MALL, QR-codes and Quizlet

       Basic principles of MALL:

      1. Accessibility anywhere.
     2. Availability at any time.
     3. Accessibility for any user.

 QR (quick response) codes

QR codes have become common in consumer advertising. Typically, a smartphone is used as a QR code scanner, displaying the code and converting it to some useful form.

We can use QR codes for educational purposes.  But I've never used QR codes before. I don't think that QR codes are very useful for education.

Quizlet

 Its a very interesting site which can help you with learning words and so on )Quizlet trains students via flashcards and various games and tests.

What is MOOC?

This is a massive open online course, one of the most popular and promising trends in world education. It is provides an opportunity to completely free of charge to study any subject or discipline at a time convenient for you and at a comfortable pace for you.

Here i describe three the most popular MOOC'S:

1)edX - is suitable for organizations that want a modern, flexible, robust course-management platform. Although it is open source, investment will need to be made in both installation and some maintenance. But the return will be a platform that can provide best-in-class content to thousands of students.

2) Coursera - This is the site where the best courses of many universities of the world are collected. To view all schools, just go to the appropriate tab. Registration is very simple. You can enter through Facebook or register by e-mail.Every course on Coursera is taught by top instructors from the world’s best universities and educational institutions. Courses include recorded video lectures, auto-graded and peer-reviewed assignments, and community discussion forums. When you complete a course, you’ll receive a sharable electronic Course Certificate.

3) Moodle
The platform offers more than edX in terms of educational tools, analytics and SCORM compliance. The trade-off is that the platform is over 10 years old. The number of configuration options can be daunting, and system performance suffers with larger numbers of students.

WHAT IS WIKI?

Wiki is a web technology used for collaborative publishing on the web. Wiki is a type of server software that allows you to work with data on a remote server on the Web. Users interact with the software through a web interface that lets them read, edit and publish content.

In a wiki site, students are free to create pages about themselves. A teacher can ask students to create such pages as an entry-level task to get them familiar with wiki and its tools. A student's page can contain a photo, bio information, hobbies, a list of interests, links to favorite websites. A task to create such a page gives the student an incentive how to use formatting, publishing and multimedia capabilities of a wiki platform, thereby preparing the student for more complex tasks.

Also wikis are actively used in education and there are a significant number of such resources.

I will discribe two of them:

First its a WIKISPACES

It not only offers a wide range of opportunities for teamwork, but it is also very simple to use. Wikispaces Classroom gives us the features we need to get our classroom organized. I believe that this service is very convenient for the organization of work outside the traditional classroom. Many other useful functions are also proposed in the training, such as project-based learning.

Second its a TEFLPEDIA

Teflpedia is a wiki dedicated to everything associated with teaching English as a foreign language  or second language.Our objective is to become a major user-generated resource for English teachers from all over the world. I consider it very useful service, which could contain all the material necessary for teachers of the English language. Incredibly successful choice for such a wiki platform service. Any teacher can share his resources with others. 

Hi)I prepared a short interesting test about films for you,guys)

Follow this link to do the test: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VMkLruFnwTJmr580qQPKhqFRHLkVA7PgOR7roFzodKw/edit?usp=sharing

I think that Google Forms is a most suitable way for creating tests)

GOOGLE SERVICES MIGHT BE USED IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING / TEACHING

1)Google Docs and Google Sheets

Create, edit and view tables on any device - phone or tablet computer. All this can be done even without an Internet connection.

Thanks to Google Docs, you can create text documents, edit them and work on them together with your colleagues - anytime, anywhere. Absolutely free.

2) GOOGLE FORMS

Using Google Forms is very easy way  to create questionnaires, quizzes. Ideal for homework and self-study in class.

3)Google Sites 

 It is a collection of website templates that you can use to create your own web page. This is a great alternative to the usual preparation of the essay.

4)Google Drawing

This service is designed to quickly build  diagrams .

5) Youtube

You can watch different videos .
I added Google Calendar and Google translater to my blog)

Some information for you about Bookmarks)

You can keep all the necessary bookmarks on a special site, now there are a lot of similar ones. For some people, it can make life easier, and some can live without it. 

How it looks:

Now i want to show you two new programs to make presentations) 
You can see my presentations created with help of it) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                      

First presentation with help of Google Presentations-

And the second with help of "PREZI" you can find here- https://prezi.com/view/h3VDnC1t7isu8zZczx1w/


 I think that the best program to make presentations is PowerPoint )But if i must choose one of theese programs I more prefer PREZI .  This program has a new interface and new features for creating presentations. It is radically different from PowerPoint)

Today i Will tell u about one app to learning languages) Enjoy) 

Talk to the World

Learn a language by chatting with native speakers around the world. 

The best way to learn a language is to actually speak it! HelloTalk connects you with native speakers from diffirent countries to chat with for free.Search for language exchange partners by native language, city, distance from you, and more. 
Advantages:
1) Worldwide Community
Native speakers teach you their language, while you teach them yours.
2)Text, Voice, and Video
Chat with language partners via text, voice recordings, voice calls, video calls, and even doodles! 
3)Intuitive Language Tools
Built-in aids for translation, pronunciation, transliteration, and corrections make conversations run smoothly. Learning is as simple as chatting!
4)Moments
Engage with the entire community by posting Moments. These public posts are seen by all native speakers of your target language, ideal for asking questions and sharing updates.

Try this app and I'm sure you will like it!

Helpful sites for learning English:

I find some interesting and helpful sites )

1. Listening, Speaking and Pronunciation

First one that i like its   "Tell me more" 

http://www.24english.ru/multimedia/programs-english/380-tell-me-more

This site intenden for russian people .

It has an excellent program for learning English and a lot other information and possibilities like audiobooks,video tutorials,movies in English,tests and much more. 

2.  Reading and Writing

Two sites with fascinating tasks to improve your reading and writing skills,memory)

http://literacynet.org/learningresources/4_networked_indiv/lr_networked_indiv_home.html

http://eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/READ.HTM

3. GRAMMAR

To improve your grammar skills you can do tests on this site-

http://www.ets.org/toeic/bridge

4.VOCABULARY

Useful  sites with talking and Picture dictionaries with CD-ROMs that include pronunciation and sometimes other multimedia support.

https://www.ldoceonline.com/Swimming-topic/

http://pdictionary.com/

I recommend all this sites if you want to improve your skills and if you only start to learn English!)

Hello,everyone !Its time to improve your skills ) This is a blog for learning English )I hope that you will find some interesting information for you here)