By the way, Current TV seems to be a different way to make television. Interesting documentaries and interviews about everyday life and hot issues, from the watchers’ point of view (for a change).
I’ve been told a new café has opened up in Barcelona: The English Oasis Café. There you can have a drink and speak English. There are activities and even learning modules of spoken English for low-stage learners, and different topics for everyone to choose. Magazines, boardgames… anything that might help you feel in comfortable in an English speaking atmosphere.
The 2006 BETT prizes put their stress on the use of ICT in Education. Here’s a link to the winners list. It is worth a visit, believe me.
Click on http://www.becta.org.uk/corporate/display.cfm?section=21&id=4978 and go!
Working in the Catalan Department of Education is hectic!
You are always doing something urgent. It’s very difficult to get some time in order to set you mind to work on more creative things in our professional field. I’ve got many things in my head that I want to develop. I’m sure I’ll find the time, but it’s hard.
I’ve come across a very interesting website: http://www.cooeey.com
A very nice tool to create your own blog…. don’t you worry! it’s different to blogger! It’s very good for students, because it allows you to create your own “notebook”, where you have your own blog and your photo album. You can customise everything with a very cool layout.
To all English Teachers who might be interested in putting some literature in the life of your pupils: Visit this site. An interesting work on the story written by C.S. Lewis and the film based upon the book. Enjoy it!
Here’s the list with the 2005 elearning awards:
1 & 3 are very advisable for English teachers… don’t miss them!!
Every day there’s something new here at work. You start up in the morning carrying out a task you had been assigned some days before… and there you are!! Something else popping up from behind the smile of someone at the team. New layouts for the old didactical units, brainstorming meetings for future exploitations, revision of new materials… but it’s worth the effort! People here like to hold onto new challenges… they grumble, I do, but we take it and we get through it. It’s very encouraging to see that your job usually ends up with useful achievements for students and other colleagues. Or at least I do my best to get there.
NO PAIN..NO GAIN!!!
By the way, that’s a picture of mine.
