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Halloween Festive Webmix

The Symbaloo Edu team has designed this fun webmix with with everything from costumes to DIY projects, to celebrate the creepy date with yo...

Badges: Game, Reward, Professional Digital Credentials?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSLQXZ2nLTQpmTlVqICreM4cRzQ-I1lCdN12FYGDbhC0VwdquYrPBmM35TTLOijTtf9RAUNGiDZUxby2lXULHOgcxo-sAG2o6Wtv63Xhk8lZNiOvbbdhVk1iwCD4E2_W33doK7rZNnII/s1600/badge_ecosystem.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSLQXZ2nLTQpmTlVqICreM4cRzQ-I1lCdN12FYGDbhC0VwdquYrPBmM35TTLOijTtf9RAUNGiDZUxby2lXULHOgcxo-sAG2o6Wtv63Xhk8lZNiOvbbdhVk1iwCD4E2_W33doK7rZNnII/s1600/badge_ecosystem.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You are invited to join me for the free live class <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/2119593-mm5-badges-game-reward-professional-digital-credentials" target="_blank">'Badges: game, reward, professional digital e-credentials?' </a>on October 4 2014, at 16:00 Spanish time.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSWv4SVcAFLw1Fu8GN7dA4420Lbk2D1c_lCGqUSw-dJPKj11XBs_c_ybCjXsayEN2_E1CUaIDeUOAg7YSFReO450sRBzk5OdmmsbnzoPusEV-gl6SwNdgAcB5GFa0t7hBg7pxzvZxNvY/s1600/timeconverter.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSWv4SVcAFLw1Fu8GN7dA4420Lbk2D1c_lCGqUSw-dJPKj11XBs_c_ybCjXsayEN2_E1CUaIDeUOAg7YSFReO450sRBzk5OdmmsbnzoPusEV-gl6SwNdgAcB5GFa0t7hBg7pxzvZxNvY/s1600/timeconverter.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Check <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=MM5+-+Badges%3A+game%2C+reward%2C+professional+digital+credentials%3F&iso=20141004T16&p1=141" target="_blank">your time </a>around the world.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This free live class is part of the courseware of <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/70332-moodle-mooc-5-teaching-with-technology-and-moodle-training-courses" target="_blank">Moodle MOOC 5</a>, hosted and coordinated by the team from <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/IT4ALL" target="_blank">Integrating Technology 4 Active Lifelong Learning</a> from 1 to 31 October 2014, and I will be glad to share with you my experience and viewpoints on issuing and gaining badges at Moodle; connecting with your Mozilla BackPack, accepting your badges, creating a public collection and sharing your digital badges with the world.<br /><br /><div style="width: 481px;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/822501-badges-game-reward-professional-digital-e-credentials" target="_blank">Badges, Game, Reward, Professional Digital e-Credentials ?</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="402" id="player822501" width="481"><param name="movie" value="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=822501_635466393433855143.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR3uNxETCbbz61rjaW5EtP%252fxj%252bf%252bYqEzZ1O%252bh%252bT9bX9x7CxuWDBvXK%252fbyKhqzNtck58mENvzUehJa" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" />    <embed src="http://www.wiziq.com/p/player.swf?u=http://m.wqimg.com/&p=822501_635466393433855143.xml&pt=3&n=wiziq&s=0&q=6oAY0ydv8eeuhSFnefFkR3uNxETCbbz61rjaW5EtP%252fxj%252bf%252bYqEzZ1O%252bh%252bT9bX9x7CxuWDBvXK%252fbyKhqzNtck58mENvzUehJa" width="481" height="402" name="player822501" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" ></embed></object></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Uploaded by <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/mjgsm" target="_blank">María Jesús</a> on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/content/" target="_blank">WizIQ Tutorials</a></div></div><br />My warmest thanks to <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/nelliedeutsch" target="_blank">Dr. Nellie Deutsch</a> for inviting me to be a <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/70332-moodle-mooc-5-teaching-with-technology-and-moodle-training-courses" target="_blank">Moodle MOOC 5</a> presenter. I hope you enjoy it and find it interesting. Looking forward to meeting you all there!

You are invited to join me for the free live class 'Badges: game, reward, professional digital e-credentials?' on October 4 2014, at...

