Mundos Virtuales, Educacion Conectada y Aprendizaje de Lenguas

Yep.... Mobile learning... there's a diference..

 

Some characteristics of mobile learning (CLIP)

+ Collaboration and Communication:  Students work with other students and adults in the class, in the school, in the community, in the state, in the country and or in other countries to increase their learning.  Central New York English students have students from Australia as peer reviewers for their essays.

+ Location and Mobility:  Students use their mobile devices outside of the classroom to capture information or to share localized information. Students go to a river and video record  river data for others to look at.

+ Interactivity and  Production:  Students do not just consume information, they produce it.  Students record local history from their town to share with others.

+ Purpose and Goals: Students focus on the big learning, the essential learning. They put information together as in project- based learning about the math involved in a garden. -

 

Herramentas y mas herramientas.. ideas y mas ideas de como integrar herramientas y pedagogia...

Really important... :)

mmmm.. thinking on how can I use the concept of gamification in my class.. maybe giving badges and certifications.. we already have tasks.. we could give a badge for social network interaction in our facebook group..like 10 participations in the group give you a golden batch or something.. mmmmm... 

Just great... :)

Excelente recurso...

“How often will you hear that failure is an option? Sounds very defeatist! However, failure can be a valuable experience. Humans make mistakes, but they learn from their mistakes. A game-based learning experience personifies the practice of learning through failure. Jolie Barker, an innovative teacher, showcases her experiences with game-based learning and the rewards of higher scores on tests—and better behavior from engaged and excited students—in the following article she wrote for eSchool News.”

La Colaboración no es una habilidad del Siglo XXI,
es esencial en el Siglo XXI

En una reciente entrada publicada en el blog oficial de Google, esta empresa identificó las siguientes habilidades o cualidades clave para los empleados del Siglo XXI:

“...habilidades de comunicación. Reunir (Marshalling) y comprender que la evidencia a su disposición no es útil a no ser que usted pueda comunicar en forma efectiva sus conclusiones”.

 “...jugadores de equipo. Prácticamente todos los proyectos de Google los manejan grupos pequeños. Las personas deben poder trabajar bien en equipo y desempeñarse de acuerdo a las expectativas de este”. [4]

Si miramos la publicación de UNESCO “Los cuatro pilares de la Educación, Aprender: La Educación encierra un tesoro”, la colaboración es elemento clave de cada uno de los cuatro pilares [5]:

• Aprender a conocer 
• Aprender a hacer 
• Aprender a vivir juntos, aprender a vivir con los demás 
• Aprender a ser

this ..looks interesting.. I will give it a try and let you know.. just in case you go first... let me know.. ;)

cartoons.. to tell a story...

researching on tools to integrate in the class... 

yep... 

My favorite machinima maker... 

nowadays teenagers are:

 •      More technologically-oriented.•      Quicker thinkers.•      More informed about general subjects.•      Less capable of spending much time concentrated on a single thing•      More willing to consume.•      More restless, more energetic.•      Often perceived as ´disrespectful´ by elders or/and authorities.•      More individualistic.•      More capable of multi-tasking.•      Less sensitive to people’s needs.•      Bored quickly.•      Eager for challenges.

Excelente articulo... de facil lectura y de mucho provecho...