ZarcoEnglish
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| User: | alex francisco |
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| Tags: | education teaching learning webtools |
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About Us
About Us Hi, my name is Alexandra Francisco and I teach English as a foreign language in Gonçalves Zarco School, in Madeira, Portugal. Even though I am not tech savvy, I have a passion for ICT and so, after almost a year of just "lurking" at what other teachers were doing, decided to start… Read more
Grammar
Grammar Below you have screenshots of different grammar activities. Click on the pictures to access them. Abaixo coloquei screenshots de várias actividades para praticar gramática. Cliquem nas imagens para aceder. COMPOUND WORDS - Drag the missing half of the word and create compound words. Check your… Read more
Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery Here you will find some photos of my students. They are a bit crazy at times (yes, you are! :>) but they are all great kids. Aqui encontrará algumas fotos dos meus alunos. Eles são um pouco malucos (sim, vocês são malucos! :>), mas são todos miúdos espectaculares.… Read more
Students' Blogs
Students' Blogs Below, you have a link to a page on PageFlakes with each of my classes' individual blogs. Click to visit it. Feel free to comment on my students' work, however I urge you to, please, keep to the strictest "netiquette". CLASSES' BLOGS Acima, encontra a hiperligação para uma… Read more
Downloads
Downloads Here you can find lesson plans and activities produced by myself and my colleagues. Feel free to download and use it in your own classes. Aqui podem encontrar planos de aulas e actividades produzidas por mim e pelos meus colegas. Façam o download do material que acharem útil para as vossas… Read more
Activities
Activities This section aims to grant students the opportunity to try a series of online activities that, ultimately, will help them develop their skills. I selected activities that do not require signing in to make it easier to access them, but I encourage you to explore the websites they belong to… Read more
Showcase
Showcase Here you will find a selection of the work done by my students and by our school. I have divided it into two different pages: My Students' Showcase and School Showcase. The page called Students' Showcase is where you will find a selection of my students' work. ;) Feel free to comment and share… Read more
Teachers
Teachers Silvia Tolisano wrote in one of her posts "When you learn something new, pass it along to someone else". That is exactly what I want to do. This part of the website will permanently be a work in progress. So, please, be sure to come back and you will always see some differences. ;)… Read more
Online Safety
Online Safety We are about to embark on a wonderful new adventure but, just like any good explorer, we should be wary of the dangers that await us. Always keep your safety in mind. Watch the video below, complete this webquest about Internet Safety designed by Stacy LeFevre and last but not least, read… Read more
Parents
Parents On this website your children will be using blogs to express themselves, either through writing or other media, and ultimately will be developing their writing, reading and speaking skills. They will connect with students in other classes in Madeira, as well as other classes from schools around… Read more
Web 2.0 Tools
Web 2.0 Tools Here are the links to some web 2.0 directories. There are a myriad of tools at your disposal and new ones keep emerging at such speed that it's enough to make your head spin. It's very easy to try to be a "jack of all trades" and end up being a master of none. So just take your… Read more
Speaking
Below you have screenshots of different speaking activities. You will need a microfone in order to complete some of them. Click on the pictures to access them. Abaixo coloquei screenshots de várias actividades para praticar a oralidade. Será necessário um microfone para algumas. Cliquem nas imagens… Read more
Around the world with 80 Schools
Wow! We're off to adventure! We have joined Silvia Tolisano's project Around the World with 80 Schools. The idea behind it is quite simple: to circle the globe by connecting, via Skype, 80 schools from all around the world. It is a wonderful opportunity for us to broaden our horizons and, like Silvia… Read more
Projects
Projects This part of our website concerns the projects that we take part in and/or develop ourselves. Like everything else in here it is a work in progress, so we will be adding content continuously. As always, feedback, collaboration and suggestions are deeply appreciated. Esta parte do site diz respeito… Read more
Writing
Writing Below you have screenshots of different writing activities. Click on it to access. Happy writing! Abaixo coloquei screenshots de várias actividades de escrita. Cliquem para aceder. Divirtam-se! RECIPES TO GOOD WRITING - It does just what the title suggests: gives you some pointers on how to… Read more
Projects
I have updated our projects. Do let us know what you think. :) Actualizei os nossos projectos. Se tiverem oportunidade deêm-nos o vosso feedback. :)… Read more
Skyping Adventure
Skyping Adventure We have decided to continue the skyping adventures we started last year. You can read more about it here. We will be posting an audio/video file with the recording of each of our calls. Skype Calls Date Country Class Video/Audio Link Lone Peak Elementary Nov.09 USA 9º5 Audio… Read more
2009/10 Projects
2009/10 Projects Here are our projects for this year: Schools Around The Globe Skyping Adventures G.Zarco/Alfragide Connection G.Zarco / Esayan High School… Read more
Merry Christmas!
I wish you all a wonderful Christmas in the company of your friends and family. Desejo a todos vós um Feliz Natal na companhia dos vossos amigos e familiares.… Read more
Student of the month.
We have elected the student of the month. The winner is Lourenço from 8º4. However Mariana, from 8º3, has been given an honorable mention by being the only blogger to have students from a different class voting on her. Congratulations! Já elegemos o aluno do mês. O vencedor é o Lourenço do 8º4. Contudo… Read more
Florida/Madeira
Florida/Madeira Our very first skype connection was with Silvia tolisano's school: San José Episcopal Day School. We had to work around the timezone difference, but when everything was finally set up it was time to prepare for the big event. We (me and my students) gathered in our school's Language… Read more
Around the World with 80 Schools
Around the World with 80 Schools Around the World with 80 Schools is an awesome project thought up and developed by Silvia Tolisano. To put it simply it aims to circle the globe by connecting, via Skype, 80 schools from all around the world. It is a wonderful opportunity for us to broaden our horizons… Read more
Tool of the Day
Tool of the Day Below you have the thumbnail version of a page I have set up: ZarcoEnglish - Tool of the Day. I intend to place a daily link to a tool and/or website that I feel might be useful to us, teachers. Feel free to suggest and share your views and opinions. Acima tem a versão reduzida da… Read more
Evaluation
Evaluation Every month I will place online my students evaluation. It will not be made public and only the students themselves and their parents will have access to it. However you can find here the assessment rubrics I used. They were adapted from the ones available at Rubistar. 2009/10 October -… Read more
Projects Page
The projects page has been updated. There is still more to be done, but I'll get around to publishing it as soon as possible. A página Projects foi actualizada. Ainda há muito por fazer, mas tratarei de publicar as novidades logo que possível.… Read more
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