Hoping that the coming year 2018 may
be smart and bring peace
everywhere!!
Bonne année à tous - Chaque année est une fenêtre qui s´ouvre #MATISSE pic.twitter.com/XY6igP8iqh— ghislaine bellocq (@GhislaineBelloc) 31 dicembre 2017
domenica 31 dicembre 2017
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!
Hoping that the coming year 2018 may
be smart and bring peace
everywhere!!
venerdì 29 dicembre 2017
Digital Summit December 2017 (2)
Day 5 19th December 2017
Sarah Thomas - How to learn from a world of educators
Sarah Thomas explained how social networks like Twitter made her learn about ideas and technology and she started to work together with other educators to enhance learning and teaching by using modern technology.
In order to know more about the network and her PLN you should check these links :
http://www.edumatch.org/books you can download free ebooks from the web site : they provide examples of what educators are sharing.
http://www.theedsquad.org/
What hashtags to follows :
#Ditchbook
#Futureready
#CUE
#ISTE18
#EDUMATCH
Here are the replies of some educators to her engaging conference: check the flipgrid
More events were held online , I am going to write more in the next days.
Day 6 20th December 2017
Plan Smarter , not Harder with Edu-protocols by John Corippo
Day 7 21st December 2017
How to make Learning a Game
Day 8 22nd December 2017
Chrome Book: Crash course : what you need
Day 9 23rd December 2017
What schools can learn from Start-up culture
Sarah Thomas - How to learn from a world of educators
Sarah Thomas explained how social networks like Twitter made her learn about ideas and technology and she started to work together with other educators to enhance learning and teaching by using modern technology.
In order to know more about the network and her PLN you should check these links :
What hashtags to follows :
#Ditchbook
#Futureready
#CUE
#ISTE18
#EDUMATCH
Day 6 20th December 2017
Plan Smarter , not Harder with Edu-protocols by John Corippo
Day 7 21st December 2017
How to make Learning a Game
Day 8 22nd December 2017
Chrome Book: Crash course : what you need
Day 9 23rd December 2017
What schools can learn from Start-up culture
mercoledì 27 dicembre 2017
Digital Summit December 2017 (1)
December 2017- free events on line
The Digital Summit took place this December. It was an international and free online event for educators. Nine events which will disappear by the end of this month.
Day 1 15th December
Where Pedagogy and Technology collide- Tanya and Holly
"Kids learn better from each other "
Key ideas expressed in the video conference
- Use Hyperdocs
- Incorporate technology in existing projects
- Use Seesaw as a digital portfolio tool
https://flipgrid.com/a04fd0
from the two presenters the book they published this year " The Google -Infused- Classroom"
Google Infused Classroom link to the book online
Day 2 16th December 2017
The Science of Happiness - A conference with Kim Strobel
Key ideas expressed in the conference
How we can love life : this will help us as educators and people who live their lives in a positive way.
Follow these tips
https://flipgrid.com/6dae97
Day 3 17th December 2017
BRAIN FRIENLY LEARNING THAT WORKS
Presentation by Pooja Agarwal
“Retrieval practice” is a learning strategy where we focus on getting information out. Through the act of retrieval, or calling information to mind, our memory for that information is strengthened and forgetting is less likely to occur. Retrieval practice is a powerful tool for improving learning without more technology, money, or class time.
An interesting approach that can help teachers and learners: I will have to search online and check how it works.
links online :
https://www.retrievalpractice.org/download
http://www.youtube.com/retrievalpracticeorg
https://flipgrid.com/817c94
Day 4 18th December 2018
Presentation by Eric Curts
https://flipgrid.com/245b1a
Google Slides, Google Sheets and Google Drawings can be used by educators to engage students while they are collaborating and communicating.
Eric Courts shares his presentations and ideas in an interesting website :
http://www.controlaltachieve.com/
My suggestion is just follow one of his webinars and you will learn more about Google and its apps.
Eric has a Twitter account and he shares his interesting ideas online :
The Digital Summit took place this December. It was an international and free online event for educators. Nine events which will disappear by the end of this month.
Wow! Great ideas for using G-Suite @ericcurts. I’m not even sure which one to start with. I want to do them all. #DitchSummit #sketchnotes pic.twitter.com/cwp0tNc2rP— julie newton (@jnewton526) 20 dicembre 2017
Day 1 15th December
Where Pedagogy and Technology collide- Tanya and Holly
"Kids learn better from each other "
Key ideas expressed in the video conference
- Use Hyperdocs
- Incorporate technology in existing projects
- Use Seesaw as a digital portfolio tool
https://flipgrid.com/a04fd0
from the two presenters the book they published this year " The Google -Infused- Classroom"
Google Infused Classroom link to the book online
Day 2 16th December 2017
The Science of Happiness - A conference with Kim Strobel
Key ideas expressed in the conference
- Teachers need to take control of their own well-being
- Happiness can bring more productivity
- Play and Laughter need to be incorporated into the classroom and workplace
How we can love life : this will help us as educators and people who live their lives in a positive way.
