I’ve been listening to students, educators, people like us in
edtechtalk. They had the wonderful idea to celebrate Earth Day with a 24 webcastathon, an amazing opportunity to share ideas, raise awareness on the importance of little measures that can impact the health of our Earth. Here’s a sample of what has been going on.
You’ll listen to
Ms. Adams’ students saying what they do to help our planet.
Listening to something is not enough to enhance our abilities in the target language. You need to check what you understood from that listening and go beyond. There needs to be practice, interaction with others, use of the vocabulary and structure you’ve been exposed to in order to make sense out of the bits of information you received.
So, after accessing our online bookmarks at
http://del.icio.us/listeningplus/Week2 and performing the listening task, share as much information as you think it would be interesting for your classmates and instructor to know about.
• Make sure you mention the following aspects of the listening task as you write your blog comment:
- What was the listening about?
- What was the link for it?
- Which listening strategy did you use to get the most out of it?
- Was it interesting? What did you learn that you didn`t know before?
- Is there anything you still want to investigate about this place?
Remember to share with the group in our class glossary (in
our e-learning platform) the new words you learned.
A blog is like an online journal where we can keep records for our thoughts, beliefs, ideas. At the same time, with the comment area available on blogs, we can establish a dialog with friends, classmates, family members, co-workers, among others. It is a great tool to practice English because it is a moment for free writing and self-expression.
This e-LearningCTJ Blog is where we’ll keep the discussion, establish a conversation among classmates, reflect and share.
How to add a Comment
- Go to the post you want to comment on (for example, Isabel Allende’s Listening Activity - the link is on the right of your screen under “latest posts”)
- Add your information below “Reply”.
- Add your comment, ideas, reflections in the comment area box.
You’ll see your comment there, below the major post.
Are you ready to get started?
Blogging: In their Own Words
Besides practicing your listening skills (for Advanced Level students), this video with students tells us all about the reasons for blogging and why we’re using it in our Listening Plus course! Enjoy!
How do you like our class blogging experience?
Isabel Allende’s story is about gains and losses. It’s about suffering, learning and recovering.
It’s time to reflect upon her story and relate it to the principles that guide you.
In the “Comment Box”, first, write about the listening strategies you used to understand this amazing Latin novelist’s anecdote. Then, tell us more about your own beliefs in your daily life.
- What are your beliefs?
- Why are they important?
- Where do those principles come from? Family history? A lesson you learned?
I’ve been listening to students, educators, people like us in edtechtalk. They had the wonderful idea to celebrate Earth Day with a 24 webcastathon, an amazing opportunity to share ideas, raise awareness on the importance of little measures that can impact the health of our Earth. Here’s a sample of what has been going on. 