SpainUK Bilateral Workshop: 21st Century Europe

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Spain/UK Bilateral Workshop 21st Century Europe

• Madrid, November 2008

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Objectives

• To develop excellent eTwinning projects based on
  the theme of 21st Century Europe
• Develop ideas through creative, collaborative
  uses of ICT.
• Participants will be expected to develop and
  implement their project over the coming year, and
  to share outcomes with the eTwinning programme in
  the form of a case study.

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How will we do this?

• Activities to help you identify a partner
• Focus on developing project ideas
• Example of eTwinning project
• Hands-on training in ICT tools to enhance your
  project
• Hands-on training on eTwinning portal tools
• Presentation of initial project ideas
• Time with your National Support Service (NSS) to
  establish continued support beyond workshop

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What is an eTwinning project?

• Focused should support your curriculum
  objectives
• Can involve more than one subject area
• Collaborative can involve as many participants
  as you like
• Achievable - be realistic about what you can
  manage
• Clear steps but be flexible
• Uses ICT to collaborate and communicate
• Creative and fun!

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Theme 21st Century Europe

• What does it mean to you?
• More accessible
• More and easier communication through ICT
• Closer relationships between European countries
• Forging relationships with other schools across
  Europe
• Greater understanding between different European
  cultures
• Peace

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Some project topic ideas

• Climate change and the environment
• La ciudad del futuro
• European Union
• Ideal 21st Century School
• European culture and heritage
• Young peoples culture eg music, fashion, food

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Process

• Getting to know you activities
• Exchange
• Compare
• Collaborate
• Disseminate
• Think about language..
• Be flexible

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How?

• Class work
• ICT blogs, wikis, e-journal, video, audio
• eTwinning tools TwinSpace, TwinBlog
• Quality Label
• Prizes