I can't believe this is my fourth week assignment. I'm a month into my second year first degree acquisition process! (Only 2 years and 7 months to go...).
This week you showed us some useful visual aids. Some I've tried before and some not but it was fun playing around with then anyway.
Linguistic Landscapes Are series of pictures taken or the road of signs, store fronts, and other places where language appears on a day to day basis. A Linguistic Landscape would make for a great homework assignment for middle-school and up students, as they see lots and lots of English on the street every day. Maybe this would make some of then more aware of the language uses around them. (while others will at least have fun playing around with their smart phones). And sharing landscapes with the class will produce English output. amazing.
ToonDoo Is a website that lets you design your own comics - very useful! I mean, we're always looking for stimulation and kids really enjoy them. How many times have you looked for they right quote to explain a lesson or an image to add something more to your words and couldn't find just the right thing... You don't have to worry anymore! just register for free and start cartooning!
Paint. Is there really anyone here that has never used paint? If you haven't, I strongly advise to take a morning off this week and see what it can do...
Photofunia as you can see is a total blast. you upload pictures onto different objects or landscapes and it creates the illusion that they actually exist there. It's hip and visually engaging, I plan to use it in my power-point presentations from now on. (Unless it takes up too much of my time...).
That's all folks!
Tal Berlinger
Hi Tal,
ReplyDeleteLoved what wrote, especially about the Linguistic Landscapes, i think i didn't really get it at first, but than you wrote about it so enthusiastically that i will use this tool for sure.
Thanks :)
Dear Tal,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for such an informative post!
ToonDoo sounds really interesting. I have 3th graders right now and I want to prepare something enjoyable for them using this website.
Actually I think all websites you mentioned are a great fun for kids! Can`t wait to try all of them in my lessons!
hi tal,
ReplyDeletewaw!!I think that your idea of an assignment for the kids using lingistics landscapes and their phones is genius!!!
they might even learn some english while taking pictures....
thank youuuu!!
Hi Tal
ReplyDeleteLOVE your blog design :)
I also think that the Linguistics Landscape is a useful tool, we are surrounded by English - so why not use that?
I haven't tried the comic strip tool , but it looks like a cool tool to use in the future.
Danielle