How to get started in eTwinning…
If you are part of a school in Europe, getting started in eTwinning is as easy as 1,2,3…4!
Give details about yourself and your school and create your very own eTwinning
profile. Be sure to fill out the form carefully so that you can be contacted by suitable partners. Once registered, you’ll have your own username and password which will allow you to access the eTwinning Desktop.
Step 2: See what’s out there already
Browse through the Portal to learn about other eTwinning projects and activities. Find
inspiration and create your own ideas.
Step 3: Develop new contacts in other schools in Europe
Once you are registered, you can login to your Desktop to get in touch with other eTwinners, exchange ideas and plan future collaborative activities. When looking for a potential partner, criteria to take into consideration include:
- sharing similar objectives and agreeing on a topic for your collaborative project;
- communicating regularly and openly;
- having comparable age, number and language level of pupils;
- having access to ICT equipment at school to allow for effective collaboration.
Step 4: Start working with your partners
Once you have found a partner and have decided on the project you will run together, you can register it on the Portal. You then have access to the collaborative tools in the TwinSpace as well as the eTwinning Label, which you can print off and post in your school. To keep the world up-to-date on the progress of your work, you can publish entries in your TwinBlog.