Personal Interest blog

http://herbtiogasite.blogspot.com/

This blog was amazing. It was very complete. It is about Tango!!! OMG what else can I say about it?

It has its personal voice, the links were ok, it shows  an original point of view and the writing is great!

What a great blogspot!!!

My classmate's blog

Celia's Blog
http://teachingsources.blogspot.com/

There was a post that I really like it a lot! It was about some tips for teacher. These tips captured my attention because I definitively wanna follow them when I become a teacher

The site was very complete she has a personal voice, the links were working properly and I noticed that she loves Brazil a lot!
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Helena's blog
http://iesc15.blogspot.com/

Christmas!!! What can I say about it? It is one of my favorities eves of the year! I really like the song she posted!
Helena's blog wasn't complete when I visited, but I saw was enough because I loved it! The links I tried were very useful and I didn't have any problem with it at all
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Ellen's blog
http://ellenteachingsite.blogspot.com/

When I visited it, wasn't finished. So I posted a comment on her blog which purpose was to motivate her!
I hope she can improve it ;)

Complete Teaching Blogs

http://englishteachinglab.blogspot.com/

This blog was very complete but I couldn't become a follower of this blog.
Lame :(
I saw many practices and activities to develop the 4 english skills
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http://discussenglish.blogspot.com/

Same here! This blog is about a guy who teaches english in Japan and he tells all his experiences which makes it very interesting for me. He is teaching his song to speak english as well. And again, I couldn't become a follower of this blog :(
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http://maricarmensalas.blogspot.com/

This blog is for teaching and learning english. It was really good because it is also related to translation. But AGAIN I COULN'T become a follower :(

Is Facebook addictive?

I know that I'm not the only one who spends hours and hours in facebook. Sometimes, I need to do my assignment, but as soon as I get online I can't avoid going to facebook.

Video Lesson Plan

Final Project topic: Grammar for beginners, kids from seven to twelve
Selected video: Grammar Prepositions
URL: http://video.kidzui.com/videos/1268818?related%5Bchannel%5D=grammar
Length of video: 3 minutes
Creators (or published by): KidZui™ KidZui, The Internet for Kids Inc. © 2009. All rights reserved.

Previewing:

The purpose of this video is to teach and enhance the students’ ability when they are using prepositions 
Activity (or activities): Define in Spanish what a preposition is. This is to check if the student has any knowledge about the preposition.  Then, using some examples in Spanish the students can be motivated and excited about how to use a preposition in English.  After that, they will have to watch the video and pay close attention to all the prepositions through the examples that the video shows, so they will be able to develop the next activity
Time:  5 min

While-viewing:

They can watch the video 2 more times in order to complete the exercise
Activity (or activities): Complete this multiple choice exercise based on the preposition that you learned. In order to do that the students have to go to this site:
http://www.world-english.org/prepositions2.htm
Get in group of 4 people to do the post viewing part of the activity which is the talent show
Time: 20 min

Post-viewing:

Talent show
Activity (or activities): Students have to write a song in which they use some examples of prepositions just as the video shows. It has to have at least 10 stanzas. The most creative group gets extra points. This show will take 20 min, and 5 more minutes for preparation. An example will be given at the beginning of  the class.
Time:  25 min

Webquest!

The Process

Follow the simple steps outlined below.  Please take your time, read carefully, and work on one step at a time.  Work in groups of 4 people. 

Assignment

§     Click on the links, noun, pronoun, and linking verb, read the definitions for nouns, pronouns, & linking verbs and write the definitions for each one

§     Read each definition and write down each one on your paper.  Links are adjectives and adverbs

§     Next, we move to conjunctions, prepositions and interjections.              

§     Take the “Quiz on Prepositions” quiz

§     Complete a quick review of all parts of speech before taking the final quiz. 

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Evaluation

Once all the tasks are completed and turned in, you will be scored.  Your group grade will be based on effort and completion of all tasks.

Evaluation

Beginning 1 Developing 2 Accomplished 3 Exemplary 4 Score Task The task is incomplete and/or it is apparent that little effort went into the development of the task. At least two areas of the task were not addressed. The plan followed by the team demonstrated a moderate level of thought. At least one area of the task was not addressed. The plan followed by the team demonstrated a great deal of thought. All areas of the task were addressed and handled with a high degree of sophistication. The plan followed by the team demonstrated a great deal of thought. ____ Process: Teamwork The final product is not the result of a collaborative effort. The group showed no evidence of collaboration. The team had problems working together. Little collaboration occurred The team worked well together, but could have utilized each other's skills to a better degree. It is evident that a mutual effort and cohesive unit created the final product. ____ Process: Originality There were no original ideas expressed in this project. The ideas expressed by the body of work demonstrate a low degree of originality. The ideas expressed by the body of work are mostly original. The group may have improved upon a previous idea. The ideas expressed by the body of work demonstrate a high degree of originality. Grammar, Format , and Spelling The final body of work had major grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. The final body of work had 3-5 grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. The final body of work had 1 error related to either grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. The final body of work was free of grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. Total---> ____

Links!!!

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/writing/Kids_Writing.html


http://users.netrover.com/~kingskids/noun/noun.html

http://www.gifmania.com/ninos/estudiantes/

http://a4esl.org/

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/

http://www.softschools.com/

http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm

http://www.bingocardcreator.com/bingo-cards/english-language/irregular-verbs

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/nouns.html

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/pronouns.html

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/linkingverb.htm

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/verb/1action.htm

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/nounexplorer/index_pre.html

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/adjectve.html

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/adverbs.html#adverb

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/grammar/adjadv.htm

http://fisd.us/middle/teachers/lmartinez/diagnostic_exam.htm

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htm

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/prepositions.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0885655.html

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/preposition_quiz1.htm

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/gg.cgi?A1=m&A2=0&A3=0&AFUNCT=1&ALEVEL=1

http://fisd.us/middle/teachers/lmartinez/grammar%20quest.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/

http://grammar.about.com/od/grammarfaq/f/grammarvalue.htm

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/teaching-grammar-with-fun-learning-games.html

http://www.yourdictionary.com/grammar-rules/Grammar-for-Kids.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex1.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/past_tense_ex6.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/pres_perf_ex3.htm