The end comes...

Hi everyone!!

In this post I am going to show you my final project (artifact). Until the last moment I did not know how making my artifact, at first I thought about recording a video in which I explained a summary of the subject and its activities, then I thought to make an interactive image with Genial.ly but finally I decided to use a new tool known as "VideoScribe" was a bit risky because I have never used it and I have had to watch some explicit videos to learn how to use it.

VideoScribe is a tool that offers many possibilities in the edition of objects and animation, the only problem is that you can not add videos and if you want to download your designs you have to sign up and pay at least a month, if not you make the video has as background the logo of VideoScribe.  I have also used iMovie to record and add the audio of my explanation and the music is a clip that is included in the tool itself.

Next, you can see my artifact (I hope you like it):

Then, I will show a short summary about each of the activities we have done during the subject. There have been 17 activities distributed in 8 blocks (except for the first activity) which I mention one by one throughout my artifact but if you want to see them individually, I leave the links of each of them in the name of the activity.

Activity 1 - Welcome Forum

Block 1 - First things first.

• Creating a blog. Create my blog through Blogger

• Create your own avatar. To create my avatar I used Bitmoji and for the welcome video on the blog I used RawShort and iMovie.

Block 2 - Respect for authorship.

• Creative Commons. I have never used this resource before, but I will always take it into account now.

• The attribution of the image for a CLIL class. I carried out the activity directed to the learning of the respiratory system through an image of OpenSax College.

Block 3 - Content Curation and disemmination

• Content Curation. In the CLIL material search for my lesson I was driving Pinterest, Symbaloo and List.ly. Finally, I decided to choose the picture because I had already used it before.

• Twitter. Through this well-known social network among all those who went to class that day we created a Tiny Story (#tinystory_URJC), it was a very fun activity because you barely had time to answer a tweet when several colleagues had already answered before. We had a great time that afternoon.

Block 4 - Think, design and present.

• Educational Slideshows. In this activity I used an incredible tool as it is Genial.ly, I had met her a couple of weeks before and the truth was that I liked it worse but I did not know all the possibilities it offers. It is a super good resource, although it is somewhat complex.

Block 5 - Visualize and share.

• Comics. The activity consisted in creating a comic in which feelings will be shown. For this activity I discovered Pixton which is a simple tool that provides many resources to make an original comic. At first I misunderstood the activity and my first comic did not meet the criteria so I had to create a second one (sincerely, I liked the latter more). The only problem I saw so much in this as in other applications to create comic is that after the time free trial if you do not pay a pack you can not do anything with the comic.

• Mindmaps. Some time ago I had made mental maps with the iPad but never before had done with the computer and the truth is very different. For this activity I used Coogle, a tool that at first seems complicated, but when you take 5-10 minutes managing it, you verify that it is simple and intuitive.

• Infographics. Although I had seen this resource many times, I did not know what they were called or how to do them. In order to do my infographic on the adjectives I tried Easel.ly and Piktochart but I could not learn to use them and I remembered that with Genial.ly there was also that option so I was encouraged to try it with this last tool and finally I could do my infographic how I wanted.

Block 6 - Podcast it!

• Podcasting. For this activity, I had to first write a script in Google Docs, then I recorded my podcast through Soundcloud and finally create three music lists, one for each moment of the class, (with Souncloud too). It has been one of the activities that has cost me the most because I had to record the video 4 times because the first three times a day was going to keep it erased but it was a good experience.

Block 7 - Flip it!

Group Work

• Storyboard a video project. The task was to create a script about the video that we would record the following week, so we had to be very clear about what we wanted to record, the materials we would need and, most importantly, what objective we had with the video. Throughout this activity we use Pixton (comic), Google Doc (script) and Twitter (share photos).

• Record your video clip. The activity was done in INTEF where we had a chroma to record our video which was later edited with iMovie and GarageBand.

Individual Work

• #twima8. The world is my audience. The activity consisted of recording the first personal experience as a teacher with Flipgrid. In my case, I explained my experience as an au pair in the United States because I have been working as a teacher in a school for a short time. The activity was great because I could see the experiences of classmates and know them a little more.

• Webinar. It consisted in a seminar in which Mª Jesús explained different aspects and courses that INTEF provides to teachers free of charge and with several possibilities in terms of working time.

