Using PHRASR :Presenting short different quotes/phrases in an easy and entertaining way

OJECTIVES

• To use the imagination to create interesting phrases.
• To be able to present phrases in a new way.
• To explore the website fully.

TASKS

• We are going to work with  http://www.pimpampum.net/phrasr/ but before, go to http://florencia123-teachingenglish.blogspot.com/2011/10/creating-animated-phrases-with-phrasr_18.html to see how to start working with the website. You will find explanations and examples.
• The topics to deal with are: Love, Life and Happiness. The steps to follow with the three of them are:

-         Go to website I’ll write below

-         Choose one quote/phrase related to the topic.

-         Go to http://www.pimpampum.net/phrasr/ and create a presentation with it.

-         Create another presentation in PHRASR ( it should be your own creation) with the corresponding topic.

This steps should be followed for Love-Life and Happiness.

  

• Let’s start with Love. Go to http://www.inspirationalspark.com/love-phrases.html and choose one of them to do the presentation on the website.

• Once you have decided, go to http://www.pimpampum.net/phrasr/. First create the presentation of the phrase you have chosen and then create another one related to the theme LOVE.

• Now, “Life”. Go to http://www.inspirationalspark.com/life-quotes.html and then, follow the same steps as you did with LOVE.

• Happiness, go to http://www.motivational-well-being.com/happiness-quotes.html or http://www.quotegarden.com/happiness.html and do the same as before.

• Remember that in this website you have an ARCHIVE to see your phrases.

Evaluation Criteria

• The creativity- how you used your imagination
• How you worked in the website.
• The inclusion of all the items required.

Using PENZU :Writing a diary of our friends in an original and interesting way

OBJECTIVES

• To be able to characterize each person using adjectives and the correct use of grammar structures.
• To describe your friends’personality, comparing all of them.
• To be able to manage the website: writing your description and including photos.
• To realize that with PENZU,“writing” is not as boring as we think.
• To share your work with your classmates and discuss any other alternative or suggestions to improve your written work.

TASKS

-         You are going to choose five friends of yours. Once you have decided, go to  http://www.penzu.com/ . For clear instructions, go to http://florencia123-teachingenglish.blogspot.com/2011/10/writing-diary-online-with-penzu_18.html

      where you have the explanation and an example to help you.

-         Start your work with this title: THESE ARE MY FRIENDS

-         Now, write the name of your friend. For example: This is Maria and I have uploaded a photo of her. 

 

-         In this step you have to describe his/her following this items: (this is an example of Maria)

a)      Name, nickname

b)      Age, bithday.

c)      Appearance: colour of hair and eyes

d)      Personality

e)      Studies

f)        Work

g)      Family/boyfriend/girlfriend

h)      Why you have chosen this friend. What makes you love her/him.

 

-         Now you will do the same with the other four friends! When you have finished you will share your work with your classmates.

Evaluation Criteria

• The use of the correct structures to describe people’s appearance.
• How you have used the website, including all what was asked. 
• The spelling, the appropriate use of adjectives and the ammount of information written.
• If you explore the website and add something else, it will be taken into account in your mark.

Using GOANIMATE :Creating interesting and funny stories

OBJECTIVES:

• To use your imagination.
• To relate different experience in your life to the assignment.
• To use a website to create stories.
• To be critic not only on your own but on the other classmates.
• To practise English in all your work.

TASKS

• Go to http://www.goanimate.com/ (see http://florencia123-teachingenglish.blogspot.com/2011/10/creating-animation-with-goanimate_18.html for instructions on how to do it and an example to help you!) You have to create an animation using this website.
• Given a situation, create an animation using a setting, characters and voices(your written words):

Situation: Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth from Pirates of the Caribbean.
 Jack is apologizing for something he has done to her.  He really regrets
having done such a thing. She is disappointed and at the same time 
angry. 

