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When Dina told us that we were going to do this project, I first thought that it was going to be a different and creative activity, but later I realised that  it wasn't the good I thought it was going to be.

First, I would like to say that this project had some benefits. In my humble opinion it is a good way to improve our english. Furthermore, it have helped us to learn how to work in a team. The benefits of teamwork include increased efficiency, the ability to focus different minds on the same problem and mutual support. In addition I strongly believe that this project have also helped me to know what is happening in our country nowadays. Moreover, I have discovered some new apps such as padlet or touchcast that I would be able to use in future situations.

However, the fact that it was a long term project was a negative aspect because we are in a year in which we have to study a lot ir order to get great marks and, from my point of view, it was a lot of work. I also think that we have recorded a huge amount of videos so the editing  is going to be really difficult .

Finally. I would like to say that we all know that the project was presented to us with the best intention, but it would be better to organise these types of projects in other years.

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From the first moment I thought that an activity as different and dynamic as this one could help us to disconnect from exams and maybe have fun while doing it. But eventually, this activity has turned into more work to do.

This isn't an easy project, just because of the fact that there's a lot of work and time involved and you need to dedicate some hours to write in the padlet, to write the script, search the news and summaries them... the record it and edit it.
I understand that this project was supposed to reduce our English work for us to dedicate more hours to other signatures for Selectividad, but in fact this project has been more difficult than we thought it could be.
From my point of view, this project would fit perfect for a 1 bachillerato students, that they could practice some days grammar and vocabulary and other day dedicate it to record and to the project.

I really liked the idea, to do something different and more creative kind of things but we didn't thought it would be so difficult to do it.

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When I first heard about making a long term project during this year I was a little bit skeptical. Firstly because the project seemed very complex ( a lot of people working on it, coordination between groups, etc... ). Secondly, because I did not know if it would cost me a lot of time.

The project had positive things. The idea of a news room was very original and something completely different to what we had done before. Apart from that fact, we also had the oportunity to work in something which was not studying for an exam ( because that is what we do the 95 % of the time for other subjects ), and I think that is also positive for our education.

However, the project had also it`s shadows. If you want to do something propperly, you must dedicate a lot of time, and this year we have to study a lot because it is decisive for our future ( because marks count for the average, we have the Selectividad, and so... ). Moreover, it is very complex to organise everything ( due dates, padlet entries, group organisation ) and to record everything, then editing it and putting it together, etc...

My personal belief is that the original idea is not bad, but some things should be changed so that the propper execution of the project can be achieved ( making it easier and less time consuming ). A solution to this could be moving it to first of Bachillerato or to ESO, as they would be less stressed and could do something better.

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This project has not been a success, not because the idea was unfeasable, but because of the context of this year. Undeniably, this year has been, and still is, one of the hardest and most time-consuming years of our young adulthood.

When this project was first presented to us, it seemed like a lot of work, which discouraged most people of our class. Moreover, as it was such a long term project, people didn't recieve the immediate sense of acomplishment you get when finishing short-term presentations.

This sort of long-term projects are more effective on lower years, because students have more time to use on projects creatively. Also, students would take more interest in the projects if there were some sort of incentive. Finally, making such a time-consuming news show would be less dull if it were a comedy/satire.

I, personally, did not enjoy this project, and would have prefered some sort of satirical news show or drama play.

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Tutorial "Using Project":
Once you have all the elements lined up you'll be able to save your project pressing the botton on the upper left side corner and you will have to write a name for your project. And for uppdating your project with new information you must click on the same botton and press "save changes".
Tutorial "video import":
You can put pre production o video. You can write directly on them, you can use filters, to can add titles, maps, news headlines... To import a video ypu must click on "import video" and choose from where do you want the video to come from (gallery, internet, youtube, touchcast...) once you have selected the video it will download directly. Then you'll be able to edit it, you can choose from which second the video will start and appear in your touchcast.
Tutorial "Green screen"
It,s very important that you have a completely flat green surface to use it as your "green screen"
To access to the green screen mode touch the "green screen tab" and automaticlly green will be removed from your video and be changed for the background you've selected previously pressing the icons on the right.
Tutoail "Image Vapp"
To insert a Vapp press the botton +Vapp and it will appear all the different choices of Vapps such as videos, dropbox, images...
If you click "images" it will take you to your camera roll where you'll be able to select the photo you will like to see in your touchcast.

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Touchcast editor

In this tutorial we have learned  how to use the editing tools in the touchcast studio. Firstly, it is necessary to tap the backtrack feature. This will lead you to many features such as my projects, adding vApps to clip, add media into a clip, how to cut and trim a clip, how to use transitions.

Image zoom and move

In this tutorial we have learned how to zoom and move and image. First, to zoom in on an image vApp you must tap the image and zoom in. Other benefits are that you can move the image around.

