"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.