What you have to do:

•       Choose this skit/theme

 

•   Choose this setting

 

• Choose these characters

 

• Type or record your dialogue

 

  

This is the last part: First of all choose the characters’ voice. They should be british! Now you have to create the situation. Remember the situation described before ( Jack is apologizing for something...) So imagine what he could have done and why, how, during the conversation he will succeed in his objective. It should be shown the beginning of the conversation (how they greet to each other) her reaction to his questions or statements, etc. And how she will accept his apology and why. If you want to add other things they will be welcome but the requirements before mentioned should be present. The film should last between 2-3 minutes. Not less than that!

• The animation should include all the items required. The language to use is free, with this, I mean that you can use all the knowledge of language you know but of course avoid using inappropriate words/phrases, etc.
• After this, you will have to present the work to your classmates explaining what you have thought of and why and then autocritize yourself on your weakness and strongest points and your classmates’ ones.

Evaluation Criteria

• Appropriate use of language.
• The inclusion of all the items required in the assignment.
• Students’ fluency and accuracy on their oral exposition.
• The lenght of the video.
• The time students have taken to the assignment. The production, basically.
• The use of the website in the correct form. Not using it for other reasons.

Using ANITOMO: Working with different kinds of Vertebrates animals

OBJECTIVES:

• To learn about different Vertebrates Animals.
• To work in groups.
• To use Power Point to present the work
• To use Word to hand in the work.
• To use Internet to present assignments.
• To use English to talk about Science.

TASKS

• In groups of four choose one type of animals. Make sure that all the groups have a different category to avoid repetition:

                        - Mammals

  Vertebrates     - Reptiles
                        - Amphibians
                        - Birds
                        - Fish

• Once each group has its category, start choosing eight animals. So each group will deal with eight animals from the category chosen.
• In your group, each student will be in charge of two animals. So by this, I mean that each student will talk about the animals (talking about their characteristics, habitat, what they eat, etc; all the necessary information) To do this, you have to find out information in the Internet or encyclopedias. Remember to download a picture of each animal as you will use them later.
• You will have to present your assignment in a power point presentation and then, you have to hand in it in a word document.
• You are going to present your work following these steps:

-         With Animoto, present the eight animals with pictures and images. Include a title and a brief description.

-         One student will talk about the category of the animal chosen and then you will present the whole assignment with Power Point. Include pictures and if you want, videos; which would be great.

Presenting your work with Animoto

• Go to http://www.animoto.com/ ,be sure you have read the HOW TO DO THIS before in my blog:

http://florencia123-teachingenglish.blogspot.com/2011/10/creating-videos-with-animoto_18.html

• Once you have read how to do it, it will be easy to create an account and follow the steps.

• Here are some samples of using animoto. Check them in order that you could see what I expect from you.

The World 
http://animoto.com/play/XoqW9El8jB1jhcfQH893NQ

Nature

http://animoto.com/play/xNeirI2iXRWFBE36BibtbA

Evaluation Criteria

• Develop the right topic and not others.(if I have asked ANIMALS, do not write your assignment on TREES or something else).Correct use of vocabulary in the oral part, being accurate and fluent.
• Properly use of the computer and the website. Follow all the items requested.
• Correct use of Power Point and Word.
• Be specific and brief. Relevant.
• The reading material: all the students should know all the work despite the fact that it is divided into the members.

Creating animated phrases with PHRASR

Phrasr is an interactive web-based application that uses Flickr images to illustrate the phrases that users submit. They can choose every image and then publish the entire phrase, which is shown as a personal slide show.
I've chosen this website because I find it fun and interesting!Students would enjoy writing their favourite phrases or short poems with pictures that represent them.

The link to the site is:
 http://www.pimpampum.net/phrasr/

Here is my example! Enjoy it! http://www.pimpampum.net/phrasr/?id=28903

HOW TO DO THIS?


 It is very easy.! Go to  http://www.pimpampum.net/phrasr/  and where it says WRITE A PHRASE, write the phrase, poem, or whatever you want. Then clic on start. The website will choose different images that match with every single word of your phrase. You can change the images if you want. After this, you can create a name of your work with your name too. Clic on PUBLISH

In my example the short poem is: 

“If I could have just one wish, I would wish to wake up everyday to the sound of your breath on my neck, the warmth of your lips on my cheek, the touch of your fingers on my skin, and the feel of your heart beating with mine... Knowing that I could never find that feeling with anyone other than you”

So I wrote it and then, I change the images where it was necessary for me!

