PORTFOLIO Jade CARAIL by Jade Carail

Task for week 1 : Analysis of Padlet

MissCarail — 2024-01-23 14:49:56 UTC

It's great so far, even if it is my first time using it.

I will play with it to understand it better, but it seems really promising!

The software seems very user-friendly, and it is clear that being in the hands of a UI expert.

I'm interested in everything organization-related. I've been a Bullet Journal fanatic since 2015, so Padlet seems to be a great tool for keeping different boards, like motivation boards, as shown in the class.

Task for week 2: Framapad & QR Code

MissCarail — 2024-01-30 14:41:24 UTC

TASK 1 FOR WEEK 3: AudioLingua

MissCarail — 2024-02-08 12:34:45 UTC

I've accelerated the speed to x1.25.

I trimmed the video, taking 1 minute and 20 seconds out of it.

And adjusted the volume by +22%.

Task 2 for Week 3: Comics & Cartoons

MissCarail — 2024-02-08 14:04:45 UTC

I've used Canvas. I liked this tool, especially the diversity of drawings available. The real plus of that tool is its free premium feature for teachers with an academic email address.

A disadvantage would be that when creating a presentation, if you want to create triggers like in PowerPoint, you have to duplicate your slide multiplied by the number of elements and add one by one on each slide, which is way too long for presentation, so to use in a presentation I prefer PowerPoint, but to create visuals, canvas, in my opinion, is the way to go.

I created that visual to present the different actions and questions a pupil can ask at the beginning of the year in middle school.

MissCarail — 2024-02-13 14:46:11 UTC

I've used the Firefox add-on "youtube video downloader" to download my video.

Once done I've converteded the vidoe on "MP4 to WMV Converter" Website.

Yes, I've already downloaded the extention on my browser and I will use it for my classes I'm not sure to use the converter frequently but at least I know how to do it.

MissCarail — 2024-03-05 12:23:05 UTC

I used the tool "capture d'écran" to save that screenshot in my comptuter, it was really easy!

MissCarail — 2024-03-05 13:27:53 UTC

First, for this task, I chose to ask the AI of the website Crayion to generate an image of a Red-haired young woman dressed in a traditional Korean outfit.

Secondly, I used the website Picsart to edit my images, adding text and a drawing.

Website Crayion advantages:

Easy to use Freee website Crayion disadvantages:

sometimes, it misses a bit of the command
takes at least 60sec to generate an image

Website PicsArt advantages:

user-friendly
free

Website PicsArt disadvantages:

depends on the speed of the internet connection
still limited compared to Photoshop

TASK 1: Visualisation of data

MissCarail — 2024-03-13 17:50:19 UTC

I used Lucidspark for the data visualization task, and honestly, it was pretty impressive. Overall, Lucidspark is a valuable tool for collaborative visual data representation. It's a bit similar to some of the Abode suite products I'm familiar with, and it has a similar interface.

As for whether I'd use it again for a similar task? Absolutely. Despite the minor hiccups, the benefits definitely outweighed the drawbacks, such as the need for an internet connection.

TASK 2: Fake social media posts

MissCarail — 2024-03-13 18:03:47 UTC

I've used Zeood as it offers a platform for generating fake tweets and social media posts. I can utilize Zeoob to enhance lessons on media literacy, and critical thinking. Discussions on the ethical implications of creating and sharing fake content can be initiated through Zeoob-generated examples. Overall, Zeoob serves as a valuable tool for teachers to promote informed and responsible online behavior among students.

Unit plan on "Junk Food"

MissCarail — 2024-04-04 16:41:55 UTC

To create that unit plan, I used ChatGPT with the prompt:

"Please create a student-centered lesson plan for English as a foreign language students (beginning A2 level to mastering A2 level) about junk food. Make it appropriate for 13- and 14-year-olds. Ideally, it will consist of 7 to 8 45-minute sessions before the final task."

Then I asked:

"What do learners of English as a foreign language have to learn or review in order to successfully be able to talk about junk food? Please put the objectives into categories such as "lexical", "grammatical", "sociolinguistic", etc."

Then, I asked for phonological and cultural objectives.

I also used "Twee" to create a list of vocabulary about the subject.

I think that the use of both software concurrently would compensate for their weaknesses.

ChatGPT unit plan lacks a few written exercises, especially for middle school students.

it also lacks a proposition of documents about the subject, but "twee" can remediate that.

Overall, ChatGPT's capacity to create lesson plans is great as a starting point. It prevents writer's block but needs a lot of tweaking to be usable.

It is a great tool for teachers. I've already used it in my lesson plans for my class as I am an AED prépro and plan to continue using it for a long time.

MissCarail — 2024-04-04 17:29:02 UTC

I've tried all the tools proposed in the PPT week seven, and I only really enjoyed Kapwing, which I will use in the future for more projects.

The editing software is easy to use and very intuitive. It resembles Adobe Premier, which I already know how to use. A big plus is that Kapwing is free.

I create an image with canvas that is always a website I can count on!

MissCarail — 2024-04-16 12:28:35 UTC

Learningapps -> it has a rudimentary interphase but it makes the work done. I use it during "temps mort" in class when pupils have finished things early, and also for the last day of class before the holidays! I love it !