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How MELT took the fast lane to China
| Author: Chris Jenkins |
15 May
2008 |
Skólavefurinn, our Icelandic partners in the
MELT project, have published the project brochure in Chinese. This
development,...
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Young people struggle to maintain their privacy online
| Author: Alexa Joyce |
15 February 2007 |
57% of young people make their online social network profiles public and disclose a great deal of personal information, according to a recent survey of 21,872 people across Europe organised by European Schoolnet, coordinator of European Insafe network. Almost a third of youngsters...
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European Schoolnet helps children to stay safe on the internet
| Author: Alexa Joyce |
11 December 2006 |
On 8 December European Schoolnet's Insafe team (www.saferinternet.org) launched a new tool for children to evaluate their online behaviour and receive appropriate safety advice based on their choices. The data gathered from this tool will be compiled into a report on children's internet...
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European Schoolnet Launches New Xplora Portal
| Author: Agathe Djelalian |
10 October
2006 |
Brussels, September, 22 2006 – European Schoolnet announces the launch of its new and improved Xplora website, a major European hub for the science education community. It has been updated to enhance usability and accessibility, expand functionality and boost awareness of important...
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German school among first in Europe to host web experiment
| Author: Karl Sarnow |
22 August
2006 |
INTEL Ships Web Experiment “Photo Effect” to Gymasium Isernhagen
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eLearning Awards portal now online
| Author: Sylvia Binger |
30 May
2006 |
The eLearning Awards is Europe’s premier competition rewarding excellent use of new technologies by schools.
Over €200,000 has been awarded to schools since it was first organised in 2000.
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6,000 schools registered for Spring Day in Europe 2006
| Author: Agathe Djelalian |
21 March
2006 |
Spring Day in Europe 2006 has reached the milestone of 6,000 schools. The 6,000th school is "Svetlina educational and cultural centre” from Sofia in Bulgaria.
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Agilent supports Xplora for web experiments
| Author: Laura Massoli |
21 March
2006 |
Agilent Technologies Foundation has made possible the development of an exciting new web experiment, the Millikan oil drop experiment. The foundation has provided a grant to Xplora (www.xplora.org), the European Science Education Gateway carried by European Schoolnet - EUN (www.eun.org),...
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Dynamic Geometry- an online event by Xplora and Deutsches Museum
| Author: Xplora team |
21 February 2006 |
Xplora (www.xplora.org ), the European gateway to science education and Deutsches Museum (www.deutsches-museum.de) are organising a Dynamic Geometry event, taking place at 10.30 on 14 March 2006 at the Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany.
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1,000 schools register for Spring Day 2006
| Author: EUN |
19 December 2005 |
On 12 December 2005, 1st TEE School from Volos in Greece became the 1000th school to register for Spring Day 2006. Schools have been signing up at a rate of more than 50 per day since registration opened on 23 November.
Future EU members are particularly engaged.
Romania leads...
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Catalan project wins eLearning Awards
| Author: EUN |
19 December 2005 |
A project called “Daring Reporters” from IES Ronda in Lleida, Catalonia has won the Young Digital Poland Award for best use of ICT in the eLearning Awards. The award was presented at a glittering ceremony at the EMINENT conference in Paris on 8 December 2005.
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Gilles de Robien ouvre la 6e Conférence internationale EMINENT - jeudi 8 décembre à 9h30
| Author: EUN |
13 December 2005 |
Organisée par le ministère français de l’Education et le réseau European Schoolnet-(EUN), la conférence annuelle EMINENT (Expert Meeting of International and National Educational Networks), se tiendra les 8 et 9 décembre 2005 à...
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CALIBRATE project fosters eLearning in an Enlarged Europe
European Schoolnet (EUN) launched the CALIBRATE project in Tallinn on 10-11 October 2005. CALIBRATE stands for Calibrating eLearning in Schools and is a 30-month project to support collaborative use and exchange of learning resources in schools.
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EuropaGO
EuropaGO is the Commission's website for young European citizens aged 10 to 14 years old.
The games are particularly handy for introducing European topics in geography, citizenship and music.
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EUN launches corporate portal
| Author: Paul Gerhard |
19 April
2005 |
European Schoolnet launched on 19 April, 2005 a corporate site for its institutional and business partners and for anyone interested to know more about EUN activities and projects
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European Schoolnet building major new European gateway for science education
At the Science in Society Forum in Brussels, Belgium, European Schoolnet unveiled the first version of a European science education gateway for teachers. The information site is currently online at www.xplora.org.
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Record number of schools participating in Spring Day in Europe 2005
More than 6200 schools have signed up for Spring Day in Europe 2005, which takes place on 17 March 2005.
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Green Week 2005
The European Commission's DG Environment invites all children in the enlarged EU and candidate countries, aged between 6 and 16 years, to take part in its Green Week schools competition 2005, organised by European Schoolnet.
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3000th school registers on eTwinning portal
Colegio amor Misericordioso from Alfaro in Spain is the 3000th school to successfully register on the eTwinning portal. eTwinning is proving a successful tool for the internationalization of schools, connecting pupils and teachers to 27 countries in Europe with the view of strengthening...
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