skype+edmodo presentation @Global EDUCATION cONFERENCE 2012

1. Chryssanthe Sotiriou
High School EFL Coordinator

2. Social learning + social media
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people being situated
in a common
environment and
observing one another.
 learners perceive each
other for comparison
and self-evaluation,
 see others as a source
of information
 communication tools
that allow users to
create, modify, and/or
distribute content.

3. picture
text
A powerful tool!!
animation
sound

4. Exploiting the tablet p.c.
Exploitation
Abuse
Use

5. http://www.edmodo.com/home

6. http://www.edmodo.com/home

7. Understanding space travel
Background information
 At some time in the future, there will be cities in space
due to problems humanity faces.
 The first of these cities will probably be lunar based or
Mars based.
 There has been an attempt to create such an
environment with BIOSPHERE2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgkVBJM9ch0

8. Understanding space travel
Divided the class in the following teams
1.
The researchers
2. The inhabitants
3. The designers
Teams should cooperate in order to create the best possible space city.
Questions should be asked and answered(in written form)+ drawings
or computer-aid designs presented in class
Use of the internet +Wikipedia sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_the_Moon
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/12/061204-moonbase.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_Mars

9. Understanding space travel
Skype connection with space expert Dr Alexander
Martynov
Professor Alexander Martynov, worked at the Russian Space
Control Center from, 1968-1992, as head of the Ballistic Department!
Dr. Martynov has authored 120 scientific articles and 6books
dedicated to the motion of spacecraft in planetary atmospheres.
http://www.spacedu.org/Lectures/Media/Bottom/partisip.htm

10. Set rules
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Talk extensively about what
students should respect.
Take into consideration the
copyright laws.
Read carefully the terms and
conditions of each site. Especially
privacy.
Make clear that no offensive
language can be used and no pranks
will be tolerated.

11. Try It This Week
Check out some of the top language arts content that has been shared in Edmodo this week:
Graphic Novels
Engage your students' interest in reading with this collection of resources on graphic novels.
Share in Edmodo.
Persuasive Essay Plan
Use this graphic organizer to plan and write a persuasive essay.
Share in Edmodo.
Understanding Adverbs
Gain an understanding of adverbs of manner with this grammar lesson video.
Share in Edmodo.

12. Is technology panacea?
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Technology is a medium to achieve our goals.
It is up to us to use it in a creative and
beneficial way.
It cannot substitute the teacher.
It can promote autonomous learning and
creativity.
It can give learners a sense of achievement.
It can strengthen bonds between the teacher
and the learners.
Above all, it is there to facilitate and NOT to
hinder our teaching.

13. Thank you all!!!!
sassy_gr@hotmail.com
x.sotiriou@doukas.gr
www.schoolofthefuture.gr
Twitter: @chryssanthe