The eTwinning National Support Service is pleased to announce that the eTwinning Prizes 2011 competition is open for submissions. The aim of the European eTwinning Prizes competition is to highlight best practice in collaborative school projects using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). If you participated in a successful project during the 2009-2010 school year, be sure to submit an entry!
Monthly Archive for October, 2010
As from this year Maltese state schools have been equipped with LEGO Mindstorms NXT. The first impression is that LEGO is intended for young children. Well with Mindstorms, things are different. Amongst the array of pieces in each set there is an assortment of sensors that react to light, sound, touch, and even one for measuring your presence via a pair of ultra-sonic “eyes”. The models are assembled quite easily but every creation is unique. Programming the robots is not for the faint-hearted but students can program them with the help of their teachers. One of the innovations of the NXT is the use of either USB or Bluetooth to communicate back to the PC.
GoAnimate is a web-based software where a teacher can easily create cartoons for their blogs or sites. However, with a little twist of imagination and animation, one can engage students to create anything related to their subject. Could this be an alternative way to present work? Maybe not but the teacher has to cater for students who detest the subject. It could be the key for involvement.
GoAnimate.com: Chromatography by Jeffrey
Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com
At San Ġorġ Preca College, Liceo Boys, Ħamrun, Art Option students have been creating artworks on panels to embellish the school since the scholastic year 2007-2008. This project was initiated by Art & Design teachers Mr.Carmel Bonello, Mr.Mark Micallef, and Ms. Charmaine Zammit. During the scholastic year 2009-2010, under the guidance of their Art & Design teacher Ms. Charmaine Zammit, 21 Form 4 Art Option students created six new panels. This time, the panels’ themes were chosen by the students themselves and hence reveal some aspects of the students’ subculture- graffiti, music, deejaying, friends, fashion, and so on.
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The courses are organised by tutors of the eLearning centre. The eLearning centre tries hard to achieve the goals which have been laid by the SmartLearning strategy. One of its aims is to promote ICT across the curriculum. Education Officers and staff try to instil an ICT culture in all subjects. It is not an easy feat but the support and peripatetic teachers help both secondary and primary colleagues by delivering out courses during the summer, winter and professional development sessions. More news about eLearning can be found here.
During the past scholastic year, eTwinning Malta and EkoSkola Malta discussed the possibilities of liasion between the two actions. The same discussions were being made at a European level by other countries involved in eTwinning and EcoSchools and also by the International Eco-Schools and the eTwinning Central Support Services.
A two-day training session took place in Malta on the 14th and 15th October. The main aim of this training session was for a group of Eco-Schools teachers to start off projects within their Eco-Schools programme involving the use of ICT and thus using the tools offered by eTwinning.
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The eTwinning Back to School Campaign has been officially launched in Malta. Click here to view the official circular, CMeLD 198/2010, eTwinning Back to School Campaign 2010. Read all about the interesting activities that you and your class can engage in, and learn about the prizes you will be eligible to win if you register a project until the end of November 2010.
Continue reading ‘eTwinning Back to School Campaign 2010 is on!’
A social bookmarking site allows the user to store lists of Internet resources that they may find useful. This might sound similar to the Favourites/Bookmarks available through your web browser. The difference is that such lists may be available through any Internet connected PC. Also these lists may be set as accessible either to the public or to a specific group, and other people with similar interests can view the links by category, tags, or even randomly. Some allow for privacy on a per-bookmark basis.
Applications for the Winter 2010 - 2011 eLearning Courses are now being received. All educators within Sections and State, Church and Independent Schools are encouraged to apply for the eLearning Courses offered by the Curriculum Management and eLearning Department.
Applications are to reach the eLearning Centre by not later than noon of Friday 10th December 2010. The courses will be held at the eLearning Centre and selected schools, week starting Monday 17th January 2011.
I teach, therefore you learn… or do you? from José Picardo on Vimeo.
Exploring the way our pupils’ expectations are changing. Go to boxoftricks.net to read more
