Have Fun with English! 2

A blog for me and my 5th and 6th grade students (2005-2007) in Parede, Portugal.

Rodrigo (6.C) has a blog

    Hi, kids and all our friends!

Rodrigo (6.C) or "Rodrigo the second" is my second student with this name in 4 years and is also an enthusiast of these "toys" we call new technologies. A week ago today he showed me a list in Portuguese of different Air Force ranks and I told him (= disse-lhe) that English dictionaries have lists of all the ranks in the different branches (= ramos) of the American and British Armed Forces. He was suprised. He also told me that he wants to be a pilot in the Portuguese Air Force (I believe has a double nationality, Brazilian and Portuguese), that's why he created that list. That afternoon we met by chance in the school library and I showed him the dictionary. He liked those lists.

The following day he "surprised" me in a comment in our blog with a URL to his FAP blog (please click the image).

This blog is about his passion and his dream: to enter the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) and become a pilot. He has nice photos of different aircraft and their characteristics.

First curiosity: it's in Motime, just like our "Have Fun with English! 2" and the background is blue, just like "our" blog, though blue is also the color of the Air Force uniform.

Second curiosity: his classmates started leaving comments at once, in English.

Third curiosity: when Rodrigo wanted to insert a Clustr Map (though he called it a Frappr Map), he asked me for help. I sent him the instructions and this is his enthusiastic reply: "THE NEW BLOG HAS FRAPPER MAP ON THE CORRECT PLACE!! I DID IT!! Thank you for your instructions" (25Jan07). This is the beauty of these social tools, such as blogs. We keep in touch all the time. BTW, we haven't used email at all. Just today when he sent me his photo.

I consider Rodrigo's blog an "off-shoot" of our two blogs. This comment of his to me in his blog illustrates that: "Your CALL Lessons are so funny, and I learned a lot! =D" (27Jan07). It is very gratifying to see that I am getting across to some students not only regarding English - his blog is in English! -, but also regarding computer literacy and e-literacy.

His blog and his comments "made my weekend"! It's a pleasure to teach students like Rodrigo. 

posted by: teresadeca at 01/31/07 18:50 | link | comments (1276)

Comments:

#1  31 January 2007 - 23:09

 

Hi Rodrigo!! How are you?
I am very happy for knowing that you like airplanes. I very liked to see the photos of rank in the airplanes. Congratulations.
See you Tuesday in piano class
Hugs
Abigail 6ªE

Anonymous

#2  01 February 2007 - 00:22

 

Great narrative,Teresa and it just shows you how much students will learn when they follow their own interests and find support and guidance!
Congrats to Rodrigo and his mentor.
Warm regards from Brazil,
Bee

Anonymous

#3  01 February 2007 - 12:09

 

Hi Abigail!

I'm glad you like it! Thank you!

See you!

Rodrigo

RodrigoSilva

#4  01 February 2007 - 12:10

 

Hi Bee!

Thank you for the congrats!

See you!

RodrigoSilva

#5  01 February 2007 - 20:08

 

Hi teacher Teresa...
First of all, we want to thank you for your special attention with our son... Of course you are curious to know his name... Sure... Is natural... His name is Rodrigo Silva (6ºC). He's a champion... Everyday we pray to God to thank for the wonderful kid that He gave us ... We are so proud of him...

Well, by the end, we want to tell you CONGRATULATIONS for the excelent work you are doing... Few teachers does what you do...

Thanks for the opportunity to show our opinion through this way...

Sincerelly...

Cristina & Sergio Silva

P.S.: He's 100% portuguese citizen.. He was born in Coimbra...

Anonymous

#6  01 February 2007 - 20:46

 

I visiting your blog yesterday night
sorri teacher I lake you

debora 6e

Anonymous

#7  01 February 2007 - 20:47

 

I teacher hwo are you?
debora6e

Anonymous

#8  01 February 2007 - 20:51

 

I teacher I like your blog

debora 6e

Anonymous

#9  02 February 2007 - 17:22

 

Hi, Bee!
I agree 100% with your words, but I wouldd add that it takes special young students, as Rodrigo, to do this kind of work.
Thank you for your congrats to