WEEK 18

During this week, the first class we were prepared for our interdisciplinary project, which we had to defend on Wednesday. In my opinion, it was very important because we could propose some suggestions in order to obtain a solution for the problem that we could find. On the other hand, the second day of the week I learned about how to create a voki. It enables users to express themselves on the web in their own voice using a talking character. You can customize your Voki to look like you. It was a very useful activity in order to improve our speaking skill. Finally, I can mention that I could learn in this week was very important and helpful in order to gain experience as a teacher.

WEEK 17

         During the last week we analyzed the different Web 2.0 tools that teachers can use to plan their lesson. We have to create a lesson plan using this tools in which we had to invite all our classmates. Our have to participate in every Learning Virtual Environment.

          In my case I had to plan a lesson in the K-12 LESSON PLANS site. It is a web 2.0 tool that enables teachers to organize their lesson in an easy and adequate way.

         Finally, I can mention that this kind of activities helps us to obtain more knowledge in the use of technology to prepare our classes. Also, I think that using these tools we can help our students’ learning process.

WEEK 16

          During this week we had our presentations about Web 2.0 tools in which we learned about the use of them in the EFL classroom. We learned about the following tools:

Twitter is a popular social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read other users’ updates known as “tweets". 

 Google Maps offer street maps, a route planner for traveling by foot, car, bike, or public transport and an urban business locator for numerous countries around the world.

 

A podcast is a pre-recorded audio program that's consisting of an episodic series of audio files. 

A  Wikispaces is a website that allows the visitors themselves to easily add, remove, and otherwise edit and change available content. It is increased student engagement, creativity, collaboration, metacognition, interpersonal.

 Flickr is a popular photo sharing website that allows members to upload their own photos into albums that can then be labeled, organized, tagged, and publicly posted.

 A K12 Lesson Plans is a useful webpage especially for teachers that enables them to create their lesson plans in an easy and original way. 

 Podomatic is specialized in the creation of some tools and services that enable users to find, create, distribute, promote and listen to both audio and video podcasts.

 A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet.  

 Dokeos is a software for distance training or learning management system, with a simple implementation and self-explaining for its users. 

Edmodo is a social learning platform that is specifically designed for use in the classroom. It permits that users check grades, assignments, and write posts to fellow classmates, teachers, and parents. 

 Nicenet is a web-based tool for running an educational program at any level. It has capabilities for two-way communication between members. 

 Mappyfriends is social recommendations from the people you trust. It enables people discover, share and search for places your friends, their networks and specific experts recommend.

AuthorStream is a powerful online presentation sharing service that not only allows you to upload your PowerPoint presentations online, but also assists you to share them with your friends, students or co-workers located across the globe.

WEEK 15

          Last week we had some problems with the Internet for this reason we could not present our expositions about the Web 2.0 tools. However, we used this time to talk about teachers’ life. Especially we discussed about how to teach in Primary School, High School and University. We participated in this discussion sharing some ideas to support how to teach in each stage. But the most important think that I learned was that we have to take into account when we teach we have to understand students. We have to understand that they are humans and they also have different situations that can affect their learning. All these things we learned during this week.

WEEK 14

           

         

         During this week we analyzed the different tools that Web 2.0 has. In order to know more about these tools, we had to prepare a presentation about each tool and how we can use it in the EFL classroom.

          I had to prepare my presentation about Twiter. Twitter is an online social networking service and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, known as "tweets". With this tool we can apply many activities in EFL classroom. For example: 

·         Name of activity:  Play word games.

·         Objective of the Activity: Having students of the Seventh grade of basic education of “Shekiná School” a previous knowledge about professions. At the end of the lesson they will be able to contribute synonyms or antonyms or give a definition for any vocabulary or spelling words as another way of getting them more involved in their language lessons.

·         Level: Students have a beginning level of English

·         Procedure.

T will Post a daily challenge asking kids to unscramble anagrams

Ss will write synonyms or antonyms or give a definition for the vocabulary

 

Finally, in my opinion to know this information is very useful in order to teach in a different way.

WEEK 13

          During this week I continued to learn about Prezi. According to Wikipedia Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software and storytelling tool for exploring and sharing ideas on a virtual canvas.

            In this week we also learned about how to use prezi in an EFL classroom because it offers a different innovative way to present a class and in this way we can facilitate the students’ learning process. Furthermore, we created an account in order to apply our knowledge about this important tool because we had to make a presentation using Prezi.

           Finally, I can mention that is information was really useful in order to know new ways in which we can present our classes in an easy and funny way.

For more information you can visit these pages:

·         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prezi

·         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxhqD0hNx4Q