Recording of the free webinar 'E-connection are essential'

Last 21 September 2014 the <a href="http://stopandlearnenglish.blogspot.com.es/2014/09/fall-blog-festival-2014.html" target="_blank">Fall Blog Festival</a> webathon, hosted by <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/IT4ALL" target="_blank">IT4ALL</a> at <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/home/" target="_blank">WizIQ</a>, took place for 12 hours non-stop.<br />I had the honour to be presenting <a href="http://stopandlearnenglish.blogspot.com.es/2014/09/free-webinar-e-connections-are-essential.html" target="_blank">'E-connections are essential'</a> then, and today I am humbly sharing the recording of that live session with all of you, hoping you find it interesting.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JDaXDw3-WWs" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />I would also like to invite you to view the whole series of recordings that IT4ALL have generously gathered together in this YouTube Playlist, so that you have the chance to revisit or visit for the first time, if you could not attend live, the blog festival event that showcased bloggers, their work, and valuable tips when blogging for reflective practice, work with students, business and other purposes.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL8JUcjyABKxnNx8kpdaBkmTcFEP9shyi9" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Thank you very much to all that attended the live session, and to the hosters for their kind invitation, their warmth, availability and generosity throughout the whole festival.

Last 21 September 2014 the Fall Blog Festival webathon, hosted by IT4ALL at WizIQ , took place for 12 hours non-stop. I had the honour to ...

European Day of Languages 2014

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://edl.ecml.at/Portals/33/images/logo-EDL-180.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://edl.ecml.at/Portals/33/images/logo-EDL-180.gif" /></a></div>26 September is bringing celebration back to Europe, as usual for the last 13 years, since the Council of Europe launched this initiative back in 2001.<br /><br />So, join in, <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><a href="http://edl.ecml.at/Home/tabid/1455/language/en-GB/Default.aspx" target="_blank">celebrate </a></span></b>the <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Day</span></b> along with 800 Europeans from all over the state members and say hello!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fy7JjJMnKEg?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://edl.ecml.at/Portals/_default/Skins/mtp3_logos/EDL-EN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="35" src="http://edl.ecml.at/Portals/_default/Skins/mtp3_logos/EDL-EN.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Pick up your camera, move your learning, and take part in the awesome 2014 photo competition. <a href="http://edl.ecml.at/Photocompetition/tabid/3125/Default.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The European Day of Languages Photo Contest 2014</b></span></a> is intended to illustrate language learning in action in different environments. The competition is open to persons of all ages living in all Council of Europe member states and observer states.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Do not miss this wonderful chance to interact with language learners across Europe. There is a wide range of fun events to be part of. Let's celebrate together!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_4wTxue-vNhSsECtfOGXFx2U4TG79PTKfQlgEqxngpP7XokxmAiBrnciTkD_mKy2w5jWJwxKVnN3xw5wTxoPCcs1EZ7GJxOrPyyo6UMlVt4JphabxFTCcMgsc5Xlxr6A3qbdv3gyNh0/s1600/celebrate.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_4wTxue-vNhSsECtfOGXFx2U4TG79PTKfQlgEqxngpP7XokxmAiBrnciTkD_mKy2w5jWJwxKVnN3xw5wTxoPCcs1EZ7GJxOrPyyo6UMlVt4JphabxFTCcMgsc5Xlxr6A3qbdv3gyNh0/s1600/celebrate.PNG" width="473" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://edl.ecml.at/Portals/33/documents/flyer/EDL-flyer-EN.pdf" target="_blank">Download the flyer</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://edl.ecml.at/Home/tabid/1455/language/en-GB/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Visit the EDL site</a>.</div><br />

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October is round the corner, and so is Moodle MOOC 5

