Transcripts: Section 01, July 31
Room: Brown4325_Grp
2007.07.31 07:00:05 DanikaB joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:00:20 DanikaB waves at you all, yawning
2007.07.31 07:00:30 LizaR: Morning.
2007.07.31 07:01:03 JoseJC: good morning danika :D
2007.07.31 07:01:51 BrianG joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:01:53 DanikaB: morning jose
2007.07.31 07:02:24 BrianG left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 07:02:34 JoAnnaG: morning Danika how is ur day so far
2007.07.31 07:02:55 DanikaB: i'm moving a little slow this morning. allergies are buggin me
2007.07.31 07:02:58 DanikaB sneezes
2007.07.31 07:03:10 JoseJC: bless you
2007.07.31 07:03:20 DanikaB smiles and thanks you
2007.07.31 07:03:22 JoseJC: speaking of allergies, I'm gonna go get some breakfast, I'm starving
2007.07.31 07:03:31 DanikaB smiles
2007.07.31 07:03:37 AmeliaIG left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 07:03:38 DanikaB: get some breakfast, by all means
2007.07.31 07:04:05 JoAnnaG: i'll chat with ya later in class bye
2007.07.31 07:04:05 JoseJC: mmm waffles with ham and eggs sounds delicious
2007.07.31 07:04:20 JoseJC: and some coffee ooohhh ok I'll be back in 15 minutes
2007.07.31 07:04:24 JoseJC starts drooling
2007.07.31 07:04:27 JoAnnaG left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 07:05:49 DanikaB is going to freshen her coffee as well
2007.07.31 07:06:38 JasmineR joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:08:35 ChristineQ: feels sluggish
2007.07.31 07:12:11 SylviaMe joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:12:14 LizaR: why is evry1 so quiet today?
2007.07.31 07:13:17 SylviaMe: its too early
2007.07.31 07:13:48 LizaR: lol, but other days evry1 had something to say. mayb its the day..???
2007.07.31 07:14:04 MariaBa joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:14:36 MarcosC joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:14:52 JessicaG joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:15:07 DanikaB . o O ( midsummer blas )
2007.07.31 07:15:13 JasmineR: Dr. Brown the link that I placed under the discussion board does not want to work
2007.07.31 07:15:20 DanikaB checks it out
2007.07.31 07:15:48 DanikaB: do you have the link handy?
2007.07.31 07:15:53 JasmineR: yes
2007.07.31 07:16:00 DanikaB: or can you tell me where on this site you were specifically going
2007.07.31 07:16:08 JasmineR: http://www.spanishprograms.com/spanish_teacher/
2007.07.31 07:16:08 DanikaB: go ahead and paste it here and i'll see what i can see.
2007.07.31 07:16:35 DanikaB: i see the problem, give me a second
2007.07.31 07:16:41 JasmineR: ok
2007.07.31 07:17:27 MarcS joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:18:10 MarcS left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 07:19:04 ChristineQ left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 07:19:05 ChristineQ joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:19:14 DanikaB: okay, i featured your link, but i posted a
reply with the correct format for the link. what happened is you have
an extra character on the URL
2007.07.31 07:20:01 JasmineR: oh ok
2007.07.31 07:20:03 JasmineR: thank you
2007.07.31 07:20:06 DanikaB: so, when people bring up the message under
"jasmine", they can click on the reply link i posted, does that make
sense?
2007.07.31 07:20:08 JasmineR: i had posted it twice
2007.07.31 07:20:12 DanikaB nods
2007.07.31 07:20:18 JasmineR: yes mam
2007.07.31 07:20:18 DanikaB: i featured the one with just the link
2007.07.31 07:20:24 JasmineR: ok
2007.07.31 07:20:48 JasmineR: thank you very much
2007.07.31 07:20:54 DanikaB: jessica, did you have something posted for people?
2007.07.31 07:20:58 DanikaB smiles at jasmine
2007.07.31 07:21:03 AidaM joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:21:21 SandraFl joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:21:50 LoriOl joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:22:00 LoriOl: hello all
2007.07.31 07:22:09 JessicaG: yES, BUT SOME REASON IT DOES NOT SHOW MY LINK, although i'm working on it right now..
2007.07.31 07:22:12 DanikaB smiles
2007.07.31 07:22:15 RicardoT joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:22:20 SandraFl: hello everyone!
2007.07.31 07:22:29 LizaR asks Aida to ck her private msg
2007.07.31 07:22:31 JacquelyPH joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:22:33 DanikaB: okay....i'm sure we'll get it up just fine
2007.07.31 07:22:40 JacquelyPH: hello
2007.07.31 07:22:45 DanikaB: hello
2007.07.31 07:22:48 RicardoT: who is going first?
2007.07.31 07:22:48 DanikaB smiles
2007.07.31 07:23:00 DanikaB: well, in the past we have followed the order in which you signed up....
2007.07.31 07:23:06 DanikaB: that would make you first today, ricardo
2007.07.31 07:23:07 DanikaB smiles
2007.07.31 07:23:12 RicardoT: yayyyyyy!!!
2007.07.31 07:23:12 JacquelyPH: oops getting kicked out of lab
2007.07.31 07:23:16 JacquelyPH left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 07:23:19 MariaBa: Good morning to everyone
2007.07.31 07:23:30 NikkiC joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:23:43 LoriOl: good morning...well sort of
2007.07.31 07:23:44 DanikaB waves to Maria and Nikki
2007.07.31 07:23:49 AidaM waves to eveyone
2007.07.31 07:23:51 DanikaB: just sort of, Lori?
2007.07.31 07:23:55 DanikaB grins
2007.07.31 07:23:55 LoriOl: soooo tired
2007.07.31 07:23:58 DanikaB nods
2007.07.31 07:23:59 DanikaB: me too
2007.07.31 07:24:13 NikkiC: how is your new computer ;)
2007.07.31 07:24:23 LoriOl: couldn't sleep last night...just restless...i don't know what was going on
2007.07.31 07:24:23 LizaR: Aida, plz ck ur private chat box....
2007.07.31 07:24:25 DanikaB: hubba hubba... i have to say, it makes me pretty happy!
2007.07.31 07:24:37 AissaT joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:25:05 DanikaB: let's make sure to give everyone a chance to get here....
2007.07.31 07:25:16 DanikaB is just typing so people coming in feel like others are here
2007.07.31 07:25:18 DanikaB smiles
2007.07.31 07:25:24 JoseJC: ugh I think I need to refine my cooking skills ;_;
2007.07.31 07:25:29 LoriOl: i think you should sleep in tommorow Dr. Brown...we are willing to cancel class for your sake :)
2007.07.31 07:25:32 DanikaB laughs
2007.07.31 07:25:33 JoseJC: either that or I just used the wrong skillet
2007.07.31 07:25:38 MirandaR joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:25:55 DanikaB: even if we don't have class, i don't get to sleep in, unfortunately.
2007.07.31 07:26:13 LoriOl: bummer
2007.07.31 07:26:18 DanikaB: uhuh
2007.07.31 07:26:21 MariaBa: I'm beginning to like this online courses
2007.07.31 07:26:30 DanikaB: excellent, Maria
2007.07.31 07:26:33 BrianG joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:26:40 DanikaB: we need to decide when our next online meeting will be....
2007.07.31 07:26:40 AidaM: Liza, what you asked the answer is yes
2007.07.31 07:26:42 MirandaR: GOOD MORNING
2007.07.31 07:26:44 DanikaB: thursday or friday?
2007.07.31 07:26:51 JoseJC: GOOD MORNING TO YOU TOO
2007.07.31 07:26:54 JoseJC: I say friday
2007.07.31 07:26:54 DanikaB: good morning, Miranda....
2007.07.31 07:27:01 DanikaB laughs at jose's shout out
2007.07.31 07:27:08 LizaR: k, thanx
2007.07.31 07:27:09 LoriOl: friday...no one wants to go to school on friday!!!
2007.07.31 07:27:13 JoseJC: ;D
2007.07.31 07:27:23 GregMar joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:27:42 DanikaB: yeah, i can see the benefit of having two
meetings face to face in a row and then everyone logging in from
wherever on friday
2007.07.31 07:27:49 RicardoT: can you make cookies on a stove?
