Well, this is it we are getting to the end of this adventure... Now..one of the most popular questions is.... Teacher.. How do I upload a PPP to my blog...?... *sighs* well, here we go... Hope this helps....
1. After your PPP is ready .. go to http://www.authorstream.com .. then just follow the pictures... have fun!
Hello, there! Well, we are entering the third term of the trimester and it's time for us to find out how much we have achieved during our time together. Our final project is an interesting assessment exercise... Where we will working different skills like writing, speaking, listening and reading. We'll practice:
How to work in groups to collaborate, cooperate, share, teach and learn together.
How to integrate different technological tools: creating and designing a power point presentation, audio recording, power point uploading, posting to a blog, sharing in social networks, like facebook, and twitter.
Transferring the knowledge got during our classes and using it to talk about different topics from the ones discussed in class.
Well, next week... we'll be having our second term exams. So, as a way to remind you what we covered this term I made this checklist for you to know if you have done your homework:
1. Got a blog and my name is in the list of bloggers for this trimester: Bloggers Jan-Apr 2011
2. In my blog I posted:
a. A post about going green and being eco friendly.
b. Got an avatar and wrote about it in my blog: Jose Mejias' blog
c. Work on my worldlink exercises.
d. Posted my lesson homework:
Level 2
Units 9 and 10 homework: Daily Routine and Home Sweet Home Level 3
Units 3 and 4: Shopping and describing what's in my city Level 4
Units 9 and 10: Memories and health poster. Level 5
Units 3 and 4: Misteries, fables, crime story and family trends and other trends.
3. Registered to My ELT and did my exercises on line. My ELT Codes
4. I am following my teacher in Facebook, Twitter and in the class blog.
5. Shared my work on Facebook and Twiter.
6. Visit and left comment to my classmates' blogs.
Well... Hope you had fun this term and that you have learned and practiced your English and got multiliterated and connected to your community of learning and practice.
Susy came to SL today... we went to Paris 1900 with MaryOrtega and also had he chance to meet Lady Pandora.. a friend that lives in the Mist. The Mist is where URBE EFL Center is located. This is the conversation we had:
[17:12] Pionia Destiny: greetings, lady pandora
[17:12] Pionia Destiny: how are you?
[17:12] Pionia Destiny: this is one of my students from real life
[17:12] Pandora Fireguard: Greetings, Lady Pionia
[17:13] Pandora Fireguard: How are you?
[17:13] Pionia Destiny: fine thanks.. and you my dear
[17:13] Pionia Destiny: I am showing her SL..
[17:13] Pandora Fireguard: Greetings, miss.
[17:13] Pandora Fireguard: A pleasure to meet you.
[17:13] susy22ve: Hello Pandora
[17:13] Pandora Fireguard: Smiles
[17:14] Pandora Fireguard: I hope you are having fun in Second Life.
[17:14] Pandora Fireguard: I am from the United States.
[17:14] Pandora Fireguard: From the east coast,
[17:15] Pandora Fireguard: The region is called New England.
[17:15] susy22ve: yes, it is very funny
[17:15] Pandora Fireguard: and I am from the state of Connecticut, two hours from New York City.
[17:15] susy22ve: I'm from venezuela.
[17:16] Pandora Fireguard: Oh, how nice. I have heard Venezuela is very nice.
[17:16] susy22ve: yes, it is beautifull
[17:16] Pionia Destiny: Susy has a beautiful little girl...
[17:17] Pandora Fireguard: And you have good gas prices. Do you make gas from plants?
[17:17] Pandora Fireguard: To drive your cars?
[17:17] Pandora Fireguard: Bio fuel?
[17:17] Pionia Destiny: no... *shakes.. her head*
[17:17] Pionia Destiny: we produce oil..
[17:18] Pionia Destiny: we kill the planet... :(
[17:18] Pandora Fireguard: oh, i know you produce it for export, but i thought you use bio fuel, too.
[17:18] susy22ve: the price is very low
[17:18] Pandora Fireguard: i have learned something.
[17:19] Pandora Fireguard: indeed.
[17:19] Pandora Fireguard: You are fortunate to be with Miss Pionia.
[17:19] Pandora Fireguard: smiles
[17:19] Pandora Fireguard: She is very nice and very smart.
[17:19] susy22ve: teacher i need to go. to sleep my baby.
[17:20] Pionia Destiny: well, my dear.. it was a pleasure to talk to you...
