lunes, 28 de abril de 2014

How can we use these different tool in our lesson plan.

It is really important to be updated nowadays with the new things that have been created and are going to be created, and that will also help us in our lesson plan. As teachers, sometimes we stay only with what we have been taught and we do not try to investigate and learn about new tools such as: Mind42, Youthink, Brainshark, mailvu and World google. The tool mind 42 is a really useful one because with it we can insert as many images as we want, URls links, and we can also add notes to some branches,etc. This can help us to have a more interactive class, stdents won´t get bored, they will be adding images, links and learning some others things. Another important tool is yothink in which you can make quizes, have fórums,you can also ask and answer questions to your students, this tool is funny and interesting. I think this tool is important for students to develop their macroskills. With this tool students are going to be happy of being studying. Brainshark is another important tool for the teacher and for the students because with this tool is easy to create or upload video presentations, with this tool they will definetely develop their four mach¿roskills. This tool gives you the oportunity of writing, Reading, listening and speaking. Its so good to know that there are many tools that are really hepful for our students nowadays, there is any excuse to say that we cannot learn english because we do not have other strategies. Finally I can talk about mailvu and world google. Mailvu is an easy online video recording, video email, and video sharing that can be used in the lesson plan and World google is a really useful tool in which we can get information all aver the world. Mailvu is really nice because you can create your own videos too and the most important thing is that it is private. This tool would be good not only for englsh students but also for business administration students due to the fact that it helps you to create your own logo, to have yur video presentations about a business or something else. To finish this blo I can say that we do not stop learning, everyday there is something new to learn and sometthing new to discover. Our teachers need to be surfing in the internet in order to find the best ways for our students to learn more and to develop their four macro skills.

miércoles, 23 de abril de 2014

Advantages and disadvantages of using Youtube.

I think we all know what is YouTube already, and we can say that it is a web page where we can find thousands o videos related to many purposes, they can be about politics, education, entertaintment, etc. Using yotube can hhave its advantages and disadvantages and we are going to list them down: Advantages of YouTube- Fast and easy video sharing Privacy features Quick access to various videos Safe browsing Easy rating and feedback system. Disadvantages of YouTube- No parental controls Limited copyright infringment notices Video length is limited to 10 minutes No restriction on comments (language, violent threats) Video size is limited sometimes. easy acces to pornography. It is a good tool for our students nowadays because there are infinity of things they can find and be useful to enrich their vocaulary, to complete a homework assignment or understand a topic in a better way. I think it is important that parents are alert of what their children are looking for in YouTube because there are videos that are not good or educative for ur children and youth. If we make a good usage of this tool, it is going to help us a lot to have a better education or to relax sometimes that we just want to watch a funny video or just listening to music.

martes, 8 de abril de 2014

"How to use hot potatoes with kids, teenagers and adults"

Hot Potatoes is an amazing tool we can use with kids because it has different activities such as matching, fill in the blanks activities, and these activities are not too difficult for them unless the teacher gives them activities that are not according to their level. Using this type of tool with kids helps the kids to be motivated and to learn more, it will be an interactive way of test children. The way we can use this tool with teenagers is for example with the activities such as: jmix and jcross because their knowledge is higher than the kids, we can make a Reading comprehension test but according to their level, the Reading cannot be longer and it does not need to have too many questions. Using this tool with adults is different because adults have a higher level of knowledge and as teachers we know that we can tlak about different topics in a Reading comprehension test for example, we can have a lot of ativities because we can use all the different tolos that this tool provides. I can conclude saying that the use of this tool and its good results at the time of using it or evaluating students will depend on the use and the activities the teacher gives to it because this tool can be used with all different levels but with the right activities because not all the activities fit for all the students.

miércoles, 2 de abril de 2014

Phrasal verbs

Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

Crossword

  
Complete the crossword, then click on "Check" to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter. Click on a number in the grid to see the clue or clues for that number.
 1          2       3        
    4                  
                    
 5                     
         6             
 7                     
                    
       8        9         
                    
    10         11           
          12            
  13                    
                    
14          15              
16                      
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    

mixed conditionals

Mixed Conditionals

Mixed Conditionals

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!
I a millionaire now if I had taken that job.

If you that plane you would be dead now.

If you hadn't spent all your money on CDs, you wouldn't be broken.

If I harder at school, I would have a better job now.

If we had looked at the map, we lost.

If I of spiders, I would have picked it up.

If we didn't trust him, we sacked him months ago.

If we the car, we wouldn't be late.

If I didn't love him, I married him.

If I harder, I would be at University.

If he had been to Cyprus, he that they drive on the left there.

If she English, she would have that job.

If he had won the lottery, he rich.

If she had had more money, she joining us for the ski trip.

If I that job, I would be starting tomorrow.

If I had been born in England, I to go to the consulate next week.

If they the window, we wouldn't have to go to court.

If I spoke German, I applied for the position.

If I in England, I would have gone to the London Olympics.

If I was a gardener, I bought a garden.