Happy 50th Birthday Europe!  We have certainly come a long way since 1957, and with projects like eTwinning we are able to make Europe and its people a reality for pupils in our schools.  If you have not yet started a project or are planning a new one, why not look at the project kits with a European theme and prepare your pupils to take part in the next 50 years of European history.

What's going on in schools

Projects of the Month
Eurodrawing 
This project brought children together from across the EU to create a 150m joint picture of where they live: Europe.

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Quality Label
ZOO
This project built an international virtual zoo of animals and incorporated ICT in an interesting and fun way for young children in many countries.

What is the Quality Label?

From the eTwinning Portal

News
Using the TwinSpace
Your eTwinning project has just been approved and you are eager to start. Your ideas about the project may be more or less clear but why not try and use the TwinSpace to carry it out?

Kit of the Month
Memory of Europe
This project aims at leading young people to understand similarities and differences between their countries’ past histories and build bridges between generations.

News
Spring Day for Europe 2007
To celebrate Spring Day for Europe 2007 and the 50th anniversary of the European Union, run an eTwinning project based on a European kit about art and history.

Question of the Month
How many partners can I have?
There is no limit to the number of partners in a project! However, be careful not to have too many partners as you run the risk of losing track of your activities. 

What's going on in Europe

Germany: PDW for Advanced Users
The first Professional Development Workshop for advanced users will take place from 4-6 May in Bonn. The workshop is open to schools already in a project.

Belgium: Fun Way to Integrate ICT
The Flemish community will organise a workshop for primary teachers on 2 May in Brussels. The workshop will focus on how to integrate the new “ICT-objectives” in the curriculum.

Italy: Questionnaire about Families
The eTwinning project “Un Pont tout français: entre la Méditerranée et l’Atlantique” would kindly as you to participate in their project survey about family life.

Slovenia: Successful KONFeT Conference
This year’s national conference was a great success having brought together over 130 participants for workshops and an award ceremony on 2 April in Ljubljana.

Czech Republic: National Conference
The national conference for the Czech Republic will take place from 12-14 April in Jihlava to award this year’s top eTwinning projects.

Malta: National Conference
The national conference for Malta will take place on 25 May 2007. In addition to various workshops, the 2006/2007 national awards will be announced.

Italy: Teachers Live from Brussels
Italian eTwinning teachers shared their thoughts about eTwinning in interviews and slideshows during the European conference in Brussels this February.

Lithuania: First Regional Workshops
As from 20 March 2007, the Lithuanian NSS will run its first regional workshops in more than 20 different towns to give information and share good practice.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Useful Online Tools available for FREE through eTwinning

FlashMeeting: Secure Video Conferencing
A simple one-click webcam video conferencing tool. The only requirement is a webcam, microphone and macromedia flash 7 or greater. It is simple to use, highly effective and safe.

MagazineFactory: Creating Web Magazines
This versatile tool for creating web magazines can be used for a single project or a magazine which is edited continuously throughout the school year.

Skill2Skill: Sharing Skills
Share your knowledge and learn from each other. In April and May, weekly online training sessions will take place from 17.00-18.00 every Tuesday.

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.

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