Week 18

        This week our professor taught us a new tool that we can use to upload our ppt presentations. This is “slide share”. The use of it is really easy. First of all, you need to create an account. It is free. Once you have created your account you can be able to upload any presentation that will be kept in your account “My uploads”. Also, it gives you the possibility to embed your presentation in order to add it to your blog. Besides you can be able to share your presentations through some tools that you have already known. As for example: Facebook, Twitter. This web page is really useful especially in the Education field because you can find information that you can use to do your homework or tasks. The information that you find in these presentations is short because as you know in a ppt presentation you only have to put key words and some pictures. As a conclusion, all the tools that we learnt during this semester should be used in order to support our students` learning in an efficiently and innovative way.

Multimedia portfolio 2012 from Alejo2012

Week 17

   That week was a little bit stressed for us because my classmates and I had to prepare everything about our Interdisciplinary Project. I learnt that this project will help us a lot because it can be considered a way to continue training in order to present the final thesis in 8^th semester. Moreover, I learnt that the development of a project may be really complicated when the things are not clear. That is why we looked for help from our professors in order to present a project according to their expectations. I think that the idea to implement this project was really good, but there were some things that people who were in charged to do that should take in consideration. As for example: they could give some advises or courses about how to develop a project to the students in order to avoid any kind of confusion during the development of it. Finally, I think that I had to control my nervous next time in order to feel confident, so I will be able to get a good grade and finish any project successfully.

           

Week 16

   That week my classmate and I had to present our tool. It is called “Edmodo”.It is a really useful tool that is used especially by teachers because it allows them to make different kind of activities to work with their students online. The use of it is very easy. Also, this platform allows anyone to enter as teacher or as student. Obviously, the option for teachers has more applications. The first thing you need to do is to create a group to work with. After that, you will receive a code. This code should be given to your students to be part of the group. Then, you can start using this tool. There are a lot of things you can do with it. As for example: you can create quizzes for your students, upload and download any kind of files, also, you can keep information in the option “My library”. Besides, you may use this tool to send homework to your students, even you can be able to check it and give them a grade. Moreover, you may provide them a feedback that can help them to improve their homework next time. Another option that you can use is that you as a teacher can provide a code for the students` parents, so the will be able to check their children`s progress.

Week 15

    This week my classmates and I started the presentations about the tools of Web 2.0. I could learn how to use certain tools in order to teach English. As for example: Twitter may be used to interchange any kind of information with people who do not live near to you. All my classmates taught us how to use each tool in order to create activities that can help us to involve our students in a better way into the learning process. On the other hand, the rest of the class had to pay attention in order to identify the possible problems that we could face when we use these tools, and obviously, we had to give a solution. Also, I learnt that these kinds of tools can give you the opportunity to keep information that you can use later in your classes. This information may be used to support the learning of our students by showing videos, making presentations online, and taking quizzes as well. Finally, I think that the use of technology can change the method of teaching English by involving and motivating students in a collaborative way.

Week 14

      In that week we did not have internet access that is why we could not be able to view a new topic, however, our teacher did not waste her time, because she gave us some useful advises that can help us to manage a class without complication. I think that that class was very interesting because she told us the things that she had to face when she began teaching, and obviously, we all are going to face someday. Also, as future educators there are a lot of things to keep in mind in order to success in our classes. Our teacher told us that the respect can be considered the key in Education, because it may allow us to create a good atmosphere where students and teachers can work focused on the same purpose.

Week 13

    That week I was able to learn how to use a new program called “Prezi”. This program is almost the same as Power point, because it allows us to make presentations. Our teacher taught us some ways to use this program to teach in class. She showed us how we can add pictures from our computer or from the net. The process was really easy and I think that everybody can do it. Besides, it gives that change to add videos from the net. The only thing that you need to do is to copy the URL of the video and paste it in your prezi. Also, you can use paths which help you to give a sequence to your presentation. I am sure that everybody can be able to master the use of it. On the other hand, I learnt another kind of blogs that can be used in the classroom. As for example: we have the personal blog that almost everybody uses to share information with others and gives comments. Besides, the game blog is a space where people who enjoy playing video games may download and upload them. At the end we have the Educational blog. This is used especially by teachers in order to promote the interchange of ideas, thoughts, and experiences among students.

Week 12

      During that week I was able to learn more about certain tools that we can find in Web 2.0. Some of the most known are Google docs, YouTube, Blogger, and Facebook. Those tools have changed the way to teach English in an innovative aspect. I mean that thanks to them everyone can be able to share information with others; it does not matter where anyone is. One example may be the use of Facebook in order to promote the interchange of thoughts, ideas, and experiences with people who live in a foreign country. Moreover, the use of YouTube has helped to make the classes more dynamic and interactive than before; even anyone may upload and download videos from it. As you know Blogger is another example of technological tool very used in Education because it is free and allows anyone to share any kind of information. This can include pictures, videos, even you can be able to add music to you blog. As a conclusion, the use of technology has different purposes that can allow us to support the learning of our students in an interesting and funny way.