Teaching blog (My Learning Compass)

My Learning Compass
Link: http://mylearningcompass.com/blog/

This is a useful blog for parents of young

children who want to teach their children to love to learn, to teach them how to learn. It has creative personal voice, also parents and even teachers can find useful links with good info related to the topic.

Teaching blog

Link: http://nestersteaching1.blogspot.com/

This is a great link that has useful tips for teachers in order to improve teaching skills. This blog has a very personal voice and in there you will find a lot of links where you can go beyond and find info related to the topic.

My personal interest blog

My personal interest blog: http://moviedearest.blogspot.com/

I really like this blog, since it has a lot of info about different movies. It has good writing and also has the ability to link so I and those who access this blog can verify the facts behind a blogspot. This is a great blog for all who love the art of Film, Television and the Stage.

Teaching Blog Online #3

Online blog: http://educpodcast.blogspot.com/

This is a good and useful blog, because it provides a podcast for students or people interested in implementing new technology into education. It has a personal voice because in there they are explaining some experiences. On the other hand, it is has the ability to link so that readers can verify the facts behind a BlogSpot.

Teaching Blog Online #2

Online blog: http://fine-phonics.blogspot.com/

This is a great blog that is about “Phonics and Homeschooling”. It is very interesting because they are explaining with good writing and personal voice about a method of teaching reading in which people learn to associate letters with the speech sounds they represent, rather than learning to recognize the whole word as a unit. For me, it is very useful because it has a lot of info that I can put in practice at the moment to give a reading class. On the other hand, I can say that is very useful for teachers and even for parents at the moment to tech their children how to read.

Teaching Blog Online #1

Online blog: http://successfulteaching.blogspot.com/

This is a nice blog that is about “Successful Teaching”. It was posted on Friday, December 4, 2009. It is very interesting because it provides many useful links in order to know how to be successful in a classroom as teachers. It is understandable and has good writing and easy to go to any links related to the topic. For me it is very useful because it has a lot of info that I really did not know and now can help me at the moment to put in practice my teaching skills…

Classmate blog comment #3

Viviana’s Blog: http://englishmistery.blogspot.com/

I really like this blog, I would like to mention that the webquest that Viviana is presenting is very interesting because is made by two teachers that want their students learn through a funny method so it was made with personal voice, the story they used is very useful for the student because it will catch their attention and at the same time they are learning, so I think that is a good and understandable way to learn. On the other hand it also provide many links related to the topic as extra info

Classmate blog comment #2

Mariela’s Blog:http://learnmari23.blogspot.com/

This is a really interesting blog, it has personal voice and reliable information, there is an important info that teacher can use in order to teach their students why learn vocabulary is important, so I think it is very useful…an advantage in this blog at the moment to check it is that is understandable and have good writing and ability to many links related to the topic...

Classmate blog comment #1

Elena´s Blog
Link: http://iesc15.blogspot.com/

This is a great blog, it has nice color, fabulous pictures, and the webquest has reliable info and also has a personal voice that is very useful for teachers at the moment to give a class. If you are looking for information about vocabulary, this blog can help you because it is understandable and have good writing and ability to many links related to the topic.

Free Time Activities

I really enjoy watching TV with my family. Also, I love to sleep until late on Sunday, then go shopping and go to the movies…

Teaching Vocabulary Tips

There are some tips that teachers should take into account at the moment they are teaching vocabulary:

- First of all the teachers need to decide what kind of vocabulary they should teach. Likewise, an important thing that the teachers should considers at the moment to teach vocabulary to a 3th grade students is that they should not teach more than 10 words in one class, also that all those words should be included in a text, they should not be taught separately. This is the easier way for the students to learn a word because at the moment they are reading they get interested on what the text is about so they make an effort to understand each word and at the same time they will keep it in mind.

- The teachers should apply different activities where the students can improve their vocabulary knowledge. One activity could be that the teacher can talk about a specific topic, and while she/he is explaining the topic can mention specific word that at the end he/she can reinforce them by showing the students some flashcards in order to know if they learned the vocabulary the teacher was explaining. So, in that moment the teacher will give to the students the opportunity to recognize different words.

