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FINAL ASSESSMENT TASK

Pls, remember your final assessment task.

You are to create a blog (individual or group blog) and send me the link so that I can post it to the blog roll.
HOW DO I CREATE A BLOG? Instructions ABOVE.

 CLASS #4>>>FINAL EVALUATION: 

 PART# 1:

• Written evaluation, F2F (face to face) & individual. Topics: discussed in class >>>pay SPECIAL attention to 1@1 model. Check the tools seen during the course. Check tools & programs in your netbooks. 

PART #2

• TO HAND IN: Design  a teaching sequence (individually or in pairs) and include AT LEAST three tools discussed in this course. The teaching sequence should be designed for a REAL course & school, within a project, include tasks, etc, etc, etc>>>see first handout. Remember we are working within the CURRICULUM  DESIGN and it is a prescriptive doc. Of course you can include your teaching sequence on your blog, but a PAPER VERSION should be handed in (with links available from blog): regulations :-)
• Your BLOG: it should include several tools. See your mates' blogs for "inspiration".
• Bring your CD (Curriculum Designs). Pay attention to the CONTENT you are going to teach>>> according to your group. Design the tasks taking into account THINKING SKILLS.

WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING SO FAR?

Tools in out netbooks

• DICTIONARY: Babiloo
• CMAP TOOLS
• MOVIE MAKER
• LEARNING ESSENTIALS
• WEBCAM
• E-LEARNING CLASS>>>share docs, open a virtual class - INTRANET-, show a video, make quizzes, see ss' screen, etc

Web 2.0 tools & programmes

• PHOTOVISI: to make picture collages
• FLICKR: to find pictures without any licence (copyright)
• YOUTUBE: to find or upload videos
• YOUTUBE  ACCOUNT: to save videos in your "favourite videos" folder
• A-TUBE CATCHER: to download and save videos>>very light! 
• WORDLE: to create word clouds
• DROPBOX: to share documents
• SLIDESHARE: to upload slide shows (Power point) to upload later to webpage or blog
• JIGSAW PLANET: to create jigsaws

How-to...

• HOW TO DOWNLOAD WEBSITES
• HOW TO SAVE PICTURES
• HOW TO SAVE VIDEOS
• HOW TO OPEN A YOUTUBE ACCOUNT to save videos in favourites
• HOW TO TAKE A SCREEN-SHOT PRINT
• HOW TO SAVE A DOCUMENT
• HOW TO SAVE A WEBSITE FOR OFF-LINE USE
• HOW TO DOWNLOAD A VIDEO TO OUR COMPUTER
• HOW TO REMOVE A PENDRIVE 
• HOW TO LINK OR EMBED IN A BLOG
• HOW TO MAKE A BLOG with Blogger
• HOW TO PASTE A PICTURE ON YOUR BLOG
• HOW TO POST COMMENTS TO OTHERS' BLOGS
• HOW TO CREATE A VOKI
• HOW TO INCLUDE GADGETS IN BLOG

FEEL FREE TO POST YOUR QUERIES IN THE COMMENTS SECTION.




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Thinking skills 2.

One Stop English is a website especially designed for teachers.

If you click on the picture above, you can go to an article called "Thinking Skills for Clil".

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NB: not all the articles have FREE access; this one, of course, does.

Thinking skills 1.

When you design TASKS you have to take into account the thinking skills involved (see 4Cs  & COGNITION in the CLIL handout).

 Benjamin Bloom (1956) and a group of colleagues divided thinking skills into LOTS and HOTS and identified three domains of educational activities. In the nineties Lorin Anderson, a former student of Bloom, revisited the cognitive domain and made some changes>>>he changed the names in the six categories from noun to verb forms and rearranged them (see the highest thimking skills).

You can read more here: BLOM'S TAXONOMY OF LEARNING DOMAINS. The verbs in each level can be useful in the design of tasks. Anothe r very interesting source if you HERE

More on BLOOM'S TAXONOMY REVISED (you may use these verbs to create TASKS!)

