Russian Venezuelan Project! Jan-Apr 2012

Russian Venezuelan Project!

We are meeting students from Russia again!!!..

1st meeting: March, 21st

• Getting to know each other. Interviewing about family/friends, personal likes/dislikes, character traits.
• Compare Venezuela and Russia: climate, cities, people, myths and stereotypes, why you are proud of your country, 3 things you like and 3 things you dislike about your country, places that are worth visiting.

2nd meeting: March, 28th

• Watch the documentary: Project Home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU&feature=watch-now-button&wide=1 . Discuss it: How did the planet transform during time? what is happening with the balance in our planet? who or what is causing the planet to change? what are some of the consecuences? which one impressed you the most? what can we do to get balance back? •What ecological problems are typical for the place you live in? Do people do anything to deal with it? What do they do? Is it effective? How does pollution influence your life? Can you say that you live in technologic society? Is technology important for you? How? What brands are popular at your place? Are they available? Which technology is used in education?

3rd meeting: April, 11th

• Hobbies: popular hobbies in the country, what books you read, what films you watch, what music you listen to (may be exchange some tracks), what sites you like on the web
• Active Life: a sport you like to do or to watch, popular sport in the country, fans, extreme sports, dancing as a sport and as a hobby.  

Final project: April 18th

• Groups present together in WIZIQ and SL

Venezuelan team: Jose, Javier, Isaak, Daniela and Raquel

Pairs:

From Venezuela: Issac and Javier
From Russia: Ivan, Julia

From Venezuela: Jose
From Russia: LeraZaisik

From Venezuela: Daniela and Raquel
From Russia: Arkady

Blogging Tips

Blogging

These are wonderful tips on how to blog. Please check them out for a better blogging experience. They are in English, yes... try to read.. you will be surprised on how much you will understand. These are the guidelines to evaluate yourself.

Now, a little bit about blogs...

Spend time exploring blogs together. Have you read a blog before? Do you have a favorite blog. Share your favorites if you have some. What do you notice about blog format? What’s the writing like? What about the use of photos and other images? How does a blogger make a blog unique? The audiences for blogs vary. Some are intended for a broad audience, such as a sports figure who blogs for fans. Other blogs may be more personal and intended only for a few close friends. Others are for educational purposes. 


Getting Started with Blogger
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1113/blogger-start1.pdf

Blogging Information Sheet
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1159/blogging.pdf

Common Blog Features
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1113/features.pdf

Blogger Entries and Comments
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1113/blogger-entries.pdf

Online Commenting Guidelines
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1113/commentingguides.pdf

Think before you post!

Before you write a comment and post it, don't forget to think. You may want to use WORD to write and edit your comment. If you do so, you will have a chance to re-read your comment before you copy and paste it to the blog. This will give you the opportunity to think again about what you have just written before you actually post it. I also suggest you preview your comment before you publish it.

Watch the following video....

What did you learn from it? Is it a good advice?
Well, hope all these material will help you to be a great blogger!

Keep on shining love and peace!
Dr. Doris Molero

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Resources: 
Blogging tips taken from  ReadWriteThink  http://www.readwritethink.org
Think before you post by Eduardo Lina http://eflyudkugel.blogspot.com/ 
Video: Internet photos by mcgeet3  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGlrAhtQC24&feature=player_embedded

Reading Task: The Touchy-Feely Future Of Technology.

Hello, there! Welcome to our Technology Unit Task. This time we are reading an article called The Touchy-Feely Future Of Technology. To get started, get in groups or in pairs and be ready to participate actively in the activity. Copy this activity and the article in a word document. Upload it to google docs, and share it with your partners.

Before you read.

Read the tittle of the article and discuss it with your partner. Write little notes on your notebooks. Draw mindmaps.
1. Visit the following link: The Touchy-Feely Future Of Technology. Look at the title and the photo in the page.
2. Now, What do you think the article is going to be about?

While reading.

Discuss the following questions. Write notes. Underline new words. Make a list of words related to technology.

Part 1
Who's Bill Buxton and what he did to help shape the future?
What was he trying to do before he did what he did?
What helped him do it?

Part 2
What are some literature examples that support the idea of a flat, personal computer shaped like a book has actually been around for a long time?

