Wednesday 5 December 2012

4ESOB PORTFOLIOS

dEAR STUDENTS, it's assessment time and I need to check your digital products. Please, embed the new digital projects you've done this term and then post a new comment with a link to your digital portfolio. Thanks!
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Sunday 2 December 2012

Tweet against AIDS

Fighting AIDS is easier everyday. Just copy and tweet the message below or just tweet your own with the Hashtag #1share1condom and Durex will donate one condom to fight AIDS. Get more info at http://www.1share1condom.com/ 1.7 million died from AIDS-related causes in 2011. Let's stop HIV & AIDS. RT this message to donate a Durex condom #1share1condom #zero

Monday 5 November 2012

US ELECTIONS 2012 INFOGRAPHICS

OBAMA'S VICTORY SPEECH 2008

Four years ago Obama inspired the whole world with his outstanding victory in the American elections in 2008.He was the first Afroamerican president in the US and that was a great milestone in American History. It's a good time to listen to that powerful speech again. http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/speeches/obama-victory-speech.html

Monday 22 October 2012

AMANDA TODD'S STORY: A HEARTBREAKING TALE

We've recently been shocked by Amanda Todd's terrifying story. She was bullied, insulted, punched and harrassed at school and on the web. She told her painful experience in a Youtube Video, where she opened her heart in the need of someone. She was alone. And she finally took her life as she couldn't put up with so much anxiety. We all have to learn from Amanda's story: as students to denounce and report bullies around us. As parents, listening to our kids and helping them in their everyday problems. And as teachers, making our students read, think, reflect and take action: they can make a difference with a single tweet, with a single post on their facebook walls, or just with a single word of comfort to the new kid in class or to the weirdo girl whom nobody talks to at breaktime. Who knows, perhaps it could have made a difference in Amanda's life. #STOPBULLYINGNOW #RIPAmandaTodd

#STOPBULLYINGNOW HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?

Cyberbullying: Bullies Move From The Playground To The Web
Internet Security

#STOPBULLYINGNOW

Thursday 18 October 2012

BE EXTRAORDINARY

You are your future. Be extraordinary.

THE HELP INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES

The film THE HELP is a great movie with a great story and wonderful performances by some great actresses. It makes you think, cry, laugh and ponder upon the horrible injustice of racism in the US not long ago, just 50 years ago. Watch the film and then improve your English with these interactive activities. http://www.cinemaperaestudiants.cat/activitats/Activitats2012/CRIADASYSE%C3%91ORAS/thehelp/THEHELPACTIVITIES.htm And remember this beautiful quote from Aibileen, the protagonist: You is kind, you is smart, you is important!

Thursday 11 October 2012

MISERY BEAR PREPARES FOR A DATE

Things are looking up for Misery Bear as he prepares for a date. If you're a bear it can be a little chaotic when it comes to cooking; blenders and bears don't mix. Misery Bear is pretty sure things will come together though, especially as he has candles and the perfect music. Maybe a relationship could be just what he needs to find a cure for his sad and lonely existence. See more from Misery Bear at bbc.co.uk/comedy.

Wednesday 10 October 2012

Friday 14 September 2012

STRIVE

I want to share this motivational poster with my students this year. I hope they all succeed in the courses they are taking and I encourage them to work hard and do a good job. Aim high. Reach for the stars!

Tuesday 11 September 2012

ANIMAL PICTURES OF THE WEEK

Follow this link and enjoy a wonderful picture gallery of wild animals around the world. They were selected by THE TELEGRAPH newspaper and they have a lovely collection of nature photographs. Have some back to school fun with these images!

Thursday 12 July 2012

Sad news: when your newspapers don't tell the truth

I'm sad, really sad to see how different newspapers deal with the same piece of news. But I get totally depressed to see that some pieces of news hit the headlines in THE NEW YORK TIMES but literally disappear from Spanish press. Is this censorship? Is this hiding a poignant reality that is drowning Spanish society? What is happening in Spain that everyone can see abroad but is silenced by Spanish authorities?
I want to post this article for everyone to see and learn the tragic story of Spanish miners, black-faced fighters that are fed up with unsustainable working conditions. Read and comment. And denounce, too if your government is hiding the truth from the media.
Thanks The New York Times for telling about Spanish misfortunes in English. We'll need to learn foreign languages to learn the truth.

Thursday 28 June 2012

LONDON 2012:The Olympics are here!

Less than a month to go!!! On July 27th, everyone is going to look at London and is going to enjoy the Opening ceremony of the Olympic games. Get some information about them and tick the events you don't want to miss. LONDON 2012 OFFICIAL WEBSITE
And, of course, download the official Apps for your smartphone. GET INSPIRED!
By the way... have you met Wenlock and Mandeville yet? Click here and discover.