Transitions

The first step on how to use a transition is to choose the project you would like to work on. Below you can notice that there is a button that when tapped shows the efeccts that can be used to transition between the two clips. Some of the are: cross fade, fade through white, fade through black...

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As the final script had to be done, the team leaders ( Juan, Laura, Paula, Mario and Carlos ) decided and did several things:

We decided the order of the different sections.
We Created a table with links to padlets, documents and scripts.
We decided who was going to present each part of the news programme.
We also checked the grammar and spelling, as the style and format to make it more professional and better.

All of this was done in four different sessions of hard work.

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28.11.16
(PHASE 6- RE-MAKE)
Today was a day of making the final changes to our padlet and and to our news bulletin programme.

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29.11.16
Today we've experimented with the Touchcast programme .

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Murder of Brazilian family in Spain

Spanish police confirm: Brazilian family was hacked to death by a nephew,  A nephew of the family killed in Pioz is the alleged perpetrator of the brutal crime last 18 of sep. A 30 year old brazilian marriage and their two sons (four and one year old) were beheaded.

At first, the police assumed that it could be a matter of drug dealers.

Investigative sources yesterday confirmed that it is "a passional crime" committed by the nephew of the father of this young family. Allegedly, "it was a kind of violent and unstable character" who was obsessed with Janaína, his aunt.

His name is Patrick Nogueira Gouveira. He’s 20 and he took a flight to Brazil from Madrid two days later after the murder.

They found the bodies stuffed into plastic bags, which had been  killed at least one month ago, according to forensic analysis found.

Researchers are still waiting that Brazilian authorities arrest the alleged perpetrator of one of the bloodiest crimes which  are remembered in Spain.

Ciudad Lineal Pedophile

Ciudad Lineal psychosis with kidnapping and sexual abuse of girls has led citizens and parents share images of suspected pedophiles uploaded in media. The state police advises to the diffusers of this information, allegedly false, that might provoke the lynching and the murder of those people.

The six-year-old Chinese girl that was kidnapped for some hours by a pederast last June 17 in the district of Ciudad Lineal has been given the discharge in the hospital

Her family had a small shop in that street. She went out to play and a man convinced her to  accompanying him, as reported the Police. The police continue looking for tests.

The judgment continues  against Antonio Ortiz , the supposed pederast of Linear City.
It has made clear that in the exploration they did in one of the victims, biological remains were detected in the face of minor. In conclusion, Antonio Ortiz is guilty.

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Spanish communities against the LOMCE

Resources against Primary, ESO and A levels final exams get together to cut down the study hours dedicated to religious studies.

At the end of this school year (2016-2017) these final exams should be applied and the majority of communities ungoverned by the PP have already prepared several resources against this measure.

Aragon is the only community which has submitted before the Supreme Court an administrative appeal against this exams. Moreover, Cantabria, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands and Castile-La Mancha have approved in their respective government councils the lodging of appeals while Asturias, Andalusia, Valencia and Catalonia have announced they will. Navarra is waiting to see what happens with the future central Government and the Basque Country has recently approved a decree which does not refer to these final exams but only to an  "individualized test" based on "continuous assessment".

On the other hand, the Church, parents’ associations and trade unions of eight communities have protested before the courts against the cutbacks in the Religion subject schedules. Up to now, justice is in favour of Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias and Balearic Islands Church claims.

Every year there are between 2000 and 3000 deaths because of the flu

Every year there are between 2000 and 3000 deaths because of the flu, but this number could be reduced by half with a correct and and extensive implementation of the flu vaccine.

The flu is a respiratory disease usually of viral origin and, although in most cases it takes between one or two weeks to fully recover without taking any specific medication, it could be detrimental among very young children, the elderly, people suffering from a serious illness or patients with chronic respiratory diseases.

Francisco Javier García, a distinguished lung specialist, has stressed that this flu vaccine is essential in order to reduce any serious problems which could easily appear due to this common illness.

Should Spanish schools welcome cellphones into the classroom?

Spanish teachers are the responsible for the significant increase of new technologies but  experts are highlighting the risks.

There is an increasing consensus among teachers, experts and educational institutions, who establish that cellphones can be understood as a good way of working. In other words, they can be used in schools to teach the students alongside books, whiteboards and films.

Almost all the students in a Madrid high school, Cervantes High School, have their own cellphone, a trend that only increases with age.

“Phones are part of our everyday life and we have to make sure they are our allies,” says Mar Camacho, a researcher in educational technology at Tarragona's Rovira i Virgili University.

Camacho believes some concepts can be better explained with a cellphone. But phones, tablets and computers are only tools, he says, and he warns that people who “promote the use of tablets in class to attract students' attention are only blowing smoke”.

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POLITICAL, ECONOMICAL AND CORRUPTION NEWS

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The PSOE will have to decide a weekend before the new elections are convoked if they will abstain to allow a PP`s government.

