22/09/14
This
morning we have learned how to use Hot Potatoes, a software designed for
teachers to create activities and/or quizzes. It is really interesting because
it has five modalities or types of exercises: matching, quizzes, crosswords,
filling the gaps and ordering sentences. To check out how it works we have
developed two different exercises with one (at least) image inside them and we
have sent it through MiAulario.
Personally,
I think it’s a very useful tool for teachers to create our own activities to
revise content and/or to assess our students’ knowledge, at the same time they
enjoy practising English. It is also really beneficial for kids because they
receive an instant feedback. I’m sure I will take advantage of this programme
in the future.
24/09/2014
In this practical session, we have learned a
lot of useful tools. The first thing we have done is to download a video from
YouTube and to cut it using different programmes such as: MovieMaker and
PowerPoint. The aim of cutting the video was to transcribe the monologue and to
add some subtitles to upload it to DotSub. We were able to modify it by adding
some effects or translations with Animoto.
I think this is really important for us to know
because we will need to download videos to present to our children. We will also
need to have them subtitled if we want that our students understand and follow
them.
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