the etwinning portal
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The eTwinning Portal
Christina Crawley eTwinning Central Support Service
European Schoolnet
Professional Development Workshop – 25 September 2010Ptuj, Slovenia
Today’s sessionBrief introduction to the eTwinning Portal and its three levels
Detailed introduction of the eTwinning Desktop
Sneak preview to some new developments to be released in October
Introduction to the TwinSpace
Practical exercises and opportunity for questions
What is the eTwinning Portal?
The central area for eTwinning activities to take place– www.etwinning.net (http://desktop.etwinning.net/)
A platform for information, networking and collaboration– Public Portal, Desktop, TwinSpace – Learning Lab, Groups
All information available in 23 languages
eTwinning tools
online communication tools
•Internal messaging•Making contacts
eTwinning 2.0
•Forums, chat rooms•Teachers, Schools and Projects Profiles•Places to write to others
Enhanced communication tools
Networking and Social networking
eTwinning tools
Enhanced communication tools
Networking and Social networking
User generated content (Project Diary)
eTwinning tools
Enhanced communication tools
Networking and Social networking
User generated content (Project Diary)
Tagging and Maps
eTwinning tools
Tagging and Maps
School/Project search
In other words…eTwinners (registered users) have access to:
•Networking tools•An environment to share ideas•A platform to access and contribute to educational resources•Tools to collaborate•And much more…
www.etwinning.net
REGISTER
LOGIN
GETSTARTED!
Once registered:
Create your Profile
Begin an activity (Project, Learning Event, Group, etc.)
Get in touch with others
Access all tools
See what’s new
See your quick profile, latest projects, latest contacts…
Access your projects’ TwinSpaces
Look for partners
Desktop Homepage
My Profile
A preview of what other eTwinners will see when coming across your profile
What can you do?- Edit your personal and school Profiles- Update your Project Ideas- View your actions- Check/update your Wall (journal)
Partner Finding (Find eTwinniners)
Make contacts!
Use the Search function (simple or advanced)
Browse and write in the Forums
My Projects
Manage your Projects!
Create a new project (with one of your contacts)
Access and manage your projects
Resources
Search
Upload
Manage
Support material for eTwinning activities
Coming VERY soon…
Updated design
A few new functionalities
When? – October 2010 (in 2 weeks!)
New Desktop homepage
Updated Profile page
New area: Teachers Rooms
For more details…
See article on the eTwinning Portal homepage: www.etwinning.net– http://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/news/news/
the_new_desktop.htm
Involving pupils: eTwinning Projects
eTwinning TwinSpace
Virtual classrooms where eTwinning projects run their activities
•As a staffroom•As a classroom•As a portfolio•As a showroom
Everyone has a role…
Roles scheme: – Teacher Administrator:
full project partners– Teacher Member: support
teachers– Pupil Administrator:
project coordinators – Pupil Member:
participants– Visitor: guests (to private
TwinSpaces)
1. A set of collaboration tools for pupils and teachers
What does the TwinSpace offer?
Blogs
Forums
Wikis
File archives
Photo galleries
Web pages
2. Areas for planning and discussing
Staff room
Pupils’ Corner
Chat
3. Possibility for sharing and publishing results
Published TwinSpace with project URL
Beyond projects…
-The Portal also offers additional professional development opportunities to gain inspiration and exchange ideas
- Learning Events- eTwinning Groups
Learning Events
Register via your Desktop
eTwinning Groups
Try the Desktop out…
Partner finding:– search for contacts– search for your neighbour– add a contact– accept a contact
Profiles:– Update your ‘Quick Profile’ (in
the new Desktop: ‘About Me’)
– Ready for a Comenius School partnership?
– Add a photo to your Profile– Add photos to your gallery -
personal and school profile– Write on a ‘wall’ (in the new
Desktop: reply to someone's ‘journal’ posting)
Project - start the registration process?