Projects

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What is an eTwinning Project?
Schools from at least two schools from at least two different European countries create a project and use Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to carry out their work. As schools communicate and collaborate via the Internet, the are no grants or administrative conditions connected to the scheme and face-to-face meetings are not required.

What can I do in an eTwinning Project?
You can work on any topic you and your partner wish to work on. Projects should have a good balance of ICT use and classroom activities, and should preferably fit into the national curricula of the schools participating in the project.

Do I need to be an advanced ICT user to be involved?
Definitely not! One of the objectives of eTwinning is to improve teachers’ abilities in ICT and to make it part of daily life in the classroom. eTwinning caters to all levels of ICT knowledge.

Who can participate?
An eTwinning project can be carried out by two or more teachers, teams of teachers or subject departments, librarians, head teachers and pupils from schools across Europe. Collaboration can be within the same subject or cross-curricular through the use of ICT. Pre-school, primary, secondary and upper secondary schools can all participate (age range of pupils, 3-19).

Which countries are part of eTwinning?
eTwinning applies to the Member States of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Overseas territories and countries are also eligible. In addition, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Norway and Turkey can also take part.

Can I get recognition for my project work?
Yes!! If you think that your eTwinning project deserves an extra mark of success, then you can apply for the National Quality Label through your eTwinning Desktop under the section ‘Labels’. If you have more than one project that you think deserves the Label, then simply fill out an application for each. Further information can be found on the Quality Labels page.

How to create a new Project.
In order to create an eTwinning project, you must first be registered on the system and logged in to your Desktop. The following video will guide you through the process to create a new project on your Desktop. Once your project application has been approved, you will gain access to the TwinSpace for that project.



Further Information
The 'Inspiration' section of the eTwinning Portal contains a gallery of previously published projects as well as ready-made project kits ideal for users just starting out on their eTwinning journey.