Block 8 - Farewell

• Artifact. It is the penultimate work of the subject and is the one you are reading right now. That is, a summary of all those activities that we have carried out and the tools we have learned to use.

• Goodbye Forum. It is the last activity, in it we had to choose three tools that have made us improve our digital competence and create our own meme about the subject.

Throughout the subject I have seen how I have been improving little by little in the digital competition, I have learned to use new tools and discovered that ICTs can be used in many ways. It has been a very complete subject, with many jobs that took a long time of preparation, but when I finished making them, I realized that I had learned new things and that comforted me.

I just have to thank my colleagues and my teacher Mª Jesús for teaching me so much and helping me to improve day after day with each of the works and discover a new world that I would like to continue learning every day.

I hope you have enjoyed each one of the posts!

BEA :D

"Are you alright?"

Hi everybody !!

Finally I can show you the video I made together with my classmates  and that I made a small preview in the last post through the script.
You can follow us in our personal Twitter: Alba (@LaProfe_Alba), Jaime (@RayosCorner), Pedro (@peter_teachs) and Ramón (@RamonEstruch) and me (@beapf12)

Our video has finally been called "Are you alright?" And you can see it below:





It seems to be an easy job but the creation process takes many hours of dedication. In the first place, we had to distribute the functions that each one of us was going to have and make the draft so that we all knew at all times that he was going to treat the video and be able to consult the script at any time. Later we were recording each one of the clips that were going to compose the video where we had to make some modifications with respect to the first idea we had because Alba could not go where we recorded and so that she could leave we adapted her part of the clip recording through a video call and showing a current reality such as being able to assist the doctor without leaving the house simply through technology. After recording each clip I played edit, a more complicated part from my point of view and from which I commissioned with the help of Ramón. We had to learn how to handle iMovie with scenes with Croma because we had not done it before, then go editing each clip and then join them little by little along with the images we wanted to appear on the screen while Pedro was talking. We finished the video by adding the music at the beginning and end with GarageBand and iMovie.

As you can see I do not appear in the video because during the recording I was helping Jaime (recorder) to record the audio of each scene and sometimes showing the text to my teammates.

As I have already said before, my role has been that of an editor. What does it consist of? My role has been to cut out the parts of the videos that were not useful, join some scenes with others and add title, scene of credits and transitions between each of the parts that make up the video. I "made" the final video with the help of Ramón in some parts

We chose the rights of the people because we think it is a complex issue but all students should know, through this video we seek to achieve the following objectives:

• Know human rights.
• Know the difference between several situations where rights are present
• Be aware that not all people enjoy the same rights due to the situations in which we find ourselves
• Learning to work cooperatively
• Respect the opinions of other people.
• Use ICTs to search for information and perform work.

Honestly, at the beginning of the activity I was not sure how useful it would be for me, both personally and professionally, but as the work progressed I have seen that learning in the use of this type of tools and their use is enormous because thanks to resources like this I can show my students a thousand contents or teach them to use it so they can make mini-clips and develop their digital competence in another way. Also, I can also use it for my personal field and I love that.

In the future, I would like to use this tool in the different subjects that I teach to my students (mathematics, language, social sciences, natural sciences and religion) but mainly in the areas of Social Sciences and Natural Sciences since it is taught contents that If they are seen through videos, they are clearer and more motivating.

I think both the use of chroma and the use of tools such as iMovie and GarageBand offer a range of learning possibilities within the digital competition that motivate us to continue researching its use and also in the learning of content.

The truth that this activity has been a great adventure, I was delighted to be able to verify that I am capable of editing videos when at first I thought that it would be almost impossible for me. I will continue working with video editors because now I really want to continue learning about it and make my own videos.


Hope you like it!!

BEA :D

My experience in USA

Hello everybody!!

Today I would like to share with you a very special time in my life and that I will never forget, for this I will have the help of #twima8 (The World Is My Audience, 8th edition). Twima is a digital collaborative project that allows sharing with the rest of the world own experiences that may or may not be related to each other. Thanks to Twima you can learn new things, in my case from the educational field, thanks to the experiences of others, something that I love.

