eTwinning Visibility Newsletter no. 4 eTwinning Visibility Newsletter no. 4 | Page 82

Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2014 Newsletter -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------new media. In 2008 my colleague and friend Birgit came up with the idea to jointly apply for a Comenius Project. In 2009 we started with eight other partners the project “Let Me Grow”. The main coordinator knew about eTwinning and it was agreed to establish an eTwinning project to share and discuss, besides building a website. In the beginning we all had quite a few problems when working with the TwinSpace as it was just the time a new TwinSpace was launched. Meanwhile, we have the next generation, and I know a new one will come soon, and with growing experience we evolved to satisfied users. After a while I saw the big opportunities and decided to start “my own” small project. “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” showed me how both children and teachers can learn from partners in other countries. The kids were so happy to get new friends around Europe, they were willing to do things they would not have done in normal lesson