The eTwinning project has been underway in Gaelscoil Mhúscraí since 2010. eTwinning is a community for schools in Europe.
eTwinning enables schools across Europe to communicate and work together on educational projects.
In 2012, the pupils of the school co-wrote an eBook with children in Scotland and France. They recorded themselves reading their section of the book and listened to their partners abroad reading their work in English and in their native languages.
At present there are two projects in progress- ‘Green-Schools’ and ‘Castles Around Europe’. ‘Green Schools’ is a blog shared by the school with children in Britain and France where they compare each seasonal change between the three countries. They also focus on environmental conservation.
As part of ‘Castles Around Europe ‘, the students learn about castles in Ireland , Greece, Poland, France and Azerbaijan.
There are two projects underway at present – ‘Gr@@n-Schools’ agus ‘Castles Around Europe. Green Schools is a blog the school shares with children from Wales and France where they compare the changing seasons from all three countries. They also work on ways to help the environment.
“The eTwinning project as really improved the childrens ICT skills. They are blogging producing podcasts, creating PowerPoints, using Skype and mastering technological instruments as part of the eTwinning Project,” said Mairéad Breathnach, a teacher in the school.
“We have made international friends, we have won eTwinning Awards and we have met MEP’s as a result of taking part in this learning network. It also helped us to achieve the Blue Star Flag Award last year. We highly recommend it!”
Tá tionscadail eTwinning ar bun i nGaelscoil Mhúscraí ó 2010. Séard atá i gceist le eTwinning ná pobal do scoileanna san Eoraip.
Cuireann eTwinning an deis ar fáil do scoileanna mórthimpeall na hEorpa teagmháil a dhéanamh lena chéile agus comhoibriú ar thionscadail foghlama.
Sa bhliain 2012, scríobh daltaí na scoile eLeabhar i dteannta páistí san Albain agus sa Fhrainc. Rinne siad taifead orthu féin ag léamh a gcuid den leabhar agus d’éist siad lena bpáirtnéirí thar lear ag léamh a gcuid, i mBéarla agus ina dteanga dúchais.
I láthair na huaire tá dhá thionscadail idir lámha againn ‘Green-Schools’ agus ‘Castles Around Europe’. Séard atá i gceist le ‘Green Schools’ ná blag atá roinnte ag an scoil le páistí ón mBreatain agus ón bhFrainc. Cuireann siad comharthaí gach séasúr i gcomparáid lena chéile sa trí thír. Déantar obair ar conas an timpeallacht a chaomhnú chomh maith.
Mar chuid de ‘Castles Around Europe’, foghlaimíonn na daltaí faoi chaisleáin in Éirinn, sa Ghréig, sa Pholainn, sa Fhrainc agus in Azerbaijan.
“Tá an obair eTwinning atá ar bun againn tar éis cur go mór le scileanna TFC na páistí. Táid ag blagáil, ag déanamh podchraoladh, ag cruthú Powerpoints, ag úsáid Skype mar aon le bheith ag cleachtadh iliomad uirlisí teicneolaíochta eile mar chuid den clár eTwinning,” arsa Mairéad Breathnach, múinteoir sa scoil.
Táimid tar éis cairde idirnáisiúnta a dhéanamh, roinnt mhaith gradaim eTwinning a fháil agus bualadh le MEPs freisin mar thoradh ar ár bpáirt sa ghréasáin foghlama seo. Chabhraigh sé go mór inár n-iarrachtaí chun Brat Réalt Gorm a bhaint amach freisin anuraidh. Molaimid é go hárd na spéire!”