I would like to welcome you to the eTwinning site for Malta and Gozo. eTwinning is an action that supports online-based projects between at least two schools from at least two different European countries. Here we will have all the latest news related to the Maltese eTwinning action and other interesting news from our fellow collegues in Europe.
The eTwinning National Support Service is organising a competition aimed at classes who are currently engaged in eTwinning or similar collaborative projects and initiatives. Students who are participating in such projects are invited to create a digital postcard to present their projects to others. Read the rules and take note of the deadline on the published letter circular CMeLD 27/2012.How Can my Class Participate?
Is your class currently engaged in an eTwinning Project or similar collaborative initiatives? Then create a digital postcards with your activities to share, and participate in the eTwinning Spring Competition!
Students are encouraged to work together as a group and not submit individual entries. There are three categories in this competition: Students 3-7 Years, Students 8-11 Years and Students 12-16 Years. The winning student group in each category will receive a digital microscope for the school whilst the students within the winning group will receive eTwinning tokens from the eTwinning National Support Service
On Thursday 5th January, the French President Nicolas Sarkozy, together with the Minister of Education Luc Chatel and two other ministers visited the Centre National de Documentation Pédagogique (CNDP), who operates eTwinning for France. President Sarkozy witnessed an eTwinning activity and also a live web-conferencing session between a French school and students from Gozo College, Girls’ Secondary School Victoria.
President Sarkozy with the French students
Mrs Barbara Ponizy (France) and Mr. Mario Xerri (Malta) have been collaborating on eTwinning projects for a number of years. Their project, Eurobots, has won awards both in France and in Malta. Mrs. Poinzy, in collaboration with Mr. Xerri and his students, delivered an eTwinning themed lesson using NXT Robotic kits. A video conference over the Internet was then organised between the two countries. The event was also witnessed by French President Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy.
The Maltese eTwinning National Support Service would like to thank all those who have made this activity possible with their hard work and dedication.
The eTwinning National Support Service is organising an eTwinning Seminar specifically for eTwinners who live in Gozo. This seminar, which will be held on Friday 20th of January 2012 from 15:00-17:00 is targeted at all Educators in Gozo: from Teachers, LSA’s and Kindergarten Assistants, to members of the SMT in schools and Education Officers based in Gozo. As the name suggests, there will be a general overview of the eTwinning Action and Desktop Tools available to educators, and also some examples of eTwinning Projects in practice. Read the full letter circular CMeLD 176 – eTwinning Awareness Seminar in Gozo.
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By Bryndis Ellul and Romina Bianco, St. Thomas More College, Marsascala Primary C
Our eTwinning project this year, called kinder GARDEN, is a project about the garden during different seasons! Our young students are also learning to love their environment more and are also becoming ”eco explorers”, thanks to the different activities and experiments being carried out. During the month of December, the subject for our project is ”Christmas in our garden”.
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On Tuesday 6th December, a princess from a magical place far above the clouds, visited the kindergarden section of St. Thomas More College, Zejtun Primary School A. She was impressed by the nicely decorated classrooms, by the very nice and dedicated kindergarden assistants, and by the charming and intelligent students. These greeted the princess with enthusiasm and together they sang several songs.
The eTwinning National Support Service organised the seminars ”Animation for Education” in December 2011. Originally only one seminar was scheduled to take place, on Wednesday 7th of December. However since the date filled up pretty quickly, the Maltese NSS organised a repeat of this same seminar on Wednesday the 14th of December 2011. Both seminars took place at the eLearning Centre in Floriana between 15:30-17:30 and marked the end of the eTwinning Back to School Campaign in Malta. Continue reading ‘Animation for Education Seminars: An Overview’
The eTwinning National Support Service has just published the diaries for the year 2012. There is a limited number of diaries available for teachers. To qualify, answer this simple question:
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