I recorded the video through ... Flipgrid! Yes! Here we have a new digital tool that can help us to make millions of things like videos for class, gifts, etc. In addition, it is very simple to use just need a minute to know how to use and master it easily. Something that has fallen in love with Flipgrid is that you can bond with the rest of the people, in my case with my classmates (#ictclil_urjc) who are also recording their experiences to share with everyone as you can see below...

While I was using Flipgrid I started to have some ideas on how to use it in the classroom with my students. The first option that came to my mind was to introduce Flipgrid in class so that the students will present themselves in an original way to the rest of the classmates, so would the teachers of the group but then I thought that a hastag could be created through which students throughout the course shared their experiences in school, their concerns, their achievements and even create different togs for specific topics (#torneodefutbol; #lecturadivertida, #music ...) where students could communicate and share information with the rest of students not only of the class but at the stage or center level. 

Having participated and already become part of # twima8 gives me a lot because I love telling my experiences to help other people who maybe are afraid to do something like what you have done. And see the experiences of others comfort me because sometimes we think that we are alone before some situations or that it can only happen to you but listening to others prove that almost all of us are in very similar situations.

I hope you enjoy my experience and, of course, I'll soon be back with another Flipgrid video, I'm sure of it: D



 Bea

Video Challenge Storyboard

Hello group!

Do you remember that a few weeks ago I showed you how to make a storytelling? Well, this time I have used this resource again to do a group work with Jaime, Alba, Ramón and Pedro. The 5 together we have worked to create a Video Challenge Storyboard and introduce "People's Rights" to children through this project.

Throughout the activity we have used different tools for each of the parts that compose it.

We started writing a script to be able to organize all the ideas we had in mind and translate the information we wanted to get to the children. For the script we have used Google Doc, then I embed the script so you can see what it is about and how we have approached the subject that you can see later in a new blog post !!





After making the script, the next step was to tell the idea of ​​the video with images, for this we have created a storytelling with Pixton, it is simple and simple because our idea is that as a final project, the students, once they have seen the video, be able to add dialogue to the images.


The main goal that we want to achieve with children is that they learn what the rights of the people are so that later they can carry out an investigation about the rights, however, this time they have to do it on the rights of the children.


Hope you like it!!
Bea

Webinar - Online Learning and Digital Educational Competence

Hi again, everybody!!!

Do you want to learn new ways to use digital competence but do not have time? Would you like to continue training but without having to go to class? Have you always wanted to do a gamification course, ABP or similar but are expensive and do not have money to do all those courses?

Well I bring you the solution, these weeks that I have not published anything (lately, I have a lot of work) I've been thinking how could help you improve your resume without having to go to college, studying at your own pace and, also, for free .

I found the solution in a webinar on "Online Learning and Digital Educational Competence" (online) last Tuesday thanks to one of my professors from the University who taught it and gave us the opportunity to attend.

Then I will summarize what it consisted of and all the necessary information about the different online courses offered.

The webinar was given by Maria Jesús García San Martín, Head of the Area of ​​Training in Network and Social Networks in the National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (INTEF), you can follow her on her Twitter (@mjgsm)

The session began with the speaker explaining that INTEF proposes a new path for online teacher training, which adapts to working time and the interests of learners. This new online training is known as "Aprende INTEF", María Jesús defined it as a learning puzzle because each course works in a digital competition and they join in the portfolio which would be the puzzle.

"Aprende INTEF" is composed of a wide variety of resources, it is rare that someone does not find something that suits their needs because "Aprende INTEF" is designed so that we can all continue to train.

María Jesús continued explaining each of the resources that make up this puzzle. Next, I am going to explain briefly explain each of them:

• EduPills is an application aimed at teachers, it can be used on any digital device although it is recommended that it be used on the mobile phone or on ipad. EduPills's main objective is for teachers to develop their skills in digital competence quickly and easily. They can be done in any free time you have because they do not require more than 15-20' each pill.

• MoocIntef consists of an open learning where collaborative work is the star element. MoocIntef provides a wide variety of online courses where, apart from developing digital skills, the professional component is also developed. The courses require an average of 5 hours per week of work, the duration of the courses varies from 4 to 5 weeks depending on the subject. Some of the courses that can be found in MoocIntef are: gasification in the classroom, virtual reality in education, project-based learning, etc.