2007.07.31 07:27:50 SylviaMe: Friday
2007.07.31 07:27:59 MirandaR: FRIDAY
2007.07.31 07:28:01 JoseJC: on an overn yes
2007.07.31 07:28:05 JoseJC: miranda, CAPS
2007.07.31 07:28:08 RicardoT: no a stove
2007.07.31 07:28:09 JoseJC: oven*
2007.07.31 07:28:10 DanikaB . o O ( stovetop cookies. )
2007.07.31 07:28:10 LoriOl: in an overn
2007.07.31 07:28:15 JoseJC: OVERN
2007.07.31 07:28:17 JessicaG left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 07:28:18 DanikaB frowns at the thought
2007.07.31 07:28:18 JoseJC: best new word
2007.07.31 07:28:28 LoriOl: LOL oven
2007.07.31 07:28:47 LoriOl: its oven with an accent
2007.07.31 07:28:50 RicardoT: you know what a kool word is?
2007.07.31 07:28:55 MariaBa: I like Thursdays becasue if we have questions we ask Dr. Brown.
2007.07.31 07:28:58 RicardoT: SPOON
2007.07.31 07:29:05 DanikaB: it looks like jessica is having some
trouble getting her link up and connecting, so we will give her a few
minutes
2007.07.31 07:29:06 JoseJC: teehee spoon
2007.07.31 07:29:11 JoseJC giggles.
2007.07.31 07:29:14 JacquelyPH joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:29:14 LoriOl: what are you on
2007.07.31 07:29:15 RicardoT: hehe
2007.07.31 07:29:20 GregMar: tablespoon
2007.07.31 07:29:24 JoseJC: I'm high on LIFE
2007.07.31 07:29:26 NikkiC: what is so cool about the word spoon
2007.07.31 07:29:27 DanikaB: right, maria, i see your point, though i
have to say the questions about the online part have gotten pretty
minimal
2007.07.31 07:29:27 RicardoT: nah just spoon
2007.07.31 07:29:34 LoriOl: LIFE....right
2007.07.31 07:29:35 DanikaB: you all have gotten pretty good at this.
2007.07.31 07:29:37 JoseJC: ;)
2007.07.31 07:29:42 JasmineR: i can go first dr. brown im sitting next to jessica and she is moving to another computor
2007.07.31 07:29:58 JessicaG joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:29:58 DanikaB nods at jasmine... okay, well, ricardo is set to go first...
2007.07.31 07:30:02 RicardoT: yayy
2007.07.31 07:30:10 RicardoT: high five*
2007.07.31 07:30:18 DanikaB: if jessica is still having trouble when it's her turn, jasmine, you can go
2007.07.31 07:30:21 ElizabetCh joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:30:22 LoriOl: very enthusiastic
2007.07.31 07:30:25 JoseJC hifives Ricky
2007.07.31 07:30:29 JoseJC: good morning elizabeth :D
2007.07.31 07:30:32 JasmineR: oh ok so we are all placed in order
2007.07.31 07:30:32 RicardoT: awesome
2007.07.31 07:30:44 DanikaB: we probably should go ahead and get started, so if you all are ready, we'll let RT take over
2007.07.31 07:30:47 DanikaB . o O ( overn )
2007.07.31 07:30:56 RicardoT: alright
2007.07.31 07:30:59 JessicaG: Okay, I got everything set up already...
2007.07.31 07:31:05 DanikaB nods at jessica, great
2007.07.31 07:31:09 JoseJC: see, the cool new word is infecting everyone already
2007.07.31 07:31:16 RicardoT: http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/nov/film.htm
2007.07.31 07:31:22 LoriOl: that took a little while doc brown
2007.07.31 07:31:25 RicardoT: is everyone ready?
2007.07.31 07:31:32 JoseJC: omg doc brown
2007.07.31 07:31:35 DanikaB is ready
2007.07.31 07:31:37 JoseJC giggles
2007.07.31 07:31:40 SylviaMe: What does o O mean
2007.07.31 07:31:42 RicardoT: oks then i shall go
2007.07.31 07:31:43 JoseJC: thinking
2007.07.31 07:31:47 JoseJC: it's a thinking bubble
2007.07.31 07:31:49 DanikaB: those are thought bubbles
2007.07.31 07:31:51 JoseJC: . o O <--
2007.07.31 07:32:00 SylviaMe: u ok thanks
2007.07.31 07:32:09 DanikaB listens politely to ricardo
2007.07.31 07:32:10 JoanieP joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:32:16 RicardoT: I chose this lesson for teaching because
I saw that it would be an effective tool for teaching a high school
based class, maybe grades 9-12. when I was introduced to this method of
teaching when I was in high school I thought it was the
coolest…it also worked really well at reaching the kids and
making them see things in movies in a different light.
2007.07.31 07:32:45 DanikaB . o O ( ESL Partyland.... cool )
2007.07.31 07:32:47 MariaBa left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 07:32:49 MariaBa joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:32:56 RicardoT: Now if could please visit the first site…the esl party land one…
2007.07.31 07:33:17 RicardoT: I like this site because it has multiple
activities for pre and post video activities, if you scroll down
through it you can see what I’m talking about…
2007.07.31 07:33:51 DanikaB was thinking about showing do the right thing
2007.07.31 07:34:02 RicardoT: hehe
2007.07.31 07:34:09 RicardoT: Of course as a teacher you can choose the movie(s) that you see as effective for teaching.
2007.07.31 07:34:12 LoriOl: never seen it
2007.07.31 07:34:36 RicardoT: But you can’t show students just
any movie, nowadays in order to show it to the class you have to get it
approved by the principle or whoever is in charge. This is so you
don’t get in trouble with the man…
2007.07.31 07:34:51 AidaM: interesting site
2007.07.31 07:34:59 DanikaB smiles
2007.07.31 07:35:09 JoseJC: pfft
2007.07.31 07:35:15 JoseJC: I remember we saw jurassic park once
2007.07.31 07:35:22 JoseJC: what it had to do with school, I had no idea
2007.07.31 07:35:35 LoriOl: biology!!
2007.07.31 07:35:37 MariaBa: what grade level would be appropriate
2007.07.31 07:35:43 RicardoT: its isnt the most exciting site but i think it is neat
2007.07.31 07:35:49 JoseJC: well true, too bad we saw it in English class though ;_;
2007.07.31 07:35:54 RicardoT: high school
2007.07.31 07:35:59 RicardoT: grades 9-12
2007.07.31 07:36:02 DanikaB: that's where Ricardo's resource comes in
handy, right? it provides activities to help the students see the
connection between watching a film and learning from it
2007.07.31 07:36:13 JoseJC: dora the explorer!
2007.07.31 07:36:14 AidaM: perhaps you can write about the move
2007.07.31 07:36:15 NikkiC: yeah...I think that if in my Spanish
classes in high school where I've had to watch a movie, if the teacher
gave us words and phrases to look out for I would have learned much
better
2007.07.31 07:36:20 SylviaMe: Ricardo is this link on tapped or in our reg e-mail
2007.07.31 07:36:30 JoseJC: he pasted it earlier
2007.07.31 07:36:36 JoseJC: http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/nov/film.htm
2007.07.31 07:36:40 RicardoT: At the very bottom of the page you can do
fun activities to get the kids to become involved with writing and
cooperation. For example there is a scavenger hunt that you can have
the kids do…I thought that that was fun.
2007.07.31 07:36:41 RicardoT: its in tapped in
2007.07.31 07:36:42 MariaBa: yes students need to visualize things
2007.07.31 07:36:53 SylviaMe: ok
2007.07.31 07:36:54 DanikaB: sylvia, it is under the discussion links
in teaching resources (but you should have gotten an email with it too)
2007.07.31 07:36:56 JessicaG: yes, good idea Aida, I think that students would love to do this type of activity in the classroom
2007.07.31 07:37:33 JessicaG: Some people are visual learners therefore, a movie activity would be great for them
2007.07.31 07:37:39 RicardoT: At the very bottom of the page you can do
fun activities to get the kids to become involved with writing and
cooperation. For example there is a scavenger hunt that you can have
the kids do…I thought that that was fun.
