Final reflection on the ICT course!

So this is the end!

In this last part of the subject, we have really learnt quite interesting resources to use in our future teaching life. I will start talking about PodOmatic, as I think this is a good way to create audio files in order to teach our students. I believe that if teachers would organise themselves in a school for example, they could record conversations with a teaching purpose that would match their teaching aims, and would be great for students as well as it is an easy tool to use.

About Edmodo, in my opinion it is a really interesting tool to use in education, but I don't think it will be that useful with younger children. I think in this stages we should focus more on the handwriting skill, and besides they are still learning to read properly and with Edmodo they will have to read the instructions if they need to do a quiz or an assignment. So it should be used with older kids so we get the most of it.

And one of the things we have learnt that I believe most of us will use in our future is the Excel spreadsheet. As we can find education nowadays, we have to grade our students, and this is a very quick and nice way to do all the percentages and that stuff. 

There have been other tools like Kahoot we have also learnt in the lessons, that I also might be using in the future, as they are quick to prepare and use, and they will surely motivate our students, and these days that is very valuable!

As a conclusion, I have found this course very interesting, and it has enriched my technology knowledge, which I appreciate as I know I am going to be needing it quite soon. We have learned a great variety of interesting sites that will facilitate our labour as teachers. It has been a pleasure to join this course, and learn all of these!

Edmodo

Hey there!
Here you can find a link to my course in Edmodo called Let's have fun learning! You might need this code to enter the site: rt5bc3

I hope you enjoy it!

PodOmatic

In this entry I am going to present a Lesson Plan using PodOmatic.

With this lesson we are going to work the Listening comprehension. Therefore, I have recorded a short story on PodOmatic which students will have to listen to during the lesson.

Previous activity

Firstly, students will receive 10 pictures about the story they are about to listen to, and in groups of 4 they will have to discuss the order of the images. 

 

 

 

 

 

Once they have ordered them, we will listen to the story. We will play it twice. After listening to it, in their groups they will check if their pictures are in the correct order, or change them if needed.

Then, we will check as a big group which one is the correct order and will stick the pictures with Blu Tack in the blackboard for all the kids to see it.

Final activity

Once we have finished with that, to end up the lesson we will work on a Word Search with some of the interesting vocabulary words of the video, so they can reinforce their learning. Depending on the time we have left, we could give them this one printed, or use this website to create one immediately and use it altogether on the Interactive White Board.

Final PLE vs. Initial PLE

Let's see how my PLE has changed from September 2016, to December 2016.

On the first one you can observe all the sites I visited at that moment when I created it.

On the left side upper corner, I located the tools I used from Google (Google Drive, Gmail, Google+, Google Maps, Google Keep and Google). Also in that corner, you can see Dropbox and Hotmail. Then, Going down on that same side, one can see the tools I use to academic purposes (Microsoft Office, Google Scholar, Cambridge, UPNA, Miaulario, Wordreference, Dublin School, URJC, Nebrija, and RedEduca).

Moving to the right side, on the upper corner we can see the social media networks I use almost daily, like WhatsApp, Spotify, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WeHeartIt, YouTube, Tumblr, Skype and Blogger.

And finally, down on the right I posted the tools I use to shop online. These are Amazon, Pull and Bear, Stradivarius, Bershka, AliExpress and JustEat.

And this one is my Final PLE.

Starting again on the upper left corner, I added CiteThisForMe. Though it is not a Google App, I find it very useful to organise my references. It is a great webpage, as it helps you to cite things properly, and it storages your searchs. I think it is really going to help me with my TFG.

Looking down, we can find several new tools like Edmodo, Quizlet and StoryJumper. We have worked with this platforms in the ICT class at University. I think they can really make a difference when I become a teacher. This promotes the use of ICTs in the classroom, so it motivates students and it will be easier to engage them actively in the activities. StoryJumper could be use to introduce new vocabulary in a natural context and supported by images, what will make it easier for students to learn the new words. Edmodo can help you check how well your students are doing, and to upload the class materials in a page accessible to all the students. Moreover, they will be able to upload their homework there, so the teacher can correct it. And Quizlet will let you create some quizes for your students, also to check how well they are doing.

In this corner I added CPIP José María de Huarte, as it is the school I have done my internship period at, and I regularly check their webpage to see what is going on there. And two schools from England, where I might be going next semester to do my following internship. These are Trevithick Learning Academy and St Mary's Preparatory College.

Turning to the right on the bottom, we can see now Oysho, where I have been shopping lately. And also Tokio Restaurante, which has become my favourite place to have lunch. Moreover, my sister showed my PopCornTime, where you can see series and films, and now I use it.

And finally, on the Social Media corner, I have added 21 Buttons. It is an app where you can see other people's outfits, and you can upload yours, linking directly the clothes you are wearing to its website, in case someone else wants to buy it. 

And this is how my PLE has changed during these months!

Excel exercise

In this link you will be able to download an Excel spreadsheet I created with a hypothetical evaluation of some students. You can also click on the image to download my Excel spreadsheet.

Hot Potatoes activity 1

Here you can find my first Hot Potatoes activity. In case it doesn't work, you can find it in this link: carmenberrade.hol.es

Hot Potatoes activity 2

Here you can find my second Hot Potatoes activity. In case it doesn't work. you can also find it in this link: carmenberrade2.hol.es

Forests and oceans

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Forests are home to over half of the world’s and . Trees clean the air and produce oxygen for us to .
We destroy more than 36 football fields of forests every minute and throw away thousands of trees in paper and card every day.
The are home to millions of marine . They absorb the sun’s heat, transfer it to the atmosphere and move it around the world.