2º ESO: América Precolombina

Hoy vamos a empezar un nuevo trabajo online. En este caso tiene dos partes (tranquilos, no se trata de exponer en público otra vez…).

La 1ª parte consiste en hacer un poco de investigación para responder las preguntas de este documento de word. Podéis incluir alguna foto. Este trabajo de investigación es necesario para luego poder hacer la 2ª parte, que unirá conocimientos y creatividad. Pero no os doy más detalles hasta la semana próxima, será una sorpresa… J

Una vez concluido este primer trabajo, tendréis que remitirlo por email a: blogeducativo08@gmail.com. La fecha límite de entrega de ambas partes es el 1 de Junio.

Para ello, podéis empezar utilizando estos enlaces del Museo Chileno de Arte precolombino; son muy buenos y completos, así que leedlos bien:

Sobre los mayas. Recordad incluir el Juego de pelota. También podéis ver un vídeo sobre la ciudad maya de Chichén Itzá.

Sobre los aztecas. Con un vídeo sobre el santuario de Tenochtitlán.

Sobre los incas. Su vídeo es un poco más largo (7 minutos)

También os dejo un mapa a modo de recordatorio:

4º British: e-learning or how to use Moodle

Moodle is a "Virtual Learning Environment", the platform or tool used to provide online courses (in universities, businesses, government ...). It's like bringing class home with Professor inside. Communication is easy, because it has different tools (forums and chat), and different ways of organizing content area (lessons, web, wikis ...), and even activities (surveys, tests ...). And it's free!

Some of the advantages is that the students can work together to resolve questions and solve problems and also can keep improving the content of study and completing the matter according to current needs.

For you to get familiar with this environment and use it well in the future, we will begin to work with it ... and you shall be responsible to upload the contents to the "course", turning you into your own teachers! But obviously, I will be the webmaster and I will decide the final markt... ;-)

How? I created a course called “Avant-garde in the 20^th century art”. This course is "closed", meaning only accessible if you are registered with your user name and your password (be carefull not lossing data!). So, nobody outside this class is allowed to participate.

We will completing this "academic course" gradually. As you see, the index and instrucctions are yet organized, and also include the short version of Moodle Manual for Teachers (Read all of these things carefully!). From now on you who will have to go to them completing sections "content and activities". We will use several class sessions to work in the computer lab, but you can (you should) also do some work from home.

Go on! Good luck!

You can see more information on this presentation of Moodle in
Mª Jesús Camino’s blog.

Debate: Million Dollar Baby

Estos últimos días en clase hemos estado trabajando sobre la película “Million Dollar Baby” (Clint Eastwood, 2004). Es una película muy completa porque puede estudiarse desde múltiples puntos de vista y generar interesantes debates, por ejemplo:

• El rol masculino y femenino, los estereotipos y modelos alternativos
• Las relaciones familiares. Referentes personales positivos
• Expectativas de futuro, el valor del esfuerzo
• Problemas éticos: la eutanasia

Como actividad final, descarga y completa el siguiente formulario y luego envíalo a blogeducativo08@gmail.com

4º British: Unit 15 Second World War

For a question of time, we will study firstly the II World War (1939-1945), in order to prepare the last exam of this year. After it, we will see the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), that only has the weekly work...

• Unit 15: II World War and its aftermaths
• Unit 15: Glossary
• Weekly Work

1º British: The Olympus contest

We have finished our Miss and Mister Olympus Contest and here are the results: the contest ended in a tie between Zeus and Athenea!

© Cover photo: Strategy videogame “Zeus – Master of Olympus”, by Impressions Games, 2000.

4º British: Unit 13 The interwar period

Here you have the new and interesting topic... In this unit we will study the  consequences of the Treaty of Versailles, the Roaring twenties, the Wall Street's Crack of 1929, the Weimar Republic of Germany and the rise of Totalitarism systems.

• Unit 13: The Interwar period
• Weekly Work

British IGCSE: May 2013 exams

This is the timetable for the exam of this year:

History (4º): In this subject the exams will be divided in 3 parts. You have more details (and even information of the topics/questions of the exam!) in this information pdf:

• Paper 1 (Theory): Tuesday 7 May. Hour: 9:00 - 11:00
• Paper 4 (practice: alternative to coursework): Wednesday 22 May. Hour: 10:00 - 11:00
• Paper 2 (Theory): Friday 24 May. Hour: 10:00 - 12:00

Geography (3º): In this subject the exams will be divided in 3 parts:

• Paper 2 (theory): Friday 10 May. Hour: 10:00 - 11:30
• Paper 1 (theory): Friday 17 May. Hour: 10:00 - 11:45
• Paper 4 (practice: alternative to coursework): Tuesday 21 May. Hour: 10:00 - 11:30)

Geography' exam details

As the Geography’ exams seem to be longer and more complex, here you have some useful information:

Paper 1: 1hr 45 minutes (75 marks). What’s the % of the total marks? 45%

You have to answer 3 of the 6 questions available, so take your time to choose your questions carefully at the start of the examination. Each question will be based on one or more resources, which may be a photograph, a map, a sketch map, diagrams, graphs, written information or tables of data... You will be asked to analyse and use the resource/s to show your understanding of geographical ideas. It will not matter that the examples/places used in the questions are not familiar to you, but it is important that you know and understand geographical ideas so that you can apply them to any situation. To gain the highest marks you will often need to illustrate your answer by referring to a relevant case study you have learnt.

Paper 2: 1hr 30 minutes (60 marks). What’s the % of the total marks? 27.5%

This Paper tests your geographical skills. You must answer all the questions, including a compulsory map work question. You will need to use the map extract to answer specific questions about the area shown on the map. The compulsory question may include the use of grid references (4 and 6 figure) and direction, distances, understanding contour lines, and interpreting physical and human features of the area. The other questions will require you to complete and use a variety of different graphs, diagrams, photographs, tables of data, etc. You will also be asked to interpret the information. You will be marked on the accuracy of your answers, so you need to make sure you go to the exam well equipped with a pencil, rubber, ruler, set square and protractor.

Paper 4: 1 hr 30 minutes (60 marks). What’s the % of the total marks? 27.5%

This is, basically, two case studies: you will answer two questions, each based on a theoretical investigation,which test how you would carry out coursework. The questions will cover data collection methods, presenting data, analysing patterns in data and writing a conclusion.

Good luck!