Tips for working in the TwinSpace "Take care of your brain!"

TwinSpace is a secure project platform where project members (both teachers and pupils) collaborate.

Anyone invited to the project by the teacher administrator has access to TwinSpace.

Teachers and invited guests must have an account on the European School Education Platform (the Platform) and can access their TwinSpace by logging in to the Platform.

(https://school-education.ec.europa.eu/pl/etwinning).

Students do not have an account on the platform and can only log in to the project's TwinSpace via the following page:school-education.ec.europa.eu/pupil-login.

1. What can I do where?

1. A member of TwinSpace has access to the following tabs: pages, materials, forum, online meetings, members and home page.

2. In the Materials there are sub-tabs: Images, Videos and Files.

3. Photos are collected in the Images sub-tab in the corresponding photo album. Possible image formats are: JPG, GIF, PNG, JPEG. The maximum size is 10 Mb. Photos can be published on the forum, websites or home page.

4. Videos are saved in the Video sub-tab in the relevant folder. They must first be uploaded to a video service (YouTube, DailyMotion, or Vimeo). The maximum size of the video is 100 MB, the maximum duration of the video is 1 hour. Videos must be in MP4, OGG, WEBM, or MOV format. Videos can be posted on the forum, websites, or home page.

5. Texts, presentations and other files should be uploadedto the Files sub-tab in the relevant folder and only then can they be published on the forum, pages or home page. The maximum file size is 100 Mb.

6. The Online Meetings tab allows you to take part in a video conference with other TwinSpace members. A video conference can be created by a teacher administrator. Students can participate in educational activities under the supervision of teachers participating in the video conference session.

7. All project members can use Chat to share their thoughts with others in real-time. For security reasons, students can only enter the chat using their individual account.

8. Under the Members tab, you can view a list of all TwinSpace members and send them a message.

9. The Pages tab, public TwinSpace, is the "showcase" of the project. Selected project activities can be published here and made available to all interested parties. Pages may contain content (text, images, videos), Twinboard - interactive whiteboard, short surveys and discussions. Discussions added to the page will automatically appear in the forum. Discussion redirects directly to the relevant discussion thread on the forum.

10. Through the Discussion on the website, you can go to the relevant forum/thread and publish your own work there (mini-project, article, comment). New discussions/threads can only be created by the teacher administrator. All members can post messages in existing threads (post photos/videos/files if applicable).

11. On Home Page, teachers can share updates on the project (updates on the progress of the project), and other project members, including students, can comment on them.

12. Teachers can use the Teacher Newsletter to plan their lessons, share ideas, and organise meetings. This newsletter is not visible to students and is only available to teachers who are TwinSpace members.

13. All TwinSpace members can send messages to oneanother from the home page via the Mailbox.

14. Under Supporttab you will find basic information about TwinSpace and tips on how to use the individual TwinSpace tools.

2. How do we work?

1. Try to be in TwinSpace at least once a week.

2. Let us work in such a way so as to contribute to all areas of TwinSpace that are available to us during the project.

3. Mini-projects, articles and other work products should be uploaded to the Materials tab, under the Files sub-tab.

3a. They can be edited in German, English or in the two languages at the same time.

3b. They should primarily be the result of work in an international team or joint work in a school team. In some cases, they can be done individually.

3c. Their shape and length is discretionary, but....

A short text and original form attract the attention of the recipient/reader/viewer!

3d. The work should be based on your own observations and experiences; relate to the situation in a specific region and include students' reflections on a specific topic. The Internet can only constitute a starting point for further reflection and exploration.

*It is important how many contributions(articles/comments, etc.) you have published.

It is far more important how many products you have developed with your partners!

Most important is how many contributions you have commented on.

4. Photos of project work, international project meetings and educational campaigns should be uploaded to the Materials tab, under the Images sub-tab.

4a. Photos should illustrate the project issues and/or present specific project activities in order to provide information on the progress of the project.

*It is important how many photos you have added.

What is far more important is how many you have taken yourself.

5. Videos of project work, international project meetings and educational campaigns should be uploaded to the Materials tab, under the Video sub-tab.

5a. Videos should illustrate the project issues and/or present specific project activities in order to provide information on the progress of the project.

* It is important how many films you have posted.

What is far more important is how many you have made yourself!

6. When publishing any material, it is important to respect the copyright law!

7. Materials presented (e.g., self-presentations of the school teams) or developed during an international project meeting (products from individual project groups: lesson scenarios, presentations, texts, posters) should be uploaded to the Materials tab into the relevant folder for this international project meeting and published on the respective webpage/discussion. We upload the materials from the educational campaign under the Materialstab in the corresponding folder and publish them on the 'Strong Brain' webpage.

8. We conduct our intercultural dialogue primarily on the Forum, which we enter from the relevant page through its Discussion element. But we also engage in activities carried out directly on the pages(Twinboard, survey, discussion).

8a. Articles (teachers) are published directly on the relevant pages/sub-pages, and mini-projects (students) in the relevant discussion Thread on the forum of the respective sub-project. However, do not forget to view and comment on the work of others. It is a treasure trove of knowledge about the modern world.

8b. Each mini-project should be a response to a specific article and should therefore be published on the relevant sub-page for the discussion.

8c. Comments should be published in the form of a file or short comments (not in the form of a file) under the article to which they refer, i.e. on the relevant sub-page for the discussion. Short comments on articles and mini-projects should be published directly in the relevant thread (without uploading to the Materials).

8d. Issues related to the implementation of the project are discussed on the ‘About the project’ page, on the sub-page 'Talking about the project progress'. Here we can share our reflections, experiences, suggestions, decisions, comments and conclusions. Your comments, suggestions, and feedback can be valuable! The page ‘Lernen wir uns kennen!/Let's get to know each other!’ serves the purpose of getting to know one another better.

8e. Teachers are also active on the Curriculum 'Globale Schule' page which is dedicated to discussing final products.

* What counts is how many contributions you have published!

It is far more important however how many contributions from others you have read!

9. We cooperate with the members of the Erasmus+ school team on our school forum, whereas with the members of individual project groups from the international project meeting in which we participate, on the forum of this group

*Forums are only visible to TwinSpace members.

10. We communicate with other project members via electronic mail Mailbox or Chat.

11. We check Updates at least once a week, as there may be important information about the progress of the project.

12. We visit the Pages and Discussions on them as often as possible, as they reflect the project work of all Erasmus+ school teams. 

* It is good that you know our TwinSpace rules and can follow them.

However, you are expected to actively participate in our TwinSpace!