A site

I love the internet.I love the fact that I can learn about anything I am interested in or just ask about particular things. I spend some time on the internet every day. I use google a lot, I use gmail, youtube, instagram and facebook sometimes, etc.

I am interested in politics even though I despise most politicians. Politics is present everywhere and in all areas, and I suppose I became interested the day I realized how Education was affected by political decisions. How educational research to a large extent was determined by the administration at the time. We make political decisions every day. 

A few years back, I was reading about genetically modified food and found a website by chance. www. ted.com is a site that initially showed 20 minute talks about different topics. Nowadays, it also shows different talks that can be shorter. There are many science related topics but also a lot of spiritual, nutricional and aesthetic themes.  www. ciperchile.cl. This website shows a lot of serious journalistic research that would never appear on TV.  I visit it every two weeks more or less.

Write about a website you like. Why you like it. How you discovered it and how often you visit it.

Write a minimum of 180 words. Post  3 comments on this or any blog J

Blog marking

ABOUT THE MARKING FOR THE BLOG ACTIVITIES.

WHEN YOU COME TO CLASS AND DO THE POST AND COMMENTS IN CLASS, YOU GET 2 POINTS.

WHEN YOU DON’T COME TO CLASS AND DO THE POST AND COMMENTS WITHIN 48 HOURS, YOU GET 1 POINT.

NO POST, NO POINTS.

THE FINAL MARK FOR THE BLOG CONSISTS OF TWO MARKS.

1 MARK FOR “COMING TO CLASS AND DO THE BLOG POST AND COMMENTS IN CLASS”

1 MARK FOR 2 PARTICULAR BLOG POSTS. THESE WILL BE SELECTED AND MARKED CONSIDERING LINGUISTIC ASPECTS.

mark 1 (50%)+ mark 2 (50%) = final blog mark

verb list

Dear all:

Today I’d like to tell you a bit about myself. When I finished school I decided I did not know what to do. So I took a year off and worked to save money. Later I entered translation because I liked languages. I did English and German but right in the middle of it, there was a chance to travel to Germany and work there. So I did. When I got back to Chile I fell into teaching by chance. Later I got my teaching degree.

I think teachers are a great contribution to society but only if they have a vocation. If not, they may be great researchers or academics, but not teachers. I feel a teacher needs to be alert and attentive to what is happening in the classroom in the whole sense of the word. They also need a lot of patience & knowledge in their area of study. A teacher needs constant training because the world changes, students change, and so does methodology.

I think one of my favorite subjects at Uni was phonetics. I loved the idea of studying & recognizing the English sounds and also to contrast them with the Spanish sounds. I also enjoyed pragmatics. The future of teachers looks more relevant all the time. I think we need to keep up with technology among other things because we will need to be more and more updated to connect with students. 

One professional I admire in my area of study is Rod Ellis. He is very well known in the area of second language acquisition. He has published a lot of books & I love the way he writes. He has got a very clear way to express his ideas and they make a lot of sense to me.

Say:

-Why are you studying this career?

- How do professionals in your area contribute to society?

- What tools will a professional in your area need to have in the future?

- What is your favourite subject?

- Include this and more in your answer.

- 180 words minimum. One comment in this blog and one comment on a different blog 

A place

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 5 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 anywhere in Chile or abroad  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 comments on different class blogs.Mine or classmates  (150- 180 words Minimum)

Hello everyone,

Today’s task is to create your blog using blogger.com

If you have a gmail account, you can do it straight from there. If not, go to blogger.com and create it. Make sure you write things down so you don’t forget.

Once you have an URL for your blog, write it clearly on the whiteboard.

Go to Configuración “setting “ and change the language to English.

The next step is to link everyone in the classroom.

Go to design, then add a gadget and click on Link list. Now you can start adding everyone.

Once this is finished, continue with today’s task 

 A little intro:)

My name is Beatriz and I define myself as a fairly relaxed person most of the time. I value the simple things in life. I think one individual can do a lot of things on a daily basis to help others. I am interested in social issues and also in politics. I wish there were more hours in the day to do more stuff.

I love animals (I don't eat them :), arts, swimming and pilates, academia to a certain extent, and above all, I love travelling to new places and that is one thing I have done.

I practice meditation but not as often as I’d like to. One of the trips I want to make one day is India. However, all the poverty scares me a bit.
Put a comment on this blog and one of your classmates' blogs