Present Perfect Class

Controlled

1.       Google drive (scramble sentences)

Students are going to click on this link  
Over there, they have a short quiz in which they have to arrange the correct form of each sentence.

2.       Ss have to go to this link 

They have to download the word file at the bottom of the page.

As soon as students have the lyric of the song (the word document), they will watch the video on youtube and fill in the blanks with the correspondent words

When they finish, they will send the song already filled to the teacher’s email account. (elyza_185@hotmail.com)

3.     Students have to go to this link

In this activity, the Ss will have to complete the information required as a manner of practice based on Present Perfect Tense.

Semicontrolled

1.       Read a story and share an opinion in mentormob

Here, the Ss will have to watch a short video related with stress, later on, they will have to read a story, and finally they will share an opinion of their own by writing it in mentormob site.

2.       Answer the following question with your own info in voice thread

Ss will have to watch the image, and after that they will read the questions and answer them in voicethread in a typed way

3.       Watch this video on Youtube about  personal superation

Later, write your comments related to the video on qikpad

Free

1.       Students are going to participate in a talkgroup on voxopop

In there, they will have to join the talkgroup and start discussing about the question already given by the teacher. “What are the things you have never done in your life?”

2.       Students are required to write a 10 to 20 lines essay about the most important thing that has happened to them?  The required tool for this is “loose leaves”

3.       Students will go to the next link

Over there, they have to make a short video of 1 min where they are expressing their thoughts about the phobias they have had when they were children and the things they have done to overcome those situations.

Remember that point is to practice the present perfect structure.

4.       Students are going to make a Skype video call with the teacher.

First they have to add the teacher’s skype account

·         Skype account: elyza_185@hotmail.com 

·         Live: elyza_185

Students will be interview for about 5 minutes.

And they will be asked things like:

o   Questions

o   How long have you been studying in the university?

o   Why have you chosen the major you chose?

o   In life, is there something you have never done and you will like to do?

o   Have you ever traveled abroad? Which country you have been?

Edgar Allan Poe's work (using Technological tools)

As we know, lecture is an important part of anyone’s development. Through it, we can learn a lot of things, but sometimes we don’t have the costume to read and enhance our knowledge even though we know is good, lecture becomes in a really hard, boring and difficult experience.

Here, we are proposing the usage of different technological tools, through which we can take advantage of, and make this important habit a good experience.

In this opportunity, we are going to develop 8 activities with 8 different technological tools.

The base for this lesson is going to be the famous writer Edgar Allan Poe, with his “Extraordinary Tales”

Directions:

1.       Edcanvas

·         Students must sing in or create a Google account to be part of the project

·         If they have a account they can log in as well

·         They have to go to this link

·         After that, students have to do the activities that are present in the tool.

2.       QikPad

·         Students are going to watch this video in order for them to see how the qikpad tool works

·         After knowing how to manage the tool, students have to read the story they have on the tool and write more 3 lines of text continuing the story.

·         Here is the link

·         They must not forget to pick a different color to identify themselves; besides, they have to write at the end of the lines their names on parenthesis.

3.       Story Builder

·      Students have to go to this link

·      They have to create a short story using at least 4 characters.

·      Theirs stories must follow Edgar Allan Poe’s style.

4.      Voxopop

·      Students will go to the correspondent link

·      They will record comment about the work Edgar Allan Poe; his influence and inspiration. As well as the work they have enjoyed the most. They can also say what do they like or dislike about him.

5.      Google Drive

·      Students are going to take this quiz about Edgar Allan Poe’s life and his writings 

·      They have to select the answer they think is the correct one.

·      Don’t forget to give to them the answers

6.      Mentormob

Ss have to watch the video for the explanation how to use mentormob by clicking on this link 

After watching the video :

·      Students have to go to this link

·      They have to answer the quiz and send the answers to the teacher`s email account. (saryvpp@hotmail.com)

·      They have to write as well a comment on mentormob`s page. The comment has to be related to the development of the activity. Do they like it? What else can be done?.

7.      Slidely

·      Students will go to the correspondent link

·      They will observe the pictures and write a story based on them.

·      They have to use as many pictures as possible

8.      Blogger

·      After watching the previous presentation, students will go to their personal blogger account. 

·      From there, they have to write a story based on the previous picture presentation (slidely).

·      They have to use as many pictures as possible.

·      The more they write the better will be.

 Designers:

Elizabeth del Rosario Aguilar Delgado.

Sara Evelyn Velis de Pacheco.

VOICETHREAD vs VOXOPOP

When we talk about technological instruments, we must know that they can bring the extra flavor in our class. But for us to enjoy it in such way, we need to establish first the utility this tool would bring; besides, we must be into some extend familiar with the product so that is not a headache for us.

Having said so, we have here two great ways to make the class interesting, Voxopop and Voicethread. Which do I prefer???...

 

To me is a matter of appliances and uses each program gives; for that reason, I consider Voicethread as my favorite because it allows not only the teacher but the students have more interaction via different means. The typing, voice recording, and video are just few ways you can transmit or communicate something through this program.

You can also upload a picture, a video using an URL, generate discussion, etc. This program seems to be really useful and easy to manage.

 

The experience I have had with this tool has been pretty good; I did not have any problem when using it. It was just a matter of getting used to. On the other hand, Voxopop required me to make some changes in my computer, some missing plugins, etc but in general my lack of support to this tool is because is too simple, you can’t do much but record your voice. It brings benefits I know; for example if your students are shy, they can gain confidence by not being videotaped instead they are voice recorded. But I insist, those same appliances can be found on Voicethread.

The way I would use this tool with my students will vary depending on the topic. We can easily make group works and make them upload an image or video they feel important to be shared, and some other things that can come up in the future.

Technology brings us the opportunity to get rid of the traditional boring classes and turn it into a significant experience.

 

 

SARA's INTERVIEW

What Sara is mentioning is what most of us had faced in one time or another. When we are learning another language, the listening part is one of the principal skills for us to learn about pronunciation, words, accents, etc.

 Most of the time is a matter of getting used to this new vocabulary and being constantly working on it; indeed, the listening skill we’ll help us to develop the rest of the skills, reading, speaking, and writing.
She mentions that the base for her to overcome this weakness was the practice she had on some web pages. This made a significant progress in her learning, to the point this is not a problem anymore.

The activities she had were very appealing to her. Some examples are the simple games, the different kind of practices, singing song, writing , reading , listening, etc all of this in order to learn more.

If you are a good listener, you can get better results in every area of English; for doing so, the best piece of advice I can make is to keep yourself practicing because there’s no other way for you to make your ear get a costume to the language in general.

As Sara's recommendation, practice is the base for improving the four macroskills.
Do you have any other piece of advice???.....
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