Lets learn as a rule.

When I decided to teach English also I decided to learn!
On this time I have learnt many useful tools that I appreciate.

viernes, 8 de abril de 2011

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Description 

1.- Podcast is an Internet technology that educators can use to provide students with course materials they can use anytime, any place, even when they are not connected to a computer. You can use podcast to deliver course content in audio, video, and/or graphic formats.
Educational Benefits of Podcast

In addition to providing teachers with a new way to communicate course content, podcasting can benefit students because it is a hands-on activity. Podcasts are an excellent means to motivate students because they use devices that are part of the students’ experience to talk about and practice speaking skills for students to use the process of writing for students to work collaboratively


2.- Wiki is a server program that allows users to collaborate in forming the content of a Web site. With a wiki, any user can edit the site content, including other users' contributions, using a regular Web browser. Basically, a wiki Web site operates on a principle of collaborative trust.
The best known example of a wiki Web site is Wikipedia, an online dictionary building collaboration.
The wiki can be accessed at any time and from anywhere. It is securely stored on a server and can be backed up to a local hard drive. Different media such as video and images can be easily added and the page history function means that you can always role back to older content.
Teachers can use a wiki as a knowledge base, enabling them to share reflections and thoughts regarding teaching practices. This facilitates the scholarship of teaching and learning and inquiry based reflective practice.
Students can use a wiki to develop research projects. The wiki gives the students the ability to collaborate from anywhere at any time. The wiki environment provides of the needs of students with different learning styles since various media can be added to the pages including animations, video and images.





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