May

24

Mate&Blogs

May 24, 2008 | 6 Comments

A spin-off of RosarioBlogDay, MateyBlogs, the first collaborative blogging workshop in Rosario, took place today at CEC combining one of our dearest Argentinian traditions with the 2.0 spirit.
After three brief presentations conducted by Fernanda Rubio, Francisco Sanguinetti on how to integrate mutimedia content, and Federico Aikawa, who shared some practical blogging tips, we divided ourselves [...]

Feb

9

Edublogtalk: distributed conversations

February 9, 2008 | 6 Comments

When Blogging4Educators started, I understood we had designed a number of environments to interact with participants, mainly, our YG and two blogs to host weekly discussions. During the first two weeks, fascinating conversations developed as we shaped, defined and built ideas dialogically on our blog threads.
On week 3, however, the task was to post [...]

Feb

1

5 Things You Don’t Know about Me

February 1, 2008 | 6 Comments

I’m ready for the b4echallenge. Here it goes:
- I attended kindergarten in New York City and cried every single day because I couldn’t understand what my teacher said. (See related post)
- I studied drama for seven years and performed in a play called “Wonders in the Land of the Alices”.  In 1998, I decided to quit [...]

Jan

27

Budding Blogs and Dandelions

January 27, 2008 | 2 Comments

The Blogging Season
No, I’m not into gardening at all, but I have always found metaphors essential to grasp new concepts and to connect to them emotionally. Just as flower buds look fresh and promising anticipating spring, the beginning of the blogging season at EVO always fills us with renewed hope and an undeniable sense of excitement [...]

Jan

11

Countdown to Blogging4Educators

January 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Three days before EVO 2008 official launch, the action has already started at Blogging4Educators. There are more than 110 participants from all over the world eager to exchange greetings and introductions and to share resources and expectations.
The preparation process has been such a lively experience! Some time ago I defined our work as “messy collaboration [...]

Dec

4

TESOL Electronic Village Online 2008

December 4, 2007 | 1 Comment

The CALL Interest Section of the international TESOL professional association has announced the 2008 EVO sessions (January 14 - February 24). Every year, EFL/ESL teachers from all over the world take part in online seminars and workshops to explore and discuss topics related to the integration of technology in English Language Teaching.
This year I have the pleasure [...]

Nov

16

Rosario BlogDay - More Surprises!

November 16, 2007 | 3 Comments

After RBD, I’ve had the pleasure of engaging in meaningful and unexpected conversations with some unique local bloggers (new friends?) . I guess I’ve just become aware of the fact that I’m an English-speaking blogger in Spanish-speaking city, but that does not seem to be a problem when it comes to sharing concepts and ideas in the blogosphere. [...]

Nov

11

More about Rosario BlogDay

November 11, 2007 | 1 Comment

Images and sounds from Rosario BlogDay. Enjoy!
Meet Rosario’s blogosphere

Nov

9

Rosario BlogDay

November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I’m taking part in the first Rosario BlogDay, a conference in which professionals from different areas are discussing the latest trends in Communication Technologies. The second part on ICT in Education is about to start. More soon…
Later…
Here I am after a blogorific day, dazzled by the variety of stories, experiences and compelling concepts we [...]