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BP7_OMM_Busuu

Busuu...The tool for your school

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Here is my commercial for Busuu.com. I found the "free" option is quite limited. If I were to actually present this to the administration, I would also pay for the upgraded option and do another short video to show the difference. The goal would be for administration to pay for the memberships for students rather than leaving them with the free. Either way, adding this to the curriculum would be a great asset to the students learning a foreign language. 

Random thoughts

I am watching a True Hollywood Story on Adam Lambert. He has some great insights:

"You can't be afraid of your potential. You can't expect things to come to you; you have to create your own opportunities."

"I was almost scared of my own success. I didn't really grab life by the horns because I didn't want to succeed."

As Oprah coined the term, I've had my "Aha Moment"!

BP6_commenting

Follow this link to Jen Geiger's blog to see my comment.

BP5_commenting

Following this link to see my comment on Crystal's blog.

BP4_Toondoo

I am excited about this Web 2.0 tool from Toondoo where students can create online cartoons with built in clip art. I have used cartoons as a way to get students to use their creativity in learning the Spanish language. Often students feel overwhelmed because they "can't draw" or are "not creative". So this alleviates the art aspect of cartoons and allows students to enjoy their creativity.

Trial Run to my first cartoon

This tool has uses outside of the classroom as well. If you find yourself needing to make a point, but don't want to "nag", you can create your own cartoon.

Or if you have a store or a need for advertising, you can create your own advertisement.

A start to an add for my friend's shoe store

The ideas for this tool are endless. There is an option when saving that you can allow others to change your cartoon. So if you are working collaboratively with a group around the country, you can choose this option. You can also email friends to view the cartoon. Once completed, you can change the setting to not allow changes. The other option that is interesting is the purchase option. Others can purchase your cartoon. You may be able to use this as a fundraiser for your school or activity club. 

Happy Creating!

BP3_iGoogle Screenshots

When we created our iGoogle home page in Month 1, I thought it was just another cumbersome sticky note in life. Often some tools just create more work. But thanks to this assignment, I have found something that'll help organize my crazy schedule. Yes these pages are for class, but I'll be able to add pages for each of my classes that I teach. 

Also for future use: I am thinking that my CBR project of personalized social learning could incorporate this PLE as a way to organize Web 2.0 tools for class. I'm excited to implement this and see how the students respond. 

Home Screen

CBR screen

ETC screen

FSO screen (page 1 of 2)