I had the good fortune to be chairing this well attended session at SETT. I had previously heard lots about eTwinning without knowing how schools can get involved in the first place. Well, that was all made very clear thanks to a very clear introductory presentation by Matt Cresswell and Susan Linklater of the British Council. For sure, they dispelled the misconception that for schools to get started involves lots of administration and paperwork … not so. It’s more straightforward than I had imagined.

Matt and Susan then handed over to George Glass, Headteacher at Cauldeen Primary school in Inverness. He really did bring eTwinning to life be showing us two projects with schools in Malta and Poland. What clearly came out of these projects was the fact that cross-curricular work in history, geography, language skills, ICT and so on was greatly enhanced.

What did those of you who attended this session think about it? Were you enlightened (I was) ? Might you think it’s time to go for it and get involved in eTwinning for real ?

Finally, I took note of a useful tip from George … build and enhance upon work already being carried out in your school rather than invent something completely new almost for the sake of it.

Views welcome!

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