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professional development workshop for eTwinning ambassadors, ischia 16-19 October 2008 - presentation by Santi ScimecaTRANSCRIPT
eTwinning Goes Social
Santi Scimeca
PDW Ischia, Friday 17 October 2008
Summary of this presentation
eTwinning Phase 2: Reasons for change
How we changed eTwinning
eTwinning 2. Reasons for change
eTwinning back in 2005
eTwinning was launched to enhance school collaboration in Europe via collaborative projectsThe eTwinning Portal was designed to create, manage and run projects.The only incentive for teachers was recognition, visibility and free tools and support
eTwinning was launched in 2005..
And since then..More than 50 000 members from 43 000 schools have registeredMore than 10 000 projects have been registered (more than 4000 active)More than 100 000 pupils have been invited to TwinSpacesMore than half a million messages have been exchanged on the Desktop
eTwinning was launched in 2005..
And since then..More than 1500 message have been posted on the forum each monthMore than 8000 members have been using the Desktop every dayMore than 200 000 files have been shared in TwinSpaces
A critical mass has been reached
Many things were happeningIn eTwinning..
Above... and below the surface
Comenius Partnerships
informal collaboration
Peer learning
Shaing of resources And ideas
Communitybuilding
eTwinning Projects
eTwinning wentbeyond Projects
Many things were happeningIn eTwinning..
… also outside the eTwinningPortal
Comenius Partnerships
informal collaboration
Peer learning
Shaing of resources And ideas
eTwinning has evolved
Critical Mass
Beyond Projects
Activities outside the Portal
Time to go social !!
How we changed eTwinning: The portal
New eTwinning Portal
Community building – Walls– me too– Guestbook– internal messaging– instant messaging (coming soon)– My eTwinning Life
New eTwinning Portal
Easy to find people via other people– Contacts– Project members– Schools members– Partner Finding Forum– Quick Profile search (coming soon)
New eTwinning Portal
User generated content – Members Profiles– Schools Profiles– Projects Profiles– TwinBlog
Members and Schools Profiles
Projects Profiles
TwinBlog
eTwinning is social!
The community for schools in Europe
Lifelong learning and professional development platform
Beyond projects (but the aim is still projects)
eTwinning Groups and Learning Lab (next year)
Dear Ambassadors.. Now it’s your turn!
Please..Update your personal profile
Update your school’s profile
Make your projects’ profiles more lively
Use the TwinBlog
.. Become an inspiration for other eTwinners