A secondary teacher’s experience of teacher collaboration by EUN Partnership aisbl

Paulo, Portugal

2017-10-16 12:51:28 UTC

Colaborative wor in secondary school.

Renata, Croatia

renata_pintar — 2017-10-16 13:02:39 UTC

I am member od Yahoo mailing list "Diskusijska lista nastavnika matematike" (disscussion list of teacher of mathematics) since 2006 that teachers of mathematics founded in Croatia, but group spread to Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Same teachers (and now many more) are members of FB group. We Exchange ideas, lessons and links, help each other with problems and few of us are collaborating in eTwinning projects.

Paolo, Italy

gava_paolo — 2017-10-16 13:09:13 UTC

I've heard about all of the digital platforms and tools mentioned in the video, and I've only used them some for collaborating with the teachers. I agree that not all teachers have the skills to take advantage of digital technologies and I am convinced that teachers should deepen their knowledge of digital technologies, so that they can use a language that students understand and use a lot. Social media networks such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn are particularly useful areas for teacher collaboration and professional learning: I used Facebook and Linkedln to improve teacher collaboration and professional learning, especially to upgrade professionalism, the skills and the didactic capacities of each teacher.

Soni,Albania

sonila — 2017-10-16 13:30:04 UTC

Reyhan said it clear enough to be understood,not all teachers have the access or sometimes even the abilities of using technology properly in their everyday activities at school.
I am member of eTwinning since three years and other platforms of collaboration between teachers as well.I found them so useful because we "run out" of ideas sometimes :) and we find what we are looking for there.
Reyhan mentioned there that these enrolling and collaboration platforms have changed her teaching approach.I believe her because I have experienced the same too.
Exchanging ideas between each other is a helping hand in our profession.

Emma, Italy

emmaabb — 2017-10-16 13:38:18 UTC

I ve recently concluded an Erasmus K a2 project : prtners were from Slovakia, Latvia, Lituania, Sweden: social media tools and mobiles have allowed projects’ participants to stay tuned to all the interactions happening during the project , they could connect to the course with those devices they feel comfortable with, according to the social and professional contexts they operated in. For colaboration and to collect and storage the project materials we wused cloud spaces . This project was a great opportunity to work with coleagues , to learn from them . If you are interested in knowing how the colaboration was set up you can give a look to the presentation I had las friday to the movee conference in Naples https://www.slideshare.net/EmmaAbbate/presentazione-move-me-coonference

Antonietta, Italy

miaaba — 2017-10-16 14:19:16 UTC

I have heard of different platforms and digital tools but never about the ones mentioned by Reyhan. I often use digital tools platforms and I find they are very helpful for collaboration both among teachers and students. Moreover they also help to improve digital skills. Social media networks provide new opportunities for professional learning but you need to handle with care.

Maria Luisa, Genova, Italy

marialuisa_borr — 2017-10-16 14:22:10 UTC

II have heard atout all of the platform and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan in the video and I have only used them some for teacher collaborative. I so think that non all teachers know how to use digital tecnology.

Nadya, Bulgaria

innovator68 — 2017-10-16 14:37:47 UTC

I think that digital tools are a great way for collaboration and Reyan's video approves it. Not all teachrs hae requred skills and they cannot take advantage of digital technologies. I have been using IT tools in eTwinning projects and classwork. Google Docs is useful tools for collaboration.

Işıl, Turkey

2017-10-16 14:37:53 UTC

In Turkey, National Ministry of Education forbids to use facebook, twitter vs. We use padlet and twinspace instead.

Amelia De Chiara, Italy

amelia_dechiara — 2017-10-16 14:43:16 UTC

I always try to improve my PLN, I use platform like eTwinning and many of the tool mentioned by Reyhan. Also Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn are really useful. But, all these things require skills and the will of using them...

Lisa, Scotland

lisa131 — 2017-10-16 14:43:49 UTC

I think collaborating using digital technologies is a fantastic ideas however, I know from experience there are a number of teachers who can be quite reticent to use them and can be rather insular in their views.

Antonella

cambridgesiciliani — 2017-10-16 15:12:35 UTC

I very often use webtools to share information and to collaborate with my colleagues.

Stanley, Nigeria

stanonyedika — 2017-10-16 15:12:39 UTC

Digital tools are essential tools for collaboration.Some teachers are not comfortable using particular ones.The rule may be to find what works for you and use.

Marie-Hélène, France

mhfasquel — 2017-10-16 15:15:57 UTC

yes, I use most of them.

Ana,Romania

iancumat — 2017-10-16 15:56:31 UTC

I usually use social media networks for my school activity

Maurizio, Napoli, Italia

maurizio_scialdone — 2017-10-16 16:08:26 UTC

I generally use digital technologies in all my class hours. What I still do not use is the media.
To share content, images, ideas, and more, I use social groups, but only with my classes.
In the near future I would really like to organize myself to share experiences with other classes in other schools, close or far away through internet connections such as skype, facebook or other media.
I think this is the future, and the most engaging way to learn how to learn.

Linda, Italy

LindaGiannini — 2017-10-16 16:19:14 UTC

Yes, I've experiences of social media networks for teacher collaboration and professional learning

- eTwinning platform
- Facebook
- twitter
- blog
-....

MARIA, ITALY

2017-10-16 16:30:31 UTC

Yes, I've heard of all the platforms and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan, but actually I've used and still use only a few of them because has it has already been mentioned : not all Teachers have the required skills and they should be well trained before.

Henry, Ireland

henryhurley — 2017-10-16 17:36:36 UTC

No, I have not hear of these platform. However, there should be something that is internationally focused rather than on one subject or one teaching group.

Cristina, Romania

2017-10-16 18:02:44 UTC

I heard of all mentioned platform, and I am used to some of them. Internationaly speaking, most frequent eTwinning space, Skipe.

Fionnuala. Ireland

fionnualalir — 2017-10-16 18:37:33 UTC

I have used digital technology to improve staff collaboration . Padlet, Facebook, Twitter. We have used EPals to build upon a relationship with a French School. Now we are working on a school exchange. The teachers in my department are continuing to develop their 21st Century technology skills in order to improve upon collaboration and cooperation.

Carlo Italy

carlogino — 2017-10-16 18:51:28 UTC

Based on my experience I can say that collaboration with digital technologies is a useful and new idea. Not tough teachers are in favor of new technologies, some are reluctant to introduce new technologies. They want to follow old strategies in my way of seeing too obsolete.

Daniela, Italy

gea68_dp — 2017-10-16 19:11:15 UTC

It is a good idea, but in my experience to use digital technologies is difficult because there are no means. We have only one old computer in a classroom, and connection is sometimes difficult. I hope to have better digital resources in order to try this new method

Sean, Ireland

2017-10-16 19:24:03 UTC

Some of the Platforms, ePal, I have not heard of. eTwinning is something I am aware of. I feel Digital Technology are tools and tools when used correctly can provide an enriched experience for both the Teacher and Students. I am a Teacher who would not use Digital Technologies unless it brings something to my students learning. I feel using Digital Technologies should start with other staff members firstly. Maybe through, Departments, at our school, a group of teachers in the same subject areas, then nationally, Teachers in the same subject area nationally/same country. Digital Technologies with my students, at our school we are looking at "Teams" in Office365. a Platform where OneNote is the center, allowing Teachers to collaborate with their Students, there are different teams on set up, on called PLC (Professional Learning Community) allowing Teachers share their ideas, notes, resources.

Irina, Russia

irina_golosova2 — 2017-10-16 19:34:39 UTC

I`ve heard of some platforms and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan in the video. But I haven`t tried them yet. I` m planning to start working with eTwinning this year. I agree that not all teachers have the required skills to take advantage of digital technologies because not all schools are equipped by appropriate tools. I use the social media network VK (very popular in Russia). We have a special group for teachers of our region where we learn from one another, arrange our meetings, discuss our problems and how to overcome them.

Raffaella, Italy

raffaella_pierleoni — 2017-10-16 19:35:30 UTC

The video is full ofinteresting information. I know and I’ve used only some of the platform and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan and I’ve found them very useful for teachers collaboration. As Reyhan I use Dropbox or Google drive to share material or work cooperatively with other teachers.

Certainly digital technologies are particularly useful spaces for teachers collaboration but also for teachers professional learning. I think that comparison and collaboration are fundamental elements to improve our knoweldge and professionality as well, leading to improve and make more efficient our teaching and consequently, students learning.

Gaida, Estonia

2017-10-16 19:40:46 UTC

I haven`t tried epals, but other are mentioned platforms are in my teaching world, too.

Palma, kindergarten teacher from Spain

palmagarciahn — 2017-10-16 19:56:08 UTC

I didn’t know ePals. I have registered and I will start using it.
Thanks to Facebook, the one I use daily, I have learned a lot of Science in Kindergarten and I currently share videos of activities with my students in science teacher science in Europe.
In social networks I have known etwinning and participated in two projects.
I use google drive and Dropbox to share Information

Nasser, Morocco,

nasqalli — 2017-10-16 20:01:08 UTC

It is thrue that collaborative teaching worth nothing without ICT tools and teachers have to use socialmedia also to collaborate efficiently between them and with their students.

Katerina Papadia, Greece

aikat_papadia — 2017-10-16 20:10:52 UTC

I am not familiar with ePals site but I am going to get more informations about it because it sounds interesting. Many teachers, especially younger people, know and use social media networks. But there are many who they are not using social media for collaboration maybe because they don't Know how to do it. In my experience Twitter, Facebook, Dropbox are digital tools useful for all and especially for the teacher collaboration and professional learning

Florbela, Portugal

2017-10-16 20:11:03 UTC

Of the tools mentioned by Reyhan I used the dropbox, google drive and moodle for collaborative work with colleagues. Despite having some knowledge about e-twinning, so far, I've never been involved in e-twinning projects. In relation to social media networks I use facebook where it is easy to advertise and create events and promote activities, training courses and get and exchange creative ideas. In this aspect I also consider pinterest an interesting tool.

Maria Rosaria, Italy

tafymar — 2017-10-16 20:12:01 UTC

I've just registered in pals and I'm going to use it because I like to try and experiment new methods, while in etwinning project we usually use a lot of collaborative tools such as : padlet, titanpad, google docs, voicethread and a lot of others depending on what skill we want students to train

Beate, Germany

2017-10-16 20:52:14 UTC

Reyhan's experience with the use of tools , her idea to set up a digital professional learning network, are very impressive. I am mostly familiar with eTwinning and learning events for teachers. These often require the use of new tools and some form of team work. For reasons of data protection I would not really use either Facebook or Twitter and would not encourage my pupils to do so. There are other options available for teachers to learn from one another like these moocs. Collaboration with my eTwinning colleagues seems more inspirational than at my school. On the twinspace we share material, coordinate the next project steps, use the teacher Bulletin. This is very effective indeed. There is still a reluctance on the part of some teachers to use digital technologies for educational purposes. Even teacher training does not prepare young teachers for the integration of digital tools into their teaching practice, including team work among colleagues.

Adriana Colda, Romania

adriana_colda — 2017-10-16 20:52:56 UTC

I felt isolated from my peers by classroom walls till I discovered eTwinning platform in 2009. First of all I felt a little daunting I didn't understand the newest tool of communication, but my desire to meet new colleagues to learn something new, to share my passion for teaching, all these have been helping me to be ready to overcome all boundaries and I didn't give up. I am happy now because my life, my students life have flourished. Even though my class had got only desks, chairs, blackboard and a box o chalk, I am grateful because I have had amazing experiences and wonderful school days in a classroom without walls. Our walls become windows for our unfamiliar experience until now. I use Twitter, Wikispace, Linkedin, Facebook for professional learning but I didn't hear about ePals till now.

Tânia Serrão, Portugal

taniaserraogomes — 2017-10-16 21:20:43 UTC

I admit I had not heard of some of the tools mentioned by my colleagues. However, I've heard of the eTwinning platform but have not created a project yet. With my co-workers, sometimes we post messages on Facebook to share ideas or distribute work. I would like to work more collaboratively and preferably with the new technologies that saves a lot of time, but I have to agree with teacher Reyhan when she says that not all teachers dominate these skills and even risk adding that they also have no great interest in learning .

