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Induction meetingRome, 9 November 2012
Giulia FeliceeTwinning National Support Service Italy
LLP Agency Italy (Indire)
What is eTwinning?
2005: launched as main action of eLearning Programme2007: integrated in Lifelong Learning Programme
The community for schools in Europe
181 482 Teachers – 25 376 Projects – 97 177 Schools (Data November 5, 2012)
EU countries + HR, IS, FYRM, NO, TK, CH
Video IT NSS
…to communicate, collaborate, develop
projects, share…
…for School staff…
eTwinning offers a platform …
…through the use of ICT !Video eT Animation
National Support Service(1 in each country; 3 NSSs
in Belgium)
Central Support Servicerun by European Schoolnet on behalf of the European
Commission
The main workspace is the Portal: www.etwinning.net
eTwinning Portal – 3 layers1. The Public Portal
• Public Information for all• Registration• Inspiration• News• Contacts (NSSs, CSS)
3. The TwinSpace• Private virtual classroom for teachers’ and pupils’collaboration: blog, wiki, forum, archives, photo gallery …
2. The Desktop• Personal profile• eTwinners get in touch, collaborate and work together in Learning Events, Groups, Teachers’rooms and projects
1. The Public Portal 1. The Public Portal www.etwinning.netwww.etwinning.net
25 languages
Discover and find out information Check out colleagues, schools and projectsKeep up -to-date through news and interviewsGet support : tutorials, guidelines, NSSsGet inspired for projects (kits, modules)
Collaborate > Project Kits
www.etwinning.net
Now that you know eTwinning is for youNow that you know eTwinning is for you……you can register!you can register!
You have the right to register right to register and create your profileAs Com.Ass. your country in eTwinning is ItalyItalyFirst check with your tutor check with your tutor if the school is already registered (better if your tutor registers first)If not, you will need some info as address, telephone number, Headmaster’s name and email, school’s email and gov. code, etc.
Bear in mindBear in mind……
You should clearly write clearly write in your profile that you are a Comenius Assistant a Comenius Assistant (incl. period) At the end of the Assistantship you should deactivate your profile deactivate your profile When you work in your own school in the future, you will change the countrychange the country, add the new school new school and activate the profile again
So youSo you’’ve registered! Whatve registered! What’’s next?s next?2. The Desktop 2. The Desktop
Browse the portal…
Find eTwinnerseTwinners
Get involved in Learning EventsLearning Events
Start a projectproject
Add contactscontactsUpdateUpdate your
profile!
Join groups groups and teachersteachers’’ roomsrooms
Write in your JournalJournal
Learning EventsLearning Events
TeachersTeachers’’ RoomsRooms
GroupsGroups
Quick tour in the DesktopQuick tour in the Desktop
How to registerregisterHow to edit your profileedit your profileHow to find eTwinnersfind eTwinnersHow to get in touch with other teachersget in touch with other teachers
http://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/index.htm
If you start an eTwinning Project...If you start an eTwinning Project...3. The TwinSpace3. The TwinSpace
How does an eT project look like? •• Two founders Two founders from schools of different countries (later
extendable to more partners)
•• No subject or time limitsNo subject or time limits, no deadlinesno deadlines, quick approval quick approval procedureprocedure, no funds, everything is online…
Bear in mind…
�� Collaborate Collaborate with teachers from your hosting schools
�� Agree on the project activities Agree on the project activities both with your tutor and partner(s)
� You cannot be foundercannot be founder or co-founder
Once the eTwinning project has been approved by the NSSs, it automatically gets:
A Blog,Blog, where only teachers talk about the project step by step, share ideas and materials with the community
A Project Card, Project Card, where teachers communicate with their NSS
• A TwinSpaceTwinSpace
__a virtual class virtual class for pupils and teachers that encourages and facilitates collaboration, communication, sharing, interaction and..fun!
_a safe and multilingual safe and multilingual virtual workplace with toolstools like mail, calendar, blog, wiki, forum, chat and the possibility to share and publish video, pictures and other files.
http://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/connect/browse_people_schools_and_pro/profile.cfm?f=2&l=en&n=45078
Only invited teachers, pupils and guests invited teachers, pupils and guests can take part.
The TS is not accessible or visible from outside, unless you decide so. You are responsible for who you invite!
You can decide, together with your tutor, what to make publicpublic and what to keep privateprivate!
Pictures of pupils and sensitive data should always be private!
General suggestions for project proposals by Comenius Assistants
Talk about your project ideas with your tutorwith your tutor
AgreeAgree with him/her the kind of school to contact in eT, the content of the project, privacy issues, etc...
Try to involve other teachersinvolve other teachers, according to the kind of project you will be working on
>> eT is not only for foreign language teachers!!!
http://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/connect/browse_people_schools_and_pro/profile.cfm?f=2&l=en&n=38463
If you are linked to a school in your home countryschool in your home country, you could put it in contact contact with the Italian school you are working in and create an eTwinning create an eTwinning project project ☺☺
Even if you are not linked to a school in your home country, you can still try to try to find an eTwinning school find an eTwinning school from your regional area from your regional area and create a project with it!
You can create an eTwinning project with other with other Comenius Assistants Comenius Assistants working in Europe!
When you leave When you leave your host school in Italy and become a teacher in your country, you might want to keep in contact keep in contact through an eTwinning project!
Twinnies around the world
Ask the host school teacher host school teacher you are collaborating with to register the project, so that when you leave the country they won’t have to close the project!
Once the project is approved, you can be added as a third a third membermember.
Since your stay in Italy is short-termed, here are some suggestions for your project...
Work on shortshort--term term projectsprojects. Plan some activities that can be carried out during your stay in Italy.
Get inspiration from kits and kits and modulesmodules!
Example 1Example 2
More info on
www.etwinning.net (European portal)
www.programmallp.it/etwinning
(Italian website)
One more video…
For questions & support related to eTwinning
please contact us at
[email protected] 055 2380561
Grazie!
Giulia FeliceGiulia [email protected]@indire.it
Credits: Alexandra Tosi