This document discusses the etwinning program, an initiative of the European Commission that allows students to communicate with students in other EU countries using ICT tools. It provides benefits for both students and teachers, such as improving students' digital and language skills while allowing teachers professional development opportunities. Accredited tools that can be used on the etwinning platform include Wordle, Voicethread, and online surveys. The document also provides contact information for the local etwinning ambassador in Northern Ireland.

1. What is etwinning?
Benefits for pupils?
Benefits for teachers?
CCEA accreditation
ICT tools used on the platform
Belfast –March 2012

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What is etwinning?
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3. What is etwinning?
• 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 I.C.T at school.
• An innovative , creative and safe way to
deliver the curriculum tapping in the demands
of the modern youth culture.

4. Benefits to students
• Improve their self management skills, encouraging
them to sustain their attention, meet deadlines,
proof reading etc...
• Boost their confidence
• Increase pupils’ motivation
• Improve their team working skills
• Enable them to solve communication problems
• Improve their digital skills and exposed them to new
applications

5. …more benefits to students
• Widen their horizons
• Create endless discussions
• Enable newcomers to share their culture
• Create real audiences for project work
• Encourage them to experience Modern
Foreign Languages in an enjoyable and
meaningful way!

6. Benefits to teachers
• Professional Development opportunities:
- Free webinar training
- European Professional Development
Workshops
- Trans-national partner finding workshops
• Part of a community of peers
• Exciting and interesting way to work
• Develop your ICT skills

7. • Extra resources as the school can win national prizes
each year in June.

8. CCEA’s ICT Accreditation Scheme
• you can use eTwinning (just like any VLE) to
work through any of the tasks; especially
helpful for the exchange requirement!

9. Free Tools used and allowed by
C2K !
• Wordle.com:
• Voicethread.com
• Voki.com
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/portal/layout

10. • wallwisher.com
• Communitymap.com
http://
new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/portal/layout?p_l_
• Surveyriver.com
• Animoto.com
• http://
new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/portal/layout?p_l_

11. • GoAnimate.com
http://
new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/portal/layout?p_l
• Scribblar.com

12. Tools provided in the twinspace
• Blog
• Wiki
• Forum
• Picture galerie
• File archives
• Web pages
http://
new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/portal/layout?p_l

13. Contacts
Isabel Brennan
British Council NI
7 Fountain Street
Belfast BT1 5EG
Tel: +44 (0)28 90192250
Local ambassador:
Christelle Bernard
Little Flower Girls’ School
71A Somerton Road
Belfast BT15 4DE
(028) 9037 0647
cbernard341@c2kni.net