https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2 Please share here an activity you think you can use in your English class implementing at least one of the tools suggested in Class 2. Choose an image that can illustrate/ go with your activity as well and upload it with your text. (Double click on the wall to start writing) en-us 2019-06-10 16:06:58 UTC 2025-05-05 19:56:56 UTC hello@padlet.com agus_pastrian https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/367715060
My name is Agustina Pastrian. 
I often use images and games to help students to recognize words. I play memo test, bingo! and tic tac toe with both words and images. Tic tac toe they should say which word is in the image so they can tick. In Bingo they should draw an image ( choosing from a list and creating their own BINGO)  

]]> 2019-06-15 17:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/367715060 https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/367734940 My name is Sandra Bassano. I think that the Arcade Game Generator can be a great tool for the checking of understanding stage.  You can check grammar, Reading anything … the difference is that content is disguised as a game. Another tool that students love is the Random Name Picker, they can´t resist the opportunity to feel protagonists.]]> 2019-06-15 23:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/367734940 paula_ledesma https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/367741257 This activity should be based on suggestions for the use of the tools we suggest in the given presentation (Slide 6)

]]> 2019-06-16 02:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/367741257 macacoll https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/367950301 Hi there! My name is Macarena Coll. I´ve been exploring all the tools suggested and I found some of them are really great!!! I was thinking about my young students and I created an activity that I´m sure will help them remember vocabulary while having fun as they will be able to see pictures, hear the words and play.  Quizlet is a great tool for all ages and levels. In this case I was thinking about my little students but it is really useful with more advanced students as well. ]]> 2019-06-17 16:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/367950301 claudia_dimilito https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368007507 Hi, my name is Claudia Dimilito. I love all the tools introduced in class 1. I usually use Quizlet to introduce or revise  vocabulary specially because they can see the image, they can listen to the words and even see the writen word. I designed this activity for my 2nd grade students in a bilingual school. They are learning about the clothes. I thought they could revise the items of clothing with "Dustbins" from "Classtools,net"
The idea is that they can categorise the items according to the seasons. I used block capital letters because some of them don't know lowercase letters. I believe every child can benefit from this activity even those with reading or writing difficulties.
See you soon .]]> 2019-06-17 23:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368007507 https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368030957 Sometimes I take costumes to the class and we imagine a play using the structures and vocabulary learned. I have a cap , some muppets and a magic wand too  . Last year they role played some dialogues which included descriptions (Has and have , like , dislike and can , can t)]]> 2019-06-18 03:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368030957 mariaeugeniajvg https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368184709 Hi, my name is María Eugenia Colabella. I've been exploring the set of tools. I think that Storynory (free audio stories) as well as Spelling City can prove to be very useful tools in an inclusive classroom. In the case of Storynory sts have visual aids provided by the story pictures, so sts can make predictions about the story and answer pre-listening questions too. After listening to the story, sts can check their predictions and answer T's questions. Listening activities to learn or reinforce vocabulary can also be created with Spelling City. T creates a list of words from the story and chooses from a range of activities which involve spelling, writing, phonics and vocabulary. Thus, sts learn and have fun at the same time.]]> 2019-06-18 20:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368184709 https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368533665 2019-06-20 18:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368533665 https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368540499 2019-06-20 19:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368540499 https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368540634 Hi! My name is Marcela Miloni. I've been trying the sites you recommended. Some are new to me. I really liked "Teach your monster to read". I think it might be a bit difficult for first graders learning the language as the instructions are in English but if you play in an interactive whiteboard students can benefit a lot.  You can produce the sound and the students either put the ducks in the corresponding pond or they take the blocks to build  a spaceship according to the letter they are listening. 
I also liked Quizlet. I will definitely use it to make my students revise vocabulary.  You can upload any image and tag it with the vocabulary item. Then they listen and choose the appropriate one. 
I´ll be reading you!
Marce]]> 2019-06-20 19:29:10 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368540634 trumanherr https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368558285
I've been browsing the tools and I found Popplet really interesting since mind maps are an excellent way to classify ideas. 

I thought of this activity to work on reading and writing at the same time, as well as the help of visuals and space organization.

