Movie Making in the class (something I can use in my class)

Another great tool that I have learned in this class is how to use Windows Moviemaker. The reason why I believe this tool is so great is that with any lesson you are teaching, you can get the students to use the target language in a fun and creative way. Making movies is a perfect way for all students, even those who may not have a great grasp of the target language, to express themselves and enjoy the subject matter.

Incorporating this tool into your classroom, I believe the students can learn and develop a variety of skills other than the target language you are teaching. Having students in groups teaches students how to delegate responsibilities. I also believe that it can a great confidence builder, especially with the shier students. This can also be a great way to let your imagination soar. The things you can do are limitless and having a team of 3 of 4 students, discussing these ideas, and how to go about doing what needs to be done, is a great way to shape a better person. It's important though to set rules because you wouldn't want one individual with a stronger personality, stealing the show.

I had a great time working with this tool.Although it took me a little while to become comfortable with it, now that I have a good grasp on it, I feel that I can produce some good work given the time. That being said, after watching the other videos that other students presented, I feel I have more things to learn. Some of the quality of the films were very impressive and made mine look like what a 10 year old would do :(

The point that I have realized is that with technology it is always a work in progress. The more you know..the less you know kinda thing. I'm glad that this course has given me a foundation with respect to technology but I know that I still have a long way to go before I would ever consider myself confortable with it.

BABY STEPS IT IS!!!

My Website

Hey all,

Here is my infant website. I used the following website http://www.wix.com/ to make my own personal website. I know we were told not to add content but I felt like it..sue me! It was very very easy to use so i highly recommend it. I tried a few other website creators but they were not easy to use.

Anyway click on the link below to get an idea on what can be done

http://baboo74.wix.com/science-class

Enjoy your day :)

And the winner is........ (the most useful thing I learned during this course)

Wow!! Now that's a tough one to answer. Before starting this course (only less than a month ago) I had very little knowledge about the technology available out there that I can use for my lessons to better engage my students in and out of class. For the last 3-4 years I have been only using Power Point and Youtube to deliver my message across to my students. Now I've come to realize that there are so many different ways that I can use technology, not only for my students, but for me as a teacher too.

I guess what I think is the most useful for me at the present time would be learning how to create a Prezi. The reason why I  chose this is because my students are quite young and although I found learning about blogs,Movie Maker and Podcasts very interesting, I don't think it's very applicable to this age group. Perhaps in the future when I work with higher level students I can incorporate these tools during my lessons.

The thing that i really liked about Prezi is that it's so much flashier than Power Point. I think that's important because if you are teaching young kids, you need to able to grab and most importantly keep their attention(not always the easiest thing to do with thirty 9 year olds). I hope to be able to create more Prezi presentations in the future. The first one I made for this class took a while but Im sure that'll improve with time.

Although this course was not the easiest for me (Ive been out school for over 12 years plus I had no prior experience with computers), Im so glad I took the plunge. Ive had to put in a lot of effort to acclimatize myself with all these new tools. Its been a challenge, but with any kind of new challenge, I think I have come out a better person. Now it's up to me to use what I have learned to help others! Looking forward to that!

Cheers!

Audio Unit : Capitals of the World

Hola a todos!

If you are teaching Geography, perhaps this assignment could be useful for you.

Please feel free to change whatever you want

I included my class expectations, an audio example, a Rubric, and a handout

Handout

Expectations

Audio Sample

Rubric


Have a good week!

Video Assignment

Hi there,

If you want to check out my video, click below

Video


Please be gentle with your comments....Im sensitive :)



Also below is my Rubric and my class expectations for the "Movie Assignment"


Class Expectations

Rubric


Hope you find this useful for you and your class.

Presentation Unit assignment: We should save the Earth

Hello my fine furry friends,

If you are interested in using my presentation for your class, here all the necessary things you will need. Feel free to edit any parts. Enjoy!!

Prezi

Rubric

Lesson Description

Cartoon Handout