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A New Way to Publish - Palestra online

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This video is an explanation of what Web 2.0 is, a look at how it benefits children, a closer look at blogs and wikis and tips on how to get started. The lecturer talks about:

What does Web 2.0 mean?
How does it benefil teaching and learning?
How do blogs and wikis work?
How do you get started with Web 2.0?

Watch and learn!

Students today

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Have you ever wondered how hard you should try to get to know the digital world? I know many teachers are actually afraid of dealing with computers, afraid of trying, not willing to spend their time learning about this new world? I guess after watching this video, teachers will give it a second thought. How can we help the "digital natives" take advantage of what there is available to become more creative, to be themselves and learn their own way?

Fabiana´s Farewell Party

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Last night, we said our farewells to Fabiana Bridi who is moving to Australia for a year. We´re all very happy she will be able to fulfill her dream of living abroad and study more. Luiz was our host and as always we had lots of wonderful things to eat and drink. Renato, Angela´s husband played the guitar and Angela showed us her beautiful voice. Rafael, Fabiana´s sweetheart, made all of us cry when he literally gave Fabiana his heart. What a great get together!

Fabiana, we all wish you great moments in Australia and keep us informed in your blog and twitter about your new adventure.

Fabiana´s blog http://eaustralia.blogspot.com/

Fabiana, click on the music icon and listen to the song. As it says, you´re stuck to our heart like a tatoo.

DISCUSSION: Blogging Activities

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This is a discussion proposed by Carla Arena in which different teachers propose blogging activities. Listen to different teachers and you can participate too using a microphone, a webcam or writing a text. Have a look!
http://voicethread.com/#u1749.b60742.i314676

TTC - Pre-Service training

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Dear teachers,

These are the links to the ppt presentations used during the pre-service training. Hope it´s helpful.

Learning with the geese

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Dear Colleagues,

Welcome back from a deserved rest. So what did you do, did any of you travel? Well, we coordinators are getting everything ready for a smooth start. You will be receiving your list of groups shortly and our first preparation will take place on 8th Feb at Un Centro as usual. Some of us (Camila Sousa, Danúbia, Fabiana and I) have been attending an online workshop about blogging, if anyone is interested , you can still enroll at :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blogging4educators/

One of the member of this group shared a very interesting video with us which I thought appropriate to inspire us for next semester. The topic is group work. Watch the video and let´s learn from the geese!

Lessons From Geese
Colocado por jamsoun

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My greetings to you:

Get a Voki now!

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Teachers interested in taking TKT or in studying about teaching methodology. This interesting video which seems childish at first shows different techniques used by teachers and then asks you questions about the RATIONALE behind each one. VERY INTERESTING indeed!
http://www.in2english.com.cn/media_file/flashs/1859/index.swf

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Watch Teachers and students saying why Blogging can be an interesting learning tool.

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ASSERTIVENESS
I found this presentation in the Learning with Computers blog and found it very relevant to us. Have a look!

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Our Peace week

Thank you so much to all the teachers who contributed and got involved in the project. You can have a look at the photos (posters, pinwheels and video) at the Cultura Inglesa blog http://culturainglesaudi.blogspot.com/ . Remember to tell your students to invite their parents to have a look.

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THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE - 21st Sept (Friday)

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

A song for Peace Day: Somewhere over the rainbow / What a wonderful world (HAWAIIAN)

Did you know about this special day? Why don´t we do something special on the previous days? An online colleague of mine , Nick Peachey, shared this interesting site with wonderful ideas for classroom use. I believe this is a unique opportunity to teach more than just English. Have a look at the site:
http://communicty.wikispaces.com/Peace (powerpoint presentations, films and activities)

A young man called Jeremy Gilley , the creator of an organization called Peace one Day, made this great video urging us to do something about PEACE on 21st Sept. Watch it and be inspired.
This is the link to the film:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid933119041/bctid933518995

A wonderful project : Pinwheels for Peace

http://www.pinwheelsforpeace.com/

WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO YOU WANT? Great Video.

A blog about peace : http://choose-peace.blogspot.com/ (Ramona's blog)

This is a vocabulary quiz about Peace: http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/quizview.php?id=575

Article about Gandhi: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/50664.stm

Video: "Stand up for Peace" Really Powerful!

Invite students to leave a comment in the following blog:
http://notreblog.edublogs.org/2007/07/21/23/

A video from Ramona´s blog
http://s131.photobucket.com/albums/p316/rddietrich/?action=view&current=Peace3_1.flv

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TDC- Teacher´s Development Course

Have a look at the workshops we´re having this Friday. Hope to see all teachers there.

*Effective Use of Multimedia Resources
*Starting with a Bang - Warmers
* Kill the dictation nightmare
* Integrating technology into the classroom

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E-BOARD TRAINING

The online training was unavailable for some time but you can start learning how to use e-board by clicking on the link below. Choose the course which is free. You'll be asked to create a free account and then have fun. Remember to read instructions carefully.
http://prometheanlearning.com/uk/course/category.php?id=2

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Dennis (in Germany) interviews Illya (from Switzerland): (online colleagues)

Listen to a teacher interviewing another teacher about various topics related to teaching. Great Interview! Well done Dennis and Illya!
http://www.webcastacademy.net/node/1114

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TOP TEN TOOLS
We can learn a lot by looking at this list of favourite sites written by people who are involved with education. I wanted to share with you.
http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/index.html

These are MY TOP TEN TOOLS.

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LABCI 2007 - São Paulo
We had a great freezinnnggg time at SP in July. The workshops were very interesting and helped us bring ideas for next semester. The only drawback was the weather. check out some of the photos taken, there are other pictures at the Cultura Inglesa Uberlandia website.