What is really interesting about PHRASR is that you can write a title and your name because there is an ARCHIVE where all the phrases created by everyone are saved. It is fantastic!

Here you have an activity to use PHRASR
http://florencia123-teachingenglish.blogspot.com/2011/10/presenting-short-different.html

Writing a diary online with PENZU

Penzu is a journal you can write on line. Regular writing is perhaps one of the best habits for budding writers to engage in. With Penzu, you can keep a diary online that's entirely private, or share it with others selectively.
It is not necessary to create an account to use it, but unfortunately,  your files will not be saved! So my advice would be to create an account. Is very easy! I will help you below how to do it.
I've chosen this website because it is another way to make our students write, as it is funnier and attracks the students' attention. It also changes their minds that WRITING is a boring task. With Penzu, the students love writing. Apart from that, you can add images and change the lay-out of the journal sheet.

 http://www.penzu.com/

HOW TO DO THIS?

Go to http://www.penzu.com. As I have said before, it’s better that you create an account because all your work will be saved. So clic on SIGN UP: CREATE YOUR FREE JOURNAL. You will fill in with your personal information and then, Clic on I AGREE ON THE TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY and finally SUBMIT. You will receive an e-mail in which the website PENZU welcomes you. 

So now let’s see how to create a journal. Go to http://www.penzu.com again. Clic on LOG IN. Write your e-mail and password and then, LOG IN. 

You will see a picture like a cover of a book, clic on YOUR NAME’S JOURNAL.(in my case is FLORENCIA’S JOURNAL)

Now you will see the sheet of paper to write whatever you want. You can add photos, print your work, change the format, etc.

In my example, I have uploaded photos from my computer.It’s wonderful! Try it! It’s fantastic!

Here you have an activity to use PENZU:

http://florencia123-teachingenglish.blogspot.com/2011/10/writing-driary-of-our-friends-in.html

Creating animation with GOANIMATE

Goanimate is a very easy online animation tool to use. It has separated programmess which help us on creating characters which is very useful. You can operate it easily by just "Drag", "Drop" and "Click". GoAnimate allows you to create characters, add music, add audio/voice-over, add props, add animation FX and sound effects. I have chosen this website because it really attracks my attention its creativity and wonderful and funny animation to create using our own imagination. I find it useful because it fosters students to use the foreign language in a more entertainment way!


GoAnimate.com: Jack sparrow by florciita123

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com.

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GoAnimate.com: Jack sparrow by florciita123

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com.



HOW TO DO THIS?

Go to http://goanimate.com/ . As you do not have an account go to REGISTRATE.

You will see two options, choose the first one GOANIMATE BÁSICO and clic on CREAR UNA CUENTA BASICA.

Complete with your personal information and then clic on REGISTRATE.

 You will receive an e-mail in which your account in goanimate is validated. So go to your e-mail account. Open the e-mail and clic on the link to check the validation.

 Now go to http://goanimate.com/ but now clic on INICIAR SESION. Complete with your data and then iniciar sesión.

 Clic on MAKE A MOVIE and you will see different characters and backgrounds. Choose the one you like (be sure it is free) In the example I’ve chosen ARRRRRRRRRRR! With Jack Sparrow. So clic on MAKE A SKIT.

Go to SIGUIENTE. In this section you have to choose, first, the setting.

Then, the characters, I’ve chosen Jack and Elizabeth. You can choose the ones you like best.

And finally, in this section, you can create the dialogue between the characters. You have different languages to choose and within that, different voices.

So, once you have finished with the setting, the characters and the dialogue, clic on PREVISUALIZATION and then you can save it. Your video is ready.

Here you have an activity to use GOANIMATE

http://florencia123-teachingenglish.blogspot.com/2011/10/creating-interesting-and-funny-stories.html