• NoonIntef was presented by Maria Jesus as Nano courses which have as a function the learning of mass, it lasts between 160-180 minutes each, equivalent to 1 week. These courses deal with topics of great relevance to teachers and go directly to important information such as designing a digital collaborative project, visualize thoughts and ideas, solve with creativity and even learn to program a game through applications.

• SpoocIntef are online courses that facilitate their realization since time and rhythm is marked by each learner.

These are some of the many possibilities that INTEF provides to teachers to continue expanding their training, they are the most interesting because they are very different between them not only in topics but also in the time they entail, a very different aspect in comparison with other organizations that usually have courses of very similar duration and, in addition, do not offer them for free.

However, if you do not want to be overwhelmed with the time of work that usually leads to online courses, INTEF offers a space called "En Abierto" through which offers courses other calls that currently have no access limit / realization.

The completion of these courses does not provide an official accreditation with credit but they do give a certificate of having completed the course and a digital competition badge. The badge is very useful because it can be added to another of the resources that INTEF gives a lot of importance to is the "Portfolio" which currently does not have a recognition of punctuation and accreditation as it happens for example with the languages but, as I mention María Jesús, the date of recognition of the digital competence is not only getting closer not only in the Curriculum Vitae but also in the scores of the Public Exams.

If you want to know more about the webinar or Webathon on Digital Educational Experiences that was held last weekend (21-22 April) I invite you to access the following links through which you can listen and see all the topics that were treated more completely.

• Webinar - https://www.il3.ub.edu/es/servicios_empresas/agenda_empresa/eventos/webinar-aprendizaje-linea-competencia-digital.html
• Webathon - 4th Webathon on Digital Educational Experiences

To finish, I would like to add that having attended this Webinar has helped me to know new ways to continue training as a teacher knowing that I have many possibilities to continue doing without having to pay exorbitant prices like those that can be found in many academies and / or universities. Once I finish the master that I am doing I intend to take advantage of the opportunity offered by INTEF because it seems very interesting and attractive.

I encourage you to visit the website of INTEF and do their courses, they are very interesting and I am sure that you can find one that suits your interests and needs.

I hope you liked it and the information is very useful!

BEA :D

Reading Forum with ICT

Hi everyone!!!!

With the end of the course very close and thinking about new ideas for the school year 2018/2019, I have decided to organize a language workshop to work on reading with students in a new way. The workshop will not be just for reading, ICT will also be used and students will be able to participate not only in the school schedule but also from home.

To organize the project I have created a document with Google Doc, a very useful tool that allows to design word documents, excel, presentations, maps and even drawings from a website. In addition, with this tool you can work with other people in the same document and time without having to be in the same place, simply share the file and each one makes the modifications from your computer/laptop. To be able to work with Google Doc you need a Gmail account. Next, you can visualize the project:




As you can see in the Google Doc, the project is based on creating a reading forum in which 3 students at the beginning of the week will make a Podcast with the text or poetry they have chosen so that the rest of their classmates can hear it and must give their opinion and make a debate on different aspects such as: theme of the texts, authors, tips to improve reading, recommendations, etc. The rest of the classmates will also use the Podcast tool to respond to the classmates who have shared the text.

Once the students have recorded their Podcasts they should share them with the rest of the class through the project website with Soundcloud.

To start the project and bring students to the Podcasts, I have created a welcome message through the Garage Band App. An easy to use tool although with the disadvantage that only those who have iOS devices (Apple) can use it (to record the audio). Then, I shared the welcome podcast in Souncloud.





In order to perform a more motivating work, I have created three playlists, each of them intended for each moment of the sessions. The first one called "We concentrate" contains music destined for concentration, the second playlist is called "Mix - Reading Forum" because with it the students will listen to different styles and, finally, the third playlist is "Back to the calm", this list is composed of relaxing music that will sound in the last 5-10 minutes while students collect. I divide the class into different playlists because as the course progresses, students will recognize in which part of the workshop they are simply listening to the music. They could add songs.






I hope you like it!! :D

Adjectives through an infographic

Hello everyone!!!

Today, I would like to explain how we can explain the contents to the students through the Infographics. This resource is used to explain concepts or steps. What differentiates it from other resources is that it uses interactivity to expand the information and not lose the visual component, a very important aspect in the learning process.

