etwinning in the regions of hungary
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eTwinning in the Regions of eTwinning in the Regions of HungaryHungary
Krisztina VargaeTwinning Regional Ambassador – Southern Great Plain
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About the system of eTwinning — in short
European level: Central Support Service (CSS): European Schoolnet (EUN)
National level: National Support Service (NSS): Educatio Kht.,eLearning Igazgatóság
Regional level: Regional Ambassadors (RA)
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The RegionsIn Hungary:
19 counties + Budapest
7 regions
about 3 counties/RA
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Map of the regions
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NorthernNorthern Hungary: Miskolc Hungary: Miskolc
Some interesting figures
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RegionRegional centre Area
(km2)Population Density
(/ km2)
Northern Hungary Miskolc 13,428 1,289,000 96
Northern Great Plain Debrecen 17,749 1,554,000 88
Southern Great Plain Szeged 18,339 1,367,000 75
Central Hungary Budapest 6919 2,825,000 408
Central Transdanubia Székesfehérvár 11,237 1,114,000 99
Western TransdanubiaGyőr 11,209 1,004,000 90
Southern Transdanubia Pécs 14,169 989,000 70
Northern Great Plain: DebrecenNorthern Great Plain: Debrecen
The number of registered schools and projects in the regions
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RegionRegistered
schoolsRegistered
projects
Northern Hungary 78 31
Northern Great Plain 68 23
Southern Great Plain* 15* 7*
Central Hungary 195 95
Central Transdanubia 48 14
Western Transdanubia 45 7
Southern Transdanubia 35 14
Total number of registered schools: 594245 registered projects altogether
Southern Great Plain: SzegedSouthern Great Plain: Szeged
eTwinning — Goals
Schools collaborating in Europe – short or long-term partnerships
Communication in foreign languages –multilingual environment
Use of ICT tools – digital environment
Create innovative pedagogical projects
Get to know different cultures better
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Central Hungary: BudapestCentral Hungary: Budapest
Activities of the RA’sa. Getting and staying in touch with schools
and teachers – link with NSSb. Taking part in educational events and
conferencesc. Promoting eTwinning: inform teachers of
the program in schoolsd. Providing helpdesk support – e-maile. Informing the registered schools on a
regular basis – regional mailing list
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Central Transdanubia: Central Transdanubia: SzékesfehérvárSzékesfehérvár
What RA’s really do… Get in touch with all the registered schools – introduction e-
mail Inform the school where you work about what you do Get familiarized with ICT tools (using the Internet, especially
the eTwinning portal, e-mailing) Constant self-training: find out more about ICT to work more
efficiently (web 2.0 tools) Regular discussion with the other RA’s (Flashmeeting) Find and present successful partnerships and good
practices Take part in every programme or event where you are
invited Encourage schools and teachers: take every chance to talk
about eTwinning and all the possibilities it may provide Forward any questions or problems towards the NSS
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Western Transdanubia: GyőrWestern Transdanubia: Győr
Difficulties Many incorrect e-mail addresses There are several projects – only some
are registered Most of the teachers identify eTwinning
as a program only for language teachers Not much confidence towards the use of
ICT tools Teachers are rather passive…
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Southern Transdanubia: PécsSouthern Transdanubia: Pécs
Thank you for your attention!