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVI22IYwNtVbv20M-Kbs_ZnKjIaKDE76FT3zkH93QkuUGlIwqLj4xUV-1hy6EKnKtyJxf0pT6GfcDWK4ZB9RwxphwyEH5acwafSgnGd_NPVk1rHJrEtwjrkmNy_QPPpf1XjxnbzvznJg/s1600/20705_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVI22IYwNtVbv20M-Kbs_ZnKjIaKDE76FT3zkH93QkuUGlIwqLj4xUV-1hy6EKnKtyJxf0pT6GfcDWK4ZB9RwxphwyEH5acwafSgnGd_NPVk1rHJrEtwjrkmNy_QPPpf1XjxnbzvznJg/s1600/20705_large.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/70332-moodle-mooc-5-teaching-with-technology-and-moodle-training-courses" target="_blank">Moodle MOOC 5</a> starts on October 1, 2014 on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/home/" target="_blank">WizIQ</a>. The theme of the current MOOC is collaborative learning, reflective practice, connecting online for instruction and learning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The MOOC focuses on connecting online for collaborative learning and teaching through Moodle, Second Life, Mahara, Google Drive Docs, and Google Apps, Mobile Devices, Virtual Classes, and other online learning environments for face-to-face, blended, and fully online learning. The live presentations include the speakers’ reflective process on teaching and learning in fully online and blended learning formats. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/70332-moodle-mooc-5-teaching-with-technology-and-moodle-training-courses" target="_blank">Moodle MOOC 5</a> also includes <a href="http://moodle4teachers.org/" target="_blank">Moodle for Teachers</a> (M4T) courses for beginners and advanced Moodlers. The courses is asynchronous (Moodle) and synchronous (WizIQ) with recordings of live classes on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/courses/courseware-learner.aspx?cInfo=MP7Z4Xew36%2f74vPESp%2fl2CjPFv1q8flU6qQVDcLYtCOLC5EQtndwfqUlBlOxdAcwhXODDzWtANfpB4dN6aGSx6V8SLK6F4%2bmYwFSRR3QgwI1HJFILxMAB%2fREcKCCSau4znZ5iCAugXfLE2nlMlgHLHOjBdPHA4RF0V2xb3F0xAOAtiQLahdOH8OrHGTdhTDdT%2fxJ6oBY20Gat%2fh%2brj85n8JQE5PPLLTz" target="_blank">WizIQ</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/nelliemuller" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, and <a href="http://vimeo.com/nelliemuller" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>, just in case you cannot attend on the spot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There are two learning areas: <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/70332-moodle-mooc-5-teaching-with-technology-and-moodle-training-courses" target="_blank">WizIQ</a> course area and <a href="http://moodle4teachers.org/" target="_blank">Moodle for Teachers</a> (M4T) Moodle website. The live online sessions and recordings, tutorials (courseware) and ongoing discussions (coursefeed) are available in the WizIQ course area. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unlike the traditional MOOCs that stress content and course delivery, Moodle MOOC focuses on active learning, reflection, sharing, and collaboration. The aim of the course is for the participants to learn through meaningful connections and social interactions. Participants who wish to receive a certificate of participation will be required to document their learning experiences by keeping a blog, wiki, website, or any other artifact that will include a description and reflection of the live sessions and/or recordings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6XIm4ZgbtDV5UxXpTVV1PCFOLZoocibpx-KNa0zFQh52ftNWz5-DYE8aU0Uf4dyO8r25HAg9dTsFFkCh5DggIFrKEIeVjBKBXBLIV3sh90_tDVIUvLnBwvQxh1xjQZnITi5qjMlbkBY/s1600/Dr-Nellie-Deutsch-of-IT4ALL-426515+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6XIm4ZgbtDV5UxXpTVV1PCFOLZoocibpx-KNa0zFQh52ftNWz5-DYE8aU0Uf4dyO8r25HAg9dTsFFkCh5DggIFrKEIeVjBKBXBLIV3sh90_tDVIUvLnBwvQxh1xjQZnITi5qjMlbkBY/s1600/Dr-Nellie-Deutsch-of-IT4ALL-426515+(1).jpg" /></a><a href="http://moodle4teachers.org/" target="_blank">Moodle for Teachers</a> Learning Experience (M4TLE) is an asynchronous component of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/IT4ALL" target="_blank">WizIQ</a> for teachers and anyone interested in teaching online using Moodle, WizIQ, and other web technologies. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The MOOC takes place from 1 to 31 October 2014. It is in the spirit of open education and completely free. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Participants become acquainted with Moodle as a course and learning management system. They learn how Moodle can be used in fully online, blended learning, and the flipped class. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d2dmszldu8of4z.cloudfront.net/prelogin/Images/logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://d2dmszldu8of4z.cloudfront.net/prelogin/Images/logo.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The MOOC only includes asynchronous (not dependent on time) elements on a Moodle site called <a href="http://moodle4teachers.org/" target="_blank">Moodle for Teachers</a>. The rest takes place at <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/70332-moodle-mooc-5-teaching-with-technology-and-moodle-training-courses" target="_blank">WizIQ</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The MOOC is self-paced with ongoing discussions and facilitator and technical support are available. <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is coordinated by </span><span style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/nelliedeutsch" target="_blank">D</a></span><span style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/nelliedeutsch" target="_blank">r. Nellie Deutsch</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and </span><span style="background-color: white; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/tom-hodgers3292038" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Tom Hodgers</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Enroll now and join an engaging <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/70332-moodle-mooc-5-teaching-with-technology-and-moodle-training-courses" target="_blank">MOOC</a>. Do not miss it!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>

