Activity 13. Blogs in education

We suggest you some blogs!

What is a blog?





It is a type of website. Blogs usually have regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. Most blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other via widgets on the blogs and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites.


Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; the following suggestions are blogs about education.


*Chiara's suggestions:

1. El blog de tu profesor de Inglés
Perfect blog for students of 4º ESO and Bachillerato.
You can find many exercise like listening activity,grammar exercise, buta also articles about Easter, Easter food..etc..
The Blog is in Castilian but all the activities are in English.

http://elblogdetuprofesor.blogspot.com/



2. English 1º ESO
Excellent Blog for students of 1º ESO.
The Blog is in English language and have a lot of grammar exercises( irregular verbs,spellingand vocabulary).
You can find in the Blog many interesting links about dictionary,other websites,etc..

http://angles1rlamitjana.blogspot.com/



3. Some like it English
Good Blog for students of 1º 2º,3º ESO and 1º Bachillerato.
Very interesting blog, there are some general activities, addressed to whomever wants to do them, ando others will be aimed at a certain group of students,
basically, listening skills, speaking skills, webquests, etc..

http://somelikeitenglish.blogspot.com/



*Gerard's suggestions:


1. Ensenyar llengua a l'alumnat no romànic
I like this blog because its main goal is to put in connection two different cultures. It's not only about chinese students learning our language,
it's also teachers learning about their culture.

http://ensenyarllengualumnatnoromanic.blogspot.com/



2. Algo suena en la Fuencisla
A blog of a school, based on music. I like it because they post constantly. Its posts are related with what they do in class of music, and the blog itself is also visually atractive.

http://www.algosuenaenlafuencisla.blogspot.com/



3. Oui, je parle Français!
A blog for learning french. There are posted some texts for reading, related with important events of the calendar. Also, there are some videos, as songs, with the lyrics

http://pourmesamis.jimdo.com/




*Laura's suggestions:


1. English is all around!
This is the perfect blog for those who are learning English as a second language.
You can find grammar and vocabulary resources, dicctionaries, useful links and interesting information about the American and English culture.

(Marisa Garcia; 2008)
http://englishisallaround.blogspot.com/


2. The Weekly Spin
Here you have a very interesting blog!
You can find interactive activities to practise English (1,2,3 grade of ESO)
You can also find interesting news and stories.

(Cristina Mato; 2007)
http://blog.educastur.es/thespin/



3. Learning English
This blog is an very useful tool.
You can find a list of webpages that can help you and a lot of resources to discover!"

(Laura Meseguer; 2008)
http://learningandteachingenglish.blogspot.com/