eTwinning portal tools
External tools

eTwinning portal tools

TwinSpace

The TwinSpace is a collaborative workspace developed specifically for eTwinning activities. All schools registered in eTwinning have a private workspace on the web which can be used to collaborate with partners. The TwinSpace is available from the personal desktop.

The TwinSpace is a forum where files, documents and links can be shared between partners. It has an internal messaging system and chat room where teachers and students communicate in a closed network. It is browser-based and works with all operating systems.

A lot of precautions have been taken to make sure that the TwinSpace is a safe virtual environment. Schools can communicate and work together on this platform without interference from the outside.

More information

See published TwinSpaces

External tools

ChatFiti Wideboard

Wideboards are large, virtual two-dimensional surfaces on which any type of object can be placed. All users see changes on the board online in real time. A board is persistent, which means that it keeps its objects until the board owner erases it. The board is web-based and platform independent (Java), and also runs on PDAs (personal computers) and mobile phones.

To use the ChatFiti wideboard, you have to be registered with eTwinning. Contact the European Schoolnet (Thomas Maier) to get an account. The tools will then be available from the eTwinning Desktop.

Click here for a short manual.

Click here to download a demo.

Practice examples:
• http://macg4.eun.org/~thomas/CPerrier/ (Language teaching and correcting text).
• Gallery project: Génie du lieu et culture européenne

Skill2Skill

Skill2Skill is a web-based student-oriented “Learning Platform” that allows etwinning students to collaborate and learn from each other. Skill2Skill encourages and facilitates peer2peer learning, skill/knowledge exchanges and student pairing within a school and between schools. This learning platform also promotes the development of intercultural understanding and friendships. Skill2Skills offers 10 user-friendly modules that enable optimal interactions between students.

Skill2Skill and EUN are partnering to run a pilot project of the Skill2Skill learning community and its modules for eTwinning schools. This pilot is offered in response to the interest expressed by many eTwinning schools to encourage students to communicate with each other.

If you are interested in participating in this pilot, please contact Skill2Skill at negar@skill2skill.com in order to schedule an online training session.

Upcoming one-hour training sessions are as follows:

• Tuesday, 17 April, 17.00 CET
• Tuesday, 24 April, 17.00 CET
• Friday, 4 May, 13.00 CET
• Tuesday, 8 May, 17.00 CET
• Tuesday 15 May 17.00 CET
• Tuesday, 22 May, 17.00 CET
• Tuesday, 29 May, 17.00 CET
  

TutorEasy

TutorEasy is the world’s first educational market place (like eBay, but for education), where anyone can teach or learn any subject, at any time – live and online.

TutorEasy offers eTwinning schools, pupils, and teachers across Europe access to this service to:

• Talk to each other,
• See each other,
• Share/create/change the same documents,
• Share websites/applications together,
• All in a private, secure, space just like a normal classroom.

Until May 2006, TutorEasy is free for use on a one-to-one basis or with classes of up to 10 people. There are no limits for what you can use it, for instance:

• Cross border teaching,
• Cultural exchanges,
• Online live pen pals,
• Teacher collaboration.

If you are interested in booking a demo or using this tool for your eTwinning project, please contact: support@tutoreasy.com.

More information.