Moodle MOOC 5 starts on October 1, 2014 on WizIQ . The theme of the current MOOC is collaborative learning, reflective practice, connecti...

Announcing Mentor Relationship - The 13th Student Blogging Challenge

Join the Student Blogging Challenge!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://studentchallenge.edublogs.org/files/2014/03/sbc_2014_d-1fonf8s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://studentchallenge.edublogs.org/files/2014/03/sbc_2014_d-1fonf8s.png" /></a></div>Are you into blogging with your students? Are you a blogging teacher?<br />If so, you are bound to love the <a href="http://studentchallenge.edublogs.org/" target="_blank">challenge</a> by the team of <a href="http://edublogs.org/" target="_blank">EduBlogs</a>.<br /><br />Registration is <a href="http://studentchallenge.edublogs.org/register-for-september-2014/" target="_blank">now open</a> for classes and students willing to rise to this amazing chance to learn to blog and comment in 10 weeks.<br /><br />The first challenge starts on 14 September 2014, so get ready and go for it!<br /><br />At the end of the challenge series, if you have successfully accomplished the various weekly steps, and I'm sure you will as you are supported by a wonderful group of trainers, you will grab a badge looking like the one on the left. But the most important part of this challenge is, undoubtedly, <span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b>fun</b></span>, so take some minutes of your time, sit back, relax, and read all the details of this new series in the <b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://studentchallenge.edublogs.org/" target="_blank">Student Blogging Challenge Blog</a></span></b>.<br /><br />Meanwhile, why don't you spread the word in Twitter? The hashtag for this challenge series is <b>#14stubc</b>. By using it you will also be able to gain instantly updated information about the whole event and stay tuned!<br /><br />And if you need help with class blogging, do not miss the <b><a href="http://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/blogging-with-students/" target="_blank">Blogging With Students Edublogs Teacher Challenges</a></b>. You won't regret it!

Are you into blogging with your students? Are you a blogging teacher? If so, you are bound to love the challenge by the team of EduBlogs . ...

Let's get talking!

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Have you been 'FaceQed' yet?

