Penzu (last but not least)

As it says in the tittle, last entry: it's called Penzu and it can be described as a journal you can write on line! you can try this tool without having to loggin in, but your files will not be saved! No problem if you are using this just for once!
Apart from writing you can add pictures and change the layout of your "journal sheet"
Here goes my example, short and sweet, about my last holidays! Enjoy it and try this out! it's an amazing tool!
http://www.penzu.com/

https://penzu.com/p?confirm=1 (This is my sample on line)

The Newspaper Clipping Generator

In this site you (and more important, your students) can create (unfortunatelly) the first paragraphs of a piece of news. You can watch them , like printed on the newspaper and download them on your computer, and, of course, print it or share it trhough the Internet with your friends. Very nice tool to practice (as I said unfortunately, only in a few lines) for example, passive voice or the language of the media!
Hope you like my piece of news!

http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

Eslvideo.com

In this website you can upload videos from diferent sites (most of them are from YouTube) and create your own quizes! Students are to watch the videos and do the quiz and finally they are able to see the results of their performance! There you can post the transcrition of the audio and the topics of the videos don't really have to be instructional: if you think there is something you want to share, port it, make the quiz and share it! From a typical conversation, a simple song, to a real TV programme from the UK or the USA! Here, as usual, goes my example! Hope you like it and enjoy it! http://www.eslvideo.com/view_quiz_inframe.php?id=6603

Zimmer Twins!

This tool is just great!! It's like going back to your childhood (in case you are not a child any more!) and make your dreams come true!
Here you will have the possibility of being a director! Yes, you can choose one opening from a film and it's your choice what may follow!
The characters are two twins (yes, it would be weird if they were 3!!) and a cat call 13 (yes, he is black!).
While donig the movie you can choose the scenario, the words and the way they may say something!
Try this and you won't regret it!


http://www.zimmertwins.com/

Wordle

Wordle is a tool you can use to create "clouds" of words, all of them related to one specific topic! Then you can edit the "cloud" you have created and publish it in your blog, or share it with your mates!
The particularity of this tool is that ti deletes common words, lusing only the relevant ones in order to create your "word cloud", and as it does it by itself, you don¡t have to delete any word, just copy and paste your text or right it from scratch!
Enjoy it!

• Here is my example; I wrote some words related to winter, then I created my "cloud"; it's very simple! Hope you like it!

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2765988/Winter

         

Listen and write

This tool is great!! What you can do in this site is listen to different kinds of audio and, just like a dictation, write in a box below the words you hear! Of course, you are able to hear the audio several times so you can check what you have written, rewrite (if necessary) or listen to the whole audio at once. There is a "hint" button, in case you don't understand a  word! You can also work with videos! Here is an example of a song I myself posted: Help, by The Beatles! Enjoy yourself :)

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Glogster

Glogster is a tool you can use to create your own poster! Yes, even in the Internet you can have your own posters or collages with you!
In this sample, I have created one about my pet, very simple and easy to do!
The only thing you have to do is register and then...start creating!! Use images, audio, videos and everything that comes to your mind!
In this case, Children, for example, can share their "pet's glogs" with their partners and why not make them talk about thier partner's pet or publish a comment about it (or them) later?

Welcome!!

Welcome to this blog!!
This is a part of an assignment  from the subject called ICT; our teacher (Paula Ledesma) asked us to create a blog where you may find different web 2.0 tools to work with your students, and, if you are a student, you can work and explore them too!
Your comment on this work is welcomed too!! so, if you have any, do not hesitate and publish it!! :)