Thoughtful

Learning English using ICT resources

  • READY! SET! GO!

    READY! SET! GO!
    The course starts.
    I create my blog using Wordpress and create an article about a TV commercial and its use in the classroom.
  • INTRODUCTION

    INTRODUCTION
    We introduce ourselves in the course´s forum
  • FAVs

    FAVs
    The second task, voting via FAVs isn´t working.
  • WORDPRESS DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY OF MY WORKS

    WORDPRESS DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY OF MY WORKS
    I´ve tried to link tasks in module 2 to wordpress blog but it does not accept a picasa presentation, not a flickr group of photos, or showing some videos as little screens
  • I FIND A FRIEND AT BLOGGER

    I FIND A FRIEND AT BLOGGER
    I´ve opened an account at blooger and WOW! everything is working. For the moment it has accepted my Flickr photographs widget and the page where I have to introduce myself (initial page) and state my objectives for the blog
  • TIMETOAST

    TIMETOAST
    I´ve just created the timetoast account and reported back all the tasks I had already done.
  • SLIDESHARE AND NEW ARTICLE

    Today I´ve linked a slideshare presentation and my comments about what I consider important when teaching.
    And also I´ve written an article about Audacity a 2.0 tool with an example of my own
  • Opinions about collaborative projects

    Opinions about collaborative projects
    I start giving my opinion about collaborative projects.
    My vote is against them.
  • Delicious discovery WALLWISHER

    Delicious discovery WALLWISHER
    I create a wall with my partners fave quotes, and participate in theirs. Wallwisher is an excellent tool for brainstorming, for short comments, to test students previous knowledge.
  • TWITTER

    TWITTER
    I can´t sincerely say I´ve enjoyed this tool as much as the others. I´ve created an account, but I´m still thinking how will I integrate it in my understanding of teaching.
  • ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF COLLABORATIVE WORK

    ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF COLLABORATIVE WORK
    I´ve created a post in my blog about the topic. Taking into account both of them I realize that enlarging my understanding of the word "COLLABORATIVE" to many more different types of activities thanks to my partners´comments, my opinion is now more for "collaborative" projects than against them.
  • A CLASS PLAN

    A CLASS PLAN
    I´ve posted a class plan (60´) using the tools studied in the course.
    I´ve selected as a topic "English in the world" and created a video, a tresure hunt and a wallwisher for it.