Learning with eTwinning [antikvár]

Introduction Learning with eTwinning_______ Funded with the support of the European Commission eLearning Programme This is a book about eTwinning. Are you a teacher interested in working with European colleagues, trying new methods and new technologies? Are you curious about eTwinning? Then this book is for you. eTwinning is about people; teachers, pupils, head teachers, parents, support agency staff, webmasters, teacher trainers, pedagogical experts from the 25 member states of the European Union, Norway, Iceland and Bulgaria, all united in a common purpose; to bring the teachers and students of Europe closer together through working together, building a common identity and appreciation of what it is to be European. It is alsó about experimenting with new methods of teaching, new technologies and new ways of doing old tasks, as you, as teachers struggle with the challenges of a changing educational landscape. What do you aiready know about eTwinning? Maybe you know that it is an initiative of the European Commission to encourage all the schools in Europe to form a collaborative partnership using different types of communication technology. Maybe you know that it began in January 2005 and that within its first year more than 13000 schools are involved at this point and that that number grows daily. Maybe you know there is an annual competition, the eTwinning prizes. In each country, there is a National Support Service (NSS). At European levél, there is a Central Support Service (CSS) coordinated by the European Schoolnet in Brussels with a European eTwinning portai http:/www.etwinning.net full of ideas, suggestions, ready-made project kits and contacts.