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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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A meme!!!

What is a Meme?
Here there are some definitions:
A meme is:

An idea that, like a gene, can replicate and evolve.

A unit of cultural information that represents a basic idea that can be transferred from one individual to another, and subjected to mutation, crossover and adaptation.

A meme (pronounced /mēːm/) consists of any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that gets transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.

This a meme I found when I visited my friend Bertha's blog. We are going to experiment with our first meme... so here it goes.... I answered these questions about my life and I am going to pass them to some of you... later you will pass those same questions to 3 more classmates you would like to know more about.

What were you doing 10 years ago?
Ten years ago... 2008 now... so that was 1998. I was in my last year at LUZ and having my practice classes at Liceo Escolastico Andrades in Mcbo. I had already gotten married and was pregnant with my first son Leslie Enrique.

5 things you have to do today:
Today, I have two of my classes to teach.. I am also teaching teacher Patricia Charles's class. I have to go to the pharmacy to buy some medication for chicken pox. My son got it from my little son.

Snacks I enjoy…

I love chocolate. Specially Nutella. my favorite snack is to have nutella with bread.

Things I would do if I were a billionaire:

I would buy a house for my mom and another one for me. I would donate some of the money to a children or elderly institution and probably start my own language school. Of course, i will go on a vacation to a exotic place like Fiji.

Three of my bad habits:

Being strong headed sometimes... working too much...

5 places I have lived:

I haven't lived in many places... I lived in Ciudad Ojeda and Anaco once.

5 jobs I have had:

I have always worked as a teacher.. language teacher..

3 people I want to know more about:

I would like to know more about: Mariangely Caldera, Jose Pirela, Helimenes Hernandez

Announcing bloggers for our May-July 2008 Trimester!!!

Level 6
Andrea Escalante http://www.acm3scal.blogspot.com/
Jimmy Khadaj http://www.tarek-im-crazy.blogspot.com/
Helimenes Hernandez http://helimenes1812.blogspot.com/
Daniel Rodriguez http://danielrodriguez-manotas.blogspot.com/
Andres Fuenmayor http://www.andres6989.blogspot.com/
Luis Fuenmayor http://www.englishfritanga.blogspot.com/
Andreina Arrieche http://www.andreina.bas.blogspot.com/
Maria Linares: http://marealunares.blogspot.com/
Antonio Visentin http://www.tottytotona.blogspot.com/
Pamela Barrios http://www.thebeautyofurbe.blogspot.com/
Mariangel Marin http://www.mari89m.blogspot.com/
Carlos Mendoza http://www.cmendoza1989.blogspot.com/
Jose Pirela http://www.deathsights-jose.blogspot.com/
Alejandro Ricciulli http://www.djoutlex.blogspot.com/
Francisco Ferrer http://franciscoferrer.blogspot.com/

Mariangely Caldera: http://mariangelycaldera.blogspot.com/

Hilda Guanipa http://hilda-carolina-guanipa.blogspot.com/

Angelica Castillo http://www.angelik21.blogspot.com/
Exequiel Linares19: http://www.exequiellinares.blogspot.com/
Luisiana Castillo: http://luisicasmor5.blogspot.com/
Jaime Fuentes: http://jaimefw.blogspot.com/
Jose Paredes http://kyozzle.blogspot.com/
Victor Ocando http://victorocandof.blogspot.com/
Esvaldo Villasmil http://www.esvaldoblog.blogspot.com/
Silvia Lopez: http://www.silvialopezserra.blogspot.com/
Eymi Adrianza http://eymialejandraiv.blogspot.com/
Bianca Perez www.biancabizzarro.blogspot.com/
Jose Barboza: http://www.juggling-and-desing.blogspot.com/
Oriana Atencio http://www.orianaatencio.blogspot.com/
Eddy Amador, http://platanomaduro6.blogspot.com/
Cesar Rondón http://cesare89.blogspot.com/
Davide Di Turo http://davide-di-turo.blogspot.com/
Maria Martinez http://www.mardelmarmartinez.blogspot.com/
Kelvin Ferrer http://kferrerb.blogspot.com/
Tania Rincón: http://taniamaria1.blogspot.com/
Josue Vielma http://josuelaw.blogspot.com/
Luis Castillo http://www.luismicas.blogspot.com/
Eucaris Garcia: http://www.themostspecial.blogspot.com/
Ibrahim Araujo http://halamadridmcbo.blogspot.com/
Luis Repizo http://www.luisrepizo.blogspot.com/
Veronica Pereira http://veronikelena.blogspot.com/
Eduardo Rumbos http://www.walorumbos.blogspot.com/
Josmar Lopez http://www.josmarlopez.blogspot.com/
Joel Molina http://www.joe-jf3.blogspot.com/
Angel Ferrer http://elorangu.blogspot.com/
Andres Nava http://lostunivofcotto.blogspot.com/
Aleris Rivas http://daneinblue.blogspot.com/
Andres Navarro http://www.kingandres.blogspot.com/
Mayela Romero http://www.mayelamayela.blogspot.com/
Eddy Amador http://platanomaduro6.blogspot.com/
Victoria Valbuena http://victoriavalbuena.blogspot.com/

Unit 7. College Life

VideoJug: You're Not In High School Anymore



Task 1. Giving Opinions about College life. Consider the following questions:
1. How do you like your university?
2. How many subject are you taking this semester?
3. What is your major? Why did you choose your major? Do you have any regrets?
4. Are there some professors that you can learn from more easily than others? What are the qualities that make you want to study for a certain professor? Who is your favorite teacher?
5. How did you decide which college to attend?
6. What are three big differences between your college life so far and your high school days?
7. Are you more independent from your parents now than you were in high school?
8. What is the most difficult class you have taken so far?
9. Are you a member of any student groups? Which ones? What do you do? Are you satisfied with what's happening with your group(s)?
10. What are the top three changes you would like to see happen at your university?
11. What are the top three things you hope to get out of (get as a result of) your university days?
Task 2. Click on the link. Read Tips for Adjusting to University Life and Resources at the Counseling Services and compare it to your student life in your university. Draw a mind map for each university.

Task 3. Phototalking. Take 3 photos of your student life and talk about it. Use snapvine to record your comments.