2007.07.31 07:37:39 RicardoT: oops sorry about the last comment i got ahead of myself
2007.07.31 07:37:49 DanikaB: i like using film and television in class
to get students to write. i have used the film Milagro Beanfield War
here with a lot of success
2007.07.31 07:37:57 AidaM: there are so many things that can be taught when watching a movie
2007.07.31 07:38:27 LoriOl: its one thing to read a book, and another to see it come to life
2007.07.31 07:38:35 RicardoT: http://www.webenglishteacher.com/media.html
2007.07.31 07:38:44 RicardoT: this is my second site
2007.07.31 07:38:47 ElizabetCh: I agree with Jessica
2007.07.31 07:38:52 JosephAW joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:38:52 JoseJC: that's true, for 4318 both Newmans use movies in their teaching
2007.07.31 07:39:00 JoseJC: so this is useful even beyond high school
2007.07.31 07:39:10 JessicaG: As for my experience I think I can
comprehend a story better when it is on film and then of course I would
read the book
2007.07.31 07:39:11 MariaBa: there always something that can interest the student
2007.07.31 07:39:18 RicardoT: Now on to the next site…
2007.07.31 07:39:18 RicardoT: The second site is about teaching kids
media literacy information literacy. You can also do fun lessons where
you learn more about The Language of Film, Adaptation, Literary
Elements, Wrap Up Resources, and a whole lot more!
2007.07.31 07:39:47 LoriOl: in my sociology class last semster, we
watched a bunch of videos from national geographic...that was cool
2007.07.31 07:40:04 RicardoT: I like this site, it gives you more back bone for the first presentation…
2007.07.31 07:40:10 DanikaB thinks watching films and analyzing them
are an important part of critical literacy ... more and more people get
their social messages from this type of media and need to be able to
interpret, evaluate, and critique what they are seeing
2007.07.31 07:40:27 DanikaB likes this site a lot
2007.07.31 07:40:34 AidaM: When I was taking rhetoric at STC, the professor had us watch a movie and we had to analyze it.
2007.07.31 07:40:40 RicardoT: thats exactly what i was getting at
2007.07.31 07:40:52 DanikaB nods
2007.07.31 07:41:02 LoriOl: how do you do that...make everything stay black...like that...danika nods
2007.07.31 07:41:31 LoriOl: sorry i suck with computers
2007.07.31 07:41:34 MariaBa: I guess they get better ideas for writing
2007.07.31 07:41:39 DanikaB: it's black when i am "emoting" rather than
saying (anything you put a colon in front of and anything you "think"
by doing /th bla bla stays black
2007.07.31 07:42:15 LoriOl . o O ( i like this )
2007.07.31 07:42:18 LoriOl: haha
2007.07.31 07:42:22 DanikaB smiles
2007.07.31 07:42:22 LoriOl: i got it
2007.07.31 07:42:41 LoriOl: ;hmm
2007.07.31 07:42:48 LoriOl hmm
2007.07.31 07:42:52 LoriOl: hahahaha
2007.07.31 07:42:58 DanikaB: it's kind of interesting that one of the sponsors for this english media site is labor law
2007.07.31 07:43:08 DanikaB digresses
2007.07.31 07:43:10 RicardoT: the second site has tons of other links to check out
2007.07.31 07:43:17 RobertMar joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:43:49 RicardoT: this one goes into lots and lots of other topics
2007.07.31 07:43:51 LoriOl: should we be looking at one in particular?
2007.07.31 07:43:58 DanikaB: what is the name of that recent film with
hillary swank as a teacher who uses journals to reach her students?
2007.07.31 07:44:04 GregMar: THere is a film studies class at utpa that
i took, we studied Citizen Cane, 8 1/2, Buffalo 66 and all these other
unique films. Its really interesting when you notice hidden messages if
film through angle, theme, or hue
2007.07.31 07:44:06 LoriOl: freedom writers
2007.07.31 07:44:09 DanikaB nods
2007.07.31 07:44:15 RicardoT: it was called freedom writers
2007.07.31 07:44:19 LoriOl: i heard it was good
2007.07.31 07:44:22 DanikaB: that seems like a film we could watch in this course and analyze her pedagogy
2007.07.31 07:44:38 RicardoT: we should film Danika
2007.07.31 07:44:43 ElizabetCh: excellent movie
2007.07.31 07:44:49 DanikaB laughs
2007.07.31 07:44:51 MariaBa: yes that would be great
2007.07.31 07:45:03 RicardoT: jose will be the camera man
2007.07.31 07:45:15 RicardoT: i'll be the director
2007.07.31 07:45:27 JoseJC: !
2007.07.31 07:45:29 SandraFl: Ricardo,I really like this sit...I like
that it has a link designed for students as well as for the
teachers...I also like that it provides seperate discussions for before
and after the movie
2007.07.31 07:45:34 RicardoT: if you all are good gold stars for everyone
2007.07.31 07:45:46 RicardoT: thank you
2007.07.31 07:45:56 JoseJC: wait what's this about being camera man
2007.07.31 07:46:04 LoriOl: we could show how she has the students turn into a frenzy when she talks about the man bring us down
2007.07.31 07:46:04 JoseJC: I DEMAND PRODUCER
2007.07.31 07:46:16 LizaR: yea!
2007.07.31 07:46:17 JessicaG: That would be a great idea, since i didn't have the chance to see it when it came out
2007.07.31 07:46:18 LizaR: lol
2007.07.31 07:46:22 DanikaB: does anyone have any questions about this
resource? can you all see how it might be helpful when thinking through
activities for your classrooms?
2007.07.31 07:46:32 LoriOl: yes
2007.07.31 07:46:34 JoseJC: yep
2007.07.31 07:46:36 NoraEG: yes
2007.07.31 07:46:41 ElizabetCh: yes
2007.07.31 07:46:53 SylviaMe: yes
2007.07.31 07:46:54 JosephAW: absolutely.
2007.07.31 07:46:55 RicardoT: ask
2007.07.31 07:46:56 MariaBa: very helpful
2007.07.31 07:47:05 JoseJC: jeeves
2007.07.31 07:47:23 RicardoT: i have another site...but i dont want to rob anyone of their time
2007.07.31 07:47:40 JessicaG: very helpful, good resource
2007.07.31 07:47:41 DanikaB: well, go ahead and show us the other site
2007.07.31 07:47:44 RicardoT: thank you
2007.07.31 07:48:12 SandraFl: i really liked the scramble wds site...my
daughter really likes that kind of stuff! Its really neat!
2007.07.31 07:48:19 RicardoT: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~ryahnke/filmteach/teach
2007.07.31 07:48:19 RicardoT: .htm
2007.07.31 07:48:37 RicardoT: its the third one
2007.07.31 07:48:57 RicardoT: The third site is similar to the first
but this one has more movies to choose from, if you look through it, it
has tons of other movies, domestic and international that you get film
summaries of that way it gives the teacher easier and faster knowledge
of what they are potential showing the students.
2007.07.31 07:49:12 DanikaB nods wow, lots of links
2007.07.31 07:49:19 RicardoT: indeed
2007.07.31 07:49:47 RicardoT: There is also exercises you can do with
the students, these are a little more detailed discussion questions,
that I see if you have more time to do work on a film it would be
perfect.
2007.07.31 07:50:29 LoriOl: awesome they use The Departed as a teaching tool
2007.07.31 07:50:34 JoseJC: whoa, where
2007.07.31 07:50:46 JoseJC: I don't think the departed should be allowed anywhere near schools
2007.07.31 07:50:47 RicardoT: its fairly up to date
2007.07.31 07:50:54 JoseJC: it's too awesome
2007.07.31 07:51:05 MariaBa: there's some drama activities too
2007.07.31 07:51:13 RicardoT: like i said before, teachers need to have their movies approved
2007.07.31 07:51:15 LoriOl: list of best of films...then 2006
2007.07.31 07:51:36 AnaR joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:51:37 DanikaB: it's true, Jose... that's a good point to
remember as a teacher... don't pick your beloved favorites to teach
because the students rarely love it as much as you do and sometimes it
ruins it for you
2007.07.31 07:51:40 DanikaB smiles
2007.07.31 07:51:42 JessicaG: Okay, now who is next, if nobody, I would like to present next.
2007.07.31 07:51:47 RicardoT: and at the very bottom of the page there are other activities
2007.07.31 07:51:52 LoriOl: the departed teaches a lesson...don't trust anyone....good lesson
2007.07.31 07:52:03 MariaBa: and they have to be educational
2007.07.31 07:52:04 DanikaB: Jessica you are next. i've gone ahead and
featured jessica's post, so if you click welcome, you'll see it there.
