As a final MOOC activity, we suggest reflecting on the whole process that we have undertaken in the course and to share those thoughts. You can answer the following questions in your blog, and post it in the Facebook group or in Twitter (#twinmooc). We encourage you to start a discussion among everyone. What have you…
CHALLENGE UNIT 5
«In Unit 3 you published a draft of the project and in Unit 4 an activity based on the collaboration. Now is the time to use the assessments received and the ideas that we have seen in other colleagues to take a step further: give a complete description of a project plan (note that the…
SELF-TEACHING MATERIALS
The Central Support Service publishes self-teaching materials that can be a great help to take the most of what eTwinning offers you. There, you will find tips and advice on how to get started in eTwinning, collaboration (as we already saw in Unit 3) or on managing the TwinSpace. You can also take quizzes to…
eTWINNING PROFILE
It is important that the information you give clearly reflects your preferences and working areas. Below we show you an outline of where some of the key information in the profile is located and what you are expected to communicate in each section. eTwinning Live profile: rubric
Twinspace
Twinspace is the eTwinning Open classroom, the place where we will be working with our project partners and our pupils. There are different sections where we will develop our collaborative work. In the PAGE we can create our own page or embed external tools. In the MATERIALS, these are classified and ordered in documents, images…
eTWINNING LIVE
eTwinning Live is the platform which is a social context for interaction where you can contact other registered teachers to exchange ideas, to create groups and communities. It is also a place for professional development. You can register or login here. Among the sections you can find there, we have the Section People to search for teachers,…
CHALLENGE 2: Peer assessment activity: Designing an e-activity to add to the project.
To design a class activity. This activity will have to meet three key requirements. First, it must be based on collaboration; the activity must be accomplished through the joint, coordinated work of students in more than one school. Second, the activity must lead to a concrete final product, a product which can be evaluated. Finally, the evaluation of the…
COLLABORATION IN ETWINNING
The Twinspace offers several tools for collaboration and communication. Not only the teachers who work together in an eTwinning project collaborate, but especially the students of the different partner schools, without forgetting the families and the rest of the educational community. The physical distance between partners of the same project requires ICT to work virtually and we are…
CHALLENGE 1 – P2P ACTIVITY
Design the draft of the collaborative project you expect to launch in the future. You can use helpful resources you’ve seen throughout this week and ICT tools that help you in your task, such as a mindset, a conceptual map, or graphics that visually represents the project you have in mind. Then publish it on…
When you start planning and sketching out a collaborative project.
Things to bear in mind when planning and designing a project: Four Steps for Jumpstarting Global-Collaboration Projects, four easy steps if you feel unsure about implementing collaboration in your classroom. Global Virtual Classroom, a collection of free, online educational activities and resources. Teacher’s Guide to International Collaboration on the Internet, materials prepared by the U.S….
CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM UNIT 2. INNOVATION IN THE CLASSROOM.
After having read my colleagues contributions in the padlet referred in this post I have to say that most of us want to improve our skills using ITC tools to make our classes more motivational for students so as to open their minds and have real context of communication for them. Many also are looking…
MOOC IN LIST.LY
In the social and collaborative list that offered in the Mooc below, you will find links to helpful communities, tools and projects. For this week’s challenge, links tagged with «projects» will be of special interest. Use the filter that appears at the top of the list to select links with that tag. http://list.ly/l/188E My contribution to the list:…
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