[17:20] Pionia Destiny: that's OK.. my dear..
[17:20] Pionia Destiny: it's getting late..
[17:20] Pandora Fireguard: It was a pleasure to meet you.
[17:20] Pionia Destiny: thanks for your kidness lady Pan...
[17:20] Pionia Destiny: smiles
[17:20] Pandora Fireguard: Please come whenever you like.
[17:20] susy22ve: pandora nice to meet you, i wait see you later
[17:20] Pandora Fireguard: Thank you for bringing her, Miss Pionia.
[17:20] Pionia Destiny: besitos, my dear
[17:21] Pionia Destiny: i will see you tomorrow
[17:21] susy22ve: bye
[17:21] susy22ve: see you
[17:21] Pandora Fireguard: Besitos
[17:21] susy22ve: besitos
[17:21] Pandora Fireguard: Bye.
[17:21] susy22ve is Offline
Well, next week... we'll be having our first term exams. So, as a way to remind you what we covered this term I made this checklist for you to know if you have done your homework:
Level 2
Units 7 and 8 homework: Schedule and celebrations Level 3
Units 1 and 2: Personal presentation + physical description, collage- What's people doing: feeling and gestures Level 4
Units 7 and 8: Changes and plans, heroes: personal, local, from the past and a modern hero. Level 5
Units 1 and 2: collage with people in my life and a high school memory, Describing Food, compare dos restaurants.
3. Registered to My ELT and did my exercises on line. My ELT Codes
4. I am following my teacher in Facebook, Twitter and in the class blog.
5. Shared my work on Facebook and Twiter.
6. Visit and left comment to my classmates' blogs.
Well... Hope you had fun this term and that you have learned and practiced your English and got multiliterated and connected to your community of learning and practice.
The English Daily Workout is a great site where you will find great exercises to improve your vocabulary and practice your English... this exercise explains the use of the idioms related to the RED color. what do you think this idioms mean?.. think a little before you follow the link.. then go to he page and read what they mean and have fun doing the exercise.
First term Jan 16, 2011 3:00 PM Feb 7, 2011 10:00 PM
Second term Feb 13, 2011 7:00 AM Mar 14, 2011 7:00 PM
Third term Mar 20, 2011 7:00 AM Apr 11, 2011 7:00 AM
Buy your books and use your book key + our course key to register to the online workbook..
Baby, you're a firework!!!! Are you a firework?... mmmm. Let's see.. how are fireworks?.. what words would you use to describe a firework?.. During this week we discussed fireworks in class. We Googled the word and we got:
Fireworks are a class of explosivepyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event (also called a fireworks show or pyrotechnics) is a display of the effects produced by firework devices. Fireworks competitions are also regularly held at a number of places. Fireworks (devices) take many forms to produce the four primary effects: noise, light, smoke, and floating materials (confetti for example). They may be designed to burn with colored flames and sparks including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and silver. Displays are common throughout the world and are the focal point of many cultural and religious celebrations. (this was taken from wikipedia)
Well, in Venezuela as well as in the United States and many parts of the world, people love fireworks. You can see an aerial fireworks show at an amusement park, baseball game, Fourth of July celebration (in the U.S.A) or on New Year's Eve. Fireworks have a special and beautiful magic all their own -- a good show is absolutely amazing.
After reading and discussing about Fireworks we ended up with a list of words and phrases:
This is from wikipedia:
* aesthetic an entertainment purposes. * fireworks display, fireworks event, fireworks show * noise, light, smoke, and floating materials (confetti for example) * burn with colored flames and sparks: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and silver * focal point of many cultural and religious celebrations.
If you want to see what all these words and expression mean, just press ALT + click on the right button of the mouse and you'll see the definition and have the chance to listen and practice the pronunciation of the word you are curious about. Like in the picture:
Now, watch the following video by Katty Perry
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting thought the wind
Wanting to start again
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
......Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in
Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that tehre's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em goin "Oh, oh, oh!"
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
After watching the video, reading the lyrics, singing and discussing about it : What's your take on it? Do you like it? yes? No?, why?... What did you like the most? what phrase do you like in it? ... What's the message?
Teacher says... this video and song represents the spirit of this class... what does she mean? do you agree with it?. Well, write your answer here as a comment or post it in Facebook or in your blog... don't forget to share your post in Facebook or Twitter... to #URBEEFL, #EFL, #ESL, #URBE