Anna Maria Mulliri, Italy

morganita — 2017-10-16 21:21:27 UTC

Never heard about ePals and Wikispace, but we took part to an eTwinning project 3 years ago. It was easy organizing activities and group video chat but slow connection didn’ t help communication.

Unfortunately, I must admit that many teachers do not realize that, as with any new tool, they can become proficient enough so that it becomes the easiest thing to use it, other fears for pupils’ safety or class management. I think that if we adopt classroom technology, we also make sure that the activity serves our learning objectives.

I usually use Facebook, after the eTwinning project I gave up Twitter and Linkedin, because I felt as sucked into a parallel universe.

Thanks to Facebook I can share documents and ideas, I can plan and organize with some of my colleagues (I have just finished to talk with three of them) and I really appreciate this tool because we live in different places, we are all commuters and when we meet at school most of the work is already done.

I was not so familiar with emerging digital technologies, but during the course I have started using those suggested by Anna Laghigna and the other colleagues.

Ana, Portugal

anaccflores — 2017-10-16 21:28:44 UTC

Of the digital tools mentioned in the video I have already worked with the dropbox, moodle and google drive.
I have also used Facebook to create a group with the students and teachers in the class, where it is possible to share information and the projects that are being developed with that class.
It is true that not all teachers are comfortable with the use of new technologies, it is necessary to train teachers.

carmen

carmenvoinea08 — 2017-10-17 01:27:31 UTC

I am agree that not all teachers have the required skills to take advantage of digital technologies. I have worked with dropbox and google drive, before.
I am not familiar with Epals or Moodle

Claudia, Italy 👌

claudietta_ciucci — 2017-10-17 07:00:04 UTC

This experience is also very interesting. I do not know epals, but I want to study it. I am convinced that new technologies can help us improve our way of teaching, unfortunately not all teachers have digital skills. My collaborative experience started with signing up to some Facebook groups. I met many teachers and there was a way of exchanging experiences and giving information about interesting activities. I also found this course in social media and I am very happy with this opportunity. Now I absolutely have to join Etwinning. I have difficulty with English, but I help with Google Translator.

Isabella, Italy

2017-10-17 08:42:48 UTC

I think ITC can expand teachers'collaboration not only in school but beyond its boundaries. The new social media can contribute in creating a wide teachers web in which everyone can share its experiences and suggestions. It is important not only collaboration in school but also the creation of spaces to communicate best practices. In my school a FB page for teachers has been created to share and during collegiate boards are proposed some "little pills" of ITc so everyone can be aware of new avaliable tecnhologies, even if some teachers do not know even the basis of using PCs and this is very worrying.

Maria, Cyprus

mariaconstantinou — 2017-10-17 09:59:59 UTC

I have heard some of the platforms and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan in the video but didn’t use them in this context. I agree that not all teachers have digital skills. I only use Facebook and I think groups of teachers can give you great ideas and create a community of practice. Digital tools such as those mentioned in the video help teachers collaborate even if they weren’t created for this purpose can be utilized for collaboration.

I agree with with what my fellow teacher shared in this part. We can only develop our professionals when we collaborate with other experienced educators and teachers. Even though not all teachers are aquited with technology skills, but it's necessary that all teachers of the 21st century take keen interest in learning technological skills.

tracychola — 2017-10-17 11:25:37 UTC

I myself I'm coming from Africa, I have been partispating in these moocs few months now, it's because of curiosity to learn and improve my teaching. Even though I don't have nice and sophisticated gadgets but on a simple photo, I have been trying so much to be part of the learning community. I can confess that I have learnt a lot since I found out that there free moocs on online, I always try to take advantage of that. I believe my experience to beeping with all is very huge

Laura, Italy

2017-10-17 12:05:07 UTC

In my opinion, digital technologies can improve collaborative attitudes of our stuedent. They can collaborate using social media, padlet or other app (ex. thinglink, google apps...), working together at school or staying at home. Young people are naturally interested in new technologies. They can also use these systems for self and peer assessment.

Anita, Croatia

anita_simac — 2017-10-17 12:36:32 UTC

Digital technologies are often not used to their full capacity unfortunately. I often use Skype with colleagues at national and international level, however I am always looking at new tools, so Reyhan's video is very interesting. Thank you !

Florina, Romania

2017-10-17 13:00:50 UTC

Am auzit, dar nu am folosit nicodata

Daniela L. - Italy

daria_roni — 2017-10-17 13:02:03 UTC

I am an enthusiastic Social Media user which I consider an useful space for teacher collaboartion and professional learning. I love working in collaboration with other teacher both locally and internationally, I have learny a lot with them and from them, but I agree that lots of teachers have not got the required skill to take advantages of digital technologies.

Monica Italy

monica_donato2 — 2017-10-17 13:21:12 UTC

I'm not an enthusiastic social m edia but I use technologies in my daily teaching such as google drive to exchange documents, Padlet, geogebra kahoot e.twinning platform and so on. I think that the collaboration with teacher all around the world is the best way for educators to be more creative and inspired

Luli, Italy

2017-10-17 13:42:57 UTC

I had never heard about ePals, and I've just signed in to get to know it better, both to come into contact with other teachers and to see if there is the possibility to make my students communicate with students from other countries. I am a great Facebook user, and recently I've improved the professional side of this social network, now I use it mostly for getting new teaching ideas, compare my very traditional way of working with many others that have so much to teach me. I have a twitter account, I've had it for many years by now but I have never found a real passion for it. The same for Linkedin. I use dropbox but only for private business; and I have a Google Drive repository, we have tried to use it to share documents with other teachers but most of my collegues are sort of "resistant" to an intense use of technology for their jobs. I am sure, and I know it by personal experience, that non everybody has the right skills to take advantage of new technologies. This is why it is very important to find people speaking your same language on the immense web community, because it's not easy to find them inside your own school. I have never had any kind of real collaboration apart from exchanging ideas, opinions, experiences on the web.

Vasiliki Psaridou/Greece

psaridou — 2017-10-17 13:50:40 UTC

I have heard about most of the platforms and digital tools that were mentioned by Reyhan. I have used E-twinning platform by working together with another school in Greece. I am lucky to be in a school that all teacher, more or less, use technology in their teaching method. However, I am familiar with the fact that most schools are not in the same position of knowledge. I became an Twitter member recently and I found it very interesting and useful.

Michela, Italy

2017-10-17 14:12:45 UTC

I've never used social media networks for teacher collaboration. I agree that not all teachers have the required skills to take advantage of them, anyway I think that's mostly due to an old-fashioned attitude we often finf in Italian schools.

Irina, Romania

2017-10-17 14:31:43 UTC

As I have mentioned in the previous section, I haven't tried this type of collaboration, so I haven't used the resources for this purpose, but I often use technology and media during my classes or to keep in touch with my students.

Luca, Italy

luca_mastropasqua — 2017-10-17 16:39:39 UTC

Fantastic! The use of collaboration learning and communication with other countries is useful but requires great competencies of teachers!

Adela Muresan, Romania

muresan_gabriela_adela — 2017-10-17 17:58:24 UTC

Have the opportunity to collaborate with other teachers form different countries is interesting!
It is easy to find new ideas, new teaching method...

Milka, Croatia

milka_ivanlic — 2017-10-17 18:06:08 UTC

I have never collaborated with teachers form other countries. I hope that will change in the future.

Doina, Romania

2017-10-17 19:15:31 UTC

In the absence of digital technologies, teacher collaboration outside of school becomes a utopia. I have collaborate with teachers to develop educational projects on the eTwinning platform. I use the iTeach platform for professional training and participate in online courses organized on dedicated platforms. At this module I also found out about other possibilities of collaboration through digital technologies. It should be noted, however, that the time resources available to a teacher are limited and that after designing attractive and effective lessons and after the training process there it remain little time for the use of so many digital tools and social media networks even if the target is the own training and collaboration with other teachers.

Ondina Espírito Santo, Portugal

ondina — 2017-10-17 19:31:06 UTC

I had heard and tried them all, except ePals and eTwinning. I really liked the idea of ePals, which I was completely unaware of,
platform where teachers and students from all over the world can connect. I'm going to explore this platform.
Not all teachers are in the same phase of knowledge regarding the technologies, but with an interest on the part of the teachers of if they want to update and the existence of this type of training (MOOC), there will be, increasingly, teachers with the necessary skills for classes with the use of technologies and where teaching is student-centered.
Social networking is an easy way to interact and collaborate with large groups of teachers who can not get together and want to share experiences or even develop common projects. It already happened to me. Sharing documents and building collaborative documents through office365 or google docs (drive) are ways I use very often to collaborate with my partners. Basically, all the applications that allow collaboration are efficient, it all depends on how each teacher works and the capacity and willingness that each one has to adapt.
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Ele, EST

ele_elav — 2017-10-17 19:34:17 UTC

I am going to check aPals and edWeb.
The other "places" are familiar (not really using as PLS)
I think many teachers are struggling with basic digital tools and are hardly even thinking about personal development in a global picture.
Thank you for the video! I liked it :)

Chrissa Aggidou, Greece

2017-10-17 20:03:01 UTC

I don't know ePals and Wikispaces. I took a look at these two tools and I found them very interesting. I will study them more to incorporate them into my teaching.I belong to the community of eTwinning, I have watched a lot courses in this, and I have cooparate with other teacher from diffirent countries, like Spain, Portugal, Croatia, Austria, Italy. My experience was very good. I learned a lot and I enriched my teaching. In the past I took part in Comenius project. It was a unique experience.
In my collaborations I used social media to communicate with colleagues.

Natalia Grushko, Ukraine

n_grushko — 2017-10-17 20:12:57 UTC

I have used eTwinning platform by working together with another schools
I became a Twitter member recently and I found it very interesting and useful.
I am a Facebook user, and recently I've improved the professional side of this social network, now I use it mostly for getting new teaching ideas.
I love working in collaboration with other teachers both locally and internationally.
I often use Skype with colleagues at national and international level, however I always look at new tools, so Reyhan's video is very interesting.

Stefania, Italy

2017-10-17 20:13:51 UTC

I use Dropbox and Google docs with my peer.
I use Moodle to manage collaborative activities.

Iryna Kharchenko, Ukraine

pcv2002irisha — 2017-10-17 20:28:09 UTC

I have used EPals, and PenPals. Also we are working actively in Etwinning projects and also use Skype Mystery class. Another collaborative project we are participating in is Global Art project which involves schools from all over the world and we learn about other countries through students' art.
As for technolohies, which assist collaboration, I use Padlet, Blogging, google docs and forms. Besides, Facebook and Twitter are great social media which are also used for collaboration among teachers and students.
We also use Google classroom in our school.

Maria Calà, Italy

ilacrisere — 2017-10-17 20:34:44 UTC

The eTwinning and Erasmus + platforms have never heard of other platforms to use as an exchange of experiences. It's all very interesting. Impossible to do in my schools but interesting.

Isabela, Romania

2017-10-17 20:37:16 UTC

All these platforms mentioned are very useful for collaboration between teachers. I used eTwinning platform, Erasmus+, iTeach and recently I discoverd European school net academy. I've learnt a lot and I have changed my vision about teaching in compare with what I knew from my school.

VINCENZA,ITALY

cifer2169 — 2017-10-17 20:54:08 UTC

Have you heard of all the platforms and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan in the video, and what are your experiences of using them for teacher collaboration? Do you agree that not all teachers have the required skills to take advantage of digital technologies? Reyhan mentions social media networks, such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, as particularly useful spaces for teacher collaboration and professional learning. What are your experiences of social media networks for teacher collaboration and professional learning? What emerging digital technologies are you aware of that can help teachers collaborate more efficiently?
Never heard about ePals and Wikispace, but we took part to an eTwinning project 3 years ago. It was easy organizing activities and group video chat but slow connection didn’ t help communication.

I usually use Facebook, after the eTwinning project I gave up Twitter and Linkedin, because I felt as sucked into a parallel universe.

I was not so familiar with emerging digital technologies, but during the course I have started using those suggested by Anna Laghigna and the other colleagues.

