Today we focus on the web.


Write about your Favourite Web Site. Say:



-How you discovered it



- How often you visit it


- Why you like it/What makes it special



- Provide a link and an appropriate image (200 words minimum) + 3 comments to your classmates.

Blog correction

Today we are going to start taking advantage of the blog as a language learning tool. Many experts who study second language acquisition believe that making learners aware of their mistakes or the mistakes of their peers helps them avoid similar mistake in the future. Obviously, this is a long process but they believe it is very useful in classroom-based instruction.
Today I would like each of you to choose a post from the person whose name is above yours on my link list and correct one of their posts. Things you can check include:
spelling, punctuation, missing words, extra words that are not needed, wrong words, wrong tense, wrong verb, noun or word forms, etc. Use the symbols I gave you last week. Remember?

After that, you should post the correction with the symbols and ( the corrected version )on your blog.
E.g. I go T (went) there in 2009

Once you finish you should visit www.plataforma.com and do the activities for Unit 3: Tools of the Trade.

good tech

To think of my favorite piece of technology is rather simple. I have two, though.
I think the first one is my mobile phone. That is for a very simple reason. I like the idea of integration. For me to have a camera, the music I like and a diary with the numbers of poeple I want to ring, is really good I can't believe I used to memorize so many numbers! My brain must be deteriorating big time nowadays. The best part of it is the organizer. This is the only way I get to pay bills on time, send "boletas" on certain dates, etc. I love it. I got it in 2007 and use it all the time.
The second item I'd like to mention is the external disc drive. I think when you have lost all your info because your PC died or because you got it stolen or whatever reason, it can be really tragic. That is why I learnt we need to save info on a safe place that "ideally" will not collapse or disappear. I have complete books, whole albums of good music, and lots of documents that have taken me hours to download or write myself and don't want to lose. I don't remember when I got this ,but it was long ago. Could I live without them? Hell yeah! I would have to get used to it, that's all.

Describe your favourite piece of Technology.
Say:

- How you got it
- How long you have used it
- How often you use it
- Why you like it

Describe how life would be without it (200 words minimum
1 comment on your teacher's blog & 3 commments to your classmates.

Free topics

Hello everyone
Movies is somehing I personally like.
Write about your favorite movie.
say:

When you saw it.
Why you liked it
Who's in
Include any other relevant aspect you consider important.

write 180 words minimum. Post 3 comments on your classmates blogs.

post I

Hello Everyone:
Today I'd like to tell you about a place I have enjoyed. The truth is, I have been lucky enough to visit several places. Having said this, there are still a lot of places I'd like to visit in and outside Chile.
Even though there are many places in the north and south of our country I could mention, today I'll refer to a place that captivated my heart in 2010. This is a National park called “Abel Tasman” in the north of the south island of New Zealand. I guess the reason why I liked it so much has to do with many factors. It was a very particular day. It started really cloudy but it was sunny at times. I think it also rained at one point. I did a 4 hour walk through this park which had some really dry bits, some really wet parts, deserted bits, and dark areas. I also got to meet people from different places. I even got to hear some Chileans on the ferry.
The most amazing thing about it was the giant ferns. I’d never seen such big ferns before. They were actual trees (They are a national symbol). Moreover, I got to see a number of birds & insects and the whole scenery was awesome.
What I really like best about New Zealand in general is how “laid back” people seem. I guess it has to do with the fact that there are so few people (Around 4 million in the whole country!). You can travel for miles and not see anyone. I really like that.

Well, now it is time for you to share. You can use www.wordreference.com as a dictionary.

Write about a place that you enjoyed visiting. Upload a picture.
Say:
When you went there
Who you went with
What you did there
Why you like this place
Post 3 short comments on different class blogs.
(180 words minimum)

Assessment.

Dear all:
On this post I will explain how the blog work will be assessed.
Two marks will be averaged. Mark 1 is for continuous assessment (i.e. coming to class and posting IN class).If you come to class & write the right number of words, plus the ideas your are asked to express, you get 2 points. If you don't come to class & post from anywhere else within 24 hours, you get 1 point. After that, there are no points,but you can still write for the sake of learning.
Mark 2 is for 3 particular posts that will be evaluated in terms of (ideas, word range & grammar). If the post is not there when it is marked, you get a 1.0 for that post. These 3 marks are evaluated and give an average final mark.

Ps: You can use www.wordreference.com but NO translators.

These two marks will be averaged and will give your final mark :)

First task

Hello

Plese follow instructions

Your first task is to create a blog and to link all your classmates. Then you have to write a short introduction of yourself.To begin with you need to create a gmail account or use one you already have.

Then, go to blogger.com and follow the instructions.

Please remember to change the language during set up so that your blog is in English.

1. If you have a google account: sign in first, if you don’t have a google account: create a google account
2. Go to: http://www.blogger.com/
3. Click: create your blog now
4. Name your blog
5. Choose any template you like
6. Go to dashboard, scroll down to the bottom of the page & change the language to English.
7. go to design, add a gadget, link list
7. Start posting (intro!)