It does not depend on the management of the Spanish Socialist Party that the elections are repeated, because the federal committee has the responsibility to decide that. Javier Fernández, the president  of the management institution of the Spanish Socialist Party  has assured Mariano Rajoy, the President-In-Office, that they will not give stability to the Popular Party’s government. The communication channels between Mariano Rajoy and Javier Fernández are open and are being effective. The federal committee will meet a weekend before the date in which new elections will be celebrated, and the socialist party will have to decide between two difficult options: The first option consists in avoiding a Popular Party’s government, although the consequence would be new elections, the third ones in only a year. The second option is to abstain and to allow the PP to govern with a minority. The Spanish Socialist Party may or may not abstain before the investiture but in no event will guarantee stability; as it must be achieved by negotiating every day. The members of the socialist party are strongly divided, and the ghost of ungovernability still lives in our country. However, we have more political information to offer you, because the parliament of Catalonia decided in September to call for a referendum asking for independence from Spain for 2017.

The parliament of Catalonia deciced in September to convoke a referendum of independence for 2017.

The Catalan Parliament adopted two other resolutions that open the way for a referendum on independence, despite contrary statements and warnings of the Constitutional Court. The independentist majority ( Junts pel Sí and CUP ) endorsed a commitment to hold the consultation in September 2017 that the president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, made the week before. But the great victory of the Catalan president was the second resolution: the confluence of the left ( Cataluña si que es Pot ) defended the referendum omitting explicit reference to the need for agreement with the Spanish state. The Socialist Party, the Popular Party and the Citizenship party ( Citizens ) refused to vote, as the voting was considered illegal.

The defendants in Opaque Caja Madrid Cards and in the Gürtel trial try to defend themselves and avoid prison.

The defendants in the Caja Madrid  “Black” Credit Card scandal and in the Gürtel trial try to defend themselves and avoid prison. Carlos Navarro, attorney for the alleged mastermind of the organization, the businessman Francisco Correa, has renounced to declare issues of invalidity of the cause, as did much of the rest of the lawyers who intervened. The defense chief defendant explained that the objective of this is offering "goodwill gestures" to mitigate a potential  sentence. At this moment, the prosecution is demanding 125 years and one month in prison for Francisco Correa. There are 37 more accused in the Gürtel trial, which is related to the illegal financing of the Popular Party. In the other important trial taking place at the moment, the former Vice President of Spain and Economy Minister Rodrigo Rato explained in court that the credit cards given to him in Caja Madrid which the National Court is investigating  constituted "a perfectly legal incentive" and standard practice. When he received his credit card, he understood that it was a form of payment for the governing bodies and the steering committee, and that it was perfectly legal. He has avoided to give his opinion on the system that “is not good or bad to him but is used in more banks in Spain."

The International Monetary Fund improved the economic forecast for Spain.

The International Monetary Fund has improved the economic forecast for Spain. The IMF has risen the GDP growth forecast for Spain by five points, with respect to the one that had been previously estimated in July, leaving it at 3.1%. Spain is for the second consecutive year the fastest growing economy out of industrialized countries. The reduction of unemployment next year will be less than 2 points: going from 19.7% to 18%. In 2017 Spanish GDP growth will experience a sharp slowdown to 2.2%. And now (dramatic pause ), the crime news.

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23/11/16
(PHASE 4-MAKE)
Today our team reporter: Federico Lucas has presented to the rest of the class our final script of the BNC. He talked about the length of the dialogues and how are we going to organise the script.

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Ten people decease and another nine are injured in nine mortal traffic accidents

Ten people decease and another nine are injured in nine mortal traffic accidents on spanish highways from the 30th of September to the 2nd of October, according to the DGT.

The worst day, as deaths goes was saturday 1th of October, followed by Sunday and then Friday.

Five of the deceased were riding on motorbikes, seven of all the accidents caused by collisions, one leaving the exit and a last one, because of roadkill.

The DGT is taking special preventive measures because of these accidents, as well as the 971 deceased in traffic accidents last year.

60 % of all traffic accidents happen going and coming back from work

Around 100 people lose their lives on this journey, which represents a 7,3% of all car accident deaths last year. Being in a hurry, an excessive confidence and tiredness play a major role.

Each year more than 90 thousand accidents happen in Spain. 60% of all accidents, not necessarily deadly, that happen on our highways happen on the round trip to work.

Data shows us the number of accidents to and from work now have increased 10% since the year 2002.

Spanish people have more traffic accidents going to work (64%) than coming back home, as the driver is more relaxed. Most accidents happen on Mondays and the probability of having accidents decreases as the week goes by. Most accidents occur between 7 and 9 o’clock in the morning and from 2 to 3 in the evening.

