New website - Facebook

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Week: 10                                                                                                       Date: 29/11/2013

Website: www.facebook.com

For better or worse, nowadays Facebook is becoming one of the most well-known websites as well as used ones. In the last years of Primary, we can find some pupils who have Facebook and use it every day. For this reason, not as a main tool, but it could be used in class to show some material, some interesting video, to share comments in some Facebook wall, and so on. It is a tool which the students already know how to use it, so it would be pointless the fact of teaching them how to use it.

From my point of view, we should take advantage of new technology since it makes easier so many things in terms of teaching.

New website - Federació Catalana de Basquetbol

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Week: 10                                                                                                               Date: 27/11/2013

Website: http://www.basquetcatala.cat/

One of my passions is basketball, so every weekend I am refereeing basketball matches. That’s why I couldn’t live without it. The main reason why I decided to choose that website in my Symbaloo was the daily dealing I have with it. I usually have online exams related to basketball rules, they tell me when I have compulsory meetings, important advices, and so on.

It is difficult to introduce it in a classroom, but why not use it when pupils are studying Basketball in P.E? They could know the main rules of that sport and watch videos related to that which are in this website. I am sure it would be a different way for them to learn. However, it would be used with 5th and 6th grade students.

This sport is terrific and it completely fits in my Personal Learning Environment! I feel devotion!

 

New website - Digital timeline

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Week: 9                                                                                                           Date: 22/11/2013

Website: http://dipity.com/

What is clearer than a digital timeline to know some important dates so as to remember them or take them into account?

This website is completely focused on the creation of digital timelines and you can introduce what you want. Moreover, you have the chance to add a visual support in each date you have, so it makes the timeline clearer. It is completely applicable to any Primary course with different purposes.

What if you are a history teacher? It is a perfect tool to show on the blackboard and start the session with that. I am sure it is going to draw the pupils’ attention, so their motivation will enhance.

 

Grey webmixes

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Week: 9                                                                                                      Date: 21/11/2013

I am writing that to explain the meaning of the grey webmixes. I thought to separate the websites which are useful just for me, but they could be used to take information to use in class with my pupils, and I use almost every day. Also, I would like to underline the Federacio Catalana de Basquetbol website, which is related to me since I referee basketball matches every weekend.

Other webmixes I would like to explain are xtec and edu365 which are completely related to my future profession. Therefore, I try to use them every day.

New website - National Geographic

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Week: 9                                                                                                 Date: 21/11/2013

Website: http://www.nationalgeographic-magazine.com/eu/home/

National Geographic is one of the most well-known websites in terms of animals, solar system, stuff related to the Earth, the wild world, and so on. Hereby, you can extract some interesting information with a great deal of usefulness so as to use in class with our pupils. There are magazines which can be used in every Primary course, so it is an easy website to work with in any age.

I totally recommend that website, that’s why I decided to introduce it in my Symbaloo and comment it in that blog.

 

 

New website - Blogger

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Week: 9                                                                                                  Date: 20/11/2013

Website: https://www.blogger.com/home

What could me more interesting than share all your thoughts and beliefs in a blog? That’s the reason why I think it is a terrific tool to use in a class with your pupils. They can share whatever they want, always with the supervision of the teacher, and create debates. In addition, it could be used to follow some item weekly. However, I would deal with Blogger up to the third or fourth course of Primary since they know more or less how to use computers.

On the other hand, I would like to highlight that the teacher would have to check every student’s blog so as to make sure he/she is following a good development in terms of the chosen item to be studied.

As teachers, we could use it to share our ideas related to ways of teaching, gripping books, different tools, and so on. Besides, it is so easy to keep in contact with people, so you will learn a large number of things.

New website - 4teachers

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Week: 9                                                                                                       Date: 20/11/2013

Website: http://www.4teachers.org/tools/

What a brilliant website! As its name says, it provides us a large number of tools to use in the class as a teacher. Nevertheless, I would like to focus in one of these tools, which is used to distribute the furniture of a class in a picture. Also, another tool I would like to underline is one used to construct online quizzes that can include multimedia.

As future teachers, we should keep in mind this website and try to use it frequently since it so helpful for us. In addition, it not only has material for teachers, but it has also for our pupils.

Click on the website and enjoy it!

 

 

New website - CLIC

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Week: 9                                                                                                        Date:20/11/2013


Website: http://clic.xtec.cat/

It is one of the most interesting websites in terms of games that students can use to learn in a fun way. At the beginning, you are able to choose the language you want the game with. Once you have chosen it, there are a huge variety of games divided into areas and ages. It is a tool really used in Primary Education by many teachers, so I decided to add it in my Symbaloo to take it into account.

On the other hand, I would like to underline that you can use it in every age of Primary, although it is recommendable to use it in the first three courses.

Believe me, it is a great tool!

What are you waiting for? You have to run your eye over it!

 

 

New website - Phrasal Verbs dictionary

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Week: 9                                                                                                    Date: 20/11/2013

Website: http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/phrasal-verbs/

This online dictionary is completely focused on phrasal verbs. It is so useful since it is easy to use and it provides you a large number of phrasal verbs with their definition. Moreover, as a teacher, you can show this website to your pupils since they would easily use it if they had any doubt with some word.

From my point of view, the fact of making our students getting used to use dictionaries, even if they are online ones, is something which is going to enhance their vocabulary, a good tool for their future.

 

What about orange webmixes?

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Week: 9                                                                                                    Date: 19/11/2013

Orange webmixes

I would like to explain you the orange webmixes placed on my symbaloo. They are related to Dropbox, Power Points or Word documents that I cannot add directly in Symbaloo and I use that page so as to share them.

Also, I would like to explain that I have been very busy these last weeks, that’s why I couldn’t share new websites or comments here. I am going to try to keep writing in my blog was well as sharing websites in Symbaloo.

New website - Ted talks

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Week: 9                                                                                                              Date: 18/11/2013

Website: http://www.ted.com/

From my point of view, it is one of the most interesting websites in terms of talks. I love the freedom you have to choose the topic you want to listen to. Moreover, they are so interesting and if you do not understand some word you are able to introduce subtitles to understand better the meaning of the sentence.

On the other hand, I would like to highlight that it is a brilliant way to improve your listening skills as well as learning a large number of things from different topics. If you get used to watch at least a video per week, I am sure you will find an improvement in your English level.

Finally, as for the Primary level, it would be quite difficult to use that with pupils aged between sic and twelve years old. The level of the videos is higher than the students’ one. Yet, if you are teaching pupils with a better level of English this website would be a good tool to use with them.

 

 

New website - Flo-joe

Week: 9                                                                                                       Date: 18/11/2013


Website: http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/

This website is so used for me when I need material so as to practise Proficiency exams. Also, you can find any level you want to focus on, with a huge variety of exercises which are going to help you to pass any exam. Since I discovered this website four or five years ago, I’ve been using it and it has been so useful for me to improve my English skills.

However, depending on the level you are interested in, it is quite difficult to find some exercise for Primary learners. But if you are teaching more advanced pupils, you can use this website as an excellent tool to choose exercises.

 

 

New website - Anglès 365

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Week: 6                                                                                                     Date: 02/11/2013

Website: http://www.angles365.com/

This website gives you the opportunity to choose the level you want. Once you have done it, you can choose the topic you are interested in, like “The weather”, “The school”, “Daily actions” and so on. From my point of view, it is useful to show to the whole class since every time you click on an image, a female voice tell you what it is it. However, as a teacher, you cannot base only on this website when you are studying one of the topics that appear on the website.