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Apply today for the eTwinning National Quality Label!

This is the first step towards participating in the European eTwinning Prizes 2011 competition!

You must have a European Quality Label to participate in the European eTwinning Prizes 2011 competition.

How do you get at European Quality Label?

The first step is to have a National Quality label. Applying is very easy, just login to your eTwinning Desktop and fill out the online form.

What is the National Quality Label?

The National Quality Label is concrete recognition to teachers and schools of the high level of their eTwinning activities within their project work. For pupils and teachers, this offers a boost to their work efforts, and for the school in general, it is a public affirmation of their commitment to quality and openness in European collaborative work.

Please note: National Quality Labels are awarded to individual project partners only via their respective National Support Services. If you are applying for a label, encourage your partners to do the same in their countries, as you will then be eligible to receive a European Quality Label.

Learn more about the National Quality Label

How is the National Quality Label linked to the European Quality Label and the European Prizes Competition?

If you want to apply for the European eTwinning Prizes 2011, be sure to apply for a National Quality Label, because you can’t get a European Quality Label without it.

The European Quality Label is a pre-requisite this year to apply for the European Prizes. Partners who have not received a European Quality Label are not eligible to participate in the eTwinning Prizes 2011 competition.

Step 1: Apply for a National Quality Label
Step 2: Encourage your partner(s) to do the same!
Step 3: Check the Portal to see if you have been awarded with a European Quality Label (next round awarded automatically in October 2010)
Step 4: Submit your project in the European Prizes 2011 competition (submission opens in October 2010)

How do you get a European Quality Label?

If more than one partner receives a National Quality Label for the same project, these two or more individuals then automatically receive a European Quality Label. The European Quality Label is now awarded only once a year (every October).

Individuals who have been awarded with the European Quality Label are then eligible to submit their project to the eTwinning Prizes competition, which is also launched every October.

Remember: Only the partners in a European Prize winning project who have received a national quality label can participate in the rewards.

Learn more about the European eTwinning Prizes competition

PREMJIJIET TAL-ELEARNING 2010: L-GĦALLIEMA JIKKOMPETU GĦALL-AQWA UŻU TAL-ICT FL-ISKOLA

Brussell, 30 ta’ Ġunju 2010Tnediet l-għaxar edizzjoni tal-Premjijiet tal-eLearning!

Niċċelebraw 10 snin ta’ eċċellenza

Għall-għaxar sena konsekuttiva, l-Għoti talPremjijet tal-kompetizzjoni tal-eLearning qed jiġi organizzat minn European Schoolnet u appoġġjat minn imsieħba ewlenin fl-industrija.
Sa mill-ewwel edizzjoni fl-2001, żdied l-interess minn madwar l-Ewropa kollha b’mod tremend u eluf ta’ għalliema mill-Ewropa u lil hinn ipparteċipaw fil-kompetizzjoni hekk kif urew l-aqwa użu ta’ teknoloġiji ġodda u ideat innovattivi fl-edukazzjoni u ispiraw lil oħrajn fl-użu tal-ICT.

Għaxar snin wara t-tnedija tagħhom, il-Premjijiet tal-eLearning jibqgħu l-kompetizzjoni ewlenija tal-Ewropa li tippremja l-eċċellenza għall-aqwa użu tat-teknoloġija fl-edukazzjoni. Fl-2009, 700 għalliema minn 36 pajjiż issottomettew ix-xogħol tagħhom, u l-kompetizzjoni kienet appoġġjata minn ACER, Promethean, eInstruction, Elluminate, Intel, SMART, Young Digital Planet, Cisco u Microsoft.

Biex tiċċelebra l-10 anniversarju tal-Premjijiet tal-eLearning Awards, European qed tistieden lill-iskejjel u lill-istituzzjonijiet li jħarrġu lill-għalliema mill-Ewropa u lil hinn sabiex jieħdu sehem u jirreġistraw fuq http://elearningawards.eun.org, u jippreżentaw l-aqwa proġetti tagħhom li jużaw l-ICT għat-tagħlim.

Barra minn hekk, wara tnedija b’suċċess fl-2009, l-edizzjoni tal-2010 għal darba oħra se tkun miftuħa għal kompetituri internazzjonali minn pajjiżi barra l-Ewropa permezz tal-kategorija “Kooperazzjoni internazzjonali”. U se titnieda kategorija ġdida: il-Premjijiet Aspect, Premjijiet li għandhom l-għan li jippremjaw il-viżibbiltà u l-użabbiltà tar-riżorsi għat-tagħlim f’ripożitorji għar-riżorsi għat-tagħlim lokali, reġjonali jew nazzjonali.
Ir-rebbieħa għal kull kategorija, magħżula minn ġurija ta’ esperti internazzjonali, jirbħu eluf ta’ Ewro fi premjijiet fi flus u tagħmir tal-ICT għall-klassi.

Karatteristika ġdida se tkun din: l-aqwa 50 sottomissjoni se jiġu inklużi fil-librerija ta’ Skambju ta’ Riżorsi għat-Tagħlim (http://lreforschools.eun.org), sabiex tingħata aktar viżibbiltà lill-prattiki innovattivi tal-għalliema u tħeġġeġ oħrajn jagħmlu l-istess.
Ċerimonja għall-għoti tal-premjijiet

Iċ-ċerimonja għall-għoti tal-premjijiet, segwita minn ċena gala, se ssir f’Kopenħagen f’Novembru 2010, matul il-Konferenza EMINENT 2010. Il-Konferenza EMINENT hija konferenza annwali li tipprovdi opportunità unika għar-rappreżentanti minn ministeri tal-edukazzjoni Ewropej, kumpaniji globali u partijiet interessati ewlenin fl-edukazzjoni sabiex jiltaqgħu u jiddiskutu l-aħħar xejriet u kwistjonijiet fl-edukazzjoni fl-Ewropa.
Ir-rebbieħa tal-premjijiet se jingħataw vjaġġ lejn Kopenħagen sabiex jattendu għaċ-ċerimonja.