The DGT blames most of these accidents to the use of mobile phones.

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Madrid’s town hall will limit the traffic entrance in the centre of the city at the beginning of 2018

The delegate of Urban Sustainment Development, José Manuel Calvo, has qualified this extreme measure as a “project of the future”. He said in an interview, he believes we should bid for more low emission areas, for the city centre. He admits, however, the management of this project, shall initially be very complex, even though shall be easier and more intuitive as time goes by.

Recently, a meeting was summoned with with all the stakeholders to bring together the work and studies. Something was determined, to have everything ready for December of 2017, with the idea of starting the proyect at the beginning of 2018.

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21.10.16
(PHASE 3-MAP)
Today our team researcher (Carlota) has presented to the class the padlet. She has also shown to the rest of the grups our selected pieces of news.

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18.11.16
(PHASE 4-MAKE)
Today we have added some finishing touches to our script, making it easier for the reader to understand it. We also used a tool to help us estimate the reading time, which is around 11 minutes in duration. We shall definitely cut down the duration of some pieces of news, so as to take around 10 minutes.

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16.11.16
(PHASE 4- MAKE)
Today we have finished discussing which format our script would have. We decided for a theatrical format, in which there are various reporters on and off stage talking between themselves. Also, we finished perfecting our script.

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15.11.16
(PHASE 4 - MAKE)
Today we have reorganized the padlet so readers could understand the linear organization of the news. We have also continued to write our script.

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04.11.16
(PHASE 4 - MAKE)
Good evening Spain!
Today we learned how to use touchcast and we continued to write our script, deciding the style our news programme will take, the order, etc...

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02.11.16
(PHASE 4 - MAKE)
Today was a day of introduction to the creation of a TV script. We read and understood the basic concepts of script-writing. Some of our team members didn't have their computers, but didn't affect group productivity, as we all read the information from the same computer.

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20.10.16
(PHASE 3 - MAP) Today was the last day of phase 3 and we have got together to compare everybodies work. We eliminated parts which were too long and rewrote incorrect phrases or expressions. Tomorrow we'll present our progress to the rest of the class.

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19.10.16
(PHASE 3 - MAP). Hello everybody!! Today has been a bit of an unproductive day, as Mercedes was not here, and only one of the remaining group member has brought a computer to class. Nevertheless, our team shall always find the minimum resources to achieve our goal before our our deadline. We shall continue summarizing and polishing our chosen articles.

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18.10.16
(PHASE 3 - MAP). Good evening Spain! We have started summarising our news articles. We had some problems translating and deciding which pieces of news are important.

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17.10.16
(PHASE 3 - MAP). Good morning Spain! Today we are going to begin a very important phase in our proyect. On this day we shall decide which pieces of news are relevant, and which aren't. We have divided our broadcast time between all our team members. Each one of us have around 2-3 minutes of each section of news. We have discussed in length whether we should talk about two pieces of news each (in depth) or talk briefly about more (up to five). We arrived to the conclusion that each person shall decide the amount of news articles depending on their choice, obviously with the concensus of the entire group. Carlos made a selection of five links and decided the time each piece of news should have. You can access the final selections and sumed up news in our Google Docs. Carlota was absent today.

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07.10.16
(PHASE 2- EXPLORE ). Today  is the second day of phase 2, and we continued with the research in  our different toppics , searching for links in the national newspaper.

The new resources have been posted in our official Google Docs

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05.10.16
(PHASE 2- EXPLORE) Today is a new day and our team has decided to start  with the research.
we have been reading news in different national newspapers. We've been able to find recent news and we've post the links  in our Google Docs, which you can access from this Padlet. We miss our team reporter Federico who has abandoned us this week.

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Good morning Spain! We are here at the creative headquarters in Colegio Base, Madrid. In this section you shall get an in-depth insight of our process to create a teenageed-focused news show. Therefore, not only will readers have access of our steps to success, but they will also enjoy the perks of creating something original. And as always, thanks for tuning in! 

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Good morning Spain! We are here at the creative headquarters in Colegio Base, Madrid. In this section you shall get an in-depth insight of our process to create a teenageed-focused news show. Therefore, not only will readers have access of our steps to success, but they will also enjoy the perks of creating something original. And as always, thanks for tuning in! 

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04.10.16

(PHASE 1- DREAM)The first thing our group did was to divide the work and to organise the different topics we could talk about. We made the division of work without problems. Carlota will work in Social news. Federico shall work in traffic, tourism and environmental news. Mercedes will specialize in Security news

( murders, abductions, terrorism, etc… ). Carlos will work in Politics-Economy-Corruption News. We have created this beautiful Padlet to write about our journey through this project!

We also decided that Federico Lucas will be the team reporter. Carlota Pinto will be the team researcher and  Mercedes Muguiro will be the organiser. Carlos del Burgo will be the team leader.