Part 3
What are Four Ways Technology Will Change Our Lives In The Future?

Part 4
How iPads Are Changing The Classroom?

Part 5
What are some concerns of hospitals in the use of tablets?

Part 6
What's The Fantasy Of Touch they talk about in the article?

Part 7
According to Buxton what's The Next ‘Bingo’ Moment? watch the video and describe some of this surface features at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxBpP1QIMdk

After reading.

Now, after reading it and discussing it with your classmates. It's time for you to tell and write about it. Write a post in your blog. Use these questions: What was the article about? What did you like the most about it? what's your opinion about it  and what are some new words and expressions you found in it? You can add images, links and videos to your post.

Finally, record your opinion here http://www.voxopop.com/topic/b91093f3-f772-4c06-a28b-5145bd2d0395

Welcome April - July 2011 Class

Welcome, everybody!

This new trimester, we will be learning in a blended connected way. But what is that? you may be asking yourself. Well, let's try to explain what it is about. To start with:

1. It is mostly about learning and practicing your English.
2. You will be reading, listening to, writing and talking about different topics in English.
3. It is about learning English using technology. That means we will be using computers and internet to find real updated information concerning your different interests. We are going to experiment and play with new ways to learn autonomously. Learning for life. Learning to learn. Learning by doing. We will watching and listening to videos as well as making videos. We'll have the chance to use different tools to express our ideas and interact with people.
4. It is about learning and practicing your English in groups, in community. Be ready to meet students and teachers from the university and the world. Of course, there will be tasks you must complete on your own.

That was a general description of the course. Now, how the classes take place:

• If you can't come to classes, you can connect at home or wherever you have access to a computer and Internet.
• You need to get a google account, since we will using different tools provided by Google. make sure to register to Gmail, Google Reader, Google Talk, Google Doc, and Blogger
• Blogs are going to be your personal journals. There you will register everything we do in class. All your homework and tasks should be there.
• Every class will be a taken as a workshop or TALLER. Try not to miss your classes and if you do, keep your blog updated.
• Homework will be assigned for each one of the units covered in class. The dateline to hand in your homework will be the day of your test. It means you will have the chance to work on your blog till the exam day.
• Corrections to writing will be done through Google documents and with the help of tutors.. try to get one.. Go to Bloque F and meet our tutors. .or find a friend that watn to help you-
• We will also use social networks to keep in touch: Facebook and Twitter
• Get a microphone and headphones for this class. Register to Skype
• Get an avatar we will join a project on a virtual world. Register to Second Life to get your avatar.

Things you need to do to take this class:

• Get a Gmail account and register to Google services: reader, Google talk, reader and blogger.
• Get a blog at Blogger. For instructions on how to that get the power point presentation from our box or follow the tutorial prepared by Vance Stevens.
   

Well, hope you can learn a lot and have lots of fun in this class! Once more welcome everyone!

Keep on shining Love and Peace!
Doris3m

Welcome April - July 2011 Class

Welcome, everybody!

This new trimester, we will be working with The Speaking Group. But what is that? you may be asking yourself. Well, let's try to explain what it is about. To start with:

1. It is mostly about learning and practicing your English.
2. It is about learning English by talking about different topics. You will be reading, listening to, writing and talking about different topics in English.
3. It is about learning English using technology. That means we will be using computers and internet to find real updated information concerning your different interests. We are going to experiment and play with new ways to learn autonomously. Learning for life. Learning to learn. Learning by doing. We will watching and listening to videos as well as making videos. We'll have the chance to use different tools to express our ideas and interact with people.
4. It is about learning and practicing your English in groups, in community. Be ready to meet students and teachers from the university and the world. Of course, there will be tasks you must complete on your own.

That was a general description of the course. Now, how the classes take place:

• Classes are going to be held at the lab. I f you can't come to classes, you can connect at home or wherever you have access to a computer and Internet.
• You need to get a google account, since we will using different tools provided by Google. make sure to register to Gmail, Google Reader, Google Talk, Google Doc, and Blogger
• Blogs are going to be your personal journals. There you will register everything we do in class. All your homework and tasks should be there.
• Every class will be a taken as a workshop or TALLER. Try not to miss your classes and if you do, keep your blog updated.
• Homework will be assigned for each one of the units covered in class. The dateline to hand in your homework will be the day of your test. It means you will have the chance to work on your blog till the exam day.
• Corrections to writing will be done through Google documents.
• We will also use social networks to keep in touch: Facebook and Twitter
• Get a microphone and headphones for this class. Register to Skype
• Get an avatar we will join a project on a virtual world. Register to Second Life to get your avatar.