<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><b>Not yet? </b></span><br /><br />Well, well, well, I have been a lucky one and my eleven-year-old <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIxMyWmew69xiiKawsTlq-g" target="_blank">technologically creative son</a> has avatared me with the brand new free app <span style="font-size: large;"><b>FaceQ</b></span>, available for both <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/es/app/faceq/id764976183?mt=8" target="_blank">iOs</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miantan.myoface" target="_blank">Android</a>.<br /><br />While having an iced drink at a cosy sun umbrella-protected café in the middle of one of those historical trendy colourful suburbs that only a few can enjoy in the summer if they work in a city closed for vacation in August, such as it is warm Madrid, my son would not stop fiddling around with his mobile, taking snapshots, uploading them to <a href="http://instagram.com/kalios327" target="_blank">his Instagram</a> and talking about avatars and funny faces.<br /><br />So, my obvious question as a mother, was: <i><span style="color: #274e13;">'What are you doing with your gadget'?</span></i><br /><br />Fast and happy, he answered with another question: <i>'Would you like to have a new avatar?'</i><br /><br />And there he came up with this snap design, while I had not really been able to find a sec to say yes, in a couple of minutes, created with his iPhone, using the free<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/es/app/faceq/id764976183?mt=8" target="_blank"> FaceQ app</a>, while enjoying the shade without losing imagination.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzadHqhnlVbQrUq22pUbeYBU74KR8uW8GhX12qNTVUoMdlN8tD1T5xdY8SdDSzFKIycbzMxOzFL3uFqSvsU-Rtl-JLVBExZu3u2L_uSJsmLmVSKPrX7K5WWPkqt_m6fJWgrbXI3QK3xNY/s1600/missyou.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzadHqhnlVbQrUq22pUbeYBU74KR8uW8GhX12qNTVUoMdlN8tD1T5xdY8SdDSzFKIycbzMxOzFL3uFqSvsU-Rtl-JLVBExZu3u2L_uSJsmLmVSKPrX7K5WWPkqt_m6fJWgrbXI3QK3xNY/s1600/missyou.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />And this is how I found out two things: what I looked like for my son and how he felt about my working away from home from Monday to Friday.<br /><br />Besides, I was inspired for a few back to school icebreakers (<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><b>Thank you, son!</b></span>) with the aim of fostering ICT use in the ESL classroon once again. I think this app can be a nice free tool to carry out some quick quests over the first days back in our lessons.<br /><br />Ten ideas coming to my mind right now:<br /><br /><br /><ul><li>Pair the kids up and get them to avatar each other. Then, ask them to describe their designs to the rest of their peers and have a <i>'Guess Who'</i> game.</li><li>Have the kids avatar themselves using the app and compare their faces with the same avatars other peers have designed of them; compare the differences, make them aware of the fact that the image one might have of oneself can be different to the image others have.</li><li>Share the avatars as pictures in their virtual classroom profiles.</li><li>Turn them into posters and decorate the classroom with a big group picture of the class avatars.</li><li>Make badges out of the students' avatars, so they can wear them, both virtually and as real pins.</li><li>Hold a vote for the best avatar and give out prizes or awards.</li><li>Keep them until the end of the school year, then have another round of FaceQ design and get them to explain the changes in their design. How has the image changed, to yourself and to others?</li><li>And of course, take advantage of the designed faces and get them to practise parts of the face, colours, revise shapes, types of hair, eyes, clothes, accessories, and so forth.</li><li>Get them to design the faces of their whole family tree, and then have a nice round of <i>'introducing my family'</i> presentations among peers.</li><li>Or get to know them better by asking them to avatar their favourite cartoons, characters, sportspeople, heroes, singers, idols ... Here you go another couple of my son's outcomes, which show two of his most-loved heroes in the world right now. </li></ul><b><span style="color: #4c1130;">'Who is each gentleman? Would you like to take a wild guess and leave a comment with it?'</span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKoBzcPH81P7hS4rhsLYGwJHYa1al0gphHfel4Abmm38AGwcQuykGN9U150Tr3YSJYxKYitcwMOWnwy0Odyr86PswrUMEEbmR7ZIns4ldI3tPivPR3qyKyUXoV-wFGlkSR4xwErhP8kk/s1600/superheroes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKoBzcPH81P7hS4rhsLYGwJHYa1al0gphHfel4Abmm38AGwcQuykGN9U150Tr3YSJYxKYitcwMOWnwy0Odyr86PswrUMEEbmR7ZIns4ldI3tPivPR3qyKyUXoV-wFGlkSR4xwErhP8kk/s1600/superheroes.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It is a simple easy to use app; outcomes are quite attractive and ready in minutes, as you see. On top of it all, there is no need to register the under-age users and you can go social with your designs too, as they are shareable through social networks such as Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, but you may also mail your creations, so why not give it a try? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Many of our students might come back to school having already heard of FaceQ or even having used it, so it is a nice chance to go fashionably mobile in class from the very first day.</div><br />

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International Writing Exchange

