CALL Lessons 2005-2007

A blog for the CALL lessons with my three 5th and 6th grade classes (2005-2007)

    CALL Lesson 6 (Jan 22-23)

We didn't have time (= não tivemos tempo) to finish our plan two weeks ago, so that is "one" thing we will do in today's lesson. But before we do that, let's take a look at our Links in both blogs where you have very pages to help you study English.

In the last part of our lesson we will look at different posts (= pieces of news) that I inserted during the Christmas holidays, when "you" were very quiet...

Objectives
Students will:
-- browse relevant links for their study of English
-- browse December posts, read comments and listen to some voiceboard messages
-- go through the Xmas e-card, and solve the Xmas and New Year's puzzles.

Activities
1. look at the following links in the CALL lesson blog
   -- Dictionaries (3)
   -- Pronunciation pages (2)
2. look at the following links in the Have Fun with English! 2 blog
   -- Activities/Exercises
   -- Podcasts
3. browse through some December posts and comments
   -- Dec. 22: Merry Christmas (see the e-card, listen to one carol and do the puzzles)
   -- Dec 30: Happy New Year (see the image and do the puzzle)

Enjoy!  

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Report on CALL lesson 6

We used the school cable connection, my laptop, my new set of very light and slim Targus speakers (wonderful! fabulous amplification of sound!), and the school's video projector.

Everything went as planned in bothe classes (6.C and 6.E; 6.D is still grounded). The link in the Link area that really got them "hooked" was the audio dictionary. It's organized by topics and there's a mouseover effect: you listen to the word as you drag the mouse over it. They also liked the Pronunciation page, because we follow the same "recipe": Portuguese sounds to help pronounce English words correctly. The Activities page is also a favorite of theirs, because they can see everything that is available to them this year and from past years (organized by school years and by type of exercise), and just click to start.

Another highlight was going through the Christmas post with that beautiful interactive e-card, which most of them hadn't seen at the appropriate time. They enjoyed clicking and seeing all the beautiful effects come to life. The fact that most students were seeing it for the first time confirmed my idea that vacation time is a time to... get away from everything.

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    CALL Lesson 5 (Jan 8-9)

Today we're going to look at the December posts and comments in "Have Fun with English! 2" about the nomination and Edublog Award, and about Christmas and New Year's. And then we will send text and voice messages to our teacher friends.

Objectives
Students will:
-- browse the December links, read comments and listen to some voiceboard messages
-- reply to comments and voice messages
-- go through the Xmas e-card, and try out the Xmas and New Year's puzzles.

Activities
Browse at some December posts and comments
-- Dec 8: Edublog Awards nomination
-- Dec 17: And the winner is... (listen to the part where I speak in the podcast)
-- Dec 20: Thank you!  :-)
-- Dec 22: Merry Christmas (see the e-card, listen to one carol and do the puzzles)
-- Dec 30: Happy New Year (see the image and do the puzzle)

Enjoy! 

 

Messages created in class

6.C

Hi, colleagues and teachers!
Thank you for all your messages. We feel very proud and happy with our work and winning. "Thank you" for all your votes!  :-)
We are feeling that we are the champions!!! [A the request of the students, here is a a short clip of Queen's "We are the Champions". Please click to listen.]
We're going to continue working well.
Happy New Year, everyone!!!  :-)
Hugs and "beijinhos" from 6.C

Listen to it in Have Fun with English! 2, Voiceboard: "From 6C to all our Friends".

6.E

Dear teachers and colleagues,
Thank you for your collaboration and "congratulations" messages.
We are very happy about the blog nomination and winning. "Thank you" for your votes.
Please continue sending beautiful messages. We like reading them.  :-)
Bye! Hugs, 6.E

Listen to it in Have Fun with English! 2, Voiceboard: "From 6E to all our Friends".

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Report on CALL lesson 5

6.C: It was a 45 min. lesson with a local area network (LAN) connection working very well. Everything went as planned. Juliana was at the keyboard for the first link and Miguel for the second and third, all related to the nomination and winning of our . All students read most of the comments from teachers and colleagues, and felt very happy and proud to have so many messages from all over the world. Then they wrote a message and asked for a class recording. However, when they they heard it, they didn't like it, so Guilherme volunteered to record it. It's in the Have Fun with English! 2 Voiceboard: "From 6C to all our Friends".

There was no time to complete the last two activities (that'll be for next lesson). Considering their enthusiasm, I chose to let them read most of the comments, which takes its time.

I believe it was another lesson that they won't forget! As expected, they were very involved and behaved wonderfully! 

6.E: The plan was carried out in the same way as with 6.C. Catarina was at the board writing the message that the class suggested, so that they could all copy it in their notebooks, and Fábia volunteered to record it. She said that she was very nervous, but I think that she did quite well for a first time (I believe). It's in the Have Fun with English! 2 Voiceboard: "From 6E to all our Friends".

Once again, there was no time to complete the last two activities (that'll be done next lesson). Considering their enthusiasm, I chose to let them read most of the comments, which takes its time.

I believe it was another lesson that they enjoyed, because they were very involved and behaved very well! 

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