Source: EDUCATIONAL ORIGAMI

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Dalton, J. & Smith, D. (1986) “Extending Children’s Special Abilities – Strategies for primary classrooms”  pp36-7

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2 teaching sequences to begin with...

Save the Children.

TASK#1
Are secondary school students legally considered children?
 SOURCE: AGE OF MAJORITY-WIKIPEDIA

 TASK #2: Children’s Rights in Argentina
 1. In 2005 a national Law for the Integral Protection of Children and Adolescents was enacted.
2. Argentina ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1994.
3. In 2010, Argentina established a National Plan of Action against the Commercial
SOURCE: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS .

TASK 3: JIGSAW.
Teacher wants to activate prior knowledge through this game/jigsaw. (It's our turn to play)
What is the topic of the poster/brochure?

 TASK 4: WATCH THE VIDEO  and answer:
What rights are being neglected?
 Make a vocabulary bank: use word, excell, power point

 TASK 5: ss make a thematic collage
Choose pictures from:
PICS4LEARNING:
FLICKR
MORGUEFILE
OPENLIPART
Make a collage with PHOTOVISI:

TASK 6:
ss work with CD 5, Berni for children, and write captions for each picture, invent new titles to each picture, describes them, take photographs of similar situations in their neighbourhood and upload them to a class blog.


TASK 7:
T makes a  Class Blog for ss to write, broadcast their ideas on children's rights in our country.




                                                            FRENCH  REVOLUTION

TASK 1:
Let's create a word cloud using WORDLE.Include words that are connected to this revolution. Make your own glossary.

TASK 2:
Watch the video. If you read your Wordle again, can you recognize any of these words in the video?

TASK 3:


What is your opinion?

•  I'm in favour of/ against revolutions because...

TASK 4:


Tick the right option


★There was a motto that described the revolution.

★There were favours for the nobles.

★There were a lot of taxes to pay.

★The nobles were angry about the taxes.

★There was little food for the peasants.

★There were 6 coups d’état in 12 years

TASK 5:
Look up more info about the causes of the French Revolution and make a video with MOVIE MAKER. Be creative. Be careful to choose good pictures.

TASK 6:
Now using a spreadsheet try to make a time line with the most important events during this revolution. Use words from your word bank, and Simple Past to express past finished actions or Past Continuous to express long actions or interrupted actions in the past.

Teaching sequences slightly adapted; authors L. Simón & G. Rosetti


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E-LEARNING CLASS

E learning class

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Find the dates above

Go to ESCRITORIO DEL DOCENTE to find many tools and ideas.
FOR THOSE TEACHERS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE NETBOOK YET. Look up the programs you do not have: C map tools, e-learning class, Learning essentials, etc

Changing Education Paradigms by Sir Ken Robinson.

How is this scenario similar to ours?
Feel free to share your comments with your mates.



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Schools and creativity by Sir Ken Robinson.

TED -Ideas worth spreading is an incredible place where you can find ONLY GREAT IDEAS , ONLY GREAT ENTREPENEURS, ONLY GREAT POETS, ONLY GREAT SCIENTISTS, ONLY GREAT ARTISTS, ONLY GREAT IDEAS WORTH SPREADING...
TEDx is pretty similar but the lectures take place outside the US. Here you can visit TEDx Buenos Aires

TIP: it's great for our students because the lecture can be watched in different languages. Simply click on the OTHER LANGUAGES key and you'll find the lecture and the subtitles in the language chosen.


Do you agree with Sir Ken Robinson? Is school killing creativity? If so, what can teachers do to avoid it?
FEEL FREE TO POST YOUR COMMENTS BELOW.

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Assignment for class #2

You are supposed to create a mind map with the theory discussed in class >>> CLIL, project work,  tasks, etc. (see handout).