Follow these tips
- take time to play
- find things to be grateful
https://flipgrid.com/6dae97
Day 3 17th December 2017
BRAIN FRIENLY LEARNING THAT WORKS
Presentation by Pooja Agarwal
“Retrieval practice” is a learning strategy where we focus on getting information out. Through the act of retrieval, or calling information to mind, our memory for that information is strengthened and forgetting is less likely to occur. Retrieval practice is a powerful tool for improving learning without more technology, money, or class time.
An interesting approach that can help teachers and learners: I will have to search online and check how it works.
links online :
https://www.retrievalpractice.org/download
http://www.youtube.com/retrievalpracticeorg
https://flipgrid.com/817c94
Day 4 18th December 2018
How in the Google Did You Do That?!?
Presentation by Eric Curts
https://flipgrid.com/245b1a
Google Slides, Google Sheets and Google Drawings can be used by educators to engage students while they are collaborating and communicating.
Eric Courts shares his presentations and ideas in an interesting website :
http://www.controlaltachieve.com/
My suggestion is just follow one of his webinars and you will learn more about Google and its apps.
Eric has a Twitter account and he shares his interesting ideas online :
— Eric Curts (@ericcurts) 21 dicembre 2017
martedì 26 dicembre 2017
Teaching History and the Holocaust
While surfing online last year I came across this interesting website Facing History: I learnt about the best ways to teach about Tolerance and also the Holocaust.
Educators can find interesting materials online, documents and also webinars which can help them develop lessons about these topics.
Starting from January 2018 educators can find interesting webinars online- they are free and teachers can have access to the slides and documents :
https://www.facinghistory.org/professional-development/upcoming-webinars
The first webinar will be about the Holocaust Memorial Day:
I am looking forward to these interesting webinars which will help me develop materials about these events and people who survived the Holocaust and have something to tell us about it.
A lesson for Life. We should never forget what happened in the past and we should think about what is happening also today.
Educators can find interesting materials online, documents and also webinars which can help them develop lessons about these topics.
Starting from January 2018 educators can find interesting webinars online- they are free and teachers can have access to the slides and documents :
https://www.facinghistory.org/professional-development/upcoming-webinars
The first webinar will be about the Holocaust Memorial Day:
If you need resources for Holocaust Memorial Day, join our webinar on Irena Sendler and the rescue of Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto: https://t.co/2aWQF92Xcg.— Facing History UK (@FacingHistoryUK) 20 dicembre 2017
I am looking forward to these interesting webinars which will help me develop materials about these events and people who survived the Holocaust and have something to tell us about it.
A lesson for Life. We should never forget what happened in the past and we should think about what is happening also today.
domenica 24 dicembre 2017
Flipped Learning and Wikis
Vance Stevens is teacher of English and great supporter of teachers who work with new technologies. He shares his slides online and runs interesting events for CPD. He is one of the teachers who is also involved in EVO sessions in January and February every year.
He has been working for years and works online by choosing wikis and also sharing his interesting virtual meetings in wikis and in his groups on social media.
He presented this conference in November 2017 and provided some examples of what he means by using wikis while choosing Flipped Learning.
Here is the link to his wiki:
http://vancesclass.pbworks.com/w/page/92112765/FrontPage
Vance uses wikis with his classes and also for professional development.
All the documents and slides he shares are excellent documents worth reading and learning about.
This is the recording about his speech in the conference :
You can find this interesting document online which we shared with us regarding online professional development:
He has been working for years and works online by choosing wikis and also sharing his interesting virtual meetings in wikis and in his groups on social media.
He presented this conference in November 2017 and provided some examples of what he means by using wikis while choosing Flipped Learning.
Here is the link to his wiki:
http://vancesclass.pbworks.com/w/page/92112765/FrontPage
Vance uses wikis with his classes and also for professional development.
All the documents and slides he shares are excellent documents worth reading and learning about.
This is the recording about his speech in the conference :
You can find this interesting document online which we shared with us regarding online professional development:
venerdì 22 dicembre 2017
Seasonal Greetings
Wishing you all the best for the coming New Year and a Merry
Christmas
The cold days have arrived and we are getting ready to celebrate this season . Winter has arrived with its cold and freezing days........
A new year is coming and we are going to leave the old one behind. Let's hope this Christmas is
full of great and peaceful events.
I wish you all the best for these holidays!!
Christmas
Walking in a #Winterwatch wonderland... pic.twitter.com/BXshEdoOtZ— BBC Springwatch (@BBCSpringwatch) 22 dicembre 2017
The cold days have arrived and we are getting ready to celebrate this season . Winter has arrived with its cold and freezing days........
A new year is coming and we are going to leave the old one behind. Let's hope this Christmas is
full of great and peaceful events.
This Christmas why not explore Dublin's history through our digital repository with its vast collection of old photos, maps and ephemera https://t.co/ysib2VWcDM pic.twitter.com/C3t5LRf90W— DublinCityLibraries (@dubcilib) 22 dicembre 2017
I wish you all the best for these holidays!!