Things you need to do to take this class:

• Get a Gmail account and register to Google services: reader, Google talk, reader and blogger.
• Get a blog at Blogger. For instructions on how to that get the power point presentation from our box or follow the tutorial prepared by Vance Stevens.
   
• Benchmarks:
  At the end of this class. I should hav
  • Read my class guidelines
  • Met my new classmates
  • Worked with the introductory task
  • Registered at Google and have a Gmail account.
  • Registered to Google doc.
  • Downloaded Google Talk and activated my IM.
  • Downloaded Answers.com alt+ click software to my computer.
  • Opened my Blogger account and posted my first entry.

Well, hope you can learn a lot and have lots of fun in this class! Once more welcome everyone!

Keep on shining Love and Peace!
Doris3m

Russian Venezuelan Project!

Here, we have some more info on the project....

There should be 6 meetings every week starting next week. Let me know if it is not convenient for you or your students.

1st meeting: Getting to know each other. Interviewing about family/friends, personal likes/dislikes, character traits.

2nd meeting: Compare Venezuela and Russia: climate, cities, people, myths and stereotypes, why you are proud of your country, 3 things you like and 3 things you dislike about your country, places that are worth visiting

3rd meeting: Students' Daily Routine: typical working day, ways to relax, typical problems of a student, what you like and dislike of your being a student, opportunities for students

4th meeting: Home and Food: house/flat in your country - how people live, national cuisine, exchange a recipe, what food is popular, fast food and attitude to it

5th meeting: Hobbies: popular hobbies in the country, what books you read, what films you watch, what music you listen to (may be exchange some tracks), what sites you like on the web

6th meeting: Active Life: a sport you like to do or to watch, popular sport in the country, fans, extreme sports, dancing as a sport and as a hobby.

Well, these are our friends from Russia....

  1. Alice Sokolenko                                Leiver Caballero
  2. Dana Berdauletova                            Andreina Bohorquez
  3. Aleksander Kozhukhar                      Veronica Fernandez
  4. Natalia Kolesnik                                Freddy Siu
  5. Svetlana Ionas                                   Enyurelys Nava
  6. Lusine Yeghoyan                               Jose Mancini   levi vivas
  7. Maria Shelenberg                              Carlos Arrieta
  8. Anastasia Shakutneva                        Gerardo Guerra
  9. Maria Petina                                      Jose Mejias
10. Yulia Agafonova                                Daniel Ekmeiro
11. Kristina Gaponenko                          Gustavo Naveda
12. Milalika Plyasovskikh                        Luiggi Lozada    Gerardine Cubillan
13. Darya Shalabina                                Carlos Rodriguez  Pierangela Calini

A project proposal...

Well, we got invited to do something out of the ordinary... This is going to be our final project for this level. How would you like making friends with a Russian EFL student?.... Read the following project proposal from Professor Olga Scheglova, from Omsk:

Dear Doris and students,

I'm Olga Scheglova, an English teacher from Omsk, Siberia, Russia.  I visited your presentation at CO2011 and really liked it.

I thought that if you are interested, we could have a joint project with our students. The idea of the project is crosscultural communication. It is an opportunity to practice their speaking and writing in English, to learn more about people from another country (some of them are studying Spanish at the moment) and to introduce more technology in their lives.

My students are 17-18 y.o., there are 14 of them, their English level is intermediate (Some have upper-intermediate, some have pre-intermediate). They started learning English at school and now they continue to become translators.

The project can be as following: we pair up the students, first thay exchange e-mails and discuss when it is convenient for them to meet online. Then every 2 weeks they have a topic/ a question they have to ask their foreign partner in skype. After each conversation they write a report in a blog/forum about what they have learned. Also they are encouraged to read and comment each other's reports.  The final product can be a presentation "Now I know that in Venezuela/Russia..."