2013/2014 school year is not even over yet, and however, we teachers are already getting ready for 2014/2015.<br /><br />I guess we can't help it! As a well-known colleague of mine says, <i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>'September will be here before we know it'</b></span></i>, and so, here I am, once again, jumping into a new collaborative project for English Language Teachers to try and help learners with writing and speaking skills, connect with other teachers worldwide and develop ideas and new activities.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmOEidJGkzqH5NouTauKjklAFmeHB1jvNwaGg1yWPkc1rZOuU_UKbAq9XfdrJJGQFelMX3UJ17-ZEfb43lqgM0-a8ePq4e-MYv2amny1p9ZBoNzyGLtZkr96Nbs0IfgWd4mz6qQyTQ7U/s1600/iwe.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmOEidJGkzqH5NouTauKjklAFmeHB1jvNwaGg1yWPkc1rZOuU_UKbAq9XfdrJJGQFelMX3UJ17-ZEfb43lqgM0-a8ePq4e-MYv2amny1p9ZBoNzyGLtZkr96Nbs0IfgWd4mz6qQyTQ7U/s1600/iwe.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>These are some of the reason why I have joined <b>The International Writing Exchange (IWE) 14-15</b> taking place at <a href="http://www.wiziq.com/course/48125-international-writing-exchange" target="_blank">WiziQ</a> and <a href="http://www.integrating-technology.org/course/view.php?id=478" target="_blank">Moodle</a>, willing to learn, collaborate and come up with connected digital artifacts, which I am sure we will be able to design together and thanks to the great support by Dr. Nellie Deutsch's <a href="http://www.integrating-technology.org/" target="_blank">Integrating Technology for Active Lifelong Learning</a>.<br /><br />Are you a teacher and would like to collaborate too? Watch the trailer below, read the <b><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/courses/about-course.aspx?cInfo=MP7Z4Xew368nV74OApJWsWK1tXlWa25b6GRmoiBkfOq2Wor8Vd7Lv3VqAszd4WPzU8F5mSo0w6AoIaaAfK6ZJcP4t7bKaZaEZaBbwMMyNyzdec4PLnlvEScMzzeazz7%2bHSQoQyVmZtR3YNmDqOwGEnDqmx2dYWcc%2bqpkmmDtWwPN%2f3iFP%2bP3pVEUDKrJUoHHVGLLXLpOTjxqH5CVj5THA%2fznb%2fNBbu0f3y1e6hnCnmVYe3raZzyzEiX%2f5fViO4GfyAR%2b9ak8oM3w76I5rjL8NNP4F8diWNSlG4OxxuIHsr29KMnGopBmZmwjbTRnFstIhGxSStWlgUVk6qpGT%2f8wNF0XtD39Q7AVBSC1QO2iLvYuGaCB4fWuVNvCpB4MShhJ" target="_blank">course description</a></b> and go for it!<br /><br /><br /><br />All the members of the IWE are looking forward to welcoming you and your students. Don't forget: <b><i><span style="color: #073763;">'September will be here before we know it'</span></i></b>. <span id="goog_193986330"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Smiley-Lollipop.png/1233px-Smiley-Lollipop.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Smiley-Lollipop.png/1233px-Smiley-Lollipop.png" width="320" /></a></div><span id="goog_193986329"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MrYPdvj1Bw0?rel=0" width="560"></iframe></div><br />

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Density Experiment - Breaking Science!

<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">The </span><a href="http://breakingthescience.blogspot.com.es/" style="background-color: white; color: #ff9900; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Science Breaking</b></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"> team of future CLIL Primary teachers at </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/europeanroboticsweekeducation/plan-audiovisual-audiovisual-plan/breaking-science" style="background-color: white; color: #ff9900; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">URJC</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"> have a new experiment they'd like to share with you all!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Ready for the new challenge? Watch their video clip, listen and practise!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/NaQaNq3RIWQ?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are a teacher and ever carry it out in your lessons, or at home if you are a student, <a href="http://twitter.com/ScienceBreaking" style="color: #57a18b;" target="_blank">@ScienceBreaking</a> will love to hear your feedback!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cross-posted from <a href="http://breakingthescience.blogspot.com.es/" style="color: #ff9900; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Breaking Science</a></span></div></div>

The Science Breaking team of future CLIL Primary teachers at URJC have a new experiment they'd like to share with you all! Ready for...

