The importance of a having an online presence
One of the most important factors that determine the success of a collaborative online network is to have a reliable and updated online presence. This is especially important in an age where teachers are 'spoilt for choice' for the number of activities and tools they can engage within their schools and beyond. At eTwinning, we pride ourselves that online safety and etiquette is of paramount importance. For a very long time, the NSS (National Support Services Staff) focused ONLY on promoting eTwinning, the Desktop and TwinSpace, and local websites. This was the norm at the beginning, when educators were still a bit wary of the possibilities outside of their VLEs and the TwinSpace.
As time went by, the NSS realised that for eTwinning to be more successful and accessible, one also had to 'branch' out to other, perhaps more familiar services, and rather than unofficially ban them - embrace the opportunities they provided.
Over the years, I have slowly built a social network for promotion of eTwinning activities, including: a dedicated YouTube channel, a Facebook Page, and a Twitter and Instagram account. I liked all these services together so that I could easily 'hop' from one to the other, and cross-post from my mobile, anytime and anywhere, with a click of a button.
I am humbly proud of the fact that I contributed to the creation of a eTwinning Malta's social networking presence. These are our official pages, which I take pride in updating regularly...feel free to visit them, like and share our posts!
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