Friday 11 May 2012

I DON'T LIKE MY FOOD

9-year-old Martha Payne has shocked British society with her blog: NEVER SECONDS http://neverseconds.blogspot.co.uk/ where she denounces the poor quality food they're fed at school every day. Social media DO REALLY HAVE AN IMPACT on society and everyone can be responsible for denouncing (or praising) whatever worries you. The digital generation have a powerful tool in their hands and it's up to teacher to show them how to use them for good causes. Governments are starting to tremble... and I'm happy about it! I BELIEVE IN THE DIGITAL GENERATION! CONGRATULATIONS, MARTHA!

Saturday 5 May 2012

PROLOGUE "LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS"

This short clip is dedicated to the wonderful students and teachers in my school who performed a wonderful musical yesterday. Thanks for your hard effort, guys!

Sunday 22 April 2012

EARTH DAY 2012

Save the Earth! Do something! Earth Day 2012
Browse more data visualizations.

Thursday 12 April 2012

PROMISES IN THE FROZEN SEA- TITANIC 2012

http://abg3.edu.glogster.com/titanic2012/

Tuesday 10 April 2012

20.000 LEAGUES IN THE CYBERSPACE! THANKS


My blog showed 20000 hits today April 10th! I can't believe it, and I want to thank all the students, teachers and colleagues who make this real!
Thanks for this fascinating digital journey! You deserve the best!

OXFORD WEBINAR: FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM


This is the presentation I used in the Oxford Webinar "FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM"
Feel free to comment on the presentation! If you want, check this new blog ABEL'S TEACHER TRAINING PAGE , www.abelsteachertrainingpage.blogspot.com where I wil be posting interesting things for teachers.
Also check OXFORD MAKING DIGITAL SENSE : great ideas and resources!
Thanks for visiting the blog!

TITANIC: THE REAL LOVE STORY OF A RING


Listen to the clip and answer the following questions.

1) What were the names of the Scandinavian couple?
2) In which hand is Gerda wearing her ring?
3) What is the name of the other passenger mentioned?
4) What did they do when the Titanic sank?
5) What was the letter of the lifeboat mentioned here?
6) How many people were there in the lifeboat?
7) The lifeboat was full of...
8) Who climbed onto the boat?
9) Where was Gerda?
10)What happened to Edvard?
11)What did Olof do?
12)What did he see then?
13)Olof ran out of strength and ....
14)What happened with the ring?
15)What happened to Olof?
16)When did the Oceanic find the lifeboat?
17)What did they discover in the bottom of the lifeboat?
18)The ring represents one of the many ....
19)What can you see next to the ring?
20)Where and when did she post it?

TASK 2: Write in 2 or 3 lines a summary of the story of the ring.

Monday 9 April 2012

Monday 26 March 2012

St. Patrick's day Treasure Hunt with 2BAT students.

AUGMENTED REALITY IN SIMPLE ENGLISH

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Watch this video and learn more things about AUGMENTED REALITY.It's something very new and totally fascinating, so I strongly recommend this clip. My 3ESO students have been working with it in our English classes and we're really proud with the results.
Enjoy AR!
If you enjoyed it, watch more clips at www.commoncraft.com
Great fun guaranteed.

AUGMENTED REALITY 2012: Josep, Pol and Bernat

I'm really proud to share with you the new generation of 3ESO students' ECHOES: they have described sculptures and they have created audioguides with them.
Listen to their Echoes:

Thursday 15 March 2012

St. Patrick's Day 2012!!!



Come and celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the Foreign Languages Department!
Saturday March 17th is St. Patrick's Day, the saint patron of Ireland, but we'll be celebrating it on FRIDAY MARCH 16TH.This holiday is getting more and more popular and more people are celebrating it worldwide.
If you want to get a gold coin from the Leprechaun's treasure follow these steps:
1) Wear something green.
2) Come to the foreign languages department and ask a teacher about the treasure in English.
3) Get your gold coin!
It would be nice if you could take a picture of yourself in green with the gold coin and then send it to the department email idiomesiestorredelpalau@gmail.com
We'll make a nice collection of St.Patrick holiday goers!!!

SHOPPING VOCABULARY UNIT 5 (2BAT)

Ivan Smirnov has helped me create this flashcard set to revise the vocabulary of unit number 5 in DISTIINCTIONS 2BATXILLERAT (OUP)
Thanks, Ivan!!!

