This blog used to be a tool to motivate my students when writing their own blogs. Now I want to use it as a tool for my own learning and teaching process.
Como colofón a este curso que organiza ScolarTic, la última actividad consistía en crear un artefacto digital en el que reflexionásemos cada uno sobre el proceso de aprendizaje.
He elegido hacerlo con Genially y aunque no he sido capaz de hacerlo a partir de un lienzo en blanco, creo que a partir de una plantilla no me ha quedado del todo mal. Todo es cuestión de invertir tiempo en trastear y aprender cómo funciona.
Bueno, tras un rato de reflexión... he decidido publicar aquí en lugar de hacerlo en otro blog nuevo, aunque sea en castellano. Considero, tras pensarlo bastante, que en un solo blog será mejor agrupar lo que mi cabecita vaya queriendo expresar en el blog. Sea en el idioma que sea.
Estoy inmersa, como anuncia el título, en la reflexión acerca de mi PLE (Entorno Personal de Aprendizaje). No lo había cavilado en serio, de forma sistemática, hasta ayer. ¿Y cómo es eso? Pues porque realmente, hasta hace muy poco, no sabía ni de la existencia de este concepto. ¡Cuántas cosas por aprender y cuán poco tiempo! Pero nunca es tarde para empezar, así que en ello estoy.
En realidad, lo he hecho porque la primera actividad del curso de Scolartic que estoy haciendo ("Después del PLE, ¿qué?) es plantearse justamente esto mismo. ¿Cómo es mi PLE? viene a significar ¿cómo aprendo? ¿cómo gestiono esa información? ¿cómo la busco? ¿cómo la reelaboro para hacerla mía? ¿cómo comparto esa información o ese aprendizaje con los demás? Y aquí vino mi primer boceto de PLE. Le hice la foto y lo compartí en twitter con el hashtag #ConstruyendoMiPLE
Tengo que decir que esta foto la saqué anoche y que tras la reflexión he tachado, añadido, modificado... para luego hacerlo más vistoso con una plantilla de genial.ly. Y me ha quedado así:
No está mal, ¿verdad? Me ha costado un poco aprender el funcionamiento de Genial.ly porque, básicamente, soy muy cabezona y no me gusta mucho mirar en los tutoriales... Pero creo que tendré que "bajarme del burro" y acudir a ellos, porque me ahorrará tiempo y esfuerzo.
A continuación, siguiendo las instrucciones de la actividad del curso, compartí esta infografía en Twitter... y como se nos anima a compartir nuestras reflexiones acerca del PLE tanto en el blog como con un vídeo, allá que me he lanzado en mi primer vídeo grabado con Screencast-O-Matic.
Me ha costado un poco ponerme "en serio", porque o me trababa al hablar, o me daba la risa tonta... pero al final, he conseguido grabar algo "medio medio decente". Eso sí, me da muuuucha vergüenza oírme.
Y aquí está.
No seáis excesivamente duros conmigo... que bastante me flagelo yo. Pero sí que me gustaría que me indicárais los errores que veis en mi PLE: carencias, algo que he entendido mal o que veis de otra forma, sugerencias de herramientas... Lo que sea, estoy abierta a sugerencias y críticas constructivas.
After more than a year after my last post, I get inside my Blogger account and I try to do the dusting, cleaning the spiderwebs away and thinking... What should I do? Should I open a new blog, or can I recycle this one? I think recycling is always a good idea. So I will readapt the template and so I will use this corner to express myself. This time not only for my students but also for my partners, teachers from all around the world who may visit and read me. Who knows.
Now I am trying to improve my teaching methodologies, trying to innovate and to create. I am not a creative person, I usually say that I have to left hands because I am so clumsy, but I have learned that creativity is not only devoted to design, literature or music but creativity is everywhere. I must train harder to improve it, but I can. This is my duty for next school year, and I am working hard on it.
What am I doing? During my school holidays I am thinking seriously about how to renovate a lot my methods, my materials, my procedures. I want to help my students to be cooperative, assertive and protagonists of their own learning process. Not an easy task, though.
But nothing worth having comes easy. Remember that.
I think smiling is the perfect way to communicate. Sometimes you cannot speak the other person's language but if you smile, something that separated you, disappears. Something new is created. Some bond... I don't know.
