Photo Essay: "CALAMEO"

The May Revolution

Publish at Calameo

"Calameo" is a tool that can help us to create web interactive publications. You can work with it without any problem since it is easier to use. All you have to do is to upload a pdf file and wonderful magazines, pamphlets, brochures, among others documents will be created. With Calameo teachers can produce different documents and organize the information for students, so as to facilitate their learning process. In the example above,I created a photo essay about "The May Revolution in Argentina" so as to work with my 3rd year students at a Private Institute. The idea behind this is to refresh my students´memory as regards such a date.

Exploration of Visual Tools: "VISME"

Created using Visme. An easy-to-use Infographic Maker.

"Visme" is a fantastic tool for helping our students since it facilitates the learning process and make it more dynamic. All the information your students need will be packaged in just one image. For sure, classes will change completely once you start using such a tool. In the example above, I prepared an infography as regards the use of prepositions. The idea behind this is to show as well as teach my students (Level A2/ Private institute)) that such prepositions implicate a certain property of space. The idea is to help them internalize the meanings behind the prepositions (in front of/ behind/ between/opposite/in the middle of/next to).

"Flipped Classrooms"

When we talk about "Flipped Classrooms", we are referring to a new form of teaching-learning system in which students can learn new content online by watching some videos, usually at home. What used to be homework, is now done in class and becomes useful for teachers because they can offer more personalized guidance to their students and classes are more interactive, instead of the traditional lecturing. As a way of using this new form of teaching, I will work with the video called "The last knit" and I will present it to a group of adults learners. From the video, we can work with simple questions such as, who is she? What is she doing? Why is she there? What are her problems? among other questions. This would help them to participate even more and learn simple concepts.

"WEBQUEST"

"Exploring Cultures" from Beluky

"WEBQUESTS" are very useful for students of levels A1-A2-B1-B2-C1-C2. It is very practical for them, for example,whenever the teacher asks them to make a search project. With this tool,the teacher facilitates students´ work by giving them factual and serious pages about a certain topic. Once they analyze the different pages proposed by the teacher, they can start doing their work.

"Presentation and Publication Tools: ISSUU"

"ISSUU" is a fantastic tool that you could use in the classroom. For sure, your students will be engaged for using it, since they would be able to create their own e-books and organize all their homework. With just a click, you could upload different documents (word, PDFs, among others)and your book is ready for sharing. In this case, I created one about "Workers´Day" as a way of teaching and showing my students (3rd Year) why we celebrate such a day on May, 1st. This page could be used with intermediate- advanced learners.

"INFOGRAPHIES: Easel.ly"

"EASEL.LY" is an amazing page to work with. Here, you can produce visual representations of information about different topics, sharing your own ideas and opinions. This page will help teachers a lot, since they can implemented in their classrooms. Your students will be fascinated because in such a page they will be able to produce their own visual posters and share with the whole class. Teachers could use it with students from A2 to C2 levels.

"TED: Ideas Worth Spreading"

"TED" is a serious page where we can watch plenty of short videos from some of the most engaging speakers around the world. As these videos cover an endless range of topics, I consider that it could be useful to incorporate them into the classrooms. Our students could learn how to speak appropriately and be ready for their future speeches. In addition, I consider that such a page can be used with students at a B2-C2 levels.

"Learning Objects: Jigsawplanet"

"JIGSAWPLANET" is a wonderful page in which you can create different puzzles as regards different topics for your students. It is a funny as well as an innovative way of introducing different tools into your classrooms. In addition, I believe it will motivate students, and they will learn by playing. The following puzzles were created for a group of 1st Grade (Beginners). The aim of these two puzzles was to entertain them and to allow them to learn by playing.

"Innovative Teaching Approach: Padlet"

"PADLET" is an interactive and online wall in which we can summarize different topics under study, organize ideas, insert images, upload videos, and most importantly, carry it to your classroom. This tool is very useful for teaching since you can summarize different topics and facilite your students´ understanding. Besides, you could use "PADLET" with students from all levels. In this case, I created an interactive wall called "Grammar zone". The intention of it, was to help my students (3rd Year, A2) to better comprehend and internalize the grammar rules for present simple and present continuous.

"Scoop.It"

"SCOOP.IT" is an interesting platform in which users are allowed to collect information about a topic of their interest and display it on an attractive visual page. I think that with "SCOOP.IT" users can discover new trends and reflect upon other thoughts. On my account- Belen Olivares- I have created an album called "Becoming a Transcendentalist Teacher" in which you can see all the pages I have selected.

"Word Clouds: Organizing Ideas"

"Wordle it out" is a very interesting page since it can help our students to organize their ideas. It functions like a "brainstorming". With this page, they can organize speeches, or short presentations about different topics. The one posted here was prepared for a 3rd year class (level A2) at a private institute. The idea of creating such a word cloud was to introduce them the topic related to "time out". In such a topic, my students would have to work with different kinds of festivals arund the world as well as present simple/ present continuous.