2007.07.31 07:52:07 AidaM: Interesting site, it helps you by giving summaries
2007.07.31 07:52:15 DanikaB: Thank you ricardo for these rich resources
2007.07.31 07:52:17 DanikaB claps
2007.07.31 07:52:25 LoriOl claps
2007.07.31 07:52:28 RicardoT: thank you
2007.07.31 07:52:29 AidaM: Good Job
2007.07.31 07:52:34 NikkiC: gj Ricardo
2007.07.31 07:52:36 DanikaB doesn't mean to cut you off, but...well did
2007.07.31 07:52:37 DanikaB smiles
2007.07.31 07:52:39 LoriOl: im getting pretty good
2007.07.31 07:52:44 MariaBa claps
2007.07.31 07:52:45 RicardoT: its otay
2007.07.31 07:52:51 RicardoT: i was done
2007.07.31 07:52:52 JoseJC: oh god The web site you are accessing has experienced an unexpected error.
2007.07.31 07:52:52 JoseJC: Please contact the website administrator.
2007.07.31 07:53:01 SylviaMe claps
2007.07.31 07:53:25 JoseJC: hmm
2007.07.31 07:53:27 GregMar gives two thumbs up
2007.07.31 07:53:34 JoseJC cheers for Ricky!
2007.07.31 07:53:35 RicardoT: Gold stars?
2007.07.31 07:53:43 LoriOl left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 07:53:44 LoriOl joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:53:46 JessicaG: Hi everybody, well i'm going to start my
presentation since we still need two other students to present
2007.07.31 07:54:06 SandraFl: Jessica, do I have the right llink...teachersfirst.com
2007.07.31 07:54:15 JessicaG: yes
2007.07.31 07:54:25 DanikaB: just so you all know, the link has an
extra character. i just posted a reply to her message with the correct
link
2007.07.31 07:54:25 JessicaG: Hi, my name is Jessica Gracia.
I’m a Spanish major and I’m looking forward to teaching
Spanish in the higher elementary level or secondary level. I
believe that it is important for students to have an understanding and
an appreciation of other cultures besides their own. Therefore, I
will start by introducing a web site provided above in the Teachers
resources link, which will help Spanish professors how to incorporate a
cultural holiday activity in the classroom, “Cinco de Mayo”.
2007.07.31 07:54:25 JessicaG: Hi, my name is Jessica Gracia.
I’m a Spanish major and I’m looking forward to teaching
Spanish in the higher elementary level or secondary level. I
believe that it is important for students to have an understanding and
an appreciation of other cultures besides their own. Therefore, I
will start by introducing a web site provided above in the Teachers
resources link, which will help Spanish professors how to incorporate a
cultural holiday activity in the classroom, “Cinco de Mayo”.
2007.07.31 07:54:26 LoriOl: i cant get into it
2007.07.31 07:54:31 JoseJC: the link in the discussions page has > at the end
2007.07.31 07:54:35 JoseJC: http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=8079 use that <--
2007.07.31 07:54:38 JessicaG: im sory i clicked it twice
2007.07.31 07:54:39 DanikaB nods at jose
2007.07.31 07:54:50 LoriOl: got it...thanks
2007.07.31 07:54:51 DanikaB listens to Jessica
2007.07.31 07:55:34 SylviaMe: is it 5deMayo
2007.07.31 07:55:35 JessicaG: in the teachers resource link there are
two topice that I have posted, click on the one that starts with the
word, topic
2007.07.31 07:55:45 JoseJC: cinco de mayonesa wooo
2007.07.31 07:56:03 JessicaG: funny, ha, ha
2007.07.31 07:56:17 DanikaB isn't sure she's on the right page
2007.07.31 07:56:28 AlexandrMB joined the room.
2007.07.31 07:56:33 DanikaB: can you paste the link in the chat window for me Jessica?
2007.07.31 07:57:13 JessicaG: http://www.vocabulary.com/cincodemayo.html
2007.07.31 07:57:22 DanikaB: oh, okay, i am. sorry
2007.07.31 07:57:27 MariaBa: the page say error executing
2007.07.31 07:58:06 JessicaG: Were you able to find it Maria?
2007.07.31 07:58:22 DanikaB: if anyone needs to copy the link from the
chat window, go under the actions menu and choose "send to
pasteboard"...
2007.07.31 07:58:26 AidaM: I found it
2007.07.31 07:58:37 DanikaB: that will send the screen to another window where you can copy and paste
2007.07.31 07:59:02 JessicaG: Maria, if you are having trounle, Dr.
Brown went ahead and post it on the welcome menu, It says my name,
Jessicag
2007.07.31 07:59:28 JessicaG: Is anybody having trouble opening the site?
2007.07.31 07:59:39 SylviaMe: got it
2007.07.31 07:59:49 MariaBa: thank you
2007.07.31 07:59:52 JoanieP: This is a really neat site
2007.07.31 08:00:08 AidaM: No, I got it, it says cinco de mayo vocabulary
2007.07.31 08:00:09 LoriOl: ....
2007.07.31 08:00:09 LoriOl: hmm
2007.07.31 08:00:09 LoriOl left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:00:12 LoriOl joined the room.
2007.07.31 08:00:23 JessicaG: Can somebody tell me what the “Cinco de Mayo” holiday signifies?
2007.07.31 08:00:23 SylviaMe: cool
2007.07.31 08:00:27 KevinMG joined the room.
2007.07.31 08:00:50 ChristineQ: mexicos independence
2007.07.31 08:00:54 SylviaMe: mexicos independence
2007.07.31 08:01:04 DanikaB: the fifth of may
2007.07.31 08:01:07 DanikaB giggles
2007.07.31 08:01:09 LoriOl: mexicos win over the french in the battle of the puebla
2007.07.31 08:01:12 LoriOl smiles
2007.07.31 08:01:13 RicardoT: high fives
2007.07.31 08:01:15 JoseJC: WRONG
2007.07.31 08:01:17 JoseJC: there you go Lori got it
2007.07.31 08:01:26 JoseJC: mexican independence day is september 16th
2007.07.31 08:01:36 RicardoT: ooo
2007.07.31 08:01:36 ChristineQ: who says?
2007.07.31 08:01:38 JessicaG: Not really, actually it is Because 4,000
Mexican soldiers smashed the French and traitor Mexican army of 8,000
at Puebla, Mexico
2007.07.31 08:01:39 KevinMG: nice thnking jose
2007.07.31 08:01:41 AidaM: la batalla de cinco de mayo is correct
2007.07.31 08:01:44 SylviaMe: sept.16 independence
2007.07.31 08:01:55 AnaR: right
2007.07.31 08:01:56 JessicaG: yea Aida, Correct
2007.07.31 08:01:59 LoriOl: sucks that they later lost
2007.07.31 08:02:21 JessicaG: It is not the Independence day, but I think it should be.
2007.07.31 08:02:51 DanikaB: i think this is an interesting activity
question on the site: 3. Are there celebrations for both positive and
negative dates in history? Name three "dark" dates.
2007.07.31 08:03:06 DanikaB: it seems to me that "dark days" might be identified differently by different cultures...
2007.07.31 08:03:09 JoseJC: BASTILLE DAY
2007.07.31 08:03:10 AidaM: I like the cinco de mayo puzzle.
2007.07.31 08:03:12 JoseJC: wait
2007.07.31 08:03:16 MariaBa: there very good to teach about our culture
2007.07.31 08:03:16 LoriOl: dia de los muertos???
2007.07.31 08:03:20 DanikaB . o O ( thanksgiving might be a dark day to native americans )
2007.07.31 08:03:29 JessicaG: Many people think that the Cinco de Mayo
is a Mexican Independence day, but it is not, although it should
be. Mexico declared its independence from mother Spain on
midnight, the 15th of September 1810, it took 11 years before the first
Spanish soldiers were told and forced to leave Mexico. So, Why Okay
here is a brief definition of what cinco de Mayo means, Cinco de Mayo?
Because 4,000 Mexican soldiers smashed the French and traitor Mexican
army of 8,000 at Puebla, Mexico, 100 miles east of Mexico City on the
morning of May 5, 1862.
2007.07.31 08:03:42 JoseJC: the 5th of november!
2007.07.31 08:04:26 DanikaB looks for "smashed" on the vocabular list
2007.07.31 08:04:29 DanikaB smiles
2007.07.31 08:04:38 RicardoT: are you wikipedi'n that jose?
2007.07.31 08:04:43 JoseJC: wha
2007.07.31 08:04:48 JoseJC: I've already read about it
2007.07.31 08:04:54 JoseJC: guy fawkes and his scheme
2007.07.31 08:05:11 RicardoT: i love that name
2007.07.31 08:05:18 JoseJC: Guy?