- Another activity that the teachers can use is the describing pictures and playing games. For example; the teacher can show the students some pictures and they will be able to describe what they are watching; so according to that they will conclude what the picture is and at the same time they are learning new words. On the other hand, they can play games such as hang man. In this game the students should be able to guess a word regarding a specific giving topic.

- Also, the teachers can give the opportunity to the students in production-based activities, for example; the teachers can give them different words where they are able to play with them and create their own story; so at that moment they are putting in practice the vocabulary they already know. To conclude, the teachers can prepare assessments that combine both recognition and production-based tasks.

Links

These links will help the teacher to find different activities in order to apply with the students using the technology in class... Link:http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/themes/fairytales.htm

Evaluation: This is a great and helpful link that helps those students who want to improve their use of vocabulary skills in the English language. It has many links with some activities, ideas, resources, and more. The site has a nice color that can motivate the students at the moment they are accessing it. It is very secure so teachers at the moment of access it won´t get any virus that can difficulty the students learning. Also, it is friendly and easy to use because it has a clear guide menu. It has a lot of reliable information according to the topic and is completely free.

Link: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/languages/american_english.htm

Evaluation: This site is intended for students who want to improve their use of vocabulary in the English language. The site provides a very good practice in the use of vocabulary according to some variations of the language. If a teachers want to use this site in order to help the students to improve their vocabulary, at the beginning will find at the left side all the activities and games related with vocabulary, so it will be easy for them to find anything they need; so, it has a lot of reliable information according to the topic. For teachers and even for students it will be easy at the moment of accessing because they won´t find any annoying virus pop up. To conclude and something very important is that the link is completely free and has a good visual light.

Link: http://www.funbrain.com/words.html

Evaluation: This site is called fun brain, FunBrain is the Internet's premier location for interactive, and give the kid the opportunity to find a lot of educational games math, vocabulary, grammar, and science for children and kids of all ages. At the top of the page you will find each option that you can select according to your needs, for example for teachers, parents, kids, free games, and quizzes. The parent option provides some tips just for them to know how to help their children to learn. Also, the teacher option provides some tips for teachers to put in practice during their class and at the same time some online quizzes that can help the teacher to assess students, and track progress, in addition to managing their grades. On the other hand, at the moment to access teachers and even parents will find a safe page because they won´t get annoying pop ups or virus while are accessing it. It is free, has good visual light and easy to manage when they are looking for any info.

Video Lesson

This is a Dora the Explorer video that a teacher can use in order to teach their students vocabulary about Christmas…

Webquest

This is a webquest that is about a fairytale of the "the two frogs" it is a guide for the teachers to use with their students at the moment they are teaching vocabulary… With this webquest the students will be able to identify new or different vocabulary and know each meaning with the teacher help…

Introduction

Two Frogs is the story of a group of frogs that live in huge wood full of colors and different animals and plants. One day, they decide to go the limits of the wood in where there is a deep pit. But, after the deep pit there is a beautiful frog paradise. There were two brave frogs that wanted to cross and there were a group of frogs that did not want to pass. Suddenly, the two frogs fell in the pit, and they were very scared and they want to return home. Meanwhile, other frogs screamed them that they will die. But, one of them was very negative and heard the negative comments of the others and then dies. But, fortunately one of them kept try and even the others gave it a negative message he was able to get out big pit successfully. This story is so full of imagination, this Web Quest including many activities that go along with the Two Frogs story. These activities will include the story's characters, events, vocabulary, and a moral.

The Task:

Fairy tale: Your task is to read the short story “Two Frogs” and develop the activities below:

Tell the names of the characters.

Describe the setting of the story

What’s the moral

Introduction

My name is Marlen, I am studying teaching and translation, and I am going to place part of my project from the Elaboration and Use of Instructional technology course that have some information about how to teach vocabulary using games and different kinds of activities… I would like you to kindly give me feedback about it…