miércoles, 13 de febrero de 2013

comparing voicethread vs. voxopop

comparing
voicethread vs voxopop

 as we know both of them are technological tools that are used in the educational world. both have many advantages for teachers and students since they engage students to learn in a different way and  help teachers make the classes more interesting for the students of the 21th century.
i think that it is so important to know about this kind of tools because as future teacher, we can use these kind of tools in order to make our classes more dynamic, interesting and competitive. Also we need to improve and actualize our knowledge, and learn new techniques and tools that help us to motivate students to learn through the new technology.
in my case, i have experienced in both, the voicethread conversation was a nightmare for me because i could not upload a video and it was so difficult for me use this tool; whereas in the voxopop talkgroup it was so easy for me to use it and record my voice. that's why  i like more the voxopop talkgroups because they are fun and easy to use and they have many advantages; for example:
1. the voxopop talkgroup helps stdents to develop their speaking skills (pronunciation, fluency  and accuracy).
2.teachers and students can interact and participate from home.
3.it is so good for students that arelearning a foreign langauge.


i will like to use the voxopop talkgroup in my classroom because it helps a lot to students that are learning a second language.

martes, 12 de febrero de 2013

I interviewed Julio Rivera about his skills and which one had been more difficult to develop and  what he did to improve it.
julio said that the most difficult skill to develop to him has been the reading skill because he never developed the habit when he was younger, so that he had many troubles with the English literature asignature.
 In order to improve this skill he did many things and he tried to read and read, but he got bored easily because he did not like to read, he also tried to read stuff he liked in, but it contributed a little bit.
the activities that he likes to develop in order to improve his weak skill (reading) are ones in which the teachers explain the things instead to give a handout; or for example, when the English literarure teacher presented a movie instead of assigning us to read a book. he said that he still has problem with that, but he is working on that.
I have the same problem that him, for me reading has been one of the most difficult skill to develop because I do not like to read.
Also i have tried to do many things in order to improve my weak skill, but like julio i got bored easily even though it was an interesting reading.
I do not know what i going to do, but i want to improve this skill because i will take English literature II the next semester and i need and i have to pass it.