Conceição, Portugal

saolsilva — 2017-10-17 23:44:02 UTC

I have used dropbox with my colleagues to share docs. I collaborated with other teacher in ePals plattform and my students corresponded by snail mail with students from other countries. We also did a Christmas card exchange with 30 countries. It was a very good experience.
I would also like to do a mystery skype, which I find a very good way of communication for the students. The problem is that the internet connection is not good in my school.

Jahidy, AveFénixAlfa. Venezuela

2017-10-18 00:32:11 UTC

I am familiar with all the social networks and platforms mentioned by Reyhan except "ePals"; I did not know about the existence of "ePals".

While it is true that not all teachers have the skills to take advantage of digital technologies, it is demonstrated that they can develop them. In fact, I consider it essential to learn how to use them. The technological advances and particularly the technologies of the Information and communication have impacted in all the senses the life of the human being. Banking, business, communications, information ... Everything! It is being handled over the internet. Of course, the educational field cannot be kept from this reality. Ignoring this is an error, a gross error. There are many advantages and disadvantages derived from the use of web technology and there are many free platforms, free tools that facilitate the development of educational processes in general. It is a great advantage to be able to take advantage of all these resources for Elearning and Blearning studies.

As the social networks that mention specifically for educational use, Twitter and Facebook, are quite friendly and the biggest advantage is that they are networks that have a large number of users already familiar with its use. Twitter and Facebook are a good choice for collaborative work, knowing clearly what their benefits are and how to use them properly.
For your attention, thanks! God bless you

Ispir Iuliana, Romania

ispiriuliana — 2017-10-18 04:48:33 UTC

It's a good idea to collaborate with digital technology. So I managed to work in: eTwinning, in ISA and so we found sites like School Education Gateway or Teachers Academy.

Natalia, Moldova

2017-10-18 05:15:25 UTC

Using new technology it not a necessity it is an obligation in our day to be up to day with your students. Sometimes they know more than us, so we must develop our skills. I hears about the tools mentioned by Reyhan, but I tried only some of them like Facebook, Viber, Messenger, Google Doc, E Twinning platform, but about e Pals i didn't hear.
Using Google doc helps us to complete easier and at the same time the information.

Cristina Mihut

mihut_cristina — 2017-10-18 05:41:32 UTC

I often use social networks in teaching. Students get better involved in solving tasks, are more responsible and motivated. Of course, there are limitations. Using social networks involves complying with security rules. For the success of the strategy, we need to have a very structured plan, a planning of the activity, especially if it will work in teams of students from several schools or countries.

Alessandro Michele, Italy

2017-10-18 07:07:26 UTC

To collaborate between teachers can be a good method to involve and develop the best practises in the realtion with the students. I agree.

Irini, Greece

ikassotaki — 2017-10-18 09:09:23 UTC

I agree with Reyhan. The use of new technology is effective for teachers and students collaboration.

Gráinne Ireland

dennisongrainne — 2017-10-18 10:41:11 UTC

Working with our teacher professional network across the 18 schools the idea of supporting professional collaboration is an intriguing one. So far we have arranged face to face meetings but we are currently developing digital tools to support collaboration. We have begun with a shared drive using microsoft 365, next hope to try a webinar. WE are also setting up a Twitter account. It will be interesting to see how these work on the long run

Antonella, Italy

antonellacaprarelli — 2017-10-18 13:18:59 UTC

I definetly agree with Reyhan. New technology is one of the best way to collaborate

Giovanna ItalyI

giovanna_festa — 2017-10-18 13:33:44 UTC

I knew this community thanks to Facebook an I'm very happy because I learned a lot of digital tools I'm using at school

Fionnuala, Ireland

fionnualalir — 2017-10-18 15:54:49 UTC

Digital technologies are paramount to collaboration. I use Epals and through this we have set up a twinning with a french school. In our school we use Twitter to keep up with current activities in other schools. However some teachers need more training in this area and it is essential that continuous professional development is provided.

Adriana, Romania

adrianamaris201 — 2017-10-18 16:46:02 UTC

I use Facebook and twinspace on eTwinning and I learnt a lot from some of my more experienced (or more active) colleagues. I also try to share my knowledge with other teachers and students as well.

Nicoleta, Romania

marianborsa — 2017-10-18 19:46:02 UTC

Collaboration with other colleagues across the country is accomplished with the help of sites, facebook groups. Of those mentioned, I have not used.

Laura, Italy

nannalaura057 — 2017-10-18 19:52:43 UTC

I think technology can help and stimulate collaboration. I know wEtwinning which can give you the opportunity to share projects with international colleagues

Rosa, ITALY

rmongi74 — 2017-10-18 20:15:41 UTC

I Think that technologies have a great potential in order to improve students competences. New technologies are efficient instruments to engage students’ attention and to motivate them. I often use digital resources in my subject lessons and, particularly, I use ANIMOTO. I often use ANIMOTO because it lets you take your photos and video clips, add text and a music track and turn it all into a video. You can emphasise certain photos or allow the program to do it randomly. Share your video by email, embed it in a wiki/blog or upload it to uTube. It’s very good !!! I think that that the role of videos in a classroom will be dealt with, both for learners and for teachers , considering the new role of the learner as an active user of the web and as a content generator. As for the teachers’ perspective, video clips can play an important role in a teacher-training pathway, both for Initial Teacher Education and for Continuous Professional Development.

In a lesson activity collaboration and communication channels are precious because they are useful to improve language skills and they provide learners of authentic material : this is a way to improve students’ vocabulary.

Giov

giovanna_zito51 — 2017-10-18 20:47:14 UTC

Giova

giovanna_zito51 — 2017-10-18 20:47:15 UTC

Giovanna

giovanna_zito51 — 2017-10-18 20:47:15 UTC

I've been using a Etwinning since 2011, and I've known a lot of colleagues thanks to this platform. I participated to a lot of learning events and structured courses about collaboration as well. I prefer not to use Twitter or other social media, as I made the choice not to be connected every single moment of my life. I experimented a lot of different platform as Skype, Meet, Hangouts, Webex and other to participate or to organize videoconferences with other teachers or experts in some fields. The only real challenge I have to face is the use of the English as a vehicular language, and my students are not so good in English!!

Jose Teixeira, PT

2017-10-18 22:09:55 UTC

I have never heard about some of the platforms and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan, like ePals. All of them seem very interesting and useful to collaborate. I am going to explore ePals, because I like the idea to collaborate with teachers all over the world. At this moment, I m working in same eTwinning and Erasmus+ projects and my experience, so far, is being really positive.

Teachers have different digital skills and I believe that not all have the required ones to take advantage of digital technologies, there is still a long way, although there are lots of opportunities to improve digital skills. Social media networks are also an excellent way to collaborate and interact with other teachers. I use Facebook to communicate with some partners of eTwinning and Erasmus projects and also for professional learning. Digital technologies are one of the main sources of innovation and they are a powerful tool to facilitate an efficient collaboration.

Dulce Seita, Portugal

dseita — 2017-10-19 03:42:22 UTC

I have never been involved in a international project.

Some of the tools I’ll look them up.

It is true that some colleagues don´t feel comfortable around computers but that is going to be less and less. In our school we have to work with computers, so we help colleagues who are technologically challenged.

Ioanna, Greece

ziakaioa — 2017-10-19 04:44:59 UTC

have used several of the platforms mentioned, involved in etwinning and now as erasmsu+ coordinator. I use twitter mostly to get updated but have not been involved in chats. What would emerging mean? Many collaborative tools have been with us for many years but we have only quite recently started using them. Edmodo/Googlegroups/etwinning/openeducationeuropa? they can't be considered emerging.

Betty-Greece

bettyaggeletaki — 2017-10-19 06:42:57 UTC

i do not have any experience but i suppose that digital tools could be very useful

Maria luisa, Italy

2017-10-19 07:15:07 UTC

I have bene using etwinning Platform for three years and I try to collaborate with teachers from other countries. I like experimenting new ways of teaching and I try to get my students engaged, too. They use and know technology better than me sometimes and they like to be considered experts in some fields and to cooperate with me.

Rosy, Italy

rositone73 — 2017-10-19 07:52:12 UTC

My class wrote e mails to a Canadian one last year. It war very interesting, first of all' the use of English, of ICT and a different way to show different culture.

Eleonora, Italy

2017-10-19 08:44:35 UTC

I have been using Etwinning platform or better Twinspace for three years and I learned a lot about the use of technology and the practice of cooperation with other European partners.I think igital technologies can help teachers colloborate more efficiently.

Krunoslav, Croatia

2017-10-19 09:29:36 UTC

The more profesionals link with each other, the easier is to learn. But not all teachers have neccessary digital skills, even to do that.

Diana Oliveira, Portugal

2017-10-19 10:13:34 UTC

Technologies for teacher collaboration: Office 365, eTwining – TwinSpace, Moodle, Skype, Facebook, WhatsApp, DropBox.

Stella Siouli, Greece

2017-10-19 10:38:05 UTC

Skype, Edmondo, Moodle, Google docs.

Snjezana Kovacevic

knjiznica_zlata — 2017-10-19 11:45:04 UTC

I am familiare of many digital tools and I use them in my work with pupils. I can also say that it is sad that not all teachers have digital skills for using them in classes, but they are easy to use. I often use Padlet, Skype, Google docs, make presentations, etwinning-TwinSpace, FB, Edmodo and other.

Lúcia Ferreira, Portugal

luciamealhada — 2017-10-19 14:45:19 UTC

I know and have already used some platforms and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan but regarding skype, twitter or even linkedin do not seem very attractive. However, in my opinion, facebook or eTwinning seem to me easier and more intuitive and allows a better level of collaboration .... Regarding the dropbox or google I use them regularly to collaborate with some colleagues ... but, like says in the video, not all teachers have the skills necessary to take advantage of digital technologies and others refuse to use them for this purpose.
My experience with social networking related to teacher collaboration and professional learning has been based on facebook or the platforms (european schoonet, eTwinning, ...) has been very rewarding and useful for professional training and inspires me to develop new ideas and projects to facilitate the learning of my students.

Then I try to motivate my colleagues at school and we are trying to do some collaborative work between ourselves and with colleagues from other countries ... but I find it easier to motivate children than adults :)

Paola, Italy

Paolateacher — 2017-10-19 15:53:03 UTC

I know and used some digital tools with my students and for professional learning, but for teacher collaboration I prefer work ...face to face...

Bibiana, Romania

codos_bibiana — 2017-10-19 17:13:22 UTC

Facebook, WhatsApp, Skype, Messenger

Georgia, Cyprus

gtheopha — 2017-10-19 17:17:21 UTC

I use digital tools and this is what makes our students enjoy learning. Also, we use teacher collaboration when we use etwinning or use onedrive or google forms with our colleagues.

Georgia , Greece

zazouki — 2017-10-19 18:40:56 UTC

I do myself use many different digital tools and platforms for teacher collaboration : google drive, fb, messenger, etwinning platform and twinspace , edmodo platform , realtimeboards, skype ... . I didn't know about Epals but I've just sign in , to explore it :-) I don't think it's a matter of skills to take advantage of digital technologies as much as a matter of will . If you really want to collaborate beyond the walls of your classroom , you will find the way (in Greece teachers can choose between a large range of available training courses regarding digital skills ).Emergent technologie : Go Mobile , like edmodo and etwinning . I would like also to have immediate notice from Google Docs each time a shared doc is updated !

Andrea, Serbia

2017-10-19 18:56:58 UTC

I use web 2 tools in my work like Socrative, google forms and Kahoot. My pupils really like it. I work on google docs with my colleagues....

Jaime- Armenia

jmnieman — 2017-10-20 04:43:32 UTC

If you want Digital technologies to be facilitators in collaborations with others the best was is to have them already integrated into your life. So as Reyhan said, affinities and prior use and knowledge might be key. I believe the new emerging platform of SLACK as a channel of communication between teams has much potential to be useful for collaboration. I also use TRELLO for having my students collaborate in their projects and could easily be used by teachers to plan and visualize the micro-tasks that break up a project.

