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Animoto- Faces of Peru

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

There are so many website out there… So many tools… so many NEW tools to discover and try out… Sometimes one can forget the “good old” ones.
I have not used Animoto in a while. I should, since it is one of the GREAT companies that gives us educators a break, meaning a free [...]

Idioms- Buttering Someone Up

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

According to the Cambridge dictionary there is a difference between metaphors and idoms.
definition of idiom:
“a group of words whose meaning considered as a unit is different from the meanings of each word considered separately.”
definition of metaphor:
“an expression that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to possess similar characteristics.”
Looks like [...]

Added Images to What Could It Mean VoiceThread

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

At the beginning of 2008, I started a collaborative VoiceThread project “What Could It Mean?”Almost 1700 views and over 350 comments later, I have added two more images from Perú and I am inviting you and your students to add their comments on (from their perspective) what it could mean?
It is a perfect opportunity to [...]

Global Awareness & Global Collaboration VoiceThreads

Monday, April 7th, 2008

As of today my VoiceThread "What could it mean?" has had almost 1000 views and has drawn 357 voices. These voices are commenting on images from different countries, depicting a unique traditions, typical customs, distinctive perspectives, routines, habits and practices. Together they are painting a story how people from different countries and cultures can interpret [...]

Revenge of the Digital Immigrants

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Presented by Hall Davidson
The Revenge of the Digital Immigrants: Revise Teaching with Media Technology
What veteran teachers suspected the research has proved: 21st Century students are different. They have different attention spans, test much higher on IQ tests, and reach sophistication earlier with new social skills. The modern media environment indelible effects developing minds. Psychologists call [...]

Outsider Glimpse. Who and What is Strange?

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Crosspost from Egypt Blog .

While the boat is waking slowly to life, I am enjoying once again the quiet deck. Looking out on the West side of the boat, there are about 30+ horse carriages lined up in front of the boat�s exit. They are waiting for the passengers to get off and take them [...]

Bilingualism, Multiculturalism and Globalization

Monday, March 12th, 2007

Photo by Nathan Gibbs
In the first out of three interviews by Alan November with Dan Pink, the author of “A whole new mind”, Dan Pink talks about how his own children attend an International school in Washington.
The reason behind the choice for this school was that it is a bilingual school. Since his wife and [...]

Travel Blog to Argentina

Sunday, May 7th, 2006

Since I will be travelling back home to Argentina this summer, I am planning to create a travel blog to stay in touch with my students. I’ll try to bring the world a little closer by trying to establish a connection for them and making the exotic a little bit familiar.
So look out for the [...]