2007.07.31 08:05:26 RicardoT: both
2007.07.31 08:05:29 JoseJC: lmbo
2007.07.31 08:05:43 JessicaG: Yes, I find this site very interesting
because many students do not have any idea of what it means, and
another thing about this website is that it has several activites that
the teacher could implement in the classroom for the students over this
Mexican Holiday.
2007.07.31 08:05:48 DanikaB is looking at the "rootonym" activity on the site
2007.07.31 08:05:55 DanikaB nods at jessica
2007.07.31 08:06:11 LoriOl: teachers don't accept sources from wikipedia....right?
2007.07.31 08:06:41 JacquelyPH: I dont think so
2007.07.31 08:06:44 JessicaG: CAn anybody figure out the words in the rootonym puzzle provided in the site?
2007.07.31 08:07:09 DanikaB: wikipedia is a great resource for initial
or casual research, but it isn't a legitimate academic source because
it is not peer reviewed and checked rigorously enough for accuracy.
2007.07.31 08:07:29 LoriOl: yeah which one
2007.07.31 08:07:35 JessicaG: Lori, MAny of them dont for the reason
that they are not scholar indivuals that upload the information, it can
be anybody..
2007.07.31 08:07:45 DanikaB: anyone can edit wikipedia entries,
therefore the infromation given there should be verified with outside
sources that undergo more rigorous peer review and editin
2007.07.31 08:07:46 JoseJC: the first one is CANTINA!
2007.07.31 08:07:54 SylviaMe: #1cantina
2007.07.31 08:07:55 LoriOl: 2 sombrero
2007.07.31 08:08:03 LoriOl: 3 fiesta
2007.07.31 08:08:03 SylviaMe: fiesta
2007.07.31 08:08:08 DanikaB: ah, fiesta
2007.07.31 08:08:11 LoriOl: 4 conquistador
2007.07.31 08:08:14 DanikaB: i couldn't get that one at first
2007.07.31 08:08:26 LizaR: me neithr
2007.07.31 08:08:32 LizaR frowns
2007.07.31 08:08:36 ChristineQ: no fair, the answers are on the bottom
2007.07.31 08:08:40 LoriOl: i am good at that stuff.... i rock at wheel of fortune
2007.07.31 08:08:44 JessicaG: Okay now let's talk about the party, how the mexican culture celebrate this special day.
2007.07.31 08:08:46 DanikaB: oh, i didn't even see the answers.
2007.07.31 08:08:48 JoanieP left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:08:59 LoriOl: i didnt see them either
2007.07.31 08:09:05 AnaR: folkloric dances
2007.07.31 08:09:18 DanikaB . o O ( margaritas )
2007.07.31 08:09:21 JessicaG: People don't even have to look at the
answers because this words are very common for "cinco de Mayo"
2007.07.31 08:09:34 JoseJC: mmm margaritas
2007.07.31 08:09:40 RicardoT: ooo
2007.07.31 08:09:43 JoseJC: mm top shelf
2007.07.31 08:09:47 LoriOl . o O ( MARGARITAS!!! )
2007.07.31 08:09:49 JoseJC: god damn now I wanna go to chili's
2007.07.31 08:09:58 RicardoT: lets go jose
2007.07.31 08:10:07 DanikaB continues to listen to jessica's presentation
2007.07.31 08:10:07 JessicaG: Well, very good for those that didn't cheated
2007.07.31 08:10:08 LoriOl: MMMM...SHOT OF PATRON
2007.07.31 08:10:15 RicardoT: oh wait your not here
2007.07.31 08:10:17 JoseJC: hey I didn't cheat
2007.07.31 08:10:19 JoseJC: ouch
2007.07.31 08:10:28 AdrianB joined the room.
2007.07.31 08:10:40 AnaR: many people celebrate
2007.07.31 08:10:54 DanikaB: jessica, you would use this for an English class or a spanish class?
2007.07.31 08:10:57 DanikaB: or both?
2007.07.31 08:11:11 JessicaG: Well I'm not saying that anybody did, it was just a comment
2007.07.31 08:11:54 JacquelyPH left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:12:18 DanikaB: it seems to me that puzzles and activities
seem to be highly effective ways to get young students to practice
writing and to learn history or other subjects that sometimes seem
boring in textbooks
2007.07.31 08:12:31 RicardoT: i like it
2007.07.31 08:12:40 JessicaG: Well, I think i would use this site for
both languages. In an English class, so the students can have an
appreciation of other cultures and in the spanish class because it has
to do with the Mwexican culture and also because many students don't
know wthat Cinco De Mayo means.
2007.07.31 08:13:01 DanikaB nods. that makes complete sense to me, Jessica
2007.07.31 08:13:31 DanikaB: Is there anything else you would like to
point out to us, Jessica, or does anyone have any questions
2007.07.31 08:13:38 SandraFl: Perhaps a lesson in history as well...I like it Jessica
2007.07.31 08:13:40 DanikaB is watching the time
2007.07.31 08:13:46 MariaBa: yes so they can learn where we come from
2007.07.31 08:13:48 AnaR: jessica i agree with you in that studetns
would benefit from this because many schools celebrate cinco de mayo
2007.07.31 08:14:02 RicardoT: yes
2007.07.31 08:14:20 RicardoT: they made us taco lunches back in the day
2007.07.31 08:14:22 AnaR: especially here in the valley
2007.07.31 08:14:29 ElizabetCh: At our school we start with Pre-K
2007.07.31 08:14:43 AidaM: I like it, I already saved it on my favorites
2007.07.31 08:14:49 MarcosC left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:14:49 JessicaG: In regards to the puzzle activities, and
the alphabetic activity I think that students will enjoy this activity,
you all see the way we're discussing it here in tapped in (students
making jokes out of it) it seems like students enjoy this topic.
2007.07.31 08:14:54 MariaBa: cinco de mayo is not very well inforced in some school I wonder why?
2007.07.31 08:14:55 DanikaB smiles at Aida
2007.07.31 08:15:11 DanikaB nods at Jessica... i agree
2007.07.31 08:15:33 AnaR: i guess it depends in the diversity
2007.07.31 08:16:02 DanikaB: I think maybe there is probably a division
of sorts about whether it is a Mexican holiday and if American schools
are supposed to celebrate it.
2007.07.31 08:16:04 JessicaG: Well actually here in the RGV, I think
that many of the Districts do, they have special events for
"cinco de Mayo"
2007.07.31 08:16:05 DanikaB shrugs
2007.07.31 08:16:21 MarcosC joined the room.
2007.07.31 08:16:21 RicardoT: my school did
2007.07.31 08:16:24 DanikaB nods
2007.07.31 08:16:40 LoriOl: mine didn't
2007.07.31 08:16:40 RicardoT: we had a whole day dedicated to it
2007.07.31 08:16:48 AnaR: i feel that it also has alot to do with the principle
2007.07.31 08:16:52 DanikaB: it sure makes sense to me to honor it this
close to the border, especially. i think it is a significant holiday
for many here
2007.07.31 08:16:55 JessicaG: Okay, now lets talk about the Cinco De
Mayo celebration. El grito, the food, the mariachi, and all the
dancing.
2007.07.31 08:16:59 RicardoT: it was an awesome day to get out of class
2007.07.31 08:17:04 LoriOl: what school did you go to ricardo
2007.07.31 08:17:07 MariaBa: I think so too
2007.07.31 08:17:17 DanikaB: jessica, i don't mean to cut you short,
but we need to leave time for jasmine and nikki to present as well.
2007.07.31 08:17:18 RicardoT: Edinburg high
2007.07.31 08:17:23 JessicaG: Cinco de Mayo is an important traditional
holiday to for all Mexican people; by observing Cinco de Mayo we
celebrate Mexico’s freedom and liberty. It is basically
celebrated by all the Chicanos in the entire nation; you don’t
necessarily have to be in Mexico to celebrate this holiday. Here
in the U.S. it has become part of a yearly tradition especially in the
states where there are a lot of Chicanos. For example here in the
South Texas Region we celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a variety of Mexican
traditional foods, Mexican dances like flokórico and others,
music such as Mariachi, Mexican theme parties, and etc.
