TASK - ELT tasks and activities

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Week: 14                                                                                                        Date: 08/01/2014

Website: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2gqwft1yr30lgdu/KlqQw_Gu7Z

As a final orange webmix, I want to explain that it is completely related to all the work and tasks I’ve been doing during this course in ELT subject. However, there are some reflections added in a different webmix, so I compiled almost everything I have from ELT.

That helps me because when I think I am in front of a class and I need tools and ideas to carry on some activity with my pupils, I am sure that reading the information that this webmix contains is going to be useful for me.

I am very proud of all I’ve done in this course, so what could be better than save it and use it in two or three years, taking into account I am very optimistic.

 

TASK - rhymes, poems, songs and riddles

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Week: 14                                                                                                            Date: 07/01/2014

Website: https://www.dropbox.com/s/f2ucit8escm55nw/rhymes%2C%20songs%20and%20poems.docx

I’ve been away from home during the Christmas holidays, that’s why I could not post comments on my Logbook. Since it is the first week after Christmas, I am going to keep explaining my Symbaloo as well as new websites and work I’ve been doing to develop my Personal Learning Environment.

Today I am here in order to explain one of the tasks I have to do, which is to find a collection of rhymes, songs, poems and riddles for primary students. I uploaded a Word document on my Dropbox with different websites where that material could be found. There are rhymes, songs, poems and riddles for all the students from three to twelve years old.

From where I stand, this tool is a brilliant one since you always can teach students using this kind of material which is fun and meaningful for them.

 

New website - IEC

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Week: 13                                                                                                       Date: 17/12/2013

Website: www.iec.cat

From my point of view, students should completely dominate their first language, which is normally Catalan. For this reason, I decided to introduce this website in my Symbaloo. In that way, they are going to learn new vocabulary and they are going to improve their writing as well.

On the other hand, it is important they deal with different languages. Therefore, to my mind, they have to begin controlling the one which is more used by them to keep learning new ones. In addition, I would like to underline the fact of its usefulness. As teacher, you could use it in all the primary courses to work with your pupils.

New website - RAE

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Week: 12                                                                                                     Date: 13/12/2013

Website: http://rae.es/

Although English is the most important language in the world, It is not the only one. Spanish is an important language which is becoming more and more spoken around the world. Furthermore, it is the language which is spoken in our country, so they have to control it. For this reason, I thought it would be an excellent idea the fact of adding this website in my Symbaloo, since its dictionary is the best one in terms of Spanish language.

Regarding the utility it could have in Primary school, from my point of view it could be introduced in every Primary course, although the youngest ones perhaps would have difficulties in using thit website. Yet, if they get used to do it and show interest while they learn new words, it will be a good improvement in their learning process.

New website - BBC

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Week: 12                                                                                                       Date: 12/12/2013

Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/

BBC.co.uk is one of the most well-known websites in terms of information and news. Therefore, what could be better than use it in class? For example, picking up a new and explain it in class while children are taking part of a discussion related to the new, or make children guess what is happening because you just explain the beginning of the new, and so on.

I believe imagination is one of the best tools teachers have, so we have to make a constant effort so as to develop it. We should come up against any difficulty in class, in that way, we are going to gain knowledge regarding how we should act or how we should react.

Finally, I would like to take into account the fact that we could use this website in any Primary course. Yet, we should pay attention the difficulty of the new.

 

 

New website - La Vanguardia

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Week: 11                                                                                                  Date: 08/12/2013

Website: www.lavanguardia.com

One of the best newspapers in Catalonia is La Vanguardia, that’s why I decided to introduce it in my Symbaloo. I believe it is an excellent tool to introduce to my pupils since it is a local newspaper they should know and read so as to be conscious of what is happening here. In addition, it is a mean of communication they could understand without problems, so the fact of introducing a new in class could be a good way of teaching them some topic.

I would use it from 7 years old students to 12 years old. I wish I could put in practise it the next year. If you have the opportunity, why don’t you try it?

New website - The New York Times

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Week: 11                                                                                                   Date: 08/12/2013

Website: http://www.nytimes.com/

What is better than knowing different news about different places? For this reason, I chose a huge variety of means of communication in terms of newspapers and TV websites. And now, I would like to comment The New York Times, one of the best means of communication in EEUU.

I strongly believe it is so important to introduce newspapers and news to our students since, in that way, they are going to get used to deal with this kind of information. The fact of working with your pupils in class using news placed in another country could be a god tool to develop their learning process.

Try to use it in class as I will do in the future.

New website - Youtube

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Week: 11                                                                                             Date: 08/12/2013

Website: www.youtube.com

What about one of the most well-known pages about videos where everybody can share what one desire? If we want to introduce this website to our students I am sure we won’t have any problem, since a large number of students will be familiar with it. Moreover, they could show some task you ask them for or search for information.