I wonder if the idea seems interesting to you. I'm looking forward to your answer.

Sincerely yours,
Olga

Omsk F. M. Dostoevsky State University

Well, I think this will be  a great opportunity for you to practice your English and meet new friends...all you will have to do it's to talk to your partner in Russia and tell him or her about our country.. You will report on your blog the conversations and at the end of the trimester your will introduce your friend to the class.

We'll try to meet them on line next Wednesday... please bring your mics...

Medieval Roleplaying in Arstonia in Second Life

Well, to start with the project.. we need to get an avatar and star thinking about your character. Here you can find some info on how to create an avatar for your medieval roleplay. First visit the Vilage's wiki:
The Village of Artstonia in Second Life

1. New Player Card Format
2. Character Creation Resource Page
3. RP Character Development Profile
4. Complete Character Sheet

Don't forget to include a photo of your character... this is Pionia Destiny.. a Master Mage in the Magic Guild:

Firts Term Jan-Apr 2011

Hello, there! for this frist term you'll grade will take what you have posted in your blog and your oral presentation.

In your blog I'd like to read and listen to about:

1. Your intro and welcome to your blog. Include your physical description. Leave your comment here: http://www.voxopop.com/topic/e6a27ec4-1897-485a-9643-377e40c0b3d0 This is a model: Welcome
2. Some info about your classmates.
3. Your take on beauty. http://www.voxopop.com/topic/b928e42f-945c-49fc-b59d-8e76c556c756
4. Your take on Technology. leave your comment here: http://www.voxopop.com/topic/b928e42f-945c-49fc-b59d-8e76c556c756
5. Your opinion about the Katy Perry Video. Firework: WE are all Fireworks!!!!!!!
6. A fun task: write a poem (optional) Fun EFL Task: Writing a Poem
7.  Got an avatar and wrote about it in your blog: this is an example.. Jose Mejias' blog

For the Oral presentation:
1. Look at Eugenia Cristina's presentation: http://eflcenterspeakinggroup.blogspot.com/2010/09/blog-post.html
2. make a powerpoint presentation like hers... and record your voice  explaining the presentation.
3. Post it to your blog.
4. Be ready to present it Live in class.

Bloggers Jan-Apr 2011

Welcome to our new bloggers!

Jose Mancini http://josemmf6.blogspot.com/
Carlos Rodriguez http://carlosrodriguez90.blogspot.com/
Enyurelys Nava: http://enyurelys.blogspot.com/
Luigi Lozada http://quefeaverdad.blogspot.com/
Daniel Ekmeiro http://danielekmeiro.blogspot.com/
Carlos Arrieta http://carlossimpson1.blogspot.com/
Andreina Bohorquez http://expressyourself19.blogspot.com/
Gerardo Guerra http://www.jousy18.blogspot.com/
Freddy Siu http://freddysiublogpage.blogspot.com/
Leiver Caballero http://www.lvredu.blogspot.com/

Best of lucks and keep on shining love and peace!
Doris3m

Meeting Eugenia Cristina!

Well, hello there! I'd like you to meet Eugenia. She was a level 6 student back in 2008. At that time she created this presentation that now will help you create yours... smiles..

This is she.. talking about herself:

My full name is Eugenia Cristina and I'm a simple girl looking to make the most out of life. I love going out with my friends, I'm a total fanatic for design and I like to try different things. It is very important to know english because when you want to travel that will be the medium for which communication will become easier.

Well, this is our model for the first term... can't wait to see yours..
Keep on shining Love and peace!
Doris3m

Discussion » Beauty... what's beautiful or who's beautiful to you? why?

Second Discussion.. get your mic and leave your opinion!!!

Discussion » Beauty... what's beautiful or who's beautiful to you? why?

Keep on shining Love and Peace!
Doris3m

Discussion » Doris3m EFL Center. Introduce yourself!

Let's introduce ourselves... get a mic and record your intro...!!!

Discussion » Doris3m EFL Center. Introduce yourself!

Listen to more students from the world introducing themselves 

Keep on shining Love and peace!
Doris3m

Welcome Group Sep-Dec 2010!!

Welcome, everybody!

