3.2: Pinterest

I made this page to share with my young learners.  On this page I'm hoping to encourage them to share pins with images of things they we interested in.

I think this can be a nice way to get to know each other better and hopefully through this I might be able to get ideas for lessons and focus them around topics of their interest.

The next step is to invite them and start sharing!

Pinterest

4.2 Inclusivity

4.2 Share multi-media content using an accessible online medium, taking account of issues of inclusivity

 

My issues here are related to accessibility as I do not teach ICT.  So, most of the e-materials I've been experimenting with have been limited to classroom delivery through the porjector and through worksheets.  

I find that some SS are happy to go home or to the library and try stuff but most students say they have no time or cannot use the computer well.  Therefore not all SS take advantage of the benefits available online.  However this reality is beginning to change and I'm hoping to slowly incorporate the web 2.0 in all my classes.

The issues which could affect the use of multimedia in the class are related to includitivity, however at present I do not have any disabled students. 

In this blog you will see examples of wikis and pinterests which have been created for sharing.  They are samples currently under development and as I am adapting and changing them as I see appropriate in order to use them with my learners.



 

4.1 Audioboo: Have you got what it takes?

This Audioboo will be used with my intermediate class. There are several ways in which this material can be used. It can be a listening activity or a dictation. However the tool can be used in many ways and I think it can be useful in my classes, so I will use it again.

The benefits of this tool are endless and students can create their own radio programmes, podcasts, audio diaries etc. Also I can send ss stuff and they can listen to them on their phones or in the class.

It is very easy to use and we can also easily share recordings with the whole class and beyond.

http://audioboo.fm/barbaracosta

 

2.3 Quizlet: Personality

This is a quiz I created for a class on Quizlet.  This tool is amazing.  I'll definitely keep on using it in my class/lessons.
This one is about adjectives to describe personality.
The tool is so easy to use and it provides definitions and a variety of interesting materials within the topic of choice such as games, sounds etc.
personality

1.3: implications of e-safety, inclusion and data protection

Using the web 2.0 in class is a fun and very effective way to deliver content and interact with students. However, teachers have got to pay particular attention to what students are accessing as some of the content is not appropriate. Therefore learning to use e-materials goes hand in hand with learning about the implications of e-safety, inclusion and data protection. Therefore Ofsted has developed a guide for teachers to follow and the 5 most important points are:

The five most important points summarised from the video are as follows;

1. The child's Act 2004 developed the ECM (Every Child Matters) framework that covers the welfare of a child up to the age of 19.

2. Each local area has the responsibility to set up a Local Safeguarding Children’s Board which can offer support and training to colleges. However, this is not obligatory so would need to be asked for.

3. OFSTED is the regulatory body responsible for assessing and monitoring the e-safety and safeguarding procedures, policies and impact within colleges. This came as a result of the Byron Review which recommended that OFSTED investigated the level of e-safety within colleges.

4. There are self-evaluation forms that colleges can complete in order to assess their current e-safety and safeguarding mechanisms and see if improvements need to be made in accordance with OFSTED's framework.

5. If OFSTED visit a college and deem that it has inadequate e-safety and safeguarding procedures, policies and impact then it can result in the overall grade being lowered.

Read more: http://eteaching.hyperboards.com/action/view_topic/topic_id/3#ixzz2R68wD97F

Photofunia: A person you admire

In this lesson I will show this image I've created and ask learners to go on the website and do the same using a photo of someone special.
The objective of the lesson is for students to frame someone special in a way that tells how special the person is.  Then ss will write a full description of the person: looks and personality and why they think they are special.
This lesson will follow the "talk about someone you admire" section of their book Cutting Edge unit 4.

click here to view the photo photofunia

Pixton: Brothers

Activity for module 4 Cutting Edge. I created this comic for students to continue the story as they wish.  There are two extra boxes for them to finish the story.  This will be just an introduction to an extended text which they will write in class or at home. Brothers

go animate: Australia

This is a video to be used in the beginning of my Intermediate class to introduce the topic and pose some questions about the country. Aussies