In order to make infographics we have a wide variety of free websites that provide us with all the necessary elements (images, interactivity botnets, templates, different types of text ...) to create them with a simple learning guide.

Despite having such variety, I have found quite a lot of difficulties when doing the infographic because my initial idea was to use a new tool such as Easel.ly or Piktochat but in both cases I found a problem when modifying the text and adding images. In addition, they were very slow and that made it difficult for them to carry out the work at a normal pace. For these reasons, and some others, I finally decided to use Genial.ly, since I had previously used it to make a Slideshow.

With Genial.ly I have not had any kind of difficulty, it's easy, intuitive and, in addition, the wide variety of templates with which account makes it possible to design a personalized infographic.

Without any doubt, I will include this tool (Genial.ly) and resource (infographics) to my day to day as a teacher because I have seen that it is very useful not only for me as a teacher when explaining a content but also for students in his learning by clearly visualizing each of the aspects that comprise it.

Then, I leave the infographic that I have done on the Degrees of comparison of the adjectives, it is recommendable its use for 4th or 5th of Primary Education.

Hope you like! See you again soon here! : D

Mind Maps in Education!

Hello friends!!

I'm here again! Today I would like to teach you how to explain the parts of an educational project through a way characterized by being very visual, practical, easy to understand and easy to perform ... This way is... the mental maps!

Mind maps help us spatially order the information, ideas, knowledge and thoughts that we are going to work on. From my point of view they are a very useful resource for students to learn in a different and visual way.

In this case, I am going to show you my mental map about the "ecosystems" project aimed at 5th grade students of Primary Education. 

In order to design this mental map I used the Coogle application. Previously I had made mental maps with the text editor of the computer and with applications directed for tablets but in the first case I had to spend a lot of time to do it and in the second they were very simple and they gave failures continuously.

In the case of Coogle, it has been easy for me to learn how to use it, not only because of the guide shown on the right hand side of the screen when you start to make the mental map but also because it is very intuitive. Although, I have to admit that the limitations of the free trial cause that you can not design as you want because many functions are limited, such as changing the color of the lines, the letter (font and placement), adding the frame to text boxes, etc. This along with the display of images that is too small in my opinion are the two aspects that I like least about Coogle.

Through the use of this source I have learned to improve in the making of mental maps and also in how the ideas should be shaped and connected to show the rest of the people the fundamental parts of the project without having to delve into it with long sentences simply with keywords.

Then, I leave the example I have done to explain the project that I said at the beginning of this post.

Hope you like it!! :D

The Ecosystem Project by Beatriz Pedrazuela with Coogle

Learn with comics

Hello everyone!

Today I would like to share a new digital tool to make teaching material. In this case, it's Pixton. It's the first time I used it and I thought it was very good. My first project with Pixton has been a comic explaining a situation in which many children find themselves today.

The use of Pixton is very simple and intuitive, to be able to use it you have to register, it is free for a month but then if you want to continue using it you have to pay monthly.

Through this tool you can add any character, customize your clothes, gestures and body position. In addition, you can also change the backgrounds of each vignette individually, add text, props, audios and even links.

After having made my comic, I will use it in class with my students (5th grade), although it takes time to make each vignette, it is worth it because through this comic it is possible for many children to express how they feel sometimes or as something usual at home or at school.

So you can see my example of Pixton, then you can see the one I made:

Hope you like it!
"See" you soon!

Bea :D

Genial.ly - We are what we eat

Hi everyone!!!

Today, I would like to show you a new website composed of different digital resources very useful for teachers. Genial.ly is a tool to create presentations, similar to PowerPoint but with animations, designs and own stickers to include in each work, thus giving a more modern touch. With this page, you can create from simple presentations to infographics through posters, timelines, documents, thematic maps and postcards, among others. For examples:

                        Infographic                      Chronology

               

Teaching Resource

Below is the presentation I have made about feeding with these resources and through which I have learned how to access many of the spaces that Genial.ly has. I chose this type of resource because I think it is the most appropriate to "start" to use Genial.ly. Futhermore,  I add a video exposing it briefly.

An aspect that I liked a lot of Genial.ly is its wide offer of predesigned templates for both free and premium edition. In addition, other resources such as adding audios through Spotify and Soundcloud or photos from different social networks, internet or stored on the computer.

