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