Angela, Italy

angela_bertolini — 2017-10-20 07:48:18 UTC

I agree with Reyhan when she says that not all teachers have the required skills in digital technologies. Italian government has promoted a program for teachers about digilat skills and each school has selected ten teachers to become expert in digital technologies and share their knowledge with their colleagues. However this takes time for the teachers to learn and to share what they have learnt. Personally I have volunteered for this action, because I think we teachers have a fundamental role in showing our students the potential of technologies in terms of global awarness. I am in different teacher's forum on facebook, both Italian and international, and I find it useful and motivating for my job. I have the chance to share ideas and opinions with colleagues, sometimes very distant, and I also have the chance to model my methodology on other colleagues' methodology.

Anna, Austria

msb_grg11 — 2017-10-20 10:47:17 UTC

I haven't really heard of ePals and edWeb.net, but I'm curious to try them. So far I haven't really used modern technology for collaboration, but rather facebook and other websites for personal professional development.
Last year I had one of my colleagues coming into one of my lessons and telling me that she had just deleted the internet and she needed immediate help, so I want to say that there are more teachers out there that do not even have a basic idea of a computer, not even to talk about any other tools. I get especially frustrated if young colleagues tell me they cannot handle modern technology. I could even get angry about that. We're working in education and are not even able to educate ourselves - how should we educate children? (You might see that I'm kind of passionate about this topic)
I'm a big fan of online lesson planning and grading. On the one hand, it helps me reduce paper and storage space, and on the other hand, I always have everything with me as long as there is WIFI and any device I can use to access my files. I also really enjoy webinars, because if I feel the seminar is not useful, I can drop outwhenever I like.
So there are just so many possiblities and opportunities and I hope to spread the word around Austria :D

Niyazi ALKAN

niyazialkan1549 — 2017-10-20 13:39:48 UTC

I've heard allmost all the platforms and digital tools that Reyhan mentioned but I haven't used all of them yet.Reyhan is also quite right about not all the teachers have the required skills.Social media is useful for teacher collaboration but because it is forbidden

Annamaria, Italy

2017-10-20 13:56:21 UTC

I'm aware that new technologies help and improve teaching collaboration even if I haven't had an experience about this yet. In fact I just enrolled in Etwinning a few days ago and I only visited the platform. Most of collegues haven't technological skills and therefore is difficult to collaborate .

Zulmira Magalhães, Portugal

zulmiramag — 2017-10-20 14:29:52 UTC

I worked collaboratively in eTwinning projects. Teachers used many times WhatsApp to communicate more rapidly. Of course Facebook and Messenger were also used. In twinspace, we use several other applications and tools: Padlet, Animoto, Adobe Spark, Vimeo, Thinglink, Google docs, Socrative, Mentimeter, ... I learned some of these tools in other MOOC's and also with my etwinner partners. Many teachers don't have the required skills in digital technologies, because they don't like neither want to learn. But nowadays evryone needs to learn, it's the future! At schools, almost all communication are made by mail or on the school platform. Write the class summaries and mark the students' absences, it is no longer on paper, it is on the platform. Sometimes, for teachers meeting, to plan a lesson or to discuss a shool problem, we use also Skype or hangout from G-mail, and we can work, at our home, with our colleagues.

Mariella Brunazzi - Italy

mariella_brunaz — 2017-10-20 15:02:48 UTC

I have used some of the digital tools mentioned in the video to collaborate with other teachers and I agree that not all colleagues have the required skills but we can help each other. I have helped colleagues using some tools they didn’t know and in their turn they have supported me with others. I use social media a lot for professional learning and collaboration. I am a member of several Facebook groups related new methodological approaches and I use Twitter as well to share information or get up-dated suggestions about new technological tools. I also communicate with colleagues via Skype or eTwinning live or events. Communication is also facilitated by Google tools such as drive (to share files…) or Google forms for questionnaires or surveys, Google Hangouts, OneNote..

Paola Patrizia Cardo Italy

paolapatrizia_cardo — 2017-10-20 15:35:29 UTC

I think the technology runs a bit too fast, so many teachers fail to keep up the pace.There is still a lot to be done and the platforms are so many and every school usually chooses what they feel most appropriate. I have experience with eTwinning, I really enjoy it and find the full platform. I know and I am enrolled in Edmodo, Weschool, Fidenia and I like to have met this other movie. For my personal choice I do not use facebook and twitter, with my colleagues communicate through whatsapp, skype, twinspace (platform)

Silvia, Italy

emanuelesilvia797 — 2017-10-20 16:28:19 UTC

I agree with Reyhan that not all teachers have the required skills to use digital technologies, but the great problem, in my opinion, is that often they don't want to learn this methodologies and try them in a

collaboration relationship. Me too, I' m part of those teachers: I usually communicate with my colleagues  by means of simple messages (e mail, whatsapp, google drive) but it is not enough. I would like  to learn a new opportunity for communicate accross distances. What Reyhan advises, seems to me very interesting!

Nicolina, Italy

nicolina_graziano — 2017-10-20 16:53:43 UTC

I find that digital tools platforms are very helpful for collaboration both among teachers and students. They also help to improve digital skills. So teachers need depeen their knowledge of digital technologies, in order to use a language that students understand well. Social media network like Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin are particularly useful areas for teachers collaboration and professional learning. Another positive and inspiring platform is the eTwinning one. I have been an eTwinning member for some years and I find this platform useful for teaching and learning. It provides online tools , services, support and lets school projects develop through collaboration among teachers from European countries.

One of my favourite tool is PowToon. It enables students to create animated videos and presentations.It is as easy as PowerPoint, but its animations are very captivating! PowToon gives students and teachers several solutions. I find it original and innovative . An important role has the “time-line” through which the students realize a planning phase and a useful work of separating, synthesizing, reconstructing the topics. In addition producing and sharing their own videos, students become the real protagonists of their learning pathway, feeling more engaged and challenged, especially if a co-creation process among peers is involved.

Silvana, Italy

silvanasarno62 — 2017-10-20 17:32:44 UTC

My experience in using collaborative platform is related to eTwinning, that is a great platform for teachers and students, and for a global collaboration. In my school, we use an internal platform to exchange materials, we also use our school Facebook page and the school official website.

Angela, Republic of Moldova

andimitriu337 — 2017-10-20 19:19:10 UTC

I use collaborative online platforms in eTwinning projects. One of the most useful and easy to use, is the TwinSpace of eTwinning Project. Students can share matirials or their prodacts (presentations, photos, essays, slideshows, videos) throu TwinSpace. Another tool I use very often is Padlet and Google app. They are really easy to operate and to learn. I olso use Messenger as a colaborative tool which is very fast.

Marília, Portugal

mariliabacao — 2017-10-20 19:46:53 UTC

I heard of some plataforms but not all of them.We use google docs when we're working on the same document and we mail each other. We also use Moodle or google drive to share documents.
I agree that not all the teachers have digital skills but it's difficult because everything is changing too fast and being a teacher is more and more demanding. In my opinion, platforms and digital sharing and discussion places are here to help us but we need to know where to find them and how they work.

Ana Cotovio, Portugal

lc_anapaula — 2017-10-20 21:59:53 UTC

I heard almost all the platforms and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan in the video.
I used Dropbox, Google and Messenger for teacher collaboration to share materials. I recently used Facebook to share ideas to apply them in the classroom.

Michaela, Austria

michaela_friess — 2017-10-21 06:32:48 UTC

I heard about most of the platforms named in the video. But I do not like much of them. I do not use my facebook account any more, because it is the tool used from our pupils. Several times we got postings, so we had to intervene. We are training our children what to do and not to do online.

I used google + to connect with others on a topic, but I recognized, I was not able to handle the mass on information.

I use google to cooperate with my colleagues, this works pretty good.

It is / was a huge problem in Styria (Austria) that not all teachers have the required skills to take advantage of digital technologies. But we are working on it. Our authorities realized that too and there are many seminars everywhere in the country, mandatory for all teachers of the school.

I really like quizlet and kahoot, where I can get new ideas.

Micaela, Portugal

mail_micaela_pereira — 2017-10-21 08:33:18 UTC

I heard about all the platforms Reyhen mentioned. However, I have limited experience in social media network in the relation of teacher’s collaboration and professional learning. Usually I use Moodle, Google docs and Dropbox but I have never used Skype, Twitter or even Linkedin. I think eTwinning can be my nest step… to better prepare students for their future…

Ad, Belgium

2017-10-21 10:23:44 UTC

I did not have lot of experience with the platforms Reyhan mentioned. But now I'm a member of etwinning and requested to participate in my first project with a colleague of Portugal! Great! I'm looking forward to start with this project.
A few years ago I joined a Comenius-project with teachers of different European countries. I learned so much during that one year period that I want my students to experience the same.

Claudia Murelli

claudia_murelli — 2017-10-21 10:47:51 UTC

I know the etwinning community -erasmus K2
because I collaborate in cooperative learning assessment and the technologies presented by my colleague

MARIA, Italy

mariadeleo77 — 2017-10-21 11:27:32 UTC

I attended eTwinning course, base module, last year.
I think it's a useful tool for teachers who want open thei learning experience toward other cultural horizons and connect to real experiences of other people, sometimes very similar to ours sometimes very different. This is a way to compare one's own universe of knowledge, often considered as the only one, with others universes and discover several ways to build new skills and develop unimmaginated competences.
Teachers who were born after 1985 are not "native digitals".
Technological skills are Achille's heel of many of them.
I think Computer Science courses give only a little support for those who don't have familiarity with Technologies: learning to use them it would meaning real to start using them!
I'm used to use Google Drive as collaboration tool for repository of guidelines of designing lessons, which first I discuss with other collegues.
We always upload folders in which we share worksheets, pictures. Folder in it is implemented by the contributes of all teachers.
However, we are just starting to experience digital tools, yet.
At the begin of the school year we thought using Fidenia as platform for implemented learning, but we can't did it.
I think augmented reality it will be the future of connect experiences, also between teachers and students all over the world. It will lead us toward a new way of practicing knowledge.

Elena Italy

elenabortoluzzi — 2017-10-21 11:32:09 UTC

In my school I'v been trying to start an e-twinning project for years, but none of my colleagues wanted to do it because "it is a waste of time" as our students need to get prepared for the entry test at university and have little time to finish their programmes. Students of my school do in fact tend to pass entry tests at university and do well at university. It is a clash between a future oriented and a past oriented approach to what "being prepared" really means. We are pioneers....

Daniele - Italy

danvir — 2017-10-21 12:35:23 UTC

Have you heard of all the platforms and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan in the video, and have you ever used them for teacher collaboration? Do you agree that not all teachers have the required skills to take advantage of digital technologies? Reyhan mentions social media networks, such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, as particularly useful spaces for teacher collaboration and professional learning. What is your experience with social media networks as they relate to teacher collaboration and professional learning? What emerging digital technologies are you aware of that can help teachers collaborate more efficiently?
I have heard about many of the app/platform mentioned, like facebook, edmodo, etwinning, linkedIn, etc. But I've never used ePals and it seems wuite interesting. I will sign in to discover more about this website. Above all these sites/apps are really useful for sharing ideas with other teachers and to enrich our skills. I'm on etwinning, but I've never joined a project, though I'd like to. As Reyhan has said many colleagues find difficult to use such instruments, but if you're willing to learn how to use you will be able to use them. It depends on you.

Anastasia Botou, Greece

botouanastasia — 2017-10-21 12:58:39 UTC

I didn’t know all the platforms and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan. But I am usually using skype and e-twinning. I don’t prefer use social networks, because I believe that children or individuals aren’t safe. It is very important to learn first how they use social networks with safety and then to use them. Children or teens aren’t enough mature for this. On the other hand, I believe that it is useful for teachers, because they should exchange ideas, good practices and innovating teaching collaborative implementations. In nowadays, social networks are necessary if somebody want to be informed, but a lot of individuals spend their time in social networks and they don’t have time to live their live. They are living, isolated in their apartment, using social networks. In summary, digital technologies and social networks make teachers collaborate more efficiently, but using in all things should have limitations.