It seems to be a simple, intuitive and similar resource to others like PowerPoint or Prezi but it requires a lot of time of inquiry and practice to learn how it works because it has infinite possibilities. 

I spent several hours using this resource with which I have been learning something new every moment. I know it will not be the last time I use it because I still have a lot to learn about it and I would like to be able to improve little by little each job I do using it.

I hope you love to try it! 

Thank you for your visit! :D       

Content Curation Tools - Respiratory System

Hi everyone!!

In this post, I will talk about what the "Content Curation Tools" are, listing the four types seen in class and then I will show how I use one of them.

Nowadays, most people go to the internet to look for information of any kind. In order to easily access useful information related to the topic that you want to work on, there are different resources known as "Content Curation Tools" which facilitate the search, filtering, selection, organization and healing of all the information found . In addition, they allow sharing this information with other users of the network.

There is a wide range of "Content Healing Tools", highlighting the following four:

• Symbaloo
• Pearltrees
• Pinterest
• List.ly

For the CLIL material search for my lesson I was driving Pinterest, Symbaloo and List.ly. Finally, I decided to choose the Pinterest picture because I had already used it before.

In my opinion, Pinterest is a very simple tool to manage and with a wide bank of resources both in the educational field and in other fields. Users can both share pins through boards and sub-boards so that other users can see them and save the pins that are added by other users in their profiles.

I hope you like it and you can use these tools at any time
THANK YOU! :D

Respiratory System - Creative Common License in a CLIL Lesson

Illustrated by OpenSax College

Creative Commons Attributed 3.0 Unported (CC By 2.0)

Hi everyone!!

How are you? Today, I am using an image under creative commons license in a CLIL lesson to learn our respiratory system.

This lesson focuses on learning the main parts of the respiratory systems of the human body and, therefore, the vocabulary related to this system. This vocabulary is the following: 

• Bronchial tube: right and left main bronchus
• Lungs (right and left)
• Diaphragm
• Oral cavity
• Pharynx
• Trachea
• Nostril
• Nasal Cavity
• Larynx
• Inhalation
• Exhalation
• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide

I will use this image in different parts of the lesson. First, I will show the image with label to know what students know about the topic, and then to teach learners not only the parts of the respiratory system or how the respiratory system works but also to explain to the students some breathing techniques for different moments such as while exercising, at times of stress, etc.

Finally, I would like to conclude this post including a brief opinion not he use of images in the teaching-learning process. From my point of view, the teaching-learning process in most cases is usually more effective if the explanation is supported by images or interactive resources because these tools or other more innovative usually awaken in students a greater degree of interest and get this process to become something more entertaining and fun for both the leaner and the teacher.

I hope I have liked it! :D

Hi!! anyone there?

Hi everyone!! How are you? For this week I was making an avatar for my learning journal. Now, I'm going to show it to you and explain how to make it. Let's go!

It's a female, her name is Bea... yes, we share the name hahaha. 

She's 26 years old and works a teacher. She loves playing basketball, referee, go to the cinema, go to shopping and sleep. I think her 

How to make an avatar like mine?

I used different apps and websites to do it. Firstly, I created my avatar with "Bitmoji". This app is easy because you just have to follow the steps which indicate the characteristics you can choose for the avatar, such as gender, skin color, shape and color of both the eyes and the hair and the body, mouth, nose, clothes, etc. Besides, you can change you can change the clothes or the appearance of the avatar when you want.

Secondly, I used the web page "Raw Shorts" to make the video presentation of the avatar and the learning journal. With this web page you can choose different wallpapers, images, texts and even add music and audios. In all the options there are two options:
1. Add own contents of the web page.
2. Upload your own content.

It's a very complete page because it contains numerous tools, the problem appears when you want to make a presentation with tools in motion since they belong to the premium program and you have to pay if you want to use them legally.

Finally, I had to use "iMovie" to record, modify and add the voice and some effects

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I loved making my own avatar and all the work involved in doing it although sometimes I thought I could't to make the sketch I had made in my mind. I have to admit that I would't have been able to achieve it without the help of my partner Jaime, who has solved many of the doubts and problems that have arisen while I was creating the video.

I hope you like it and enjoy it as much of this work as of the next ones!