For those who DO NOT have the netbook yet, click here to download CMap Tools

TIPS:  

• When you draw a mind map, it is better to write down all the key concepts first, and then join them with arrows. 
• Remember the arrows establish the hierarchy between and among concepts, therefore they have "names":, i.e. verbs, linkers, etc.
• Every single concept should be included in your mind map, namely NOUN PHRASES..
• You can also enhance coherence in your mind map by playing with colours and fonts.
• You have to include different issues in your mind map. Which is the most important concept? ( i.e. the "umbrella concept"?)
• Do you still need help? Google TUTORIALS for CMap Tools and you'll find tons!
• LAST: Do you feel like sharing your mind map with another colleague and work collaboratively? GO AHEAD!

A VERY EASY COURSE: HOW TO MAKE MIND MAPS available HERE.

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HOW TO tips.

How can I embed a video in a blog? How can I share it with FACEBOOK or TWITTER? 
Simply get the code from YOUTUBE!

1. Get the EMBED CODE (go to compartir)
2. then go to your blog
3. Click on the HTML label, you'll see that tha bar above is not so complete now.
4. paste the code that you have taken from Youtube.
5. guardar& publicar
6. ver blog>>>IT SHOULD BE THERE!!

How to get the EMBED CODE:

Picture credits: Vicky Samuel's blog.

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HOW TO tips.

During the first class we saw that we can download videos to watch them offline, i.e. without an internet connection. There are several alternatives here. The best option to download a video for the e-learning class is ATUBE CATCHER.


WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE THESE (or other ) VIDEOS IN YOUR COMPUTER? (Click on the names of the programmes>>>there are links)

STEP 1:

1. Download: REAL PLAYER.
2. Choose the FREE version (Descargar la Versión Gratuita de Real Player). You simply have to follow instructions.

STEP 2:

1. Once you've downloaded the programme, go to the video below and click on the YOUTUBE button (below the pic, on the right).
2. you will be directed to the same video in Youtube.
3. A label will appear on the right top corner: DESCARGAR VIDEO.
4. Download it and it will go to MIS DOCUMENTOS>>>MIS VIDEOS.

Other options:

VDOWNLOADER:

1. Download: VDOWNLOADER
2. Choose the FREE version (Descargar la Versión Gratuita de Real Player). You simply have to follow instructions.

YOUTUBE DOWNLOADER

1. Download: YOUTUBE DOWNLOADER
2. Choose the FREE version (Descargar la Versión Gratuita de Real Player). You simply have to follow instructions.

Chose ONE of the three options. I use Real Player and it's really easy and user-friendly.

A TUBE CATCHER

This is a a very simple tool that CONVERTS VIDEOS and gives them an .avi extension>>>it's a LIGHT version of the video. It runs in our nets. MIND YOU: videos do not run smoothly with e-learning Class>>>try downloading the video first and then show it to your students.

1. Download ATUBECATCHER 

Here a videoo that explains how it runs in approx 1 minute.





 Try it out. It cannot be that hard!

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Digital Natives?

During the first class we discussed the concept of digital nativeness. If you click on the title, you'll find the article written by Mark Prensky: "DIGITAL NATIVES, DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS".

Feel free to make comments. How are these "new students" going to modify our classes? What will our new roles be like? Remember we discussed these issues in class.

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A couple of videos to start reflecting upon ICT.

These two monks are in a Medieval monastery. One of them has asked a helpdesk because he cannot understand how the book works. This technological advance is far beyond his limits!

 How is this situation similar to yours?






Do you feel like the monk? Has your attitude towards technologies changed? Is it changing? Will it ever change ?




How is a book similar to /better than/different from a computer?





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NEW COURSES 2012

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  February 2012

 Congratulations on your performance! I know it's not easy to produce these changes in our own teaching, but with COMMITMENT, RESPONSIBILTY and TEAM WORK everything is possible!.

 This blog will remain open, I will go on adding new things. Feel free to go on updating your own blogs, finding and sharing new stuff with your colleagues.

 Hope to see you soon.

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ONLY THOSE TEACHERS WHO HAVE TO REFRAME THEIR TEACHING SEQUENCES HAVE NOT FINISHED THE COURSE YET. If I haven't sent you a mail asking you to correct your teaching sequence, it's bec it's all right.


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