Friday 9 March 2012

PUBLICART PROJECT 2012: HOW TO DESCRIBE A SCULPTURE

This is a worsheet to help you describe sculptures in your cities. It was written by Jahan Monast, our assistant teacher from Calgary.
My 3ESO students are working with this worksheet in their PUBLICART project. Follow the link if you want to know more about this interesting project involving AUGMENTED REALITY. I hope the results are good and I'm looking forward to seeing them. I'll let you know.
Public Art 2011
YOU CAN VISIT THESE LINKS TO GET MORE ARE RELATED VOCAB

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionarysubjects/shapes.shtml
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionarysubjects/adjectives.shtml
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionarysubjects/colors.shtml
http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/vocabulary/materials-and-fabrics.php

Thursday 1 March 2012

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS ACTIVITIES


Tornadoes, giants, kings and princesses, a hero... and strange lands. Thihttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifs is the setting of GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, a funny and exciting film bases on Jonathan Swift's novel. Watch the film and then do the written or interactive activities hosted at WWW.CINEMAPERAESTUDIANTS.CAT.
You'll discover that honesty is a key ingredient for success.

Thursday 23 February 2012

SHAKESPEARE'S BIO

Shakespeare

Tuesday 21 February 2012

HOW TO DESCRIBE A SCULPTURE

This is a worsheet to help you describe sculptures in your cities. It was written by Jahan Monast, our assistant teacher from Calgary.
My 3ESO students are working with this worksheet in their PUBLICART project. Follow the link if you want to know more about this interesting project involving AUGMENTED REALITY. I hope the results are good and I'm looking forward to seeing them. I'll let you know.
Public Art 2011
YOU CAN VISIT THESE LINKS TO GET MORE ARE RELATED VOCAB

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionarysubjects/shapes.shtml
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionarysubjects/adjectives.shtml
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionarysubjects/colors.shtml
http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/vocabulary/materials-and-fabrics.php

Tuesday 7 February 2012

CELEBRATE DICKENS' BIRTHDAY WITH OLIVER TWIST


It's Dickens' 200 Birthay today! Why don't you read or watch Oliver Twist? If you feel like some interactive activities, follow this link and practice them online at www.cinemaperaestudiants.cat
Or visit our department's blog entry and enjoy more interesting activities. www.idiomesiestorredelpalau.blogspot.com

Sunday 5 February 2012

WORLD CANCER DAY 2011: HENRIETTA LACKS





Yesterday, February 4th was WORLD CANCER DAY. My support to all people dealing with cancer and to their families. Keep fighting! You're an example to everyone of us!
I'd also want to share with you the story of a woman whose cancer helped the world. Henrietta's cells have been cultured and examined since the 50's and have helped hundreds of scientists develop studies around the world.

View Henrietta Lacks and over 3,000,000 other topics on Qwikhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifi.


Henrietta's inmortal cells are known as THE HELA LINE, and have become one of the most important tools in medicine.

View Henrietta Lacks and over 3,000,000 other topics on Qwiki.



Read more about this fascinating story of illness, discrimination, ethics and investigation in the novel THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot.
As the tagline of the novel says, CANCER KILLED HER AND THEN MADE HER IMMORTAL

Thursday 26 January 2012

Tuesday 24 January 2012

THE SOCIAL NETWORK ONLINE ACTIVITIES


Millions of people are using FACEBOOK as a way of sharing their lives. The film THE SOCIAL NETWORK talks about the creation of the most famous social networking site in the world. It tells the story of how Mark Zuckerberg came up with the idea, became famous and millionaire but lost his best friends on the way.
Click on this link to practice your English with this great movie and a collection of interactive activities that will teach you the interesting story of Facebook.
And if you like it, work on more films at CINEMAPERAESTUDIANTS.CAT where you can find a lot of activities in the film archive.
Do you like it?

Sunday 22 January 2012

FBI SHUT DOWN MEGAUPLOAD




Last Thursday Jan 19th, the Justice Department of the USA and the FBI shut down MEGAUPLOAD, a giant file-sharing website.
Read the two articles that follow and then post a comment with your opinions about this shutdown and about piracy on the internet. Do you think this shutdown is going to change things? Can you think of a good way to end online piracy?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16642369
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16646023

Monday 16 January 2012

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. QWIKI

View Martin Luther King, Jr. and over 3,000,000 other topics on Qwiki.


View I Have a Dream and over 3,000,000 other topics on Qwiki.


View March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and over 3,000,000 other topics on Qwiki.

Wednesday 11 January 2012

TECH TOOLS FOR TEACHERS WITH NIK PEACHEY



The New Year has brought us a great surprise: Nik Peachey is writing a weekly newsletter called TECH TOOLS FOR TEACHERS in the web www.onestopenglish.com
The first installment is about podcasting, so get your PDF downloaded and start podcasting now!
Thanks Nik for sharing so much knowledge with your fellow ELT colleagues!

Tuesday 3 January 2012

DIAGRAM OF GEEK CULTURE


We're not going to start 2012 with much effort, so little by little let's get our neurons working.
Here you have some food for fun.
Enjoy!

HOPY NEW YEAR!


Welcome to 2012!!
Hopy New Year!
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