Platero in handy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/3028a5_96ffb423c5d540dd92d78a65bf098cbd.jpg_srz_p_356_333_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/3028a5_96ffb423c5d540dd92d78a65bf098cbd.jpg_srz_p_356_333_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz" width="320" /></a></div>2014 is the year to commemorate two special anniversaries: 100 years since '<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platero" target="_blank">Platero and I</a></b>' by <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Ram%C3%B3n_Jim%C3%A9nez" target="_blank">Juan Ramón Jiménez</a></b> was first published, on one hand, and on the other hand, four hundred years since <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Greco" target="_blank"><b>El Greco</b></a> was born.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Shall we introduce <b><i>El Greco</i></b> to <i><b>Platero </b></i>and arrange a creative educational meeting? </span><br /><br />That's our goal at<span style="font-size: large;"> <b><a href="http://inmacs2010.wix.com/plateroquenipintado" target="_blank">Platero in handy</a></b></span> (<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Platero que ni pintado</b></span>), and to accomplish it we are proposing that the characters in El Greco's paintings tell the story of Platero, becoming real storytellers.<br />The idea comes from <a href="http://twitter.com/inmitacs" target="_blank">@inmitacs</a>, a Spanish Arts teacher interested in ICT, Education and Challenges, who has previously founded and taken part in other collaborative projects, such as <a href="http://queremosmusicarte.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">Queremos Musicarte</a>.<br /><br />At <a href="http://www.urjc.es/estudios/masteres_universitarios/ciencias_juridicas_sociales/ensananza_bilingue_primaria/" target="_blank">URJC</a> we are accomplishing this goal and we'll be flooding the classroom with Art and Literature. Are you going to miss it?<br />I invite you to accomplish this goal too, as part of the <a href="http://30goals.com/" target="_blank">30 Goals Challenge for Educators</a> on its 2014 world tour. I am happy to be your <a href="http://30goals.com/inspireleaders" target="_blank">Inspire Leader</a> for this part of the journey, when the tour lands in Spain once more.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MQOZR94z71c?rel=0" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Accomplish this goal</b>:<br /><br /><b>Option A</b>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><ul><li>Choose an extract, dialogue, or chapter of <a href="http://books.google.es/books/about/Platero_and_I.html?hl=es&id=oMvmACVEERIC" target="_blank">Platero and I</a> which can be narrated.</li><li>Choose a character from one of the paintings by <a href="http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/greco_el.html" target="_blank">El Greco</a>.</li><li>Encourage your students to record a podcast or a videoclip so the creative meeting between the narrator and Platero takes place.</li><li>Or, get them design their comics. Any creation goes as long as some part of Platero and I is being told by a character in one of the paintings by El Greco.</li></ul><b>Option B</b>:<div><ul><li>As students in Spain introduce you to our Literature, Culture and Art by accomplishing their goal, why don't you try and accomplish the goal too as teachers and them extend the accomplishment in your own lessons?</li></ul><div><br /><ul></ul><b>Reflection</b><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Promoting the interaction between several subjects, across various languages and countries, as well as working with key competences is an essential part of any collaborative project that aims at bringing Languages and Cultures together.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">By accomplishing a goal like this you will be able to foster Language skills, Communication skills, Writing, Arts and ICT skills. You will also get yourself and your students connected with other peers in the world and introduce them into Spanish Art and Literature, giving them the chance of becoming world digital citizens.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Resources</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/grecoland?searched=true" target="_blank">Grecoland</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.grecokidsandroid" target="_blank">Greco App</a> (Android)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qrzity.elgreco" target="_blank">400 hundred years without El Greco App</a> (Android)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/es/app/el-greco/id622428396?mt=8" target="_blank">El Greco iOS App</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/es/app/byg-toledo-el-greco-2k14/id734369677?mt=8" target="_blank">BYG Toledo "El Greco 2K14"</a> iOS App</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/plateroyyo-recursos?searched=true" target="_blank">Platero and I</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playfunbox.platero" target="_blank">Platero, follow me! App</a> (Android)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id816373151?mt=8" target="_blank">Platero, follow me!</a> App (iOS)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.panaceasupplies.android.reader" target="_blank">Platero and I</a>. eBook</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.pixton.com/es/" target="_blank">Pixton Comic Creator</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apppie.comicstrip" target="_blank">Comic Maker App</a> (Android)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roundwoodstudios.comicstripit" target="_blank">Comic Strip It Lite App (Android)</a><br /><a href="http://blog.sproutenglish.com/tell-me-about-it-15-fun-apps-and-tools-to-get-children-speaking/" target="_blank">Tell Me About It! 15+ Fun Apps and Tools to Get Children Speaking</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed your stay.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Find out more about The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators at <a href="http://30goals.com/">30Goals.com</a> and join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/30Goals/" target="_blank">30 Goals Facebook group</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks ever so much to <a href="http://inmacs2010.wix.com/plateroquenipintado" target="_blank">Platero que ni pintado</a> Project!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div></div>

2014 is the year to commemorate two special anniversaries: 100 years since ' Platero and I ' by Juan Ramón Jiménez was first publis...