So... as a famous quote says... "Smile... as you don't know if someone will fall in love with your smile".
Do you like photography? I think it is very interesting and it is an art. As a very clumsy and non-type art person, I am so fond of people who are able to capture some aspects of life that are astonishing. For example, I usually have a look at science magazines like "Muy Interesante" or "Quo" and I always find incredible photos, like these ones.
As you can see, they are very different from each other, but each one is very powerful, in my opinion. They make me think a lot about what I am watching in each photo... for some minutes.
I love also very old photos that show unknown people. Some of them speak volumes (this means they tell a story about something, a very powerful story indeed!). For example,
I can spend a very long time imagining the personal stories behind all these people. Where did they live? Did they have a good life? Were they happy?
Yes, I am very curious and I love guessing stories...
We are all different, that is so obvious that I won't focus on differences. I want only to highlight the things we all have in common, even with people we don't agree with or people we don't like at all.
We all have need of basic things like food, water, a place to live and some friends to love. All have a family and we care about our dearest ones. All bleed reed blood if we get hurt. All suffer when we are in pain. Everybody has got some problems sometimes.
Like every other person, we all get worried when things don't happen as we expected they would. Each of us get angry when others talk at our back. Everybody hates lies and dishonest people.
All of us hate injustice, but we all know that sometimes we have to accept things we wouldn't want to, but life is like this.
So... let's think about what other things we have in common, because we have more similar characteristics than we thought before.
I suppose I am the last person on earth to have seen this video... it seems all my friends know it! But, just in case you haven't discovered the magic of the first year in Ward's life... just have a go.
Ward was born too early... two months and a half before he was expected to be born. He weighed about 700 grames... and as his mum hold him in her arms, his dad started to record (he is a professional photographer). Now, a year later, he has made a video as a present for his wife (Ward's mum), and also as a tribute to the hospital staff. It is incredible how tiny and fragile was Ward at the very beginning of the video... and what he looks like now, a year later.
I have just found a friendly Facebook webpage about tiny details in life that make you feel happy... They welcome any new ideas, so if you want to suggest your own happiness moments, send them your ideas!
This is the page (click on the photo)
Here I show some of my favourite happiness moments...
It has been difficult to choose... up to now, there are 2163 happy pictures!!!
I love autumn. It is indeed my favourite season. Why? There are a lot of reasons to like autumn... Here are some.
Autumn is romantic. In autumn you can take the most amazing photos, because autumn landscapes and colours are special.
Autumn is fresh. Not so cold as winter, but not so hot as summer. The weather is cool in the morning and at night, but it is very hot at midday. You can still go to the beach and sunbathe a little... but you don't get "crispy" like in summer.
In autumn there are a lot of festivities and fairs in the nearby towns. You can also celebrate Halloween, Saint's Day, the Valencian Community Day, The Hispanic Day, the Constitution Day... so we have a few days off to have a rest and relax a bit.
There are some special days for me to celebrate during autumn.
October and November are my favourite months.
One of my favourite songs is called "Octobre".
One of my favourite films is called "Sweet November".
And finally... Autumn is just before Christmas season...
What about you?
Do you like autumn as well? Is it your favourite season?
From now on, I have decided to share the videos that make me have goosebumps (tener la carne de gallina). Did you know this idiom?
Today, I am sharing this video about how we can make the difference... and start the change. Every little thing helps.
What do you feel when you see this video? Could you tell me, please? You can also use this video for a post, I think it can be very interesting if some other people give their view about it.
In my opinion, this is so simple, but so difficult at the same time. We seem to be living in a society who is indifferent to the problems of other people. And watching this video... makes me feel that we can change that. Because you, and me, we are good people. And there are a lot of people who are good around us.
So focus on them.
And help others... because others will help you.
Good actions bring more good actions. Don't you think?
This morning I have shared with my students of "Practical English" this video about "30-day challenges". When you decide to take up a challenge, if you maintain that new activity for 30 days, you will acquire a new habit. Maybe it is not very interesting at first sight... but, have a look and then...
Then, tell me. Don't you feel like doing something like that?
I am thinking about starting my own 30-day challenge... what about you? If you start a challenge, let us know!!!
What do these images make you think of? What do you think about our dependence on technology? Maybe you want to use any of these pictures for a post about this topic...
In my opinion, most of us depend too much on technology.
