eee (e-tools, etwinning and erasmus+)

EEE (eTools, eTwinning and Erasmus+)

Maya Kyulevchieva & Tsvetelena TaralovaeTwinning ambassadors

About us

Maya Kyulevchievateacher Ivan Vazov Language SchoolPlovdiv

Tsvetelena Taralovateacher88 school in Sofia

еTwinning ambassadors

www.socrative.com Online tool Socrative

Why Socrative?

• Free tool

• Teacher creates an account

• Students DO NOT register

• Applicable to all devices with Internet access - РС- laptop- tablet- smartphone

Why Socrative?

• Rich variety of options to apply during the lesson -

Test (Quiz)

- Control during the lesson (Quick question)

- Feedback for the Teacher

- Questions for self-assessment by Students

- Overall evaluation of the lesson (Exit ticket)

- Competition (Race)

Teacher’s dashboard text here Student’s screen

Quiz managing

Your “room” number is constant

Shared quizzes

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dtoP6ivVNJtqTw0d6OSKLEq5WlZZ7ak9onjU1kph0Co/edit#gid=20451944

How to create your own quiz?

Entitle the quiz

Choose the type of questions

Tempo

Students follow their own tempo, Students see if they have answered

correctly + the correct answer

Tempo

The questions are NOT in the same order set by the teacher;

Students can go back to a previous question and correct the answers

Tempo

Teacher decides on the moment to proceed with the next question,Teacher can get back to a previous question (to check if

everybody has answered, for example),the way Students have answered is

not visible

Why Socrative?

• Options to monitor during the quiz :

- Students (DO NOT) see results

- Students (DO NOT) see their names

• Options to download and work on paper in case of

Internet problems

Downloads

Organise a competition

Results

Choose the kind of

the result

Choose the way to get them

eTwinning – the modern standard in education

2005 – 2013 – eTwinning was a main activity of the European Commission Programme eLearning

2014 – one of the pillars of Erasmus+

European schoolnet – conducts: – Central Support Service to coordinate the activities = 37 National Support Services

Some figures

28 languages

Benefits for teachers

Free access

Community support

Safe internet environment

Projects in collaboration

No bureaucracy, no documentation, no reports

Impact on teachers

Work in a team

Increased knowledge of new IC tools

Support by the National Support Service

Recognition of the work

- National Quality Label

- European Quality Label

- European Prize

- groups,

- online seminars,

- learning events

- learning labs

- National PDWs

- International PDWs

Impact on students

New way of learning

Building a sense of community

Educating tolerance and interculturalism

Increased knowledge of specific topic/s

Increased skills and knowledge of ICT usage

International friendships

Increased knowledge of foreign languages

Increased abilities to work in a team

https://www.etwinning.net

Teachers and students have a direct connection

and are able to communicate and

collaborate live in various sections of the platform

What is necessary for

a successful project?MotivationCreativity Interest in new IC tools Selection of your team of colleagues and studentsSetting clear and realizable tasks with reasonable time

to be achieved Skills to work in a team Getting over the fear of making mistakesPositive attitude

Enjoy the collaboration with

your colleagues and the creativity of your

students

Thank you and see you on board of Erasmus+ and

eTwinning

e-mail: mayakyul@abv.bge-mail: ts_taralova@abv.bg

Facebook group: eTwinning Ambassadors Bulgaria