Alvin Toffler's view on education

I talked to someone about this just the other day, just can't remember who.
Anyway, it's the kind of thing that makes you wonder...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04AhBnLk1-s
More on Alvin here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Toffler
Sorry I had to paste the links as the blog links just didn't work. :-(

Brownie in Australia, packing for Canada!

You were wondering where Brownie was, he was in Australia! Visit his blog and check out the photos. Now he is packing for Canada.

I will show it to my students next week. I also hope to be able to do something nice next semester, with the groups I get...because our school term ends, but Brownie's journey doesn't! Anyway, I still haven't figured out what....

Cheers!


http://browniesdiary.blogspot.com/

Say it video

http://comunicacaoculturainglesa.net/sayit/

Where have you been, BROWNIE, my dear?

"BROWNIE'S TRIP HAS BEGUN!
So, just to share with you a cute smilebox a teacher from Germany created about Brownie:http://secure.smilebox.com/ecom/openTheBox?sendevent=4d5467304e4463354e4452384d6a49344e6a63354f44553d0d0a&sb=1&campaign=email_receipt_directurl_makeyourownHe's flying today and his first stop will be sunny Australia!!! :)Follow him on his blog:http://browniesdiary.blogspot.com/"

(quoting Vanessa)

Social Bookmarking in Plain English, for the rest of us

Have you ever heard of it? I had never. It seems to be a very interesting tool, BUT I do think our blog is the right place for us to regularly share the websites we find relevant to our work.

Is there a way to do it, Giselle?

Meanwhile, enjoy it...

Beauty Pressure

Tricky treats

Train - Hey, Soul Sister (Chipmunk Version)

Thinking outside the box

The "nine dots" puzzle. The goal of the puzzle is to link all 9 dots using four straight lines or less, without lifting the pen and without tracing the same line more than once

Never Say Never - Sophia

Teacher's Day

The best thing about being a teacher, is to know that we are going to be remembered for an eternity by our students, even though we gotta work hard to make things memorable...

I know that I DO love what I do, and I DO know that I'm in the best place, with the best teachers!

Congratulations to all of us, that one day dreamt about becoming someone that makes a difference!

Hell-o-ween party. Oct.29th

Trick ou Treat, U choose.

Hell-o-ween party, kkkkkkkkk

Trick ou Treat, U choose.

panda espirrando - Sophia

Sophia

Glee - Toxic HD

Secretaries' Day!

This Is Halloween

BROWNIE'S TRIP HAS BEGUN!

So, just to share with you a cute smilebox a teacher from Germany created about Brownie:

http://secure.smilebox.com/ecom/openTheBox?sendevent=4d5467304e4463354e4452384d6a49344e6a63354f44553d0d0a&sb=1&campaign=email_receipt_directurl_makeyourown

He's flying today and his first stop will be sunny Australia!!! :)

Follow him on his blog:

http://browniesdiary.blogspot.com/

A 2.5 Year-Old Has A First Encounter with An iPad

Food for Thought

I suggested these videos about Education and Creativity to my tutor in the Early Inset and she quite liked it. I'd like to share it with you guys as well. Each video takes 10 minutes, but I assure you it is worth watching.

Part 1:


Part 2:

More than ever ...now we know...it's never too late ...

Hi Everyone,


It's never too late to let a friend know how you feel!

Bjs

Giselle

" For some moments in life there are no words." - David Seltzer

Hurricane

Pura realidade. Lindo!!! Bjs Tania

Crazy about "animotoing" - Putting Jr.D and Basic 2 together...

To start with, I decided on not wasting any paper. The students generally bring their own notebooks. Tha's more than enough.

I innitially proposed a dictation and according to vocabulary investigation previously done, I found out that many interesting coincidences lay into both levels (Jr.D and Basic 2) table of content concerning grammar... COMPARATIVES...

(Btw, Andrea, I've got to thank YOU for the excellent boys you have... :P Tell them to check out our animoto at the "mashed-up" Junior D's weblog: http://coolcrazyclass.blogspot.com/)

After having dictated 7 sentences mixing Past and Present Simple structures, the most familiar possible to all the students' ears, as well as considering variety and grading new vocabulary (which I call: vocab associations) to both groups that built up all the connections teaching ones to the others meanings of words and giving examples to each other in a crashy competitive environment, healthly controlled, though.

Dictation
1. Me and my daughter bought a present.
2. Marge and Lisa are stranger than my mom and my sister.
3. They ate a bowl of cereals for breakfast.
4. They had a glass of orange juice with lunch.
5. Cereals are cheaper than turkey.
6. Santa Claus is fatter than the teacher.
7. Winter was colder last year.

We got to the following sentence:
"Marge and Lisa Simpson ate a bowl of cereals on Christmas because it's cheaper than a turkey."
Rather complex following the contructive interational devices and strategies embedded in it.

and then, that's what we got...



Try it out and give me some feedback,



luiz.ramos@culturainglesa.net

Natural Disasters

Animoto clip created by 3 students of my Basic 5 group - They started from scratch and produced an awesome clip! Great way to revise vocab and they had lots of fun! :)


Cheers,


Giselle Santos

My wordle!   I loved it and plan on using it a lot!   thanx!

Links!

Dear All,

I am sorry for taking such a long time. Here are the links! :)

Cheers,

Giselle Santos


www.spellingcity.com
www.animoto.com
www.voki.com
www.echalk.co.uk
www.wordle.net
www.abcya.com
www.youtube.com
www.twitter.com

For kids

Do you agree with Mr. Duncan?

Do you agree with Mr Duncan?

The Milt Show

Really funny. Bjs e bom findi a todos! Tania

EXPANDING OUR BLOGGING!!!