On the other hand, I would like to highlight that it is a great tool to find music to work in P.E. subject, music subject, and so on.

For my mind, this website could be used by every course of Primary so it is an excellent tool.

New website - British Council

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Week: 11                                                                                                          Date: 05/12/2013

Website: http://www.britishcouncil.org/

Don’t you know where you can find material to teach English? Or perhaps you have no idea where you can find something to learn English by your own. That’s why, I decided to introduce this website in my Symbaloo. It can be used by the students at home without any teacher supervision, so I believe it is an excellent tool for them to improve their English. Besides, there are no limits in terms of students’ age, everyone who desires can use it.

As for teachers, hereby we can find a lot of material to put in practise in class, material which is going to be useful to implement the knowledge of the students.

Believe me and have a look!

New website - Google

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Week: 11                                                                                                        Date: 05/12/2013

Website: www.google.es

What do I have to explain about one of the best searchers of the world? Using this website you can find a large number of materials you can use with your pupils. No matters where you are teaching since you arguably find what you are looking for.

However, as a drawback I would like to take into account the huge variety of materials it has, so sometimes it is difficult to find what you want.

On the other hand, you could show this website to your students because it would be so interesting and useful for them.

Cast your eye over it and discover what you are interested in!

 

New website - Edu365

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Week: 11                                                                                                    Date: 05/12/2013

Website: http://www.edu365.cat/

What a brilliant website full of resources for Infant, Primary and older students. In addition, all of them are related to different subjects, so you can choose the level and the topic you would like to work with your pupils.

Also, I would like to place emphasise on this website since it is one of the most known in terms of resources. However, all the activities are done using Internet, so you would need a lot of computers if you want all the students work on it.

As I said before, you can use it with all the Primary students, so why don’t you have a look at this website and take advantage of all its resources?

 

New website - Domo Animate

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Week: 11                                                                                                Date: 04/12/2013

Website: http://domo.goanimate.com/

What is funnier than present some topic by means of an animate story? For this reason, I am going to show you this website, where you can create animated stories using different characters in a fun way. In that way, I am sure it is going to draw pupils’ attention and it is going to help you to explain what you want to.

On the other hand, it is perfectly adaptable to any age students, so you can use it in any Primary course. Also, it could be used by the students so as to present any topic they would like. Besides, they could spell out some topic with no problems, even if it is in a comic format.

 

New website - DecideAlready

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Week: 11                                                                                           Date: 04/12/2013

Website: https://decidealready.com/

If you want to do a survey to decide a topic for a project, to decide some topic for a festival in the school, you can use this website. By means of it, it is easier to reach a conclusion with everybody. You can create a survey and all you have to do is wait for an answer.

Nevertheless, you can’t use it with students of the first courses of Primary since they are not very used to deal with the computer. Therefore, I would try it with 11-12 years old pupils who know how to use computers with no problems.

I am sure it will help you to save time!

 

New website - IRubric

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Week: 11                                                                                                         Date: 04/12/2013

Website: http://www.rcampus.com/indexrubric.cfm

From my point of view, the best way to assess students is creating a rubric where they can read what they have to do to pass or the get a good mark when they have a presentation, to give a project, and so on. That’s why, I chose this website to place it in my Symbaloo, because I believe it is a good tool. Also, to my mind, it is smart the fact of creating rubrics for each project you make students create so as to know how to assess them.

As teachers, you can use it in every single course of Primary, so it is an excellent website to use. Moreover, you can create rubrics for other things you want, so it is a tool to take into account.

 

 

 

New website - Bombay TV

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Week: 11                                                                                                        Date: 04/12/2013

Website: http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/index.php?lang=es

This website lets us introduce subtitles in different Bollywood films. It is a fun activity we can do with 4^th, 5^th and 6^th grade students, but you have to check what film is chosen by them and the subtitles they are going to write.

However, it is not an easy activity to introduce in class, but it could be a supportive website you could use in any moment you desired.

If I were you, I would run my eye over this website and I’d try to use it.  

 

 

New website - MonUB

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Week: 11                                                                                                     Date: 02/12/13

Website: http://www.ub.edu/monub/

It is not a website I am going to use in a future as a teacher, but nowadays it has became as one of the main sources in terms of teachers’ tools. There is a lot of material uploaded here which I can download and use it in a future in my class. I’ve been downloading during three years Power Points, Word documents, readings, and so on. They were so useful, and I believe they will be an excellent tool to help me teaching.

In terms of what it has, as UB student you can find material related to any age of Primary School. Therefore, I keep saving educative tools during this last year to take the best of this website during my years as university student.  

 

New website - Facebook

                                                                    LOGBOOK

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 - 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.

 

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!