May

27

Once Upon a Time There Was a Computer Lab …

May 27, 2009 | 3 Comments

My interest in ICT started in 2004 when I was offered to work at the brand-new computer lab that was going to be installed at my language school the following year. I literally started from scratch doing online searches for ready-made material. As I moved from basic point-and-click activities to more sophisticated listening exercises, I [...]

Mar

24

Obama 2.0 for ELT

March 24, 2009 | 2 Comments

About a month ago,  I mentioned this to some colleagues at my workplace when we were talking about the wide array of  authentic material the web offers for EFL students, so imagine my surprise when I found this article by Simon Buckland. However, while Mr. Buckland refers to the richness of the new President’s rhetoric, [...]

Oct

26

Digital Storytelling: More than Words

October 26, 2008 | 2 Comments

With the advent of the new digital media, the millennial practice of storytelling can take a compelling turn in the 21st century language classroom. It is a great way of integrating the four skills while fostering creativity, collaboration, cross-cultural understanding and sharing. It simply turns language alive!
Last month, I had the pleasure of putting together [...]

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 | 9 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 [...]

Jan

9

Exploring Social Networks

January 9, 2008 | 4 Comments

“We know we can publish information. What we need to focus on now is how we connect to each other; how we build contexts that help us learn.” Just as Pablo Mancini mentioned in RBD, social networks were the highlight of 2007 and the trend seems to be growing stronger.
I am aware of the importance [...]

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 [...]

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