2007.07.31 08:17:48 SylviaMe: good job
2007.07.31 08:18:02 AnaR: LOVED IT :)
2007.07.31 08:18:02 LoriOl two thumbs up
2007.07.31 08:18:07 JessicaG: Okay to wrap it up, I will conclude my presentation
2007.07.31 08:18:11 RicardoT: Gold stars!
2007.07.31 08:18:12 JessicaG: I found this site very helpful since it
gives a very clear understanding of what Cinco de Mayo means. It
also has many ideas, lesson plans, and activities that can help Spanish
teachers incorporate this topic in the classroom. In addition,
for those of you that didn’t have an idea what Cinco de Mayo
stands for, I hope that you all were able to learn something new; as
well as for those of you that already had a clear understanding of this
cultural celebration, I thank you for your time.. Over all thanks to
all of you that were able to join today’s online
presentations. Goodbye.......
2007.07.31 08:18:14 DanikaB smiles
2007.07.31 08:18:16 MariaBa: Great Job
2007.07.31 08:18:30 DanikaB: That's great, Jessica.
2007.07.31 08:18:44 AidaM: excellent
2007.07.31 08:18:58 DanikaB: I especially appreciate that you provided
us with your reflections on the resource and guided us through an
activity to engage in the resource.
2007.07.31 08:18:58 JessicaG: I hope you all enjoyed todays presentation
2007.07.31 08:19:03 RicardoT: i did
2007.07.31 08:19:04 DanikaB smiles
2007.07.31 08:19:10 DanikaB claps
2007.07.31 08:19:32 DanikaB: okay, let's turn our attention to Jasmine's resource...
2007.07.31 08:19:39 JasmineR: ok
2007.07.31 08:19:39 LoriOl: we got to talk about drinking....and doc brown brought it up...it was awesome
2007.07.31 08:19:41 DanikaB: Jasmine are you ready to guide us?
2007.07.31 08:19:44 JasmineR: yes
2007.07.31 08:19:57 JasmineR: Buenos dias apresiada audiencia!
2007.07.31 08:19:59 DanikaB . o O ( ruhroh... let's just edit that out of the transcripts )
2007.07.31 08:20:00 LoriOl still thinking of margaritas
2007.07.31 08:20:03 JoanieP joined the room.
2007.07.31 08:20:12 JasmineR: El proposito de esta presentacion es para
que todos podramos visualizar por medio de la tecnologia una manera por
la cual podremos exponerles a nuestros estudiantes del habla Ingles una
alternativa diferente por la cual ellos podran aprender la lengua
castellana de una manera divertida y muy usual.
2007.07.31 08:20:25 GregMar cheers and takes a drink of his juice
2007.07.31 08:20:27 DanikaB reads carefully
2007.07.31 08:20:39 LoriOl: ok...i dont know spanish that well...what did that say?
2007.07.31 08:20:40 JasmineR: So, who understood what I just said?
2007.07.31 08:20:48 SylviaMe: i did
2007.07.31 08:20:51 JoseJC: <-
2007.07.31 08:20:54 DanikaB: only a teeny bit.
2007.07.31 08:21:02 JasmineR: Well… the reason as to why I was typing in Spanish was to grab your attention.
2007.07.31 08:21:12 DanikaB thinks you got hers
2007.07.31 08:21:14 BrianG: u got my attention
2007.07.31 08:21:14 JasmineR: Some of us are not familiar with the
Spanish language, like many other middle school children. Since I plan
to teach some day Spanish, I would like to show you a useful resource
that I was able to find that can assist and be useful to any Spanish
teacher out there. Not only can this assist Spanish teachers in general
but it can also help any person who wants to learn the basics of the
Spanish language.
2007.07.31 08:21:20 JosephAW: Bits and pieces
2007.07.31 08:21:27 SandraFl: WoW! your spanish is great! you really caught my attention!
2007.07.31 08:21:37 DanikaB nods and looks forward to getting help with basics
2007.07.31 08:21:52 JasmineR: The original website that I had posted
under the discussion board was not working but Dr. Brown has posted a
comment that has corrected the error that I had. So, you all can go
ahead and start viewing the website.
2007.07.31 08:22:13 JasmineR: For those of you who would like to just
type it out here is the website, it isn’t long:
http://www.spanishprograms.com/spanish_teacher/
2007.07.31 08:22:13 SandraFl: which site is it?
2007.07.31 08:22:19 SandraFl: ok
2007.07.31 08:22:54 JasmineR: has everyone logged on
2007.07.31 08:22:59 JasmineR: to the site
2007.07.31 08:23:01 JasmineR: ?
2007.07.31 08:23:03 SylviaMe: yes
2007.07.31 08:23:07 JasmineR: ok
2007.07.31 08:23:08 ChristineQ: si
2007.07.31 08:23:14 RicardoT: yes
2007.07.31 08:23:16 DanikaB: i did... but, now i have a woman giving me a lesson
2007.07.31 08:23:23 JasmineR: good job christine, she is already practicing her spanish
2007.07.31 08:23:25 SandraFl: got it!
2007.07.31 08:23:38 JasmineR: Now that everyone has been able to get on
the site please click where it says: “click here to enter”
under were it says Tour the free Lessons. It is a box that in it says,
“Welcome to the visual link” D.L.C. The visual link will
then open up on a separate window.
2007.07.31 08:23:39 JasmineR: Once it opens up click on the right hand low corner where it says “Skip intro.”
2007.07.31 08:23:53 JasmineR: First, lets all click on where it says
“Family” on the left side of the Visual Link under
Vocabulary categories. There you will see that there is a card match,
flash cards, a quiz, a vocabulary builder, crossword puzzle, a burrito
builder (which is a game), a word search puzzle, and finally the
vocabulary list with the terms.
2007.07.31 08:24:00 LoriOl: it takes me to the website but it says file not found
2007.07.31 08:24:16 DanikaB: lori, go up to the url window and delete the >
2007.07.31 08:24:28 DanikaB: or the %3 or whatever is there.
2007.07.31 08:24:34 DanikaB: or click on the link i posted as a reply
2007.07.31 08:24:35 RicardoT: burrito builder..awesome
2007.07.31 08:24:59 JasmineR: ok guys
2007.07.31 08:25:00 LoriOl: ok got it
2007.07.31 08:25:05 JasmineR: how are we doing with the website?
2007.07.31 08:25:19 JoanieP left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:25:28 SandraFl: mine hasn't opened
2007.07.31 08:25:36 JasmineR: it takes a while
2007.07.31 08:25:46 SandraFl: yeah, its loading
2007.07.31 08:25:52 JasmineR: ok, good Sandra
2007.07.31 08:26:06 DanikaB: is this a free site, or do you have to pay for lessons?
2007.07.31 08:26:07 JasmineR: let me tell you why i loved this resource
2007.07.31 08:26:13 DanikaB listens
2007.07.31 08:26:52 JasmineR: well, other than the spanish vocabulary the other lesson below it, you will have to pay for them
2007.07.31 08:27:03 JasmineR: although they do give you an example of each lesson
2007.07.31 08:27:20 MariaBa: wow those are great lessons for beginning spanish speakers
2007.07.31 08:27:32 JasmineR: The reason I loved this resource was
because it is a fun way for children to learn the Spanish language by
practicing it through game playing in order to test their knowledge.
Other than standing in front of the classroom and boring the kids out
of their minds with vocabulary terms and putting them to write the term
down five times in a paper so they can memorize them and learn them,
having them do these types of activities helps them learn Spanish
easily.
2007.07.31 08:28:09 JasmineR: Another thing is that they can access
this website and visual link at home so that they can practice the
Spanish terms by playing the games or doing the cross word puzzle or
even quizzing themselves. Not only that, but this is a way to also
incorporate the use of technology in the classroom. While they are
learning a foreign language, they are also learning how to navigate
through the internet and getting hold of a useful site.
2007.07.31 08:28:19 MirandaR left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:28:20 AidaM: I would like to learn another language other than English and Spanish
2007.07.31 08:28:40 DanikaB: now that i clicked on the right thing, the free stuff... yeah, wow is this a slick resource.
2007.07.31 08:28:46 SylviaMe: I really like this site
2007.07.31 08:28:54 AmeliaIG joined the room.
2007.07.31 08:28:56 DanikaB: for those of you on slow connections, once it loaded does it work quickly or slow?
2007.07.31 08:29:06 RicardoT: works quick
2007.07.31 08:29:17 JasmineR: yes
2007.07.31 08:29:29 JessicaG: WOW, very interesting site, i'm going to
save it on my USB so I can use it when I start teaching a spanish class.