Annalisa Di Pierro, Pisa, Italy

adipierro — 2017-10-21 14:58:36 UTC

I use Edmodo and eTwinning platforms as teachers' community , regularly. I also find a lot of teachers' communities on Facebook, I can say that is my main purpose of using Facebook. Collaboration among teachers is the best way for me to develop professionally.
In my school we use Google drive to share ideas and work together for some classes.

Silvia, Italy

silvia_azzi — 2017-10-21 15:10:31 UTC

I'm not so fond of social media, but I really like e.twinning, it'very useful and there are very interesting seminar and courses. I agree that not all teachers have the required digital skills.

Greta, ITALY

greta_romano — 2017-10-21 15:57:14 UTC

I don't use many digital tools for my collaborative learning activities, I only use padlet. I think that it's true that not every teacher is able to use those tools, especially the elder ones. I agree that Facebook can be useful for teacher, for instance I'm in a few groups of teachers and I often find interesting tools and ideas I can use in my class.

Erica, Italy

nickregata — 2017-10-21 16:06:57 UTC

I often use webtools to share information and I find they are very helful for collaboration both among teachers and students. I use google App for Education and Edmodo to share with my students and colleagues and I'm a member of eTwinning platform.

Anna Bottari, Italy

anna_bottari33 — 2017-10-21 16:42:17 UTC

I have never used platform for teachers collaboration but I use some digital tools to improve students' motivation and knowledge. My students use Padlet and Tackk for share their homework , Dropbox for share images , files, mind map, Adobe Spark for videos. I use Kahoot for preparing individual and collaborative texts. In my school a lot of teachers don't have digital skills because they are old and don't attend refresher course. I have only one colleague that is happy to work in collaborative way with me and can use digital tools. I appreciate Reyhan' s video because she gives mea lot of tips about to create a true collaborative teaching and learning. I use Facebook teachers group for sharing ideas, materials,images and learn new thighs. I would like attending eTwinning course and starting a project.

Anaida

anaida_p — 2017-10-21 19:00:27 UTC

I never used platform for teacher collaboration. But wit my students I many platform , but mest of all Padlet

Kristina, Lithuaniai

2017-10-21 20:07:10 UTC

Well, I'm not so into social media networks and I do agree that not all the teachers have necessary ICT skills. This year we have an ICT project in school and we are learning to use Office 365 that also provides lots of useful things for collaboration. I hope we'll make headway :)

Evelyn, Italy

ivelyn — 2017-10-21 21:29:54 UTC

Have you heard of all the platforms and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan in the video, and what are your experiences of using them for teacher collaboration? Do you agree that not all teachers have the required skills to take advantage of digital technologies? Reyhan mentions social media networks, such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, as particularly useful spaces for teacher collaboration and professional learning. What are your experiences of social media networks for teacher collaboration and professional learning? What emerging digital technologies are you aware of that can help teachers collaborate more efficiently?
I have at least heard of the digital tools mentioned and have used Facebook and Edmodo for teacher collaboration but realize that I could be doing a lot more. I have turned to the British Council and now the European Academy for help with professional development and find at times that my IT skills are sometimes insufficient.

Gabriella, Italy

GaDiBi — 2017-10-22 01:11:43 UTC

I hope to be able to participate in an e-twinning... math project... even though my English is non-existent... but I hope to build harmony with my colleagues and in the classes....

Ame, Italy

2017-10-22 06:54:39 UTC

I already knew etwinning, but I had never heard of epals. I joined their community, let's see if we can find new partners to share ideas, projects...

Laskarina, Greece

laspolemi — 2017-10-22 07:08:10 UTC

This is was a lot of interesting information Reyhan shared with us. I had never heard of Epals before viewing her video and I am going to sign up. I have been using Google docs, Edmodo, the eTwinning platform and I am definitely going to look her up on Twitter. I, myself, am often at a loss as to which tool could be the best in certain cases and I am sure her posts and exchange of ideas between teachers will be very useful.

Anna, Italy

annana05 — 2017-10-22 09:53:55 UTC

4.2 A secondary teacher’s experience of teacher collaboration

I have worked with colleagues from different countries. I have used ePals and carried out eTwinning projects. I also created shared groups of students with classes from Spain and the USA via Edmodo. I am planning to teach my students collaboration tools using google apps for education.
I agree that we need a shared digital framework for teachers.

Izabela, Poland

2017-10-22 11:03:44 UTC

I use only eTwinning platform, sometimes skype. I agree that not all teachers have skill to take advantage of digital technologies or social media networks. I think it is connected with average age of teacher in my school –about 45 and they taught the basis of information technology themselves

Ana Pereira, Portugal

2017-10-22 13:03:48 UTC

Yes i do. Twitter hate it, i left it a few months after it appeared.
Yes, i agree. Some teachers dont want to learn itc and they dont know who to work. It's a bit difficult for me since i had contact with ict since i was 10.

Stefania Altieri/Italy

stefaniaaltieri73 — 2017-10-22 15:16:57 UTC

Marta, Portugal

martaisabelconstantino — 2017-10-22 16:13:45 UTC

In this video Reyhan Gunes shared a lot of enriching information. Of the tools presented I only use the linkdin, but I was very curious about the epals.
I collaborate and participate in some work groups on facebook and yahoo only.

Emiliano, Italy

emilianopancald — 2017-10-22 16:17:25 UTC

Q: Have you heard of all the platforms and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan in the video, and have you ever used them for teacher collaboration?
A: I don't know edWeb and ePals. Now I'm logging myself in these network platforms!

Q: Do you agree that not all teachers have the required skills to take advantage of digital technologies?
A: Yes, I do. I've many many colleagues who don't know anything about these social networks for improving their teaching skills. I want to create, step by step, my PLN with my colleagues for growing our collaborative teaching skills.

Q: Reyhan mentions social media networks, such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, as particularly useful spaces for teacher collaboration and professional learning. What is your experience with social media networks as they relate to teacher collaboration and professional learning?
A: I use daily these social networks for improving my knowledge and teaching skills. In particular, I use twitter and facebook to learn everything about teaching from all of the world countries. In this way I've the possibility to recieve informations from colleagues from America, Asia and Europe. I don't use twitter and Facebook strictly like a social network for sharing inconsistent news, but for creating professional connections and learning about collaborative teaching and so on.

Q: What emerging digital technologies are you aware of that can help teachers collaborate more efficiently?
A: I know a bit eun.org like an amazing platform to share our experiences with other european colleagues.

Teresa, Portugal

2017-10-22 16:17:31 UTC

I have developed my teaching skills through several platforms, but the only collaborative work that I´ve developed through digital technologies was national exams correction.

I believe teachers are willing to learn more about these possibilities, but there must be some orientation and guidance, which means that political lines on education should point to that direction and principals should motivate and give conditions to make collaborative work a regular practice as well as provide formation on digital areas for teachers to learn.

Daniela D'arrigo, Italy

2017-10-22 16:58:58 UTC

I don't know edweb and e pals . I think they are very interesting. I'll log myself in theseplatform. During my activity I coseider tools very useful for learners. I agree not all teachers have the required skills to take advantage of digital technologies. My colleugaes don't know what Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn are.

Adnan AKYÜZ, Turkey

adnanakyuz — 2017-10-22 18:18:02 UTC

Teacher and student cooperation is provided on the system called EBA (Educational Information Network) which is a subcomponent of the Fatih Project carried out by the Ministry of National Education in our country. In this system, we can cooperate with our colleagues. We can open discussions with our students, organize voting and events. In addition, social media networks like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn can be used as a particularly useful area for teacher collaboration and vocational learning. Many teachers in my school do not have digital skills because they do not attend the elderly and refresher classes. I have a single colleague who is happy to work with me and who can use digital tools.

Sabrina (Caserta)

sabrina_poli — 2017-10-22 18:43:24 UTC

I know some of digital tools mentioned by Reyhan. I used some of them with my students Unfortunately not all teachers have the required skills to take advantage of digital technologies.
Social media networks, such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, maybe can be useful spaces for teacher collaboration and professional learning but I don't use them in such way.

Hasime, Macedonia

hasime — 2017-10-22 20:14:58 UTC

In Macedonia we have Facebook group which members are math teachers. I this group we share ideas, lesson plans, presentation, worksheets, tests etc. We use also webinars in which our colleges share their ideas, activities and projects.

Damla Güder, Turkey

dml — 2017-10-22 21:12:33 UTC

I heard all of the platforms and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan in the video but I haven't used all of them yet.

Maria Concetta Fusco, Italy

mcfusco_mail — 2017-10-22 21:13:54 UTC

I know and have used some of the digital tools Reyhan mentions for teacher collaboration, like the social networks and especially etwinning. I totally agree with Reyhan and the idea of a global collaborative teaching, the idea of going beyond the walls of our classrooms. However, it is true that not all teachers welcome technology, and prefer the old paths.

Sandra Leite, Azores - Portugal

leite_sandra — 2017-10-22 23:00:25 UTC

I found this testimony very interesting. I had not heard of all the platforms and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan in the video. He was totally unaware of ePals. I have already become familiar with this tool that I find quite interesting. He did not know it! It is always good not to feel isolated in the classroom and have these tools available to us and our students. As I have been working with the eTwinning Portal for some years, I already knew some of the tools I used for teacher collaboration. Admittedly, not all teachers have the skills to harness digital technologies and I agree with Reyhan when he mentions social networking networks such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn as particularly useful spaces for teacher collaboration and professional learning. She often planned eTwinning's work on facebook with colleague Checa. It was the social network of excellence of the two teachers and thus related the collaboration of teachers and professional learning. Facebook, Twiter, Linkedin, PLN, Cliptomize, Skype, and email are emerging digital technologies that can help teachers collaborate more effectively.

Simona, Romania

simona_petrescu — 2017-10-23 09:27:33 UTC

I used e-Twinning space, of all mentioned.

Zita, Budapest

2017-10-23 10:32:06 UTC

It was really motivating to hear about these platforms because I only knew Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter.
The way how my Linkedin connections work is not ideal for teacher collaboration unfortunately. On the other hand it gave me the hint that it can be used for purposes like this. I would like to be careful with Facebook on the other hand I know more and more people use this online platform for work build carrier network etc.
What sounded interesting were ePal and eTwinning. Especially the international teacher community is important for me because I would like to start building an international partnership project between schools. For this project I need international school communities.
Using digital technologies and its requirement cannot be an exact tool for any teacher. Websites, applications etc can be used for different tasks so I think instead of giving a written "list" about digital tools that are required in a classroom we should teach them the opportunity how to use it.

Francesco, Italy

boffra — 2017-10-23 10:54:42 UTC

Todays every teacher should be able to manage digital tools like social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and other useful e-learning environments like Moodle, Edmodo or a repository of images and animations as Powtoon. These gadgets help to communicate and transmit the topics of our lesson in an attractive way to our students. They belong to the millennials generation, they were born in houses surrounded by tablets, smartphones, video station and they learned to use them in the first age of their childhood. For these reasons, we must communicate with them using all digital media because the old way to do a lesson, with chalk and talk, is no more effective.

Florina Romania

2017-10-23 13:56:49 UTC

I found this very interesting

Mahesh Bhardwaj (India)

maheshbhardwaj9 — 2017-10-23 14:00:42 UTC

Dear friends i am agree with the Reyhan that teacher should have the knowledge of the e-learning and the technology. Technology is very important for the teachers these days. i started a website for the online teaching for the Science students.
http://teachingpoint.org.in/Free-Demo/
you can visit and you can see my efforts for my students.

maria, Italy

mariadecarlo — 2017-10-23 15:38:45 UTC

Unfortunately, not all teachers work together but, as in my experience, we need to find those colleagues who want to improve their teaching and build a new path to them ... Fortunately, I have two colleagues who collaborate and share "a new teaching". And it's great to work together!

mariadecarlo — 2017-10-23 15:39:00 UTC

Valeria - Italy

valeriavaccaro1983 — 2017-10-23 15:57:42 UTC

In my experience of teachers collaboration I used mainly Dropbox, and emails of course when we were working in the afternoon or in the evening. I know and use personally some other platforms mentioned but I didn't use them for teaching collaboration. I absolutely agree that not all the teachers have the required skills to take advantage of digital technologies.

