Could have been my own voice… ;-)

February 17th, 2008  Tagged , , , ,

Has it ever happened to you? You have a message going inside your mind, rumbling and mulling inside your head…. A message you’d like to put in black and white (or whatever combination of colours that is in digital form)… and then publish and post so that you can reach all your colleagues… But life goes on, and you work hard, and make some small attempts at spreading the word, and keep telling yourself “one day, I’ll be able to show it in neon lights”.

So there I was, browsing TeacherTube in search of a video that discusses how new technologies can help young learners learn… and, voila!

Download Video: Posted by suziea at TeacherTube.com.

I usually don’t give videos that last more than 5 minutes a chance, but since its description read:

An explanation of what Web 2.0 is, a look at how it benefits children, a closer look at blogs and wikis and tips on how to get started

… I decided to “give it a click”…

I have never heard about “suziea” before, have no idea where she comes from or why she uploaded this video to the web, but what a surprise to watch 16 minutes and keep anticipating the words… I think I’ve found a twin soul in cyberspace… one who’s better at multimedia, though, as I’ve never produced a video yet!

Have you found your twin cyber-soul yet? While you wait for such a moment, why not enjoy this video clip?

Gladys

PS: if you are wondering how to embed a video from TeacherTube into your edublog too, follow the link to “Gladys Learns Edublogs” in the comments below.

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Wikis as collaboration tools

October 1st, 2006  Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

Educared@ndonos: el wiki y la colaboración

The document linked above reports on a project I have implemented during this school year, integrating a wiki (hosted at http://theoryofeducation.pbwiki.com/) into the curriculum of “Theory of Education”, a subject I teach at a private teacher’s training college (all lessons are held in English, to favour the trainees acquisition of the foreign language). I wrote it in Spanish to submit it to a competition held by Educar-Intel. (don’t look for my name among the winners! :-P )

The class was made up by 23 first-year students, who had just entered the institution. We met only once a week for 80 minutes, and the school had no access to computers.

By integrating a wiki into our curriculum tools (adapting a writing task assigned on previous school years) , I aimed at:

  • transforming my f2f course into a blended course
  • fostering group cohesion
  • promoting peer collaboration
  • introducing teacher trainees into the educational potential of new technologies

    • You may prefer to have a look at the slidesI created to go with the report. Even if you cannot understand Spanish, the images on slides #3 and 12 can help you see the effect on wiki integration on the student’s perception of the writing task.

    As indicated in the report, the experience was really positive. I’m determined to repeat it again in future school years! :-D

    Gladys

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