2007.07.31 08:29:35 DanikaB really likes the connection Jasmine made
about technological literacy as part of the content and context for
learning the material
2007.07.31 08:30:06 JasmineR: another thing that we have to consider with middle school kids
2007.07.31 08:30:16 JasmineR: is the fact that they love video games
2007.07.31 08:30:18 SandraFl: Jasmine, now that I've gotten to the site where do i go? I can see on the left the vocab
2007.07.31 08:30:28 JasmineR: so, while they learn they can also play games
2007.07.31 08:30:32 JasmineR: like the burrito game
2007.07.31 08:30:38 JasmineR: have you guys tried it out?
2007.07.31 08:30:46 JessicaG: Yes, its cool...
2007.07.31 08:30:55 NikkiC: my presentation is about games actually...
2007.07.31 08:30:55 JasmineR: go to wherever you would like to go
2007.07.31 08:30:58 JasmineR: check it out
2007.07.31 08:30:59 MirandaR joined the room.
2007.07.31 08:31:16 JasmineR: it also provides a quiz
2007.07.31 08:31:24 JasmineR: and it even corrects the quiz
2007.07.31 08:31:32 JasmineR: i would use this resource
2007.07.31 08:31:44 JasmineR: and take the kids to the computer lab
2007.07.31 08:31:49 JasmineR: have them take the quiz
2007.07.31 08:31:51 DanikaB hasn't quite figured out how to play the burrito builder
2007.07.31 08:31:54 JasmineR: and record their grades
2007.07.31 08:32:20 JasmineR: this is an easier way for me to quiz them
rather than taking a stack of papers home and correcting them by hand
2007.07.31 08:32:30 JasmineR: in the burrito builder
2007.07.31 08:32:39 DanikaB: i read the instructions!
2007.07.31 08:32:47 JasmineR: you have to type the translation for the english words that are appearing
2007.07.31 08:32:57 DanikaB likes the not having to take home quizzes to grade
2007.07.31 08:33:08 AnaR: this reminds me of the read 180 program for esl studetns
2007.07.31 08:33:08 JasmineR: and if it is correct you accumalate points
2007.07.31 08:33:24 DanikaB loves the concept for the burrito builder
2007.07.31 08:33:29 JasmineR: i've never used that program
2007.07.31 08:33:30 NoraEG: I like the word puzzle
2007.07.31 08:33:39 RicardoT: awesome
2007.07.31 08:33:40 DanikaB thinks this connects back to Jose's presentation a bit, on using gaming to teach
2007.07.31 08:33:40 JasmineR: it also includes flash cards
2007.07.31 08:33:42 SandraFl: this is cool, i finally got into the burrito builder
2007.07.31 08:34:01 JasmineR: if you all have your sound system on you can hear the way they are pronouncing each term
2007.07.31 08:34:21 DanikaB: and the ginchy music for burrito building
2007.07.31 08:34:23 AnaR: can sudents record
2007.07.31 08:34:29 DanikaB wonders if everyone has earphones
2007.07.31 08:34:29 JasmineR: lol yes
2007.07.31 08:34:32 AnaR: great
2007.07.31 08:34:58 GregMar gots small speakers
2007.07.31 08:35:04 DanikaB: this is a terrific resource for learning
spanish. very high tech and polished but still easy to navigate
2007.07.31 08:35:05 AnaR frowns
2007.07.31 08:35:07 JasmineR: well guys, let me stop here so our next presenter can start
2007.07.31 08:35:17 AissaT left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:35:19 JasmineR: thank you Dr. Brown
2007.07.31 08:35:26 NikkiC: kk
2007.07.31 08:35:28 DanikaB bookmarks the site to use for her own practice in the future!
2007.07.31 08:35:33 DanikaB claps for Jasmine
2007.07.31 08:35:33 JasmineR: hope you all enjoyed this resource
2007.07.31 08:35:48 RicardoT: Gold Stars!
2007.07.31 08:35:53 JasmineR: and for you all parents whose children
really cant understand spanish, this can help your children out
2007.07.31 08:35:53 NoraEG: nicely done
2007.07.31 08:36:03 DanikaB: Next we'll turn our attention to Nikki..... if you are ready
2007.07.31 08:36:05 NikkiC: I got my idea from Dr. McWilliams, who is
teaching a class in the Fall for philosophy on virtual worlds and
utopias from this game called second life...
2007.07.31 08:36:06 SandraFl: no earphones...id love to listen to this
i'll have to come back to it later but this is really nice for people
who are not proficcient in spanish
2007.07.31 08:36:08 NoraEG: iam sorry jessica you too
2007.07.31 08:36:34 DanikaB ahs more games for learning!
2007.07.31 08:36:39 NikkiC: Which is like...well...this little "world" you can log onto with pretty much everything--
2007.07.31 08:37:00 NikkiC: yes...t.here's a little video on youtube about it, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMGR9q43dag
2007.07.31 08:37:11 AnaR: its all about technology now a days
2007.07.31 08:37:24 VanessaT joined the room.
2007.07.31 08:37:33 AissaT joined the room.
2007.07.31 08:37:43 NikkiC: it can be used as a resource for almost any subject
2007.07.31 08:38:01 NikkiC: but the only problem is, for an educator to
make their own classroom or island it costs about a thousand dollars!
2007.07.31 08:38:16 JosephAW: ouch
2007.07.31 08:38:24 DanikaB . o O ( that's a pretty big problem! )
2007.07.31 08:39:06 AidaM left for a few seconds
2007.07.31 08:39:23 DanikaB: I am teaching a "Writing and Culture"
course next semester... you guys have convinced me that I need to do a
unit on videogaming and learning
2007.07.31 08:39:32 AndreaZ joined the room.
2007.07.31 08:39:50 VanessaT left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:39:55 NikkiC: yeah definitely...do you guys remember Oregon Trail, lol?
2007.07.31 08:39:56 AissaT left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:40:08 JosephAW: Of Course
2007.07.31 08:40:12 RicardoT: damn that was an old game
2007.07.31 08:40:20 DanikaB frowns... doesn't remember it
2007.07.31 08:40:21 RicardoT: it was fun though
2007.07.31 08:40:28 LoriOl: oregon trail was awesome...but i sucked at it
2007.07.31 08:40:30 GregMar: i remember amazon trail
2007.07.31 08:40:40 LoriOl: amazon trail???
2007.07.31 08:40:44 RicardoT: there was an amazon trail?!
2007.07.31 08:40:51 LoriOl: never heard of it
2007.07.31 08:40:56 NikkiC: !! there were a bunch of different versions
for it, a long time ago in school they had this one with these huge
floppy disks, but then they upgraded and you actually got to learn stuff
2007.07.31 08:40:56 GregMar: in weslaco we had it
2007.07.31 08:41:05 RuthM joined the room.
2007.07.31 08:41:28 DanikaB: ah, i think i had already graduated high school before it was commonly used in classrooms
2007.07.31 08:41:31 LoriOl: is that like the heb brand of oregon trail?
2007.07.31 08:41:34 DanikaB sighs at her old self
2007.07.31 08:41:37 JosephAW: We even had it in Monte Alto!
2007.07.31 08:41:39 NoraEG left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:42:08 RicardoT: your not old Danika
2007.07.31 08:42:10 JosephAW: That was back in the mid-eighties
2007.07.31 08:42:12 NikkiC: but um...Second life can be like that too,
and if you're doing a particular theme as a class the school would pay
for it--or your university can just have a general campus with
"regular" classrooms
2007.07.31 08:42:40 GregMar: oh funny, nah you took pictures of
different animals in the jungles and speared fish along the amazon river
2007.07.31 08:42:52 AidaM came back
2007.07.31 08:42:52 DanikaB: Nikki, is it like a more "real" environment than say here at tapped in? I've never looked at it.
2007.07.31 08:43:09 NikkiC: mmm...well, yes and no
2007.07.31 08:43:18 JoseJC: is it so real that you can plug into it D:
2007.07.31 08:43:20 NikkiC: it's kind of like virtual reality? but...
2007.07.31 08:43:21 JoseJC: like THE MATRIX
2007.07.31 08:43:25 NikkiC: there can be like little aliens walking around
2007.07.31 08:43:25 NikkiC: haha
2007.07.31 08:43:26 JoseJC: ????
2007.07.31 08:43:37 JoseJC: oh hey I've heard of second life
2007.07.31 08:43:41 NikkiC: or something like that...