Agata, Italy

agatella64 — 2017-10-23 17:58:05 UTC

My unique experiences of collaboration on-line were in occasion of English courses like this one. Even on that occasion there was a platgorm on Facebook where we could share our ideas and jobs. I find it really interesting because I can compare with people who have the same practical problems like me.

Giovanna, Italy

2017-10-23 19:24:57 UTC

Actually, at the moment I'm collaborating with other 4 European countries in a project called 'Swapping letters and postcards around Europe'. I found and chose my partner countries on a Facebook group. This social is very useful to spread collaboration among teachers. For the first time, this year I've tried the platform 'Penpalschools' with three classes of mine. I must say it's very engaging for students. I chose two interesting topics, 'Immigration' with a class where are three immigrants in and 'Fake news' that is really interesting to make students aware of a false news and distinguish real news from fake news. It is very useful for my students to practise English chatting with unknown penpals all around the world and debating on a specific topic. It's appealing! So yes, I think it's essential to use technology to collaborate and I always benefit from it.

Lia, Italy

lia_molini — 2017-10-23 20:08:42 UTC

I am an eTwinning Ambassador and I find the platform really useful to collaborate with teachers, families and stakeholders. Not all teachers have the required competences but I find it intolerable nowadays. Technologies can innovate the teaching practice, create and enhance collaborative approaches and promote professional learning.
I use Facebook to disseminate school activities, collaborate with other teachers and join Facebook clubs. It is very popular and can help teachers collaborate more efficiently.

Gökhan ARIKAN, Turkey

gokanhoca — 2017-10-23 20:29:14 UTC

Yes, I agree with Reyhan. Most teachers do not yet use digital tools in their lessons. Social media reinforces communication and sharing among teachers. Scientix, SchoolEducationGateway and EuropeSchoolNetAcademy are important sharing portals.

Gabriela Bruno, Portugal

gabrielabruno357 — 2017-10-24 02:10:40 UTC

I've heard about all the tools Reyhan mentioned in the video but I confess that I rarely use twitter and linkedin. Never have use it to collaborate with others.
In my school the geology and biology teachers share an email and everyone of us uploads on the dropbox all the documents made for every class so everyone can use it. I don't like this way of sharing because someone can easily delete the mail and all the work of everybody will be gone. In my experience in my previous school and in the eTwinning projects I've done ( Challenge as a Modern Pedagogical Tool -http://www.challengeproject.eu/about-the-project) we shared and prepared materials using the google various tools: dropbox, google forms, sheets, etc, we also had a facebook page for teachers and another for the community of teachers, students and parents and we worked with edmodo. From that project, I've started to work sometimes in collaboration with teachers from other schools, because in my school only a few teachers wants to do it. In this group we share ideas and answer each others questions about how to introduce a topic or a tool. It is much more fullfiling.

Lina Tetradi, Greece

ltetradi — 2017-10-24 06:18:06 UTC

I've heard and used some of the platforms and digital tools Reyhan mentions in her video. I've also started with ePals for finding pen pals for my students and then moved on to eTwinning. I agree that integrating digital technologies into our lessons and curriculum requires certain skills and knowledge in order to take advantage of their full potential. However, like everything else, these skills can be improved and teacher collaboration is a great way to enhance our knowledge and skills on using ICT in our classrooms. I'm not very comfortable with using social media networks for collaboration with other teachers yet, and I prefer more personal and safe environments for communication, like the eTwinning platform.

Manuela, Italya

emanuela_antezza — 2017-10-24 12:29:52 UTC

Yes I heard and I know linkedin and twitter but onestly I don't use those very often...I think I should change my instruments and method with its help!

Mirela-Emilia Pop, Romania

mirelaemiliapop — 2017-10-24 14:50:27 UTC

I used e-Twinning Space, Scientix, European SchoolNetAcademy and social media networks: Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.

SEYİDE EROĞLU, TURKEY.

seyideeroglu — 2017-10-24 15:03:23 UTC

I heard the digital tools Reyhan teacher mentioned. I used Dropbox from them. I used Dropbox while working with a teacher in a course in a doctor. Dropbox allows multiple people to work together and collaborate on the same work. I think it's useful. Apart from that, Google Docs is still collecting data from many people in a short period of time. I think social media networks like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn are very useful for teacher collaboration and vocational learning. I am especially following a lot of science-related groups and pages. I share experiences and experience others' experiences. sometimes very creative ideas can emerge. I think it's a good source of inspiration.

Ana M., PT

anaparreira — 2017-10-24 16:15:54 UTC

At school we work with Office 365, allowing you to share documents and papers. In training actions we have worked with Google plus and with facebook.

Olga, Spain

2017-10-24 17:40:06 UTC

I found Reyhan's video very interesting! I would like to explore new digital platforms like ePals or tools like edweb.net, they are new for me. The one I know who was mentioned by her is eTwinning, which I find pretty interesting, well developed, always growing in quality, my experience with it is wonderful.

It happens quite often that not all teachers have the required skills, but enganging those colleagues that have not experience becames always a great school for them! That´s why so enriching and it's worth, if they have the attitude to collaborate, that's the main important thing, every skill needed can be adquired!

About those social media networks like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn as tools for collaboration, I´m not fan of Facebook and I don´t use LinkedIn so I can't say about it. From those three the one that I find personally more interesting is Twitter: concrete, fast and precise messages.
In general I think that we should use them with moderation, specially those extremely commercial and less safe like Facebook. I used sometimes in the past edModo and it was a very good experience, but for my lessons I prefer a more controlled environment working for example with Twinspace or LMS like Chamilo.

I find very interesting tools to collaborate GoogleApps for education (maps, drive, docs...), Wikispaces, EdModo, WeTransfer, eXelearning, Calameo, Issuu, ClassTools, Zunal, edHelper, Kubbu, Bubbl.us, wisemapping, glogster, quickmaps...

Vanda Serpa, Azores

vandaserpa — 2017-10-24 19:19:14 UTC

I already use Skype with other school, mas in the same Island. Of course I agree with that not all teachers have the required skills to take advantage of digital technologies,
mainly because in my region we don´t have training, we only
can do courses equal to this one.
I use a social network with my students, because it´s a way to clarify doubts when they are at home studying, exchanging information and collecting works, and the same with my science colleagues. But for me ePals it seemed very interesting. I think eTwinning wil be a emerging digital technologies that can help teachers collaborate more efficiently. I already did the login :)

Anna, Napoli

2017-10-24 21:49:53 UTC

I sometime use social media with my students like facebook and twitter

Chiara Semplicini, Italy

chiara_semplicini — 2017-10-25 09:55:03 UTC

I use digital tools in my classes. I use Google Drive or Dropbox to share materials, I refer my students to Youtube videos before lessons in order to prepare them for the topic. I also use e-learning platforms (now I am using Weschool, in the past I used Edmodo) for homework, expansions and class activities. Sometimes I also use social networks like Facebook and IMs (Whatsapp).

Maria, Italy

mariadecarlo — 2017-10-25 12:29:54 UTC

I frequently use social media with my students, particolary facebook..

Antonella Sasanelli, Italy

antonella_sasanelli — 2017-10-25 12:53:07 UTC

Social media and digital tools are VERY helpful for teacher collaboration, as well as we are practicing in this course 😉
I usually get benefit from Facebook and Twitter, Google drive and Docs.

Silva, Italy

silvacasadei — 2017-10-25 14:12:38 UTC

I agree with Reyhan’s video, not all teachers however have the required skills to use digital technologies effectively for teaching and learning. I use sometimes Dropbox in my teaching experience, in occasion of techer’s courses .

Angela, Catania

angela_schiliro — 2017-10-25 15:20:59 UTC

I've already heard of the different platforms mentioned by Reyan but I haven't used them yet with students. I've used EDMODO or GOOGLE to share documents in courses for teachers. In my school we are now trying for the first time to use shared Google docs to write a lesson plan collaboratively. I sometimes get inspiration from different groups of teachers from all over the world on FACEBOOK.

Mariangela Fabiana Gramegna, Italy

2017-10-25 15:31:39 UTC

Probably digital skillsare not of every teacher but nowadays it's important to work supported by ICT bacause our students are digital born and they are attracted by those devices. In partcular they represent a great help to teach foreign languages because they offer the possibility to connect with native speakers and to know deeply the foreign culture. I use kahoot to warm up my lessons and my students aprreciate a lot........

Mihaela, Romania

michaela_balint — 2017-10-25 18:54:10 UTC

eTwinning, europeanschoolnetcademy, schooleducationgateway, Scientix, Skype, European and International projects' platforms (CEYS, Creative Little Scientists, Fibonacci, INSTEM, Mission X. Train like an astronaut), even the old fashion email. Also, very useful some good collections of teaching resources: lesson plans, games, workbooks, worksheets and so on (education.com, twinkl.co.uk, teacherspayteachers, activityvillage.co.uk, learninga-z.com).

Zeynep Özdoğan/ TÜRKİYE

zeynepozdogan — 2017-10-25 19:47:06 UTC

Last year I started to join in etwinning projects. I know Reyhan teacher and follow her works. In etwinning projects generally we use dijital technologies which are mentioned by Reyhan teacher. We use Social media networks especially facebook for teacher collaboration and professional learning. However except etwinners the other teachers are not aware of dijital skills literally.

Vito, Italy

vitoanimatore — 2017-10-25 20:09:30 UTC

I find Reyhan's educational experience very interesting and I fully share it. I can bring my personal experience having participated in an Erasmus+ project in Spain on digital technologies and in particular on social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram. The comparison with other teachers from other European countries has been very positive and very constructive. I tried to disseminate what I learned at school, but I did not always find myself willing and open to social media. Nevertheless, I have embarked on a process of sharing which I hope will lead to positive results.

Rosalba, Italy

rosalba1963 — 2017-10-26 04:52:14 UTC

I really appreciate Reyhan's great enthusiasm to collaborate with other teachers from around the world. In this period of my professional life, that is after 25 years of teaching, I feel particularly enthusiastic in exploring new teaching models and as a teacher of English, collaboration with other teachers from around the world is a great opportunity I would like to share.

Mariana Loureiro, Portugal

marianaloureiro709 — 2017-10-26 11:36:17 UTC

Overwhelmed! WOW, thank you Reyhan Gunes :) I'm absolutely speechless with your video and all the contributions you gave us.
Unfortunately, most of the teacher's don't do a thing about their skills, they only just do what the curriculum says. I think most of us want to start using technologies in the classroom, but they are so many that we even know where we should start and how to use them to our projects.
Certainly, I'll use the resources that you announce in the future to reflect and to do more for teacher's collaboration and children's communication to improve their skills, their knowledge and their use with digital resources.

Georgia, Cyprus

gtheopha — 2017-10-26 15:16:31 UTC

I find Reyhan;'s approach interesting. I try to use tools like padlet edmonto, google drive, plickers Microsoft office 365, skype
an many other apps. The difficulty encountered is that we don't have the necessary equipment to use tablets at school for example.

Natalia Mikhajlova, Ukraine

nmikhajlova — 2017-10-26 16:56:55 UTC

I heard about eTwinning, but I did not take part in such projects. I think after completing this course I will try to register on this site.
I agree that not all teachers have the necessary skills to take advantage of the benefits of digital technology. But if a theacher offers the students to do it, they will start work quickly.
Reagan mentions social networks such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn as useful areas for teacher collaboration and professional training. I agree. I have been registered there, but I have never used them in joint work and professional training.
I also use Google Docs, Google Sites, Google Community, Office 365.

Marta, Spain

nistalmarta — 2017-10-26 16:57:13 UTC

I consider that technologie is the present and our students learn better when we use digital tools. We have the obligation to educate them in being responsible and in a good management of internet. For this reason we need to have some digital skills.
As teacher I use Google tools with other colleagues and og course different apps like socrative, kahoot, etc. and social networks as Whatsapp groups.

Daniela C, Italy

invernizzifam — 2017-10-26 17:10:24 UTC

Facebook is one of my best sources about collaboration and sharing. In various groups I "met" lots of inspiring activities and colleagues, and I usually share ideas and questions with them.

