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The TwinSpaceAnne Gilleran
Pedagogical Manager eTwinning
European Schoolnet
Today’s session:
1. Introducing the eTwinning TwinSpace
2. Going through the various tools
3. Giving you a chance to use the TwinSpace through a number of tasks
What does the new TwinSpace offer?
- A new design- More social networking - More tools - More roles
- More personalised
It’s still a place for eTwinning projects to run their activities, but with…
Most importantly…
The new TwinSpace is where teachers and pupils work together
Encouraging teachers to:- Actively involve pupils- Organise activities and let their pupils organise activities as well!
Getting started: the Homepage
Members: who’s who?
Activities: what has everyone been doing?
Mailbox: each member has their own
Calendar: what’s planned?
Activities: the main areas of your work
Blog: The summary of your project
– Entry point• Homepage – what’s the latest?
– Where things happen• Activities – main workspace• Staff Room - planning• Pupils Corner – hang out
– Chatting, discussing• Chat – discussions in real time
The main sections…
Starting to plan: Staff Room
Where partners get to know the TwinSpace and each other…
- Begin project planning
- Discuss how pupils will be involved (roles)
- Share ideas, documents, resources, etc.
-COMING SOON:-Get help, inspiration, resources…
Who has initial access to the TwinSpace?
Founding partners (as teacher administrators)
Additional partners – added via the Desktop (as teacher members)
. : no need to add twice (via Desktop and TwinSpace)
Having others join: Invitations
To invite pupils (as well as other people), teachers use the invitation button on the homepage of the TwinSpace
Also in… Invitations
Roles scheme: – Teacher Administrator:
full project partners– Teacher Member:
support teachers– Pupil Administrator:
project coordinators – Pupil Member:
participants– Visitor: guests (to private
TwinSpaces)
Invitations: email?
Visitor/teacher invitation(email required)
Pupil invitation(no email required)
Language
What language does the TwinSpace appear in?– Language of the user’s browser
How to change it?
Working together: Activities
– The bulk area for project work– Administrators (teachers and pupils)
can create as many activities pages as they wish (as one could with folders), and choose which tools are used
How to create Activities
Go to the Activities label to create an Activities page- it is up to you how to organise- organised chronologically
Name the new page and then add- you can here choose to make an activity ‘public’ or ‘private’
Add applications or “tools” to your activities page. You can add one to many – it is up to you!
What “applications” are available?
Blogs
Forums (MB)
Wikis
File Archive (DL)
Photos (IL)
Content (WCD)
On the side: Pupils Corner
- To encourage pupils to get to know each other, on their own, in their own way.
- Teachers members have viewing rights.- Teacher admins can delete.
In real time: Chat
- No change…
Testing the TwinSpacehttp://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p36056/welcome
Login: helpdesk
Password: etwinning
Tasks1. Get access (login as pupil or get someone to invite you)
2. Change the language of the TwinSpace
3. Invite a teacher, create a pupil profile
4. Create an activities page
5. Add applications
6. Create posts: forum, blog, wiki, etc.
7. Web Content Display: write text, embed a YouTube video, add photos
8. Create a calendar event
9. Send an email
10.Publish/unpublish11.Ask Anne a question in the CHAT area.
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