Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2013 Newsletter
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important part was that we communicated in
English and we had fun at the same time!
eTwinning – An Open Window to Friendship
by Vasilica Marcu
In the last 2 years, I have been interested in the
European projects and I started to know eTwinning
better and better. I was encouraged and stimulated
by the constant access to the virtual environment of
collaboration and professional development
opportunities. I stepped into a true community
where teachers demonstrate creative ways to
enhance all the classroom activities. My role has
changed from an informal approach to a studentcentered one. I gave up the total control and I
allowed my students to work on different activities
at the same time.
For more information, you can visit the project
pages on eTwinning platform, at the address:
http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p81379
eTwinning is an open window to friendship, it is an
inexhaustible source of inspiration, diversity and
innovation in education. Working on an eTwinning
Project can turn everything into a playground,
using different tools and learning attitudes.
Students learn through action, they are more
motivated and more creative. My students have
developed communication skills in English, they
have learned a lot of things using the new
technologies, and they have also learned to
understand and accept diversity.
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I have continuously tried to involve other teachers
from my school in the projects in which I was a
partner, my students’ parents and also community
members. I have presented them the benefits and
the advantages of this program, both for the
students and the teachers, whenever I had the
chance to do this. Being involved in eTwinning
projects, I can say that my school is that European
school which promotes all the European values,
multilingualism, interculturalism and new
technologies.
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