Technology and good teachers
Teaching well is important for achieving good results. Students can learn in different ways- sometimes also the best teachers can have some difficulties . What really matters is a good teacher who knows how to use technology and can cope with different learning situations and find good ideas and materials for learners. Technlogy is a tool which can help us: we do need to be able to analyze and focus on what we want to achieve.
I agree with what has been said in this post found on Twitter
A7: Technology is merely the tool. It is the teacher who makes the tech integration innovative. Using tech for the sake of using tech is not innovation! @ericcurts #DitchSummit #DitchBook @gcouros pic.twitter.com/TMcE3FpMZf— Heidi Trude (@htrude07) 22 dicembre 2017
The last years have been spent on helping Italian teachers to better their skills but innovation is not the use of nice smart whiteboards with internet access, innovation implies re-thinking our way of working and also integrating technology in our learning paths.
Blogging : a course for Teachers
Great news: Learning about BLOGGING - A New Course starting in January
I did some webinars about blogging some years ago. I started using Blogger and also Edublogs for my online activities as I felt I should try to work in a different way.
I am looking forward to learning more in the next weeks. I would like to share this great opportunity for learning about blogging with students. I have just started a blog where I post some activities but I have not used it as a class blog.
I hope I will be able to learn about better ways for blogging.
Meanwhile I will check some more tips and ideas for blogging in ELT. I have read and learnt a lot about new ways of teaching and working online :
For more information about the course starting on 15th January check the blog online
https://www.theedublogger.com/2017/12/14/better-blogging-with-students-2018-new-supported-course/
Resources for ELT
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/blogging-elt
http://esol.britishcouncil.org/content/teachers/staff-room/teaching-articles/blogging-elt
http://eltlearningjourneys.com/
giovedì 7 dicembre 2017
Christmas trees and activities for my learners
Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Arbol_Navidad_03.gif
Public Domain
The origins of Christmas trees can be found in the past and also in Europe we have a lot of traditions.
The main traditions come from Germany but it was with Queen Victoria that the Christmas tree became a tradition in most British families.
I found this useful page about the history describing this tradition :
http://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas-trees
For my blog created this year for my English language learners I am going to use this short video which will be given as listening activity and homework to my students:
Since I am teaching in a school of Art I would like my students to search paintings and pictures about this tradition online.
They could use the images they have found to describe them and speak about them.
Here are some nice paintings which could be described by my first year students:
Eastman Johnson [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
By William James Glackens [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Carl Larsson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The language structures will be related to descriptions of places and people. I expect them to tell me what's happening in the pictures and paintings and I would like my students to focus on adjectives that might describe what people might think and how they are feeling.
It might be interesting to check which images they like and why and how they chose them.
sabato 2 dicembre 2017
Twitter : a source of images for speaking activities
More and more I use Twitter to find resources and images for my lessons.
It is great for pictures and for descriptions. I must confess that I am learning a lot online
thanks to people.
We can learn more about other countries and get back into the past.
It is great for pictures and for descriptions. I must confess that I am learning a lot online
thanks to people.
We can learn more about other countries and get back into the past.
As winter draws in, leave out apples in your garden for ground feeders like blackbirds and fieldfares. Extra portions will be a really help on the chilly mornings! pic.twitter.com/cq3RFZGAXs— BBC Springwatch (@BBCSpringwatch) 1 dicembre 2017
Turkeys and Christmas Trees shopping at #Christmas time around the Fruit and Vegetable markets 1970s #DublinAtChristmas #LoveDublin@DublinTown @dublinmuseum @dubcilib @DCLAReadingRoom @LuxuryIreland @christmasfm @Carrollsgifts @CobblestoneDub pic.twitter.com/XH9E3gRTTt— Old DublinTown. com (@OldDublinTown) 2 dicembre 2017
At 104 Grace Brett, member of a band of UK guerilla knitters, was thought to be the oldest street artist/yarn-bomber in the world #womensart pic.twitter.com/6kgpQ9vSQh— #WOMENSART (@womensart1) 2 dicembre 2017
White Boards online
Today we can have many free whiteboards online to work in a collaborative way.
Teachers and learners can work together and share ideas, materials and more.
Here are some tools which I might start using.
Stoodle : see this interesting post online https://blogs.umass.edu/onlinetools/community-centered-tools/stoodle/
https://awwapp.com/
This is a web White board which is free. Check this post online
http://tammyworcester.com/aww-a-web-whiteboard/
Link to free interactive online resources http://www.teachhub.com/free-interactive-whiteboard-resources
Teachers and learners can work together and share ideas, materials and more.
Here are some tools which I might start using.
Stoodle : see this interesting post online https://blogs.umass.edu/onlinetools/community-centered-tools/stoodle/
https://awwapp.com/
This is a web White board which is free. Check this post online
http://tammyworcester.com/aww-a-web-whiteboard/
Link to free interactive online resources http://www.teachhub.com/free-interactive-whiteboard-resources
venerdì 1 dicembre 2017
Professional Development online December 2017
Just two weeks before this free event starts. I was online last year and loved learning from famous educators.
— Tiziana Angiolini (@Virginiawoolf64) 30 novembre 2017
Looking forward to this free event! Thanks a lot!
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