Alexandra, Greece

alexandranakou — 2017-10-26 19:19:33 UTC

With one other kindergarten teacher, we have created a common youtube channel for the collaboration of our classroom. The channel is called two classrooms, one channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/taxeis2kanali1 With youtube and skype we work in common programmes such as Train Like an astronaut NASA-ESA and other programmes. Technology helps and encourage the collaboration of teachers.

Athina, Greece

aginoudi — 2017-10-26 19:27:56 UTC

As a teacher I participate in many online learning communities and this helps me to meet other teachers from all over the world and to exchange ideas and good practices. The MOOCS, like this one we participate for the moment is an excellent online tool and give us opportunities to learn from distance and to interact with other teachers.

Cinzia Vignoli, Italy

2017-10-26 21:11:01 UTC

In my primary school career I worked in various collaboration situations. I agree that some teachers are still not very confident with the digital world, but it is also true that others use these application tools skillfully. My recent experiences at the eTwinning platform have shown me that in recent times the ability of teachers to use new technologies is on the rise and this is in favor of an innovative school in the immediate future.

Aura Romania

2017-10-27 03:30:45 UTC

For efficient team work nowadays Is good to know and apply new methods presented in these online learning communities.I use facebook for keeping in touch with other teacher

Emilia Dan-RO

edan7077 — 2017-10-27 06:51:27 UTC

There is no desire for collaboration, development
I rarely use Facebook to chat with the students

Edmond, Ireland

2017-10-27 09:47:07 UTC

I use Office 365 to connect with other teachers and my students. I also use Twitter to share ideas and resources with other teachers and education professionals. Twitter is a great way to keep abreast of conferences, resources, developments etc in education. I agree that some teachers, (inclluding myself) need upskilling on using digital technologies . However, I also think to become 'global' in outlook, sometimes we only have to look inside out classrooms and let the students bring the world into the lesson. There are over 50 nationalities in my school and I have found that students from all over the world bring an immense resource to so many learning activities and enrich the learning experience for both teacher and student alike.

António Pedro Duarte, Portugal

duarteapd — 2017-10-27 10:55:39 UTC

My experience of classroom collaboration with other colleagues is indeed reduced. When done, the good things achieved are usually minimized. I do not know if it is a cultural issue, but teaching and learning processes' complexity is, often, seen as something whose solution needs a great deal of individualism.
Changing this logic requires time, opportunity, and (in some way) recognition of others (whether they are the students, the parents, or the peers and the board).
Of course, the domain of digital technologies, however intuitive they may be, is always a novelty and therefore difficult.
Changing the limits of comfort zones is always a problem. Let us remember that, for what happens, the learning has (in some way) to be recognized its practical utility. Otherwise, they are hardly put into practice.
The use of social networks by teachers allows them to highlight and share texts, videos and opinions i.e., collaborate in the construction of professional knowledge, I consider that this still happens in a very extemporaneous way. For example, schools and curriculum developers could organize this type of materials and make them available to all teachers. In my opinion, strategies like this, in addition to showing direction support to teachers' collaboration, help us to find solutions to their different professional difficulties.

Elisabetta, Italy

deganoelisabetta — 2017-10-27 15:17:31 UTC

I have already heard the digital tools mentioned by Reyhan, but unfortunately it isn't always possible to use them at school. The causes are different: the school lacking or the behaviour of some colleagues. I think the use of these tools could be interesting, motivating and can give students a great opportunity to improve themselves.

Elisa, Italy

elisazannoni — 2017-10-27 21:41:35 UTC

I feel confident enough with technology but I must admit I don't like fb, twitter or linkedin, I have used google docs to share ideas. I think I have to change my attitude. In my school a lot of colleagues are against technology because they are quite old and they don't realize they are an important key
to hook students.

Cristina Martins, Portugal

cristina_martins — 2017-10-28 09:48:35 UTC

Some of the platforms mentioned i didn't know, epals and edweb.com, and i found them very interesting.
As for digital skills I think they are important but not essential to collaborative work. They facilitate much tasks and allow communication in another dimension but collaborative work may start just with our co-teacher as Valentina showed us in previous module activity.
I find social media networks very demanding and absorbent and sometimes can deviate us from our focus. We should use digital and technological tools and not be used by them.
I agree with Reyhan when she finishes her video by showing there is a need for a simple and clear list of digital and technological tools, apps, ... with suggestions or examples. This would be a never ending collaborative teaching work that could be built online.

Chiara-Italy

chiarapellegrini — 2017-10-28 13:33:24 UTC

I, too, use collaborativo platforms and I am thoroughly convinced they are none but added value to our work, since they provide teachers with wider perspectives on our profession.

Sandra Rebelo, portugal

sandrarebelo — 2017-10-28 17:28:47 UTC

The only platform I know is etwinning. I started using etwinning in 2015 and I love it. I discover several digital tools that I try to use in my classroom. I also use facebook to ask for advice about digital tools and other questions about collaborative teaching.

Nevenka, Croatia

nena_web20 — 2017-10-28 17:31:19 UTC

I only knew the eTwining platform. Not so long ago, I didn’t know many digital and web 2.0 tools that I can use for teaching. Past year, I learned a lot and now I’m using it in teaching. It was simple for me because I had required skills, but that’s not true for all teachers.

Also, in my country, some teachers use Yammer network which helped me a lot with my professional learning.

Anna-Rita Italy

annarita_rss — 2017-10-28 18:13:48 UTC

I already knew all the social media networks, mentioned and I use them to get in touch with my collegues but not always to collaborate with them. I'm aware that teacher collaboration and professional learning are essential for a school that wants to be in line with the times. I thinh that e-twinning is a wonderful tool that can help teachers collaborate more efficiently.

Elena, Romania

elena_sidonia — 2017-10-29 08:02:28 UTC

Of all the platforms ennumerated by Reyhan, I have used only Google Docs and eTwinning, but scarcely. I have never used social media platforms for teacher collaboration, but I will use them in the future.

Yazgı Albayoğlu Akyüz, Turkey

yazgicik — 2017-10-29 15:26:01 UTC

i already knew all the social media networks.
I use these platforms for personal and professional purposes.

Ioana,Romania

miha_ioana08 — 2017-10-29 16:08:07 UTC

I'm a professor in. preschool and activate on the platforms of teachers, eTwining, iteach.
I had to learn from the experience of my colleagues, and I also shared examples of good precision.

Maria S., Catania

2017-10-29 18:02:44 UTC

One of my desires for increasing my skills is cooperation between teachers. I do not know the ePals platform, of which she speaks; I am registered with eTwinning but I have not used it to create my own project or participate in other colleagues' projects. The main motivation is the lack of time and support from some of my class colleagues. I use Facebook and Twitter to learn about educational innovations and I am enrolled in many groups of teachers where I have learned the beauty of sharing. At school I promoted the use of Drive for collaborative writing of some documents, but getting to the full sharing of good practices is very difficult.

Marta, Poland

meg_paa — 2017-10-29 18:54:15 UTC

I have heard of most of the platforms and tools mentioned in the video, I use some of them, some I like more other less but I think it is a case of individual approach. I agree that not all teachers have the required skills to take advantages of digital technologies. I think it would be a great achievement to create common digital framework for teachers at European level.
I often use social media - Twitter and Facebook for collaboration with other teachers and professionals in the field of EFL and education in general, I find it very useful and easy to use. I can't think of any emerging digital technologies that can help to collaborate more efficiently however I find opportunities as MOOC llike this one very useful and collaborative though I am not sure if the 'emerging digital technologies' is adequate term for MOOCs.

Alexandra, Romania

alefejer — 2017-10-29 19:45:04 UTC

This is the first time I hear about ePals or edWeb.net, but I am familiar with eTwinning and Facebook, as a Professional Learning Network. Facebook is one of the social media networks which helped me a lot. As Valentina said, what I learned from my colleagues around the country and the world, transformed my teaching and transformed myself. I improved a lot my teaching strategy and my participation on this course it's a prove about what I learned on Facebook Teacher's Groups.

Francesco, Milan (Italy)

francescoroncacci — 2017-10-29 21:04:36 UTC

Yes, Reyhan is right: not all teacher have the digital skills required for collaborating with other people on the other part of the Earth. Some of us, though, simply lack motivation and will.

Simonetta, Italy

2017-10-29 21:20:12 UTC

I had heard of epals and eTwinning although I have never used them. I do use social networks a lot and find them pretty useful to connect and keep in touch. I've also used wikispaces a lot with my students and with a group of training teachers I coached. I've always been very happy with the results.

Çiğdem Öztürk, Turkey

cigdemozturkk — 2017-10-29 21:21:38 UTC

I am a member of ePals and I have been using it for penfriend projects for my students. I agree with Reyhan on the fact that digital skills is needed for collaboration of teachers in different countries. I use social media facilities for discovering different practices around the world, getting information about teaching & learning and asking questions to teachers especially on Facebook teachers' groups.

Gabriella, Italy

2017-10-29 22:17:32 UTC

I am aware that not every teacher can easily work with ICT tools, but I also think they could at least try. I found interesting apps about scientific research or physical phenomena to connect what students study to reality.

Gamze Siper/ Turkey

gamzesiper — 2017-10-30 07:35:23 UTC

I have heard and used ePals, Dropbox and Google Docs. I know eTwinning community but I have never used or participated a project based on e Twinning. We are working on STEM projects in our school so we share materials and documents on WhatsApp and Google Docs. I agree that not all teachers have the required skills to take advantage of digital technologies. For example in our school there is still teachers who they cannot use Office Word. I use Facebook more when we compare others. I liked the pages about teaching and I am at groups that is about experiences of teachers from other countries. I think Skype would be more efficient if it would be used among the teachers and it helps to connect globally.

Adela Redes Romania

adela_redes — 2017-10-30 13:33:01 UTC

This platforms using digital tools is properly used in incresing learning and collaboration with students. Its encourage proffesional learning and gives permanent feed-back to teachers due to the efficienty of learning process.

Timb Edina, Romania

gavrus_edina — 2017-10-30 15:03:43 UTC

Among the platforms mentioned by Reyhan, I just heard of etwinning and I use it for now to learn to increment my teaching methods. They are less than a year member on this platform and for the time being are looking for project ideas and people interested in communication ... I try to adapt to new education, the needs of the growing students, to keep pace with the new platforms that appear and are useful in class. In the school where they teach, teachers are reluctant to use IT products and integrate them into the teaching process, and students find it harder if only a teacher tries to innovate teaching methods.

s ilvia, Italy

silvia_baccaro1 — 2017-10-30 16:59:28 UTC

I never use this platforms in my classroom. I already knew etwinning but I never partecipate at some project

Carmela, Italy

pirata76 — 2017-10-30 17:01:55 UTC

I used the E-twinning platform and I think it is very useful unfortunately in my school the wireless doen't work so I need to use my mobile or my pc to use digital tools. :-(

Shukufa Najafova

2017-10-30 17:31:59 UTC

Ismailli, Azerbaijan
Yes, I heard about these social networks and I use them: Facebook, Linkedin, twitter. Also I used dropbox, Google.doc., and use eTinning portal and IEARN for the projects.

Not all the platforms

2017-10-30 21:00:03 UTC

Not all the platforms mentioned by Reyhan are familiar to me. Of course I regularly use sociial media networks like Facebook and LinkedIn for collaboration and supporting students' learning process. I manage FB accounts for my students and I am part of other FB groups for teachers, includin Erasmus Plus groups and e-Twinning group accounts.

2017-10-30 21:00:08 UTC

Daniela,Italy

2017-10-30 21:36:19 UTC

I think it is important to have a basic digital literacy but it is not the most imporortant for teachers collaboration. I have used E-twinning platform

Ignacio, Spain

2017-10-31 07:14:32 UTC

Currently there is no widespread practice of collaborative work among teachers. This is due to various reasons, but in the education system there is a strong tendency to continue with pedagogies in which the teacher is an isolated element that relates only to his students following a book published by a publisher. Many teachers still do not have adequate levels when it comes to technologies, and have been educated with pedagogies that did not require collaboration. I think there is a lack of time for everything that is studied here to become generalized, but it is the responsibility of the University to adequately train new teachers.

