USING MOBILE DEVICES IN CLASS / MY FINAL PROJECT
I normally use my Ipad in class, my students are used to it. But now, we have taken a step further because I am promoting the use of SmartPhones since I want them to communicate with me using EdModo through the app this platform has both for IOS and Android. The good thing about it is that communication is more fluent and obviously quicker.
I am in as far as mobile learning is concerned. I have taken a course about it and I am learning a lot of possibilities. One of the apps that I used in the course is the one I will be using for my project - SPREAKER. This app allows to record podcasts as if they were a radio program, since you can include music, background music, audience reactions, applause, etc.
We have used a new tool, PADLET. It is quite useful when you want to post short messages or links. I think I will use it in class to include links of my students' works and put them together according to the topic we are working on. This can be done when they publish on-line on Glogster and Prezi.
Example of Padlet taken from
http://www.fundacionluminis.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Planetas.png
Apart from all that, I have a peer-partner. It is Wadha from Kuwait. She is working with her students on implementing an ICT tool to make her students speak in English. I am very interested in this skill and since my students will also focus on speaking (making a radio program), I think we have a lot in common and we will review our final projects in a very effective way and giving good and interesting feedback to one another.
WHAT WE DID FOR THE PROJECT THIS LAST WEEK
1. Students decided what the sections of the radio program want to include.
2. Students decided who the components of the different groups are going to be.
3. Students assign groups to sections.
4. Students start to work on organizing the sections they will work on and they start to write their text for the radio section.
Students let me know that they are really interested in this project because they can make their own decisions. They also let me know that all projects should be done this way.
What do you think about this?
I normally use my Ipad in class, my students are used to it. But now, we have taken a step further because I am promoting the use of SmartPhones since I want them to communicate with me using EdModo through the app this platform has both for IOS and Android. The good thing about it is that communication is more fluent and obviously quicker.
I am in as far as mobile learning is concerned. I have taken a course about it and I am learning a lot of possibilities. One of the apps that I used in the course is the one I will be using for my project - SPREAKER. This app allows to record podcasts as if they were a radio program, since you can include music, background music, audience reactions, applause, etc.
We have used a new tool, PADLET. It is quite useful when you want to post short messages or links. I think I will use it in class to include links of my students' works and put them together according to the topic we are working on. This can be done when they publish on-line on Glogster and Prezi.
http://www.fundacionluminis.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Planetas.png
Apart from all that, I have a peer-partner. It is Wadha from Kuwait. She is working with her students on implementing an ICT tool to make her students speak in English. I am very interested in this skill and since my students will also focus on speaking (making a radio program), I think we have a lot in common and we will review our final projects in a very effective way and giving good and interesting feedback to one another.
WHAT WE DID FOR THE PROJECT THIS LAST WEEK
1. Students decided what the sections of the radio program want to include.
2. Students decided who the components of the different groups are going to be.
3. Students assign groups to sections.
4. Students start to work on organizing the sections they will work on and they start to write their text for the radio section.
Students let me know that they are really interested in this project because they can make their own decisions. They also let me know that all projects should be done this way.
What do you think about this?
Hello Adriano López,
ReplyDeleteI am agree with you and I also use Mobile devices in my class. Your blog is very effective for the learners.
Mohammad Azizul Haque
Bangladesh
Hi Adriano,
ReplyDeleteAlthough we choose different draft report for this week, I'm really happy that we use same tool (padlet) for our class. Good luck for you to improve your students' skills in learning English...
Please, share your idea in facebook messenger, too. I've already added you in our yellow group FB account. Thanks very much.
Husni
Indonesia