TEACHING AND LEARNING

Hi again! Today I am going to show you how we can do a Clil lesson with pictures from internet. We have to take care with the photos that we choose from internet because there have authors and we have to be respectful with the copyright. At the end of the post; there will be the links where you can to download images and see the authors and the Creative Commons. ARE WE HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY? It´s very important be an example for little children in many cases. One of the most important is the nutrition.  I do a lesson related with the importance of eating healthy food. Also my students will learn to distinguish between good food and fast food. They will learn which aliments they should avoid and which others should consume more frequently.   They will share with their classmates what they usually eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  I will make four activities with the different pictures that I have chosen.  The first one is try to identif...

Hi everybody! Today I`m going to talk about the use of avatars in education. First of all, we need to know what is an avatar. Is an image that represents an animal, a person or a thing that we can use with the objective of keeping our identity secure. MY AVATAR Here you have my avatar. My name is Lora. I am 10 years old. I am a explorer and I learned all that I know from my parents. I`m lost in a temple and I need help from the third graders. I am very interested in science, history and also in traveling. I usually travel a lot, but normally with friends or family. This time is different, I am alone and I need help to solve the riddles. I came here, looking for a treasure. During my trip I will ask to my friends from third grade. HOW TO CREATE AN AVATAR In my case I have used an application that is called "Toontastic". I chose that one because is not registration requires and is easy to use. I will use the avatar with children in scien...

Hi everybody, Today I would like to show you how to create a blog. If you are a person who is not very good at using technologies, don't worry! It is so easy!. I have created with  Blogger , but there are more options  to do it.  You can create one following these steps: STEP 1 Search on internet: BLOGGER STEP 2 First of all you have to create an account with an user and a password. STEP 3 Choose a title and make a description about yourself and what you want to show through the blog. Then setting the background, the type of letter, the gidgets, plugins, etc. When you have all ready, you can start doing your first post. Try to be original and creative. Why create a blog?  I have to say that as a teacher I consider very important share your ideas and also consider the ideas of the rest of your colleges. If you want to keep in touch with different people and learn from them this is the way.  To be a good blogger, you only n...