Spasija Neshkoska Cuculeska

spa_neshko — 2017-10-31 15:50:20 UTC

I find the social media networks very useful, not only for teacher collaboration but also for collaboration with the students as well. I use it strictly for professional reasons and I always advise people who are scared of using social media to do the same. Our school also uses social media for coordination and collaboration. Thank you Reyhan for sharing all the platforms we can rely on.

Vasilis S, Greece

billstath — 2017-10-31 16:13:29 UTC

I haven’t heard of ePal or edWeb.net platforms, but I have open an account and I intend to use them. I agree that all teachers don’t have the necessary skills to use the technology, but also I know many
who didn’t had any knowledge before, they started one day and now go on, I depends from the goals they set. Social media networks are helpful for collaboration and learning, but are too many and also they take a lot of time, you must be focused on what you want.
From the platforms mentioned, I use Google Docs for sharing documents and Facebook
It is the 2^nd MOOC I have joined, the next thing I want to do is to participate in a Etwinning project.

Anna Naddeo, Napoli

anaddeo19 — 2017-10-31 22:17:52 UTC

My school does not even have internet connection
I am a special needs teacher  and with my Italian colleague we are carrying out work on the Middle Ages and the new food products introduced by Barbarian and Arab populations

Francesca, Italy

francesca_calderoni1 — 2017-11-01 10:30:08 UTC

I found different hints in Reyhan video and I would like to thank her for sharing such interesting piece of information. I didn't know about ISTE, ePals, PLN and I am almost new about eTwinning projects. The school where I've been working for the last year is not much equipped from the digital point of view. Nevertheless I hope there will be a change in the near future, since some recent political decisions.
Although I agree with the fact that not all teachers have the required skills to take advantage of digital technologies, I would like to say that I have been witness of very keen teachers on doing their work in difficult context, with very little technological support. I am pretty sure that digital resources can be very helpful for the educational community and also about the necessity that teachers gain the required skills to guide and support youngsters towards a future, more and more global.

Patrícia Carvalhais, Portugal

carvalhais_patricia — 2017-11-01 11:43:59 UTC

Have you heard of all the platforms and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan in the video, and have you ever used them for teacher collaboration?

I heard of etwinning but I register only this year and I intend to explore and experiment it. The other platforms I never heard about and that’s why is so important to participate in this kind of courses because we get to know what other people are doing and using to innovate and to keep up with the 21^st century skills.

Do you agree that not all teachers have the required skills to take advantage of digital technologies?

Yes, I agree with that. Sometimes I find colleagues that ask me for help as I’m an ICT teacher they expect me to know a lot of things about digital technologies. But I don’t think this is a serious problem since most of these people just need a little push.

Reyhan mentions social media networks, such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, as particularly useful spaces for teacher collaboration and professional learning. What is your experience with social media networks as they relate to teacher collaboration and professional learning? What emerging digital technologies are you aware of that can help teachers collaborate more efficiently?

I am registered in those platforms but done little or none teacher collaboration with them. For professional learning I find Facebook and Twitter useful if we follow the right people or pages, but these platform are also very distracting. When our schools started using moodle, there were moodle platforms just to show how to work with it and help teachers use the best way. I learned a lot from there. I also follow teacher’s blogs and use pinterest for infographics and ideas. The google account has a lot of potential and our school has an education account that provides a google account for every teacher but we are not yet taking full advantage of it.

Daniela R. Italy

DRubagotti — 2017-11-01 17:42:38 UTC

I use some of the tools that were suggested by Reyhan: Twitter, Google, Dropbox and other methodology to share documents between colleagues.
I agree with the last statement:
"We all know that teacher collaboration is among the cornerstones of school improvement. I would like to learn what are the best teacher strategies for digital collaboration"

2017-11-04 16:03:49 UTC

Badea Romania

2017-11-05 04:07:54 UTC

Thank you for the suggestions. ! I use e-twinning, facebook and twitter.

ROSITSA, BG

2017-11-05 13:29:57 UTC

My sharing
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Cândida

candidasampaiopassos — 2017-11-05 19:09:47 UTC

In this video, Reyhan Gunes shared a lot of enriching information of the tools presented. In what concerns me, I only use facebook. I have a teachers' group for sharing ideas, opinions, materials, images...
I hope to try it with colleagues from others countries. I think it would be wonderful.

Rasma, Lithuania

2017-11-06 08:04:09 UTC

To tell the truth , I have heard of nearly all the platforms and digital tools mentioned by Reyhan in the video, except for edweb.net, which I checked right away and registered for the webinar using-twitter build PLN. I think that most likely it is not about teachers skills but it‘s about time and attitude that stops teachers from taking advantage of digital technologies. From my experience, I use Facebook, Skype, google docs, etwinning, iEARN for teacher collaboration. What I‘ve noticed is that teachers from different schools or even countries are more willing to collaborate than the teachers from the same school. It could be all about competition.

Maro Constantinou, Cyprus

mconstantinou1 — 2017-11-06 08:43:02 UTC

Congratulations Reyhan! Thank you for sharing with us all these tools.
I strongly believe in Socrate's saying: "the aging learner''. I found that using Digital resources the delivery of the lesson is more effective and students behave better!

Caterina, Italy

2017-11-06 08:55:50 UTC

As students today use phones, tablets, and other items in their routines and at school for the teachers is an opportunity to take advantage and use them in presenting contents and knowledge in new and innovative ways

Ana Almeida, Portugal

arsalmeida — 2017-11-06 20:02:18 UTC

I work on a daily basis with those tools. A few tasks ago we talked about creating a common language and iCT language is a great opportunity to do so,butI really understand that mostof the teachers aren't ready and the schools still dont's have the means at their and students disposal. I believe that that is the future but I don't think we should be surrounded by technology ordo activities ICT based only... it is a complement and as a resource shuld always be available, but the fact is that we don't need much - our celular phones woulddo much of the work.

Iuliana, Romania

iulyanaivan — 2017-11-06 20:15:28 UTC

I use such media resources in my teaching activity.
For a good collaboration and permanent guidance I have with my students a group on whatsapp.

Teuta, Albania

2017-11-06 23:04:07 UTC

I have been training teachers about digital platform now a days.
How to collaborate teachers with teachers.
How to exchange their experiences on learning and teaching. How to bring in class all the world without going to these places.,

Joaquim Almeida, Braga, Portugal

joaquimalmeida — 2017-11-07 00:18:06 UTC

I have the notion that there are still many tools that I do not know, because every day new applications appear more and more interesting than the previous ones. However, it is up to us to choose the ones that please us best and that fulfil the objectives of the tasks we are planning. In my personal case I have a basic criterion for the selection of any tool: it has to be intuitive and easy to use.

One tool I have used in working with other colleagues has been Freedcamp. It’s a free solution for project management over the Internet, with task list, time management, possibility to share files, discussion panel of works and area to establish individual and group goals, we can also use rss to receive news related to a particular project.

Freedcamp has excellent visuals, with a dashboard that can contain widgets for tracking all the features, projects and tasks.

You can create as many projects as you want, with as many members as you want, by defining the accesses of each member in the project.

Regarding the use of social networks in working with other colleagues I think it is a plus since it facilitates and streamlines communication between peers. I use facebook and whatsapp pretty often.

Alexandre, Brazil

alexandre_barros_vieira — 2017-11-07 13:42:59 UTC

I had not heard of such tools and I am so happy to know about them. I will start using them soon. To better collaborate with other teachers I currently use whatsapp.

Jeane de Fatima, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

2017-11-07 17:49:26 UTC

I participated in a project between schools in Europe, being the only one in Brazil.
The Project was in commemoration of the International Year of Legumes.
We plant beans and for one year we follow the development of its stages in each country with its climate and evaluate its development
We work on nutrition, we produce newspapers with news of development.
We encourage consumption and arouse curiosity.
We use the character Mr Bean, which we translate would be Mr. Bean !!!
This work was finalist in the Global Junior Challenger resulted in an award in Campidoglio in Italy on the 27th my school was the winner and we received an excellent tribute with certificate, trophy and a medal

Roberta, Italy

r_signorino — 2017-11-07 22:24:00 UTC

Faceook has helped me to become part of a number of professional development groups, both at a national level and at an international level. Thanks to these groups I keep myself updated on the latest trends in teaching methodology and digital literacy for teachers and students. Thanks to such networks as Etwinning, European Schoolnet and Teacher's Academy I have attended a number of extremely interesting and useful courses and got in touch with experienced colleagues from which I am learning a lot. These communities help me to find new motivation and to feel less lonely when I feel overwhelmed by the workload. As for digital techologies, I am basically self-taught, but it is true that not all teachers are willing to experiment with new digital tools. I think this is due to a lack of time and motivation, which are two of the biggest problems we have to face nowadays.

Adriana RO,

2017-11-08 14:50:59 UTC

I have no experience with such a tool but I am happy to find out about it.

Gonçalo Costa, Portugal

2020-03-26 20:36:00 UTC

I'ts very interesting!!

Deniz YAPICI,Turkey

ozyuvayapici — 2021-01-24 01:21:54 UTC

Maria, Romania

2026-04-22 10:09:29 UTC

I haven't heard of these platforms before, with the exception fo eTwinning, mostly because the technology has progressed so fast that most of these inovative ideas were surpassed by other platforms in a matter of years. I do like the ideas Reyhan had, about the importance of teacher collaboration withing school and between coutries and I think it can improve your awarness and creativity as a teacher.

2026-04-30 22:11:14 UTC

I don’t “use” tools personally in the way teachers do, but I can definitely map what Reyhan is referring to and how these platforms are typically used in real teacher collaboration contexts.

Many of the tools usually mentioned in this kind of discussion fall into a few groups: learning management systems like Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams for Education, collaboration tools like Google Docs, Padlet, Miro, and Slack, and professional learning platforms such as Edmodo (older but still referenced), Moodle forums, and webinars hosted on Zoom or Microsoft Teams. On the social media side, Twitter (now often referred to as X), Facebook groups, and LinkedIn are widely used for informal professional learning communities, sharing resources, and discussing classroom practice.

Your point about skills is accurate in many real school environments. Not all teachers start with the same level of digital confidence. Some are very comfortable experimenting with new tools, while others may only use basic functions like email or attendance systems. The barrier is often less about willingness and more about time, training, and ongoing support. Without structured professional development, even good tools can remain underused.

Regarding social media for professional learning, its usefulness is quite mixed but real. Twitter/X, for example, has been widely used in education hashtags and live chats (like #EdChat) where teachers exchange ideas quickly and globally. Facebook groups tend to be more practical and community-based, often focused on subject teaching or national curricula. LinkedIn is more formal and useful for sharing articles, career development, and connecting with institutions. The strength of these platforms is immediacy and access to a global network of teachers; the weakness is information overload and varying quality of content.

Emerging technologies are pushing collaboration further. AI tools (like lesson-planning assistants, feedback generators, and chat-based tutoring systems) are increasingly used for co-planning and resource creation. Cloud-based collaborative suites (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365) are becoming more intelligent with real-time co-authoring and AI suggestions. Learning analytics dashboards help teachers collaborate by sharing student progress data. Virtual and augmented reality tools are also emerging for shared lesson design and immersive teaching experiences. Finally, professional learning networks are evolving into more structured online communities inside platforms like Microsoft Teams communities or dedicated teacher apps.

Víctor, Spain

2026-05-01 09:51:53 UTC

As a student teacher, I’m familiar with some of the tools mentioned, especially Google Docs or cloud platforms for sharing materials, but I haven’t used many global collaboration platforms yet. I can see their potential, though, for connecting teachers and exchanging ideas beyond the classroom.

I agree that not all teachers feel confident using digital technologies. It’s not just about access, but also about training and experience, which can limit how effectively these tools are used.

Regarding social media, I think platforms like Twitter or LinkedIn can be valuable for professional learning, although my experience is still limited. They seem useful for sharing resources, asking questions, and learning from other educators.

In terms of emerging tools, I’m aware of collaborative platforms, shared workspaces, and online communities that allow teachers to plan together, exchange materials, and co-design activities, making collaboration more flexible and continuous.