters from different
countries participated
• one country wrote each week

20. Photos
• Let’s speak through pictures
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p82756/welcome
• A snapshot of Europe
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p29977/welcome

21. A snapshot of Europe
• Kids took photos
• Four categories:
o Nature
o People
o Places
o Sport
• Photos to Twinspace
• Best picture in each category chosen at
school to represent the country
• Kids in all schools voted
• Results in Flashmeeting
• 32 partners

22. Music
• Schoolovision 2013
http://schoolovision2013.blogspot.fi/
• We sing, you sing
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p52419/welcome

23. We sing, you sing
• We chose children’s songs which had been translated to
all of the languages of the participating schools
• We videod us singing it in our own language
• The we watched the videos and tried to learn to sing in
their language
• Again, we videod us singing! A lot of fun!

24. Some more vidoes:
https://vimeo.com/29447736
https://vimeo.com/30851022
https://youtu.be/s2w1SzIhpLw

25. Mathematics or science
• You+Me=Fun!
http://desktop.etwinning.net/projects/project/6969
• Sierpenski Carpet project
http://twinspace.etwinning.net/363/home
• Cellula
http://desktop.etwinning.net/projects/project/14314
• Training of Mathematical knowledge and social skills -
traditional pastries in my home
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p99624/welcome
• “What's Maths? A new life style!”
http://desktop.etwinning.net/projects/project/6969

26. You + Me = Fun!
• 2nd graders looked around and came up with
mathematical problems
• photos, teacher helped with English

27. Kalle
Hello!
My name is Kalle.
My favourite colours are black,
torquise and white.
My hobbies are ice-hockey and
football.
I like sports.
At school my favourite subjects
are math, crafts and PE.

28. How many boys are in our
class?
How many girls are in our
class?
How many children in total?
Love from Sylvie and Sem

29. Cellula

30. What’s Maths? A new life style!

31. The garden full of…
• spring flowers 2013:
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p95545/welcome
• spring birds 2014:
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p100352/welcome
• spring butterflies 2015:
http://twinspace.etwinning.net/6840/home

32. Butterflies across Europe

33. Physical Education
• New Games
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p59139/welcome
• Let’s learn new games
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p24236/welcome

34. Let’s learn new games!
• 5 schools
• Teach a local game to the other classes!
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p24236/welcome

35. Religions
• Religions in Europe
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p83036/welcome

36. Geography, biology
• Seek and find nature
http://twinspace.etwinning.net/701/home
• Northern friends
http://twinspace.etwinning.net/7344
• A puzzle of Europe
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p20046/welcome
• Getting closer
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p17998/welcome
• Marvin, the travelling monkey
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p17493/welcome
• Our countries

37. A puzzle of Europe
• Postcards from your area
• Some information
• A large map on the wall
• 51 partners

38. Marvin – the travelling monkey
”Hello everybody,
The project was finally approved today -
Yay!
Marvin has gone to Australia as one of
our teachers has family over there so I
thought I'd get the long haul trip out of
the way first.
After that he is going to.....
Stefanie in Germany for Christmas.
Sari in Finland.
Avram in Romania.
Loreta in Lithuania.
Katarzyna in Poland.
Then he's going to our partner school in
Ghana.”
• 7 partners

41. Getting closer

42. • a game, 5 teams, members from both countries
• a goal to ”meet” somewhere in Europe
• different tasks, to earn points
• real packages with photos and goodies
• Final party with Skype

43. • The best eTwinning project in Finland 2010
• European eTwinning prize in 2011

44. eTwinning prizes 2011:
winners!
https://youtu.be/2z_CdUjOfBQ

45. eTwinning Camp 2011: An overview
https://youtu.be/lVj7QkZm7i0

46. Thank you! Kiitos!
sari.auramo@mantsala.fi