Why would you recommend registering with eTwinning?

It is an easy and safe way for pupils and teachers to collaborate with other countries in Europe.

What benefits has running an international link through ICT brought to your school?

I have found that pupils are more engaged, they take more pride in their work as it is being judged by their peers and they are more enthusiastic about languages as there is a purpose for learning them and the communication is real.

Specialist areas:

I am involved in projects on eLanguages. I have applied for a Comenius Bilateral Grant with our French partner school. I have attended an eTwinning professional development workshop and am working towards a full ISA this year.

Mayflower Primary School

We are in our 2nd year of eTwinning.  Our partner is a small school in Carcassonne in the South of France.  We have run a couple of projects.  “Weather Around the World” was an exchange of local weather data which was then used for the creation of graphs which were shared on the e-twinning space.  

We then did a project called “How Does Your Garden Grow?”.  We exchanged seeds which both classes planted on the same day.  We then blogged to each other about how our plants were growing.  We also made photostories giving instructions in French for how to plant the seeds, as well as designing seed packets and making a model garden.

We also exchanged old-fashioned letters and cards during the year!

Bradley C.E. Primary School

We are currently in our 4th year of eTwinning.  Our original partner is a small school similar to ours, in Spain.  We have had basic projects, “Our pets”; “Ourselves and our homes” that have been useful for developing Spanish and ICT skills.  

Then my partner teacher moved to a bigger school so I stayed with him as we got on really well.  Our next project was “Periodistas/ Journalists”.  The children exchanged news stories. It was really good for developing ICT skills, literacy and Spanish.

This year - we have a 3rd partner, in Poland, and a new project “Abrazo – Our Virtual City”.  We’re creating a map combining photos and information about buildings in our home areas.  We’re really excited about it!