The New Year has certainly started off in full swing with 350 submissions for the European Prizes 2007 as well as the organisation for this month’s eTwinning Conference 2007 in Brussels.

Based on the prize submissions, I am very pleased to see the high quality of projects going on across Europe. This is yet again further proof that eTwinning is gaining strength and importance. Congratulations to everyone and keep up the good work!

The finalists have now been chosen for this year’s round of European prizes!

Best wishes,
Anne Gilleran
anne.gilleran@eun.org 

What's going on in schools

Project of the Month
Business News: ein europäisches Magazin
German and Hungarian students work closely together to help each other publish their respective business magazines.
Learn about more projects

Quality Label
Once Upon a Blog
Students in Ireland and Malta increase their self-worth by exchanging their islands’ national myths and legends using Blog and Podcast technologies.

What is the Quality Label?

From the eTwinning Portal

News
eTwinning Conference 2007
From 23-25 February 2007, participants from across Europe will come together in Brussels to award this year’s European prize winners and discuss the future of eTwinning.

Kit of the Month            
Comparing TV News Programmes
As the Media plays an important role in young people’s everyday lives, this kit focuses on how to compare TV news on national channels in partner countries.

News
350 submissions for European Prizes
The eTwinning team received 350 high-quality submissions and it is certain that there are many very interesting projects in line for the top prizes.

Question of the Month
How do I find partners?
Once you have registered your school, you can use the TwinFinder to search for partners. You can combine different search criteria to narrow down the results.
 

What's going on in Europe

Austria/Slovakia: Contact Seminar
From 8-9 March, a contact seminar for 15 Austrian and 15 Slovak teachers will take place in Bratislava (SK) and Bruck/Leitha (AU) to form eTwinning partnerships.

Estonia: Winter School
From 4-5 January, an eTwinning winter school for Estonian teachers took place in Põlva. It focused on curriculum integration, learning methods and project work. 

Germany: eTwinning at “didacta”
eTwinning will be at Germany’s largest education fair “didacta” from 27 February - 3 March in Cologne. At the NSS booth, various eTwinning activities are planned.

Malta: National Prizes Launched
The national 2007 Prizes have now been launched in Malta for 2006/2007 school year projects. The deadline to submit is 30 April. Prizes will be awarded in May.

Estonia: First Award Ceremony
On 15 December 2006, Estonia held its first national eTwinning award ceremony. 10 projects were awarded and participants shared and discussed their experiences.

Finland: Practical Seminar
On 16 February, a practical seminar for Finnish teachers will take place in Joensuu to focus on integrating eTwinning into the curriculum and learning about the Portal.

Iceland: First QL Hits National News        eTwinning caught the attention of Iceland’s largest national news station, through the country’s first Quality Label, giving eTwinning a tremendous boost in Iceland.

Slovakia: Regional Seminars
In cooperation with regional eTwinning Ambassadors, there will be 12 information seminars taking place across Slovakia over the next few months.

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