Sunday, March 30, 2014
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
QUIZLETS
Connecting to the internet: http://quizlet.com/26377033/mdl-internet-and-www-glossary-flash-cards/
Using a smartphone: http://quizlet.com/9790290/using-a-smartphone-flash-cards/
computing fundamentals: http://quizlet.com/31162442/ic3-computing-fundamentals-software-and-hardware-interaction-flash-cards/
sofware and hardware: http://quizlet.com/18451973/stk-cint1-definitions-computers-and-internet-software-and-hardware-flash-cards/
storage media: http://quizlet.com/18093988/dc-ii-unit-1-hardwaresoftware-and-storage-media-flash-cards/
computer language: http://quizlet.com/22272000/computer-language-flash-cards/
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
Revision activities: study cards and tests
computer terminology
study: http://quizlet.com/38539468
computer networks terms
study: http://quizlet.com/33156453
Revision activities: study cards and tests
parts of a computer and internet terminology
study: http://quizlet.com/9135595
internet vocabulary
study: http://quizlet.com/2260570
study: http://quizlet.com/21369619
computer and internet problems
study: http://quizlet.com/5648414
living online
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Revision activities: flash cards and tests
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Saturday, March 22, 2014
Friday, March 21, 2014
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Digital storytelling e competenze
As an ESP teacher in a technical school for the last several years, I have often used digital storytelling as a learning activity. Allowing students to create their own digital stories has proven to be a highly effective means of ensuring that students remember what they learn.
Digital storytelling empowers students to be confident communicators and creators of media as they gain essential 21st-century literacy skills and reach deeper understanding in all areas of the curriculum.
This technique is a combination of the old storytelling tradition and new technology. With increasing
availability of computerized devices in schools, various forms of digital media production have become quite common as approaches to learning.
A digital story is essentially any combination of a spoken narrative and a number of visuals, perhaps with
a soundtrack - along with new technologies to edit and share the story.
Although the concept of digital storytelling is closely linked to the use of new technology, we shouldn't forget that it is always the story and not the technology that teachers should focus on. We should merge the digital skills with the literate education; this is where teachers still have a role to play, even in the digital age.
In my teaching practice I often have students practice digital storytelling to help them develop basic oral,
written and digital skills, or simply content understanding.
After adopting the flipped classroom approach, I have almost entirely eliminated lectures. Students watch video lessons at home, and devote classroom time to working in small groups creating digital stories. They write their own multimedia presentations about the latest gadgets and technology topics, such as "online dangers", the primary components of a computer, cognitive computing, or biometrics, etc. Then they present their video creations to the class.
By following the above format, students practice the following skills:
1. RESEARCHING: Students do extensive research on the topics they have chosen
2. SCRIPT WRITING: Writing skills (a critical part of the learning process) are improved.
3. RESOURCE SELECTION: The most appropriate images, video clips, and
other media, to convey targeted ideas are chosen, as well as the best media for the presentation
( Prezi, digital magazine, movie trailer)
4. VOICE OVERS: Narration of the script adds authenticity to the videos and improves
public speaking skills
5. COLLABORATION: By working in groups, students are active in the learning process.
They learn interdependence, individual accountability social skills. (Other advantages of
cooperative learning include easy management of content, visible tracking of students' activity,
and flexibility of organizing new ideas).
6. PRESENTATION - Students deliver their presentation to a real audience. (The best presentations
are preserved in an e-portfolio that I publish on my blog and I use them again the following year for the
introduction of new lessons or as part of a multimedia textbook. My students create the videos and
lessons that I will use to "flip" my future classes. They learn not only from their own digital storytelling productions, but also from those of former and current peers.
7. TECHNICAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT - During the many hours spent editing videos, students
have to decide when to zoom, which image is best, when to add voice overs, etc. Learning these
technical skills enable students to create progressively more interesting and engaging videos.
8. CREATIVITY EXPRESSION - The creative use of technology is perhaps the most interesting
aspect of digital storytelling.
Monday, March 10, 2014
Digital portfolio: a collection of my students' projects
An animation: the main components of a computer
A Prezi presentation: what's inside a computer?
An online quiz
A blog on wearable computers
A digital magazine on augmented reality
A video: Hackers
A narrated slideshow
Video: students introduce the app they have created
a WIDEO presentation: selfies and online dating
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Saturday, March 8, 2014
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