These are my project’s initial ideas.
I am thinking about setting two Pbwiki sites similar to he ones used at BaW to ask them to suscribe and introduce themselves in Spanish. I have to ask Tere and Daf for permission to do so.
I could place there a survey to assess their computer knowledge, an English Level Assessment Test, tutorials, etc. One page would have to be locked to avoid making a mess of the instructions and helpful materials while the participant’s wiki could be edited.
I need to learn how to make them and link them! Piece of cake!? Peanut butter sandwich? Nonsense! I would like to start the course in June.
I would also like to set a blog to share their progress and they could open their own blogs.
As they are familiar with uploading pictures and PPP presentations maybe wordpress will work best, though the advice is to start with blogger, I had better follow that advice.
I need to see how to upload voice and chat tools at wordpress. Ufff! I need to learn how to use both blogs.
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Friday, February 01, 2008
Baw08! Where were you?
A year has gone by. In this post I will review why I let that happen.
The main reason is that I do not have students to practice. There was a project to create a new High School in Toluca which did not come to be although the idea of the investors is still around. They called me again last December to asking me to have my original papers ready to go to the Board of Education to subscribe them to get all the permits. It was going to be an excellent opportunity to use e-tools, the position that they offer me is as Headmaster; I would have a say in almost every aspect, from the teachers recruited, approval of curricula and most importantly –from the e-learning point of view- to the set op of the Computer Lab.
In second place comes the fact that my husband opened a new business, we started a video rental store, and at the same time we started the construction of three spaces to rent. It was a mess! In one site I had to deal with the purchase of construction materials, welders, masons, etc. because he was at work. At the video rental store I had to get the business going, select and train clerks, etc. Of course, I kept running my privet practice!
In third place I was emotionally dried up due to legal and moral problems which led to a turmoil with my family in San Luis PotosÃ. There was a lot of traveling back and forth, it is only six hours away but that ate my weekends.
In sum, it was lack of motivation.
So this year I will have a blog to maintain through the year. I am thinking about my nephews , nieces and adopted ones. The latter live in the neighborhood or are my friend’s children. I think that I have to hook them into learning English though I will have to teach them to handle e-tools first, which means to set a computer course on first instance. I will be motivated to learn, prepare materials, set the blog, wiki, YH group,etc.
The main reason is that I do not have students to practice. There was a project to create a new High School in Toluca which did not come to be although the idea of the investors is still around. They called me again last December to asking me to have my original papers ready to go to the Board of Education to subscribe them to get all the permits. It was going to be an excellent opportunity to use e-tools, the position that they offer me is as Headmaster; I would have a say in almost every aspect, from the teachers recruited, approval of curricula and most importantly –from the e-learning point of view- to the set op of the Computer Lab.
In second place comes the fact that my husband opened a new business, we started a video rental store, and at the same time we started the construction of three spaces to rent. It was a mess! In one site I had to deal with the purchase of construction materials, welders, masons, etc. because he was at work. At the video rental store I had to get the business going, select and train clerks, etc. Of course, I kept running my privet practice!
In third place I was emotionally dried up due to legal and moral problems which led to a turmoil with my family in San Luis PotosÃ. There was a lot of traveling back and forth, it is only six hours away but that ate my weekends.
In sum, it was lack of motivation.
So this year I will have a blog to maintain through the year. I am thinking about my nephews , nieces and adopted ones. The latter live in the neighborhood or are my friend’s children. I think that I have to hook them into learning English though I will have to teach them to handle e-tools first, which means to set a computer course on first instance. I will be motivated to learn, prepare materials, set the blog, wiki, YH group,etc.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Week 4 findings.
At the end of week 4, I find myself confused... no surprise!
I have a clear picture of Alado and Elluminate environments.
I sort of know what DiscoverE does.
I have a Springdoo account and thought I had embedded two communicators on this blog, Hala has tried to post comments with no success; when signing in I could not put my phone number, I was asked to type it in a specific format and I could not discover which format they want. I must have embedded it wrong. I need to find out how to make it work.
Anyhow, using Springdoo I could send voice messages to Moira and discover that even when I do not have a video device I can send video messages, the screen shows my picture. :-)
I also have an account at Evoca, but I have not been able to make a recording. I wanted to send a message to Moira and found out I need to be accepted first as member of her baw07 group. I also discovered that in order to sent voice messages with Evoca I have to know the ID of the recipient, the email address is not enough.
I registered also at MyChingo, it requires the installation of Adobe Flash Player. Being registered enabled me to leave a message at the Baw07 voice forum. :-)
I did not got around to explore Gabmail and Handybits.
Somehow, I understood that to view the clock links sent to the group I have to register at YouTube. For a few minutes I was with Moira, Chrissan and Sundar at Dimdim; it was encouraging to experience that to explore new tools and learn how to be a moderator in every environment is the way to go and follow.
Without a sound card my recordings have a background sound that could be annoying, that fact has stopped me a bit. I do not know how will I get it.
I will have to leave the explorations this environments for later, otherwise I will not catch up with week 5.
I have a clear picture of Alado and Elluminate environments.
I sort of know what DiscoverE does.
I have a Springdoo account and thought I had embedded two communicators on this blog, Hala has tried to post comments with no success; when signing in I could not put my phone number, I was asked to type it in a specific format and I could not discover which format they want. I must have embedded it wrong. I need to find out how to make it work.
Anyhow, using Springdoo I could send voice messages to Moira and discover that even when I do not have a video device I can send video messages, the screen shows my picture. :-)
I also have an account at Evoca, but I have not been able to make a recording. I wanted to send a message to Moira and found out I need to be accepted first as member of her baw07 group. I also discovered that in order to sent voice messages with Evoca I have to know the ID of the recipient, the email address is not enough.
I registered also at MyChingo, it requires the installation of Adobe Flash Player. Being registered enabled me to leave a message at the Baw07 voice forum. :-)
I did not got around to explore Gabmail and Handybits.
Somehow, I understood that to view the clock links sent to the group I have to register at YouTube. For a few minutes I was with Moira, Chrissan and Sundar at Dimdim; it was encouraging to experience that to explore new tools and learn how to be a moderator in every environment is the way to go and follow.
Without a sound card my recordings have a background sound that could be annoying, that fact has stopped me a bit. I do not know how will I get it.
I will have to leave the explorations this environments for later, otherwise I will not catch up with week 5.
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