"You talk as if a god had made the Machine.. Men made it, do not forget that. Great men, but men. The Machine is much, but it is not everything. I see something like you in this plate, but I do not see you. I hear something like you through this telephone, but I do not hear you. That is why I want you to come. Pay me a visit, so that we can meet face to face, and talk about the hopes that are in my mind."The machine stops - 1909 - Forster
"What does a keen on blogging English teacher on a second honeymoon in Istanbul do?"
She posts cards. :)
I'd like to share a lovely idea a friend of mine, Daniela Becchio, had to teach her students the Present Continuous tense.
While on holiday in Istanbul she took the time to write a postcard to each student, describing what she was doing at the moment.
In the following lessons the students wrote new versions of the story with different points of view.
The narrators were other characters in the story such as Learnie itself, Chreate, some animals in the farm, a plant, a boy, dragons, and so on...
At this point digital media were introduced.
A new character came out: that was Lalla, Learnie's "girlfriend".
She spoke to the students and asked for their help.
Listen to the Blabberize.
The new task was helping Lalla find Learnie.
At this stage a glogster was created to introduce students to digital storytelling , to help them understand the meaning of "digital explanation" and to explore some of the tools available online.
