Have you registered an eTwinning project during this scholastic year (September – November 2011) ? The eTwinning Back to School Competion is drawing to a close! The first 50 teachers who registered or joined a project between September 2011 – November 2011 will be receiving an eTwinning Desk Cock. All schools whose teachers have registered or joined a project in this same timeframe will be automatically eligible to take part in a lottery which will enable them to win a digital video camera (for the school). By deadline (30th November 2011), projects must have been accepted by the partners and approved by the National Support Service in order to qualify. Read on…
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eTwinning is organising an online Learning Event targeted at School Leaders. This event is specifically for those who hold a management role in their school as School Head Teacher, Deputy Head or Department Head. It will explore how to introduce eTwinning, how to support teachers in their eTwinning work, and the benefits that eTwinning can bring to your school. Read on…
As part of the eTwinning Back to School Campaign, the eTwinning National Support Service is organising the seminar, Animation for Education. This seminar is aimed at teachers across all teaching grades who wish to learn more about the use of simple Web 2.0 tools, focusing on the creation of online avatars, digital comics and simple animations. The first seminar, scheduled for Wednesday, 7th December 2011, was fully booked within a few days. For this reason, the eTwinning National Support Service will be repeating the same seminar on Wednesday, 14th December 2011, for those who did not manage to book in for the first seminar on the 7th. Read more…
The eTwinning Back to School Competition is underway! In order to participate in the Back to School Competition, you need to register a project on the eTwinning platform. The first 50 teachers who register a project at the beginning of the scholastic year, will receive an eTwinning desk clock/pen holder. All projects with a Maltese teacher registered in it between the beginning of Septmeber and the end of November 2011 will be eligible to participate in a lottery with the chance to win 2 digital video cameras for the school. Participation in the lottery is automatic once the project is approved by the Maltese eTwinning National Support Service.
As part of the Back to School Campaign, the eTwinning National Support Service is organising a seminar aimed at members of the Senior Management Team in schools. College Principals, Heads of School and Assistant Heads of School are invited to apply for this seminar, which will highlight eTwinning’s various actions and opportunities available for teachers in schools. During this seminar, two of Malta’s most experienced eTwinners – the eTwinning Ambassadors – will also be showcasing examples of good practice in eTwinning within their respective sectors (both in the Primary and in the Secondary Schools) and they will also be sharing their experience of embedding eTwinning successfully into their curricula and school life.
The European Chain Reaction 2012 is a science/art eTwinning project for primary schools wishing to create, film and upload a “Rube-Goldberg/Robert Storm Petersen-like” chain reaction. This project is both a competition and a European eTwinning collaboration. The school which uploads the most astonishing, creative chain reaction not only wins a trophy, but also wins tons of fame 
In the end all videos will be merged into one big cross border European Chain Reaction.
This project is founded by Michael Purves and Dave Schrauwen, and their aim is to find a partner from each country participating in eTwinning. For more information visit this year’s blog: http://www.ecr2012.blogspot.com/. You can find information regarding the rules of the eTwinning Project / Competition, the timeline and work plan. Only 1 school from each country is allowed to participate, and Dave and Micahel are eager to add a Maltese teacher to their group!
The Maltese and Belgian NSS are looking to enhance the collaboration between the two countries. A group of teachers, forming part of the German Community in Belgium, are looking for project partners from Malta. There is a variety of projects in which Belgian and Maltese teachers can partake in, for example, language projects or projects about the environment. The working language will be English. If you would like more information about this initiative, please send an email to etwinning@schoolnet.gov.mt, so that you will be able to get in touch with Belgian schools.
For more information contact the eTwinning National Support Service on 25982150.
The eTwinning National Support Service is organising two separate seminars, aimed both at beginners in eTwinning and also at those who wish to learn more about the TwinSpace, the online space available for all eTwinning projects. These seminars will be held at the eLearning Centre labs on the 10th and the 17th of November. Teachers and Kindergarten Assistants are invited to apply for one or both seminars by sending an email to Amanda Debattista on etwinning@schoolnet.gov.mt. Read the letter circular, CMeLD 132 – eTwinning Seminars on the Desktop and TwinSpace Tools, for more information.
Ms. Anna Spala, of John Kochanowskiego Secondary School nr 1 in Koluszki, Poland, is looking for a Maltese partner for her project, Meet Us and Our School. This project will focus on the students’ life, both at school and also their activities after school. The Polish students involved in the project are 14 years old, and the project will run from October 2011 till May 2012. During this project, students will be working on various ICT tools, such as blogs, emails, multimedia presentations, photos and short films.
eTwinning Malta is marking the start of the new scholastic year, 2011-2012 with the eTwinning Back to School Campaign. You can participate in a number of activities on a European level, plus you can also participate in the Back to School Competition, and win great prizes for your school. Read letter circular CMeLD 129 – eTwinning Back to School Campaign 2011 to read how you can become eleigible and participate in the draw!
