ICT and Energy

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Hello! Sometimes in English we must learn lists of expressions and collocations that we forget because we don’t use them. Nevertheless, something appear one that catch your attention and you are desiring to use as much as you can. In my case this has happened with “ patently obvious “ , so let’s se some examples in which could be used. For that purpose I bring you today two resources. British National Corpus Linguee If you see both images is patently obvious the difference. While the first one shows frequency, area of application...the second one focus on different situations for using the collocation and it’s translation Which one do you prefer?

Hi there! Have you ever written a text in English in a particular topic in which you must use the same word every time? Perhaps you have the same sensation like me and you would like to enrich your text with a wide variety of words. For this purpose, you can use thesaurus . This resource will allow you to find synonyms and antonyms with are so important to have a big vocabulary range. In my case following the story of the blog I have searched the word “Energy” as I use it frequently. The results I have obtained are a wide range of synonyms and antonyms. Nevertheless you must choose the field if you want to obtain a more precise result, which in my case is satisfactory. In addition, you can have access to different examples that will help you to find the appropriate word. And you, have you search any word?

Hi there!  As we are dealing with language issues, why don't we focus on the primary word that resume the theme of this blog? Energy, could have different meanings depending on the dictionary we use. Let's have a look different definitions: Oxford Dictionary: 1.The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity. 2.Power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources, especially to provide light and heat or to work machines. 3.The property of matter and radiation which is manifest as a capacity to perform work (such as causing motion or the interaction of molecules) Webster Dictionary : 1.a :dynamic quality narrative energy 1.b :  the capacity of acting or being active  1.c :  a usually positive spiritual force the energy  2 :  vigorous exertion of power 3 :  a fundamental entity of nature that is transferred between parts of a system in the production of physical change within...

Hello! Welcome again! In this entry, I would like to show you some strategies for language exchange when it comes to using a foreign language for complementing the learning process of a subject. Let's use as an example and apply some tools for industrial technology subject at 1st of Bachiller level. According to the official curriculum, the common requirements for this subject are: Identify specific terminology: in this case the use of definitions and descriptions could be the most suitable strategy. The use of a wiki could be advisable Text understanding: Questions and answers are the best option to evaluate this requirement. This could be done with exams or activities. Information search: Some activities related to narrations should be advisable to a deeper acquisition of this requirement project development and management and team management: Presentations are related to project carried out. With them each part of the team will have to synthesize all the...

Hi there! Today I would like to show you this video of  Jason, a student passionate about ICT use in education working with Microsoft to promote the use of technology in the classroom. Nowadays, technology is part of a big variety of aspects in our daily life, and children are more get used to it than children of the past. That´s why I choose this video because I feel the student perspective is really important to take into account the teaching strategies in this day and age. Jason, expose that if the technology is part of our life and have transformed it, why don't use it to boost the learning process. His arguments show that students must be an active part of the lessons and ICT have a key role here. Especially, show how a motivated student could learn better. Hope you enjoy it. Jason’s speech

Understanding the question Well, after first entry you know some information about me and my purpose with this blog but, What's a blog?   Of course, this question cannot be solved with just one answer because there a different definitions depending on the purpose of the author.   Acoording to the examples of this unit, we can find four different ideas different from each other: Example 1 : Shows a clear format of a learner blog according to TS3 and have the same aim that mines, as is in the ICT and Classroom dynamics for CLIC subject. Example 2:  This is a business oriented.  professional blog in which the responsablity lies on an organization instead of one person. So, the way the authors adress visitors is more formal compared to a personal blog. Example 3:  Similar to the previuos one, as it gives resources for teachers interesed in CLIL. Nevertheless it has a less pressional appearance as well as a more informal register. Exampl...

Hello World, Welcome! My name is Óscar and I am starting this blog for sharing with you my work in ICT and classroom dynamics for CLIC, which is a subject of the "Capacitación en Inglés" course.  I am a mining and energy resources engineer that started to work in the field of teaching one year ago. Before that, I was developing energy efficiency research projects with some European organizations, and now I would like to share with you the most interesting facts I discovered. As I started learning English when I was a child and because I have lived in different countries where I could practise it, I could reach C1 certification last year Due to my job and because I am a Millenial as well, I am used to computers, the Internet and other gadgets of this century. Nevertheless, I don't use social networks such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram but I believe that Blogs and forums are really useful tools for spreading knowledge peer-to-peer. This is the main reason I ...