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The Innovative Educator on Social Networks

What is the benefit of each social network in education? Like many things in life, it’s not about the one-size-fits all solution, but rather finding the right tool in the shed to accomplish the task at hand.

Posted by The Innovative Educator:

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2011/07/google-facebook-twitter-and-blogs-when.html

Using Blogs to Engage English Language Learners

Article by Jon Schwartz. He teaches fourth grade in Oceanside, CA.

If managed properly and carefully, student blogs provide a virtual workbench that students can use to find their creative muse and learn about the technological world they are inheriting.

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ell-digital-divide-jon-schwartz

More information about his work:

http://kidslikeblogs.org/

The New School

Real-time encyclopedias

Real-time encyclopedias can be very useful for students in order to develop research skills. I would like to show two examples:

Mashpedia http://mashpedia.com/ is a dynamic encyclopedia, that pulls content from different online services in real-time, offering a complete and fresh outlook about (almost) any topic.

Every time you query Mashpedia, it loads information and digital contents from many online sources and then organize them in an easy-to-use interface. At Mashpedia you can find fresh data and digital media from newspapers, magazines, blogs, books, Wikipedia, Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Social Answers and more online resources. (Source http://mashpedia.com/about.php)

  

Zomobo http://zomobo.com/ is a new site that bills itself as a real-time encyclopedia. Zomobo, pulls the latest information available about specific topics that you're interested in. When you look up a topic in Zomobo you will get information pulled from blogs, social networks, Flickr, YouTube, newspapers, news sites, and Wikipedia. (Source http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/07/zomobo-real-time-encyclopedia.html)

The History of the English Language in Ten Animated Minutes

You can find this witty animated sequence that takes you through 1600 years of linguistic history on YouTube
Playlist (10 videos): 

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA03075BAD88B909E

An example: 

The Teacher Network

The Teacher Network is a vast repository of free resources for ages 4 to 18. It is part of Guardian Professional Networks (new community sites which are a division of Guardian News & Media). You can browse and use thousands of innovative free resources and create and share your own.

http://teachers.guardian.co.uk/

ESOL Courses

A huge variety of online materials (free interactive listening lessons, reading exercises, quizzes and games) all of which are graded according to level (Beginners, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate,Advanced/IELTS)

http://www.esolcourses.com/

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/esolcourses

The best search for your information need

One of the hardest parts about doing academic research on the Internet is figuring out where to start! A search engine or subject portal is usually the first thing to try, but which are the most useful for your research need?

http://noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html

MIT Tech TV

MIT Tech TV is the video-sharing site for the MIT community. It supports the community through the aggregation and distribution of science, engineering, technology, and a lot more MIT-related video on the web.

http://techtv.mit.edu/

CLIL Matrix

The CLIL Matrix is an awareness-raising and training tool for teachers who wish:

- to consider the skills and knowledge necessary for achieving quality CLIL
- to examine the extent to which they are prepared for teaching through CLIL

The CLIL Matrix is a 4 dimensional core framework built around the core elements of CLIL: Content, Language, Integration and Learning. These four elements are realised through a set of four parameters: Culture, Communication, Cognition and Community. This results in a matrix array of 16 indicators. These indicators are the basis for ensuring quality CLIL in learning and teaching of both content and language.
http://archive.ecml.at/mtp2/clilmatrix/index.htm

Nota informativa sobre la inmersión PALE

El la página del Servicio de formación del profesorado se ha publicado una nota informativa adicional a los listados de admisiones y exclusiones a la fase de inmersión. Trata de la asistencia a actividades en la fase de inmersión, a permutas, que no se gestionarán por parte del Servicio ni de la empresa encargada de esta fase y a renuncias, que podrán realizarse hasta el 30 de junio en la dirección de correo cefire@gva.es 

Podéis descargarla en:

http://www.edu.gva.es/per/docs/sfp/convoc/2011/pale/nota_informativa_val.pdf

PALE. Listados definitivos de la fase de inmersión.

Información completa en: 
http://www.edu.gva.es/per/val/sfp_86_estancia.asp

Reunión sobre la fase de inmersión de PALE

Esta tarde se ha celebrado en el IES Antonio Cavanilles de Alicante la reunión con la empresa King's College sobre la fase de inmersión en Inglaterra e Irlanda de este año, dentro del programa PALE.

Os adjunto un resumen con los datos más interesantes de los que he podido coger apuntes.

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SnagLearning

SnagLearning offers free access to high quality documentary films as educational tools to ignite meaningful discussion within the learning community.

SnagLearning features carefully selected films from SnagFilms’ award-winning library of over 1,600 documentaries that are appropriate for students from middle school and up. Its titles cover nearly every classroom subject and many are produced by well-known educational sources, including PBS and National Geographic. The goal of this site is to highlight documentaries that make for engaging educational tools.

http://learning.snagfilms.com/ 

Edmodo

Edmodo is a free, secure, social learning platform for teachers, students, schools and districts. It provides teachers and students with a secure and easy way to post classroom materials, share links and videos, and access homework, grades and school notices. Teachers and students can store and share all forms of digital content – blogs, links, pictures, video, documents, presentations, and more. There are also special institutional features for schools and districts that can be accessed for free by administrators

http://youtu.be/TzPHQr1ONaA
http://youtu.be/9tTU1iUfExk
En español: http://www.edmodo.com/?language=es#

Fin de la fase metodológica de PALE

Esta semana hemos completado la parte de metodología del PALE con la exposición de los distintos materiales CLIL preparados por el grupo y dirigidos a las etapas de infantil, primaria y secundaria. Las exposiciones en inglés, con más o menos nervios, revelan un trabajo muy interesante y mucho esfuerzo por parte de todos y todas. Sería muy valioso poder recoger todas estas experiencias que se están generando desde los distintos CEFIRE.

Recordad que la reunión con la empresa Kings College, responsable de la fase de inmersión, tendrá lugar en Alicante el día 20 de junio a las 16 h en el IES Antonio Cavanilles.

Math Snacks

Math Snacks are short animations and mini-games designed to present mathematics in a very different way. Each Math Snack has a learner guide that kids can use to transfer a conceptual understanding to math problem solving. Teacher guides and printed transcripts of each animation are also available. 

Math Snacks videos are available in HD for iPad, complete with learner’s guides, teacher’s guides and comic books transcript for printing. You can take the videos on the go or use them without an internet connection.

http://www.mathsnacks.org/

Fase de inmersión PALE. Solicitud de destinos

A partir del lunes 6 comenzará el proceso de inscripción para las salidas al extranjero de PALE del presente curso lectivo. Para evitar problemas de saturación, la inscripción se realizará escalonada: el día 6 sólo podrán inscribirse infantil y primaria y a partir del día 7 de junio el resto de niveles educativos también.

El enlace para acceder a la convocatoria es:

http://cefire.edu.gva.es/sfp/index.php?seccion=convocatoria&id=81&usuario=invitado

Este año se solicita a los participantes que indiquen el CEFIRE donde han realizado la formación, el nivel que imparten y el último módulo cursado. Por otra parte, se les solicita que indiquen la preferencia de participación: hasta 5 solicitudes que correspondan a las de los niveles que imparten. Por favor, si no cumplís las condiciones, no introduzcáis solicitudes.

Teaching Hunger

As the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against hunger, World Food Programme (WFP) has created a web where you will find a list of resources to help you teach hunger in your classroom. Classroom activities, teachers and students blogs, sites worth seeing, educational links, games, videos, photos, forum, Hunger Map…

For teachers: http://www.wfp.org/students-and-teachers/teachers