This is a brief design that can be led to different topics or levels of difficulty. An amount of animals and they should be categorized into Wild and Pets. Two of the animals will have a picture or a video of the animal itself and the name written on it. A third animal will have only the visual but he/she will have to complete the blanks to name it. Once this is complete, the student will have to link all the animals according to the category. Later, they can be organized in colors (every Pet is green and every Wild animal is yellow). And they can even be set in columns or side to side for space organization. 

The mind map tool together with the colours and font sizes allows many possibilities. A reading activity could mix up two stories so as to match them and link them according to the story and chronological order. So, I find this tool very flexible and nice.

Here's a picture of a first step on the activity. See you all soon, cheers!

]]> 2019-06-20 22:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368558285 https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368564095 Hi, I´m Gabriela Andrade and I´ve been browsing the tools you provided. The one that caught my attention was "Teach your Monster". I think this is the most suitable app to work with students of 2nd or 3rd grade because through the funny activity of creating their own monster and playing with it they get to work spelling, writing , reading and listening at the same time.  Sts win the game if they write correctly the word or follow the path of letters in order to win and pass to another level. This is the most accurate way of learning for students because they do not feel pressure and they just want to get the right answer to win.]]> 2019-06-20 23:38:32 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368564095 https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368579710  I must say I just looooooved Spelling City because it provides different ways to revise vocabulary in context, work with inital sound recognition, spelling practice, listening comp. You provide the list of words and you have a set of activities that kids can work on, from simple activities for sts who need more asistance to more complex activities for sts who have gained more knowledge.

I also loved Quizlet, I thought of giving kids the oportunity to create the cards themselves according to their needs and adapting them to their learning styles, for example, some kids will need the picture and the word, others prefer words and definitions or a combination of both. Students would benefit by working on their classmates cards. I liked the fact that it has different activities to do with the vocabulary in question, spelling, listening and spelling, games. I would, after presenting a new unit, create a class in Quizlet, ask students to create a unit based on the vocabulary they found difficult, didn't know or have a hard time remembering, and then I would encourage everybody to explore those units and use them to study, play, revise, etc. I think this would be fun and beneficial for everybody, students will be responsible for the creation of the material they need in order to acquire knowledge and they would also benefit from the work their classmates have done. I'm also thinking that kids can be assigned different topics and create different things to contribute to the class.

See you! 
Lirio]]> 2019-06-21 02:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368579710 https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368695233 Hi! I´m Silvina Pis Sánchez. I like this tool because I usually make mindmaps to review vocabulary or to brainstorm ideas. It is easy to use and you can include images. I did this mindmap with capital letters for the students with reading problems. You can ask the kids to make mindmaps in teams and include their own drawings or download pictures from Internet.]]> 2019-06-21 22:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368695233 https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368702573 We can use popplet to create a mindmap as a pre-writing activity. This will help students to organize their ideas, vocabulary,  concepts, etc. They can share their mindmap with some classmantes (and/or the teacher) and have some feedback. Perhaps , questions may arise about a part of the mind map, and this can put in black and white how week an argument is or how unrelated a paragraph is. 
Students with dyslexia usually fail in seeing connections or find some really unusual ones, so mind maps are worth teaching.
Agustina Torok]]> 2019-06-22 01:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368702573 https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368857837 My name is Florencia.
I have been browsing the tools you provided. 
The one I like is Teach your monster. I think it is suitable for a 3rd form or even a 4th form . The app can be use to revise parts of the body , phonics,  spelling, writing and listening and as they are playing they will adore it. The other one I like is Spelling City. It provides listening , spelling and sound recognition.
https://www.spellingcity.com/

]]> 2019-06-24 01:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/368857837 https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/369015987 Out of the assistive Technology tools provided, I chose two: Mat typing and Word Documents Speak Button. The advantages of both tools are that they don’t require signing up or logging in. Mat typing provides English alphabet practice and is a useful tool for any subject. Word Documents Speak button is just awesome. And they can use it at home, regardless of whether they have Internet access. It also gives them independence to write whatever they want to practice speaking. I would use this tool with my fifth-grade students to practice the lyrics for a daily routine rap. But I hope it becomes standard use in the future.
Flavia Pena]]> 2019-06-24 23:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/369015987 https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/371463792 2019-07-17 16:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/paula_ledesma/EDMclass2/wish/371463792