eTwinning

The Community for Schools in Europe

www.etwinning.net

Enabling teachers, pupils and students in 32 European countries to work together using Information and Communication Technology (ICT), eTwinning is the European Commission’s partner finding and online collaboration tool and is a part of the Comenius Programme.

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As a school or college (working with pupils and students between the ages of 3 and 20) you can register your details, create a profile, search for partners and engage in online partnerships - absolutely free of charge.

Why not register on the eTwinning website today?

Teachers and their students can form short or long term partnerships, collaborate on a whole range of curriculum based projects in any subject area and use an array of exciting and innovative ICT tools.  There is no administration process or time restriction – you choose how and when you want to work.

It is not about creating extra work, but providing a framework for exciting curriculum work with partners in another country. There are many benefits to linking up with another school.

For pupils:

• Increased motivation, as they have an audience for their work in a school in another country
• Enhanced key skills, including ICT use, communication and foreign language skills
• Greater cultural awareness through direct contact with peers in other countries.

For school staff:

• Direct contact with education professionals in another European country
• An awareness of teaching and/or management approaches used in another country
• Sharing and celebration of your own professional expertise and experience
• Using eTwinning as a first step to international linking and gaining the International School Award.

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Register your details

Go to the central Europe-wide portal. This site will enable you to register you and your school’s details and the kinds of eTwinning activities you’d like to be involved in. 

Search for Partners

You’ll gain immediate access to a secure online portal and thousands of potential eTwinning partners where you can search by country, age range, subject area and interest.

Start a project

When you find a potential partner, in working with them by using the various communication tools. You can also state whether you wish to remove yourself from the database of schools looking for eTwinning partners.

Work together

You’ll find a complete package of free online resources available to help you work together. Using the Twinspace -a privately shared workspace - you'll be able to upload and share resources in project folders, use a calendar, a live chat forum, bulletin boards, and the facility to build your own project pages.