2007.07.31 08:43:42 JoseJC: it's some MMO
2007.07.31 08:43:43 DanikaB: wow, i see there are over 8.5 million residents.
2007.07.31 08:43:46 NikkiC: you can download it for free
2007.07.31 08:44:13 DanikaB: I am really intrigued by the growing popularity of "second" and "virtual" lives.
2007.07.31 08:44:16 NikkiC: Dr. McWilliams is teaching a class with it, and the kids will be meeting on it and stuff
2007.07.31 08:44:20 GregMar left the room (signed off).
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2007.07.31 08:44:23 DanikaB has all she can handle trying to live the first life
2007.07.31 08:44:30 NikkiC: haha
2007.07.31 08:44:31 ElizabetCh left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:44:53 AndreaZ left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:44:58 DanikaB: so you can download it for free, but can
you "live" there for free, or do you have to pay something. i see you
have to virtually buy things there.
2007.07.31 08:45:03 RuthM left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:45:06 NikkiC: it's really interesting how it was made to
be an ideal world and such...and then it became pretty much a business
2007.07.31 08:45:14 NikkiC: you can live there for free
2007.07.31 08:45:27 NikkiC: but you have to pay for property and "clothes"
2007.07.31 08:45:33 DanikaB nods
2007.07.31 08:45:44 DanikaB: so, capitalism was reproduced on this utopia
2007.07.31 08:45:47 NikkiC: ther have been people making small fortunes
with their own "boutiques" of odd clothing that people buy to stand out
2007.07.31 08:45:48 NikkiC: yeah
2007.07.31 08:46:26 DanikaB: that's totally fascinating. i can see how Dr. McWilliams' course will be totally interesting.
2007.07.31 08:46:26 NikkiC: it's a good resource for economics students too because of htat
2007.07.31 08:46:38 ChristineQ: are you a resident or member of Second Life Nikki?
2007.07.31 08:46:38 DanikaB: you could spend a whole semester analyzing this environment alone
2007.07.31 08:46:49 NikkiC: mmm...I downloaded it, but I never messed around on it
2007.07.31 08:46:55 NikkiC: my computer is too slow ;(
2007.07.31 08:47:00 AnaR left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:47:04 AnaR joined the room.
2007.07.31 08:47:16 ChristineQ: It sounds really interesting
2007.07.31 08:47:17 DanikaB: and it seems like now we need
technological literacy not just to learn, but if we desire to have a
second identity
2007.07.31 08:47:30 JoseJC: yeah I heard of Second Life, I was reading about it when I started reading on WoW
2007.07.31 08:47:45 JoseJC: and the money you make there can be traded in for real money
2007.07.31 08:47:57 JoseJC: and vise-versa right
2007.07.31 08:48:00 NikkiC: yes
2007.07.31 08:48:07 LizaR: ya
2007.07.31 08:48:19 ChristineQ: cool
2007.07.31 08:48:26 ChristineQ: become a virtual millionare
2007.07.31 08:48:35 RicardoT: i want money
2007.07.31 08:48:47 DanikaB . o O ( no ideology going on here )
2007.07.31 08:48:48 DanikaB smiles
2007.07.31 08:48:53 JoseJC: NOOOOOOO
2007.07.31 08:48:57 RicardoT: so i can pay for virtual school
2007.07.31 08:49:02 JoseJC feels heartbroken
2007.07.31 08:49:14 ChristineQ: of course
2007.07.31 08:49:22 JoseJC: danika your writing and culture class is at the same time as writing for publication :'(((
2007.07.31 08:49:24 DanikaB: nikki, I think you've pointed out a
resource that we all probably are going to have to take into
consideration as the future of teaching unfolds.
2007.07.31 08:49:34 NikkiC: hmm, yeah, some universities are using it because they feel the universities are getting too crowded
2007.07.31 08:49:52 DanikaB: i know Jose, the person who used to do the
scheduling didn't put a lot of thought into things like conflict
2007.07.31 08:49:59 JoseJC: </333
2007.07.31 08:50:00 DanikaB nods
2007.07.31 08:50:03 JosephAW: this is fascinating. I never knew of this.
2007.07.31 08:50:14 JoseJC: you have to be careful though
2007.07.31 08:50:18 JoseJC: and I speak from experience
2007.07.31 08:50:18 NikkiC: why?
2007.07.31 08:50:26 JoseJC: so listen to my words of wisdom
2007.07.31 08:50:32 JoseJC: when you play something like an MMO
2007.07.31 08:50:33 DanikaB: yes, this whole second identity and
virtual interaction at one point seemed like a lot of hype, but it
clearly is steadily becoming more and more common.
2007.07.31 08:50:38 JoseJC: it's really easy to become sucked in
2007.07.31 08:50:39 AidaM smiles
2007.07.31 08:50:49 ChristineQ left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:50:50 DanikaB: i saw in the monitor yesterday an article about myspace after death
2007.07.31 08:51:02 RicardoT: what?
2007.07.31 08:51:04 DanikaB: Anyway, thank you so much all of you for your presentations and resources today.
2007.07.31 08:51:07 LoriOl: yeah there doing memorials on myspace
2007.07.31 08:51:09 NikkiC: oh
2007.07.31 08:51:10 JoseJC: oh damn, a myspace obituary? that'd be creepy D:
2007.07.31 08:51:11 NikkiC: mydeathspace
2007.07.31 08:51:17 NikkiC: it is creepy
2007.07.31 08:51:17 JoseJC: even worse than a myspace for your damn pet
2007.07.31 08:51:24 RicardoT: creepy
2007.07.31 08:51:32 JosephAW: Great resources today!
2007.07.31 08:51:35 RobertMar left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:51:35 LoriOl loves her pets
2007.07.31 08:51:36 DanikaB: we'll meet in class tomorrow and dscuss
our next online meeting, and i have posted the reading for
tomorrow
2007.07.31 08:51:41 LizaR: k
2007.07.31 08:51:42 JessicaG: Got to go, Bye...
2007.07.31 08:51:43 RicardoT: Gold stars for everyone!
2007.07.31 08:51:48 NikkiC: sweet
2007.07.31 08:51:48 JoseJC: oh yeah, so MMO's are addicting, BE CAREFUL EVERYONE AAA
2007.07.31 08:51:51 KevinMG left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:51:51 AidaM: Good Job
2007.07.31 08:51:54 LizaR: yea!! :)
2007.07.31 08:51:54 JessicaG left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:51:57 MarcosC: bye everyone
2007.07.31 08:52:00 LoriOl: good job presenters
2007.07.31 08:52:01 LizaR: bye
2007.07.31 08:52:01 JoseJC: my warnings fall on deaf ears :(
2007.07.31 08:52:02 AidaM left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:52:03 MarcosC left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:52:04 LoriOl: bye
2007.07.31 08:52:07 LizaR left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:52:10 NikkiC: good bye,t hanks
2007.07.31 08:52:15 NikkiC left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:52:21 RuthM joined the room.
2007.07.31 08:52:22 RicardoT: danika...we turn our paper in today?
2007.07.31 08:52:23 IrmaalcatG joined the room.
2007.07.31 08:52:50 DanikaB: yes, please turn in your responses today...
2007.07.31 08:52:59 LoriOl left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:53:05 RicardoT: otay
2007.07.31 08:53:06 DanikaB: either in the folder here (upload file) or you can drop a hard copy off to me
2007.07.31 08:53:12 JoseJC: sometime before 5 pm right D: I don't think mine's up to scratch just yet T_T
2007.07.31 08:53:12 DanikaB: in the office or in the english office
2007.07.31 08:53:13 DanikaB smiles
2007.07.31 08:53:21 DanikaB: yup, you have till 5
2007.07.31 08:53:23 JoseJC: woo
2007.07.31 08:53:26 RicardoT: yayy
2007.07.31 08:53:29 AnaR left the room (signed off).
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2007.07.31 08:54:05 AdrianB left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:54:12 SylviaMe left the room.
2007.07.31 08:54:20 JasmineR: byes
2007.07.31 08:54:27 JosephAW left the room (signed off).
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2007.07.31 08:54:38 JoseJC left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:54:41 JasmineR left the room (signed off).
2007.07.31 08:54:58 AdrianB joined the room.
2007.07.31 08:55:03 JoAnnaG: this reponse is a lot harder than the last
2007.07.31 08:55:09 DanikaB: I have to run away for a few minutes.... i'll return