Kif tieħu sehem

Id-dħul jista’ jiġi sottomess online minn skejjel jew minn istituzzjonijiet għat-taħriġ tal-għalliema fi Stati Membri tal-UE, pajjiżi taż-ŻEE u pajjiżi applikanti tal-UE kif ukoll il-Ġeorġja, Iżrael u l-Isvizzera għall-kategoriji kollha. Għall-kategorija “Kooperazzjoni internazzjonali”, jistgħu jieħdu sehem il-pajjiżi kollha (ara r-regoli tal-Premjijiet tal-e Learning 2010).

Fuq il-websajt tal-Premjijiet tal-eLearning se jkun gallerija li se turi l-kontribuzzjonijiet li se jiġu ġġudikati minn grupp ta’ esperti. Id-dħul jista’ jsir mill-4 ta’ Ġunju 2010 sat-28 ta’ Settembru 2010 direttament permezz tal-websajt:
http://elearningawards.eun.org.

Lista sħiħa tal-kategoriji se tiġi ppubblikata dalwaqt. Ara l-kategoriji tal-Premjijiet tal-e Learning:
http://www.elearningawards.eun.org/ww/en/pub/elearningawards/categories.htm

Għal aktar informazzjoni, jekk jogħġbok ikkuntattja lil:
Paul Gerhard
Uffiċjal għall-Informazzjoni u l-Komunikazzjoni
paul.gerhard@eun.org 
+32 (0)2 7907560

European Schoolnet

European Schoolnet (EUN) huwa konsorzju uniku bla skop ta’ lukru ta’ 31 Ministeru tal-Edukazzjoni fl-Ewropa maħluq fl-1997. EUN jipprovdi portali edukattivi Ewropej ewlenin għat-tagħlim u l-kollaborazzjoni u jmexxi t-triq lejn il-bidla fl-edukazzjoni skolastika permezz tal-użu ta’ teknoloġija ġdida (ara www.eun.org).

eTwinning tokens for eTwinning’s Birthday Card competition

The eTwinning National Support Service is currently visiting those pupils who participated in the eTwinning  Birthday Card competition. The winners are receiving their pendrive, whilst the other participants are getting a token for their participation.

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St. Benedict College, Safi Primary - Year 3

 

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St. Gorg Preca College, Paola Primary B - Year 6A

eTwinning Birthday Card Competition Results

On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of eTwinning, the Malta National Support Service organized a competition for students to create and send in birthday cards to eTwinning. The best entries will be given a pendrive whilst all participants will be given an eTwinning token.

The best entries are:

Primary:

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Catherine Mifsud (Yr 3) St Ignatius College, Siggiewi Primary

 

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Ruslana Barbara (KG) St Thomas More College, Fgura Primary A

 

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Marija Mrydak (Yr 1) St Clare College, Gzira Primary

 

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Ms. Pace’s class (Yr 1) St Benedict College, Safi Primary

 

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Gordianne Vella (Yr 5) Gozo College, Xewkija Primary

 

Secondary:

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Carla Galea (Form 3 Liedna) Gozo College, Girls’ Secondary, Victoria

 

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Nicole M Grech (Senior 4 one) Convent of the Sacred Heart School Foundation

 

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Mryse Farrugia (Form 3 Liedna) Gozo College, Girls Secondary, Victoria

Well done to all the participants. The presentation of the prizes and tokens will be held in June. All the cards will be exhibited at the eTwinning stand in the Embed: Best Use of ICT event being held at the Grand Hotel Excelsior from the 19th till the 25th May 2010. The exhibition, including various workshops will also be open for the general public on Saturday from 9.30am to 1.30pm and on Sunday from 3pm to 7pm.

eTwinning Competition for Teachers

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You can find more details and the evaluation criteria at Celebrate eTwinning’s 5th Birthday on 05/05!

eTwinning Competition for Students

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You can find more details and the evaluation criteria at Celebrate eTwinning’s 5th Birthday on 05/05!

The Best eTwinning Project Resources Awards 2010

eTwinning is currently receiving applications for a new kind of award this year. Teachers who have been carrying out class or school projects using any digital resources and / or ICT tools can apply for the Best eTwinning Project Resources Awards 2010.  APPLY TODAY!

This award is to showcase the teacher’s project in the Resources section of the eTwinning desktop. There is no need to have a foreign partner to participate.  If you are already an eTwinner, all you have to do is log into your profile, go to the Resources tab and click on the Upload tab to upload your resources. If any resource is larger than 15Mb, you can use external repositories to host them and just upload a document with the link written in it. Then send the application form to etwinning@schoolnet.gov.mt by the end of April 2010

If you are not an eTwinner, but you have done a class / school project you can still participate! All you have to do is go to www.etwinning.net and click on Register Now! to get a login and password for your eTwinning profile. Then follow the steps mentioned above to apply for the awards.
More information about evaluating criteria and eligibility can be found in the Circular CMELD 45/10.
First prize winners in the Primary and Secondary section will represent Malta in the annual eTwinning Conference 2011 that will be held abroad. Other digital prizes will be given to the Best and Second Best Primary and Secondary Resources.
For further help, don’t hesitate to contact the National Support Service on 25982150 / 79002150 or etwinning@schoolnet.gov.mt