Monthly Archive for September, 2009

German eTwinner seeking Project Partner

german_flag_wavyMs Elisabeth Blum-Oser is a German teacher looking for a Maltese partner for her project. Her project is called “European Friendship”. It’s a project in English with pupils aged 10 to 11 from different European countries. Themes included in this project are myself, hobbies, my family, school, village / city…

If you are interested you can find Elisabeth Blum-Oser in the Partner Finding section on your eTwinning profile, or contact the Maltese NSS for help on jeannette.cardona@gmail.com or amromica@gmail.com.

Good luck!

eTwinning Polish Teacher looking for Maltese Project Partner

poland-flagMs. Justyna Kukulka is a Polish teacher who teaches English. Her students are 10-12 and is looking for an eTwinning project partner to start a project in October 2009.

She says:

We are interested in a topic connected with sport. I have some interesting ideas in this area. But we are also open to new ideas.

Anybody interested to start off a project with Justyna Kukulka can find her in the Partner Finding section in the eTwinning profile or contact the eTwinninng NSS on jeannette.cardona@gmail.com or amromica@gmail.com.

eTwinning Partner Needed - Project Cellula

logocellula2_optMs. Chantal Daoust from  is seeking a Maltese partner for their eTwinning Project Cellula. This is a ongoing biology project joined by 15 different countries. The aim of the project is to create a collaborative powerpoint in various languages, so they need someone to translate to Maltese too!

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Collaborative Tool: Imagination Cubed

Article by Amanda Debattista

collaborative_doodleImagine two classrooms set in different countries - say one in Malta, one in the UK. Both sets of students are collaborating together on a project. They would like to create a drawing or a picture together, and have thought of using a regular drawing program, such as the ones already pre-installed on their desktops. However, conventional paint programs only allow people to work at a drawing asynchronously; for them to collaborate on the same picture it would require them to save a copy of the drawing and e-mail it back and forth to each other, until everyone has added their piece. This is often time-consuming and may not reach the desired effect in the end.

Read more to find a good solution to this…

What does creativity mean to you?

creativity_questionnaireLet us know how you perceive the role of creativity in education and you could win a trip to the European Union’s Creativity conference in Stockholm.

2009 is the European Year of Creativity and Innovation. A great number of activities have been taking place all year to discuss the role of creativity and innovation in the classroom and encourage teachers to explore new and different approaches to teaching and learning.

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