This new trimester, we will be working with The Speaking Group. But what is that? you may be asking yourself. Well, let's try to explain what it is about. To start with:

1. It is mostly about learning and practicing your English.
2. It is about learning English by talking about different topics. You will be reading, listening to, writing and talking about different topics in English.
3. It is about learning English using technology. That means we will be using computers and internet to find real updated information concerning your different interests. We are going to experiment and play with new ways to learn autonomously. Learning for life. Learning to learn. Learning by doing. We will watching and listening to videos as well as making videos. We'll have the chance to use different tools to express our ideas and interact with people.
4. It is about learning and practicing your English in groups, in community. Be ready to meet students and teachers from the university and the world. Of course, there will be tasks you must complete on your own.

That was a general description of the course. Now, how the classes take place:

• Classes are going to be held at the lab. I f you can't come to classes, you can connect at home or wherever you have access to a computer and Internet.
• You need to get a google account, since we will using different tools provided by Google. make sure to register to Gmail, Google Reader, Google Talk, Google Doc, and Blogger
• Blogs are going to be your personal journals. There you will register everything we do in class. All your homework and tasks should be there.
• Every class will be a taken as a workshop or TALLER. Try not to miss your classes and if you do, keep your blog updated.
• Homework will be assigned for each one of the units covered in class. The dateline to hand in your homework will be the day of your test. It means you will have the chance to work on your blog till the exam day.
• Corrections to writing will be done through Google documents.

Things you need to do to take this class:

• Get a Gmail account and register to Google services: reader, Google talk, reader and blogger.
• Get a blog at Blogger. For instructions on how to that get the power point presentation from our box or follow the tutorial prepared by Vance Stevens.
  Benchmarks:
  At the end of this class. I should have:
  
  
  
  • Read my class guidelines
  • Met my new classmates
  • Worked with the introductory task
  • Registered at Google and have a Gmail account.
  • Registered to Google readers.
  • Registered to Google doc.
  • Downloaded Google Talk and activated my IM.
  • Downloaded Answers.com alt+ click software to my computer.
  • Opened my Blogger account and posted my first entry.
  This is a mind map of the class program

May-July 2008 Final Week Class

Hello, There! Introducing a voice forum for our last week class... From now on... we are going to record our participations in class in these forums. I know... we are finishing our level 6 but you can keep in touch with us through these conversations we are going to have in UTTERZ.

Let's get started with our first Conversation... All you have to do is ... click on the replies... Look at the tittle tutorial I put together for you (click on the image to see a larger picture of it).... if you have any questions... you know you can ask your partners or me.


And now, the conversation.... click to listen to the question and participate with your opinion... leave a message to your classmates and teacher.

What would you like to say on your final week class to your classmates and teacher?

Mobile post sent by doris3m using Utterz. Replies. mp3

Creative Thinking

How To Improve Your Creative Thinking


How To Memorise A Speech Using A Mind Map

Are you creative? Do you know how to create a mind map?

Announcing our weekly meeting in WizIQ!

Everybody is invited to join us every week! Sessions will take place in WIZIQ Fridays at 9:30 pm... Venezuela Time. We are -4:30 GMT

This week: we will getting familiar with WIZIQ and we will be meeting people from the world. All you have to do is to introduce yourself and tell us about your blogs and school life.

Friday, 20 June, 2008
9:30 PM To 10:30 PM SA Western Standard Time
The link to the session is this: Click here


You can view a recording of a WIZIQ session here. Click on view recording to check what WIZIQ is like.

AuthorStream.... Check it out!

For our classes we are using our always popular PPT.. power point presentation + recordings of your voice to upload it to the Internet and finally post it to your blogs... Watch the video and check out all the things you can do by using AuthorStream.

About technology!

Last class we discussed about technology! A dear friend invited us to join her students at their ning community.

All you have to is to go to the following link: http://ritamz.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=1985596%3ATopic%3A2161. First, you have to register and later participate in the forum.. you can add friends and invite them to read your blog or your International Collaboration page.

Well, hope to see you all there!!! and read your exchanges with students from Argentina and Korea.

Announcing our May-July 2008 Photo Gallery!

Finally, here we have our first week photos... looking good!!!! Click on them and download them to use them in your blogs....

May/July 2008

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