It's great how the hundreds of "feeds" on the Internet can be used in the classroom. I can learn to use podcasts in French, for example, in class. Bravo!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Week Nine, Thing 23
It's finished ! Finally ! This project was well worth the effort. I really enjoyed learning to do technical things that ordinarily I would run to our tech support people to do for me. I hope that we can continue this learning program.
Week Nine, Thing 22
I love books, and seeing so many electronic or free books is super! I was a bit disappointed by Project Gutenberg -- I knew of it before and never used it. It seems a bit complicated, and it is not free. I did, however, sign on to "Bookins," which is a free book source -- I can trade my old books for those I haven't read. Great Scot, that's really cool!
Week 8 Thing 21
Voilà! Eureka! Two French podcasts ! My students are going to love this! I really have enjoyed this part of learning how to add podcasts to my blog although it has not been so easy....Hooray!
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Week 7 Thing 22
Ebooks are good if people like to spend hours at the computer trying to read them. If one tries to download the books and print them, what a waste of paper! Of course, Kindle has taken care of that sort of waste if one can afford $200 or so to purchase the Kindle. I do not use ebooks personally or in class, but they are o.k. Audiobooksm on the other hand, are terrific, especially while on a long trip. How I wish my students would listen to audiobooks in French!!
Week 7, Thing 20: Let's Get Serious: Albert Camus' "TheStranger"
This is for my Honors French IV class. Although the professor speaks about existentialism in English, it is the only way for a high school class to understand the complexity of this modern philosophy. By the way, there is debate about whether Camus was really an existentialist. He did not think so toward the end of his life. My Honors French IV class will study these four videos. I am embedding #1 now.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Week 7, Thing 19 - Library Thing
I don't much see the need for this sort of book-tracking system in my own teaching, but it probably does help some teachers. Cool idea, however. Now I know from whom I can borrow books....
Week 6 Thing 18 - Productivity Tools !
I am trying out Zoho Writer because it might be a useful tool in the future. I am going to see if I can publish this little bit on info to my blog !
Week 6, Thing #16
Rolling right along here! Funny how one can make progress when one has enough time to spend on the computer without interruptions, n'est-ce pas? I LOVE WIKIS !!! This is what I have been waiting for -- my own wiki for classroom use. Can't wait to get started!!!
Week 6, Thing 15
Copyright! Copyright! As a teacher, this is important to understand. How many times do I make copies from a book without giving due diligence to the author? (not any more !) The comic book written by grad students was excellent -- all about the purpose of copyright, its exceptions, etc. What a headache, however! There are lawyers who specialize in copyright -- boring. I will certainly be more careful in the future when I use someone else's intellectual property in class !
Week 6, Thing 14 - Technorati !
Well! After I calmed down a bit, I was able to spend quite a bit of time on this particular section. I was thwarted in my progress, however, because Technorati is having -- guess what???? -- TECHNICAL PROBLEMS ! Their link to "popular blog" does not work. The link to "claiming" one's blog does not function, and the "watchlist" that one could have created has died a terrible cyberspace death. In any case, I believe that I prefer "Delicious." It is easier, less technical, and really serves my purpose, which is to somehow identify the hundreds of lovely websites I have found on teaching French, which is why I am here to begin with. à tout à l'heure!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Week 6, Thing 13 - DELICIOUS !
I already know about Delicious. I love to surf the net for all things French, for example, so Delicious is a quite an exceptional tool for quickly finding what I need.
Week 5, Thing 12
Although I love the idea of Rollyo....it did not work! The message I got, more than once, was "didn't connect -- too many connections." Rats!!!
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