Sunday, 13 December 2009

Abrazos


Earlier today on Yahoo MFL Resources, Jane shared a Powerpoint presentation under the subject - Helping pupils be nice?


So I decided to do just that! I've made a couple of alterations and made it into an Animoto video by saving the slides as .jpg files, uploading them to Animoto as images, choosing some suitable music and leaving the rest to Animoto.

Hope you enjoy it and like the message xx


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Monday, 7 December 2009

Working for the Beeb.


Sadly not as a Blue Peter presenter, but I have recently been involved in some work for the BBC World Class site.


As their website says -
BBC World Class is an initiative bringing the benefits of international school linking to schools across the UK.
World Class also encourages children and schools to get their stories on air and on line across the BBC.

Thanks to a recommendation from Liz Hitchcock of the British Council, I was asked to work with BBC World Class to come up with some resources to link a reading by Michael Morpurgo of his book, This morning I met a whale, to the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit via a 'Share a story' activity. The idea was that two (or more) partner schools read the book and complete some activities that they can share with one another.

You can download a PDF of the activities and enjoy the beautiful pictures of the Thames and the whale.

I thoroughly enjoyed Michael Morpurgo's beautifully written story, based on real events in January 2006 when a 15 ft northern bottle nosed whale was found swimming past the Houses of Parliament before getting stranded at Battersea Bridge and sadly dying before it could be returned to open water. In the story, the whale comes with a message for the children (because adults are hard hearted) to pass on the message that we need to look after the planet. A simple story with a powerful message.

Even if you haven't got a partner school or even a class with whom to do the activities, I'd recommend the book as a good (very quick) read - for children and adults alike. And if you use the activities, well, let me know what you think. They're not all my work - I just gave ideas, some of which haven't been used - but I'm obviously interested in views as they have my name on them!!

Perhaps Blue Peter might come calling next.....

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#TMETRU09 - catch up!

If you missed last night's Teachmeet EdTechRoundup, never fear! You can catch up by watching the archived stream.


The stream has been split into 12 parts - my bit is mostly at the end of episode 3 with a short bit (sadly cut short by being camelled) and follow on in episode 4 . I've embedded those episodes below - the rest can be found here. Well worth watching - loads of interesting presentations; something for everyone :o)




Twitter feed is here.
And Flickr photos of participants are here.

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Sunday, 6 December 2009

#TMETRU09 - stream on Justin.TV

Watch live video from tmetru09 on Justin.tv

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Using Sound recording in the (PLL) classroom - #TMETRU09


This evening I will presenting at Teachmeet EdTechRoundup on the above subject, sharing how I use sound recording in my classroom and suggesting why it is such a valuable tool.


Here are some references / notes that go with what I will (might?) say!
Easispeak microphones - from TTS - also other speaking and listening tools such a
s talking postcards and talking photoalbums.

Audacity - free and downloadable from here
Garageband (for Macs)

Podomatic - a free place to create and listen to podcasts
My school Podomatic podcast - WCPS Spanish
My own Podomatic podcast - Lisibo talks!
And we're on iTunes too!
Voki - we love Voki at WCPS!
Voicethread - another great tool for using sound recording in learning.
Here's one I made to give people an idea of how they work!

Our school wikispace- WCPS.wikispaces.com - giving examples of use in other areas of the curriculum eg RE, Literacy.

Relevant blogposts on ¡Vámonos!






WHY?
  • motivation
  • assessment
  • AfL
  • peer support
  • confidence
  • independence
  • relevance
  • fun

You can watch it live here and learn from a vast array of people who will be sharing what goes on in the classroom.

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Friday, 4 December 2009

Cool Earth - Javier from Peru

I'm currently watching a live Twittercam stream from Saltash School.


They have visitors from Cool Earth with them today, and are broadcasting live an interview with Javier from Peru who will be talking about living in the Amazon and the effect of climate change on his life and surroundings. Read more about it here.

Fascinating!!

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Tuesday, 1 December 2009

Spanish online quiz

ALL Spanish Committee in collaboration with the

Consejería de Educación, Embajada de España




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SPANISH ONLINE QUIZ 2009

A language and cultural quiz about Spain and Latin America



Prizes donated by:

Consejería De Educación, Embajada De España, BBC Active Languages, AQA, Taylor & Francis



  • The quiz will be open for 24 hours from 17.00 on Thursday 3 December


  • To enter go to the ALL or Consejería de Educación website:


www.all-languages.org.uk

www.educacion.es/exterior/uk

  • Individuals may enter at one level only, either;

KS4 – GCSE

Or

KS5 – AS/A2


  • Deadline for entries is 17.00 on Friday 4 December.


Please see Conditions of Entry on websites for full entry details


PRIZES:

Individual prizes and whole school prizes for best participating schools.




SPANISH ONLINE QUIZ 2009


Conditions of entry



  1. Entry is by email only. Please email your answer form to: spanishquiz2009@all-languages.org.uk


  1. The quiz is open to students only (school prizes are allocated on the basis of the school which has the most number of participants, or the most number of correct winners).


  1. Individuals may enter at one level only, KS4 (GCSE) or KS5 (AS/A2).


  1. Entries are accepted on condition that it is the student’s own work. This must be verified by the class teacher.


  1. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

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