Tuesday 7 July 2015

TOOLS - Day 5

Each student has done a presentation of their projects/activities, which we have included either in our blogs or in our Google Docs.

I really liked this video shown by Xavi:



This one shown by Montse:



This one done by Berta:



Vanessa's ideas on how to use Aurasma, and THIS tool shared by Gemma.

Thank you all guys and have a lovely summer!

Monday 6 July 2015

ACTIVITY WITH EDPUZZLE - Day 5

Then and Now

Then ...
- We did this activity in class.
- I gave Ss the document below and encouraged them to read the questions before playing the video.
- Ss watched the video and answered the questions.




Advantages:
- I could make sure everybody had understood the questions and knew what they had to do.

Disadvantages:
- We had to watch the video three times so as to give everybody a chance to answer all the questions. What happened is that some Ss had already finished, whereas others were still working on the activity, but those who had finished had to watch the video again anyway.
- We also had to spend a few minutes correcting the activity, which means we had less time to do other activities in class.


And now ...
- I'm planning to use EDpuzzle and set this activity for homework.
- Ss will be given a code (b6z9oN) to enter the site, where they'll find the video with its questions.


Advantages:
- Ss will watch the video as many times as they need without "bothering" other Ss.
- Ss will hopefully be more actively engaged in their homework, at least more than with their boring workbook tasks ;)
- The teacher will know who has done the homework and the mark they've got even before starting the lesson. This should give us plenty of time to do other meaningful activities (speaking activities) in class.
- And last but not least, with EDpuzzle Ss won't have to share their personal data to sign up, all they need is a name (or nickname) and a password!

Disadvantages:
- Are there any disadvantages ;) ?


Why is this a Flipped Activity?
Because the teacher does not explain the theory in class, but gives Ss the necessary tools to study at home.

TOOLS - Day 4

On Friday Lluís, one of our teachers, set a few things to do for homework ...

TOOL 1 (Homework) - Wikispaces
First he encouraged us to join his wiki, so I had a quick look at it, and got the impression that it promotes collaboration and teamwork, but it looks a bit dull to me :(

Click on the image below to go to the Wikispaces webpage.



TOOL 2 (Homework) - QR Code
Secondly, he asked us to watch the two videos below. 

The first one shows the places where you can see QR Codes and the different products they can be printed on.



The second one gives some ideas on how to use QR Codes in class. Really useful!

Edu3.cat


Finally, he gave us a QR Code which redirected us to THIS PAGE

Take a photo of the QR Code below if you want to go to my Infant and Primary Blog.

Generador de Códigos QR Codes

TOOL 3 (Homework and In class) - Aurasma
He also encouraged us to watch this video on augmented reality (AR). Very visual and engaging! 



A tool to incorporate animated images or videos to the real world. HERE is an example on how to use Aurasma and QR Codes with little children. 

Click on the image below to go to the Aurasma webpage.



TOOL 4 (In class) - Google Forms
Good tool to make and answer questionnaires. In class each student has written a question for their classmates about their summer holidays. What I found more useful is that one can see the results of the survey within a few seconds!

Click on the image below to go to the Google Forms webpage (You'll need a gmail account to do so)



Friday 3 July 2015

TOOLS - Day 3

TOOL 1 - Google Docs
The very first day Jordi and Lluís (our beloved teachers ;)) asked us to write our names, email addresses and blog links in Google Docs. It looked like a word document :( , but it was not!!! ;) 
Google Docs allows several people to modify the same document, at the same time!!! Simply amazing!!! It has quickly become one of my favourite tools. Thanks mates!

Click on the image below to go to the Google Docs webpage (You'll need a gmail account to do so)


TOOL 2 - Symbaloo
Already knew this one ;) It's so useful to create an archive of resources.

Here's my first symbaloo ...



TOOL 3 - Random Name Picker
A very good tool ( found HERE ) to choose students randomly. 
Thanks Gemma!

Click on the image below to go to the webpage. Then click on "Edit" to write your students' names.



Thursday 2 July 2015

TOOLS - Day 2

TOOL 1 - Popplet
Quite easy to use, but I struggled to add a video to the text. Then Jordi (one of our teachers) suggested me to do it the other way round, that is ... add the video first, then write a comment for the video.
It takes a while to upload if you want to share it with your classmates :( , but, as well as Padlet, it promotes a collaborative working environment.

Tutorial


Click on the image below to go to the Popplet webpage.


My first attempt ...
Which of the statements below is false?




TOOL 2 - Prezi
I did my first Prezi two years ago and remember myself struggling a lot with it. It's certainly much better than PPT, as you can make astonishing presentations with it, but ... it's so time-consuming!
Is it worth it, then?

This time I've decided to transform an old PPT of mine into a Prezi ... but it's even worse :(

Click on the image below to go to the Prezi webpage.


My first attempt in 2013 ...


Wednesday 1 July 2015

TOOLS - Day 1

TOOL 1 - Voki
Good tool to welcome students and inform them about the lessons and course.

Tutorial


Click on the image below to go to the Voki webpage.




TOOL 2 - Socrative
Good tool for questionnaires and sharing opinions later on.

Tutorial


Click on the image below to go to the Socrative webpage.





TOOL 3 - EDpuzzle
Already knew this one, but haven't tried it with my students yet.

Tutorial


Click on the image below to go to the EDpuzzle webpage.




TOOL 4 - Kahoot!

Still need more time to use it, but seems to be quite catchy and engaging ;)
Really enjoyed it in class!

Tutorial


Click on the image below to go to the Kahoot! webpage.




TOOL 5 - Paddlet

Easy to use, quick peer-feedback ... Really cool!

Click on the image below to go to the Padlet webpage.




My first attempt ...