Hey, Guys! The following will be my weekend posting...rs Afterwards, time to relax has come!

I beg you guys to take a look at 2 other interesting blogs.

http://culturaecoideas.blogspot.com/

All and any tips you might have on environmental issues, please let me know! We gotta be greener!!!

The other one will be ruling soon! I'll up load all info related to the ESZ to http://culturascavengerhunt.blogspot.com/








Waiting for your contributions!
--
More than thankful...
Luiz

What do you think of saving words... Adopt one!

http://www.savethewords.org/

Don't give them too much homework!

I love this call and her accent ...Lol

Cheers,

Giselle

WS's stairway to ART!

If you get who WS is, we'll speaking the same language...

Inspired post of >>> my first WORDLE <<< size="1">Special thanks to wordle.net.

When I born, I black

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR6geneDxtY&feature=search



This was show at ABCI. Check it out!! I loved it!!!! Tania

A great graphical dictionary

http://www.visuwords.com/?word=

It's worth a try!!!!
Bjs my friends.Tânia

Dealing with sts with ADHD

Hi folks,

I've posted this in my tumblr journal I've been doing with Michele, so I thought it could be of some help for you teachers who might have these kind od students.

What causes it? It could be genetic, but no one is sure. Could be brain injuries during pregnancy, alcohol, tobacco, food additives and lead from dying the hair.

Innattention - for at least 6 months to a degree that is maladaptive and inconsistent with developmental level;
Fails to give close attention to details;
Makes mistakes that are really silly;
Has difficulty in paying attention;
Fails to understand instructions;
Never finishes the activity;
Avoid to engage in tasks that require sustained attention;
Loses things;
Forgetful


Hyperactive student:

Talks excessively
Impulsive
Interrupts
Impatient For further information check these two sites:

www.help4adhd.org/en/treatment/scales

www.universotdah.com.br

See you Tânia

Renato Vianna - Billie Jean (JOVENS TALENTOS 2010)

My Plus 6 Digital Immersion Project

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheMasterTwo?feature=mhw5#p/a/f/1/a9cfagHi-I4
This is the link to the Youtube page my students set up last year (all my students use it).  If you click on my videos, or uploaded videos, you will find videos of cultural places in Rio where my Plus 6 students went to and recorded themselves describing that place for foreigners, for example.  I am soooooo proud!!  Every student did it, and they did a great job!!!  Of course, now we go to phase II: do it again, but better (after getting feedback)!!
M.

For those who love dogs!!

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Achmed-the dead terrorist Jingle Bombs

For the ones who are into surfing

The Annoying Orange

Have you ever felt like this? I have, LOL!

A video to start our week laughing

Friday night

Hi guys,

I know this is not the twitter, but since I haven't been able to create mine yet, I jus wanted to share with you great moments I had with Luiz and my family Friday night. Pizza and wine, what a combination!!!! We should get together one night in Leblon to do that!!!! bjs Tania

Site para usar em aula

http://www.youniverse.com/#

Hi guys,

This was mentioned inABCI 2010. It's a site that you can use in any class when teaching personalities.

See ya. Tania

Vale Encantado

Adorei a idéia do Luiz do Vale Encantado, mainly because I'm crazy about wine!!!!!

Tânia

Marcelo Adnet stand up comedy - I ROTFL'd!!

Invitation to meet the Enchanted Valley!

When it comes to thinking about the most interesting, beautiful places I've already been to,

o VALE ENCANTADO (Alto da Boa Vista - Rio de Janeiro - RJ) is one of the first spots that beat my memories.

The Valley looks at S.Conrado and Barra beaches, and besides a big sports club nearby, nothing shows up except for some houses and the surrounding forest.

Has anyone from "OUTSIDE the BOX" been there? (rs)

If so, and you have good photos to share, it will be fantastic, because I've been there a couple of times and never had the chance to take a good photo of the place. Or maybe we could all get together to pay the valley a visit...what do you think? The only restaurant there sells the best PALMARES wine from Caxias (rsrs)...specially for you, Tania! heheheh

(By the way, I stole the photo above from the Web...It's not mine...rs)

PS> I'm rather serious about organizing a tour around there...

Top 10 Things You Don't Learn About Teaching in College!

ESZ

I'm learning this guys, so hope you'll get my posting: don't forget to check on the Citizenship Project made by Luiz and let's do it with our students. Really worth it!!! Congrats my friend!! Most important: schedule on the list which is at the teacher's room.

See you soon. Tânia

Cambridge is here, let's make it!!

It's worthy posting!

New books!

What's up guys!
I'm pleased to announce that we have two new books!

Teaching Digital Natives by Marc Prensky

Don't Bother Me Mom - I'm Learning! by Marc Prensky

A great teacher is one that is eager to learn more and more, day by day.

Como dar vida ao seu Twitterego!

1.Pense em uma identidade secreta e não conte para ninguém (nem mesmo após concluir as seguintes etapas)

2.Acesse www.twitter.com

3.Crie uma conta, use sua identidade secreta como usuário e acrescente ao final do seu nome de usuário a seguinte tag _LBL. Por exemplo: garfield_LBL ou brancadeneve_LBL

4.Faça o upload de uma foto ou avatar que represente sua identidade secreta

5.Vá até o Find People, encontre e siga o perfil de @OUTBOX_LBL.Basta clicar em follow

6.Comece a seguir outras identidades como o final _LBL

7.Agora é só interagir, lembre-se de que irá twitar como seu avatar portanto vista a camisa de sua identidade

8.Pronto, o jogo começa a tomar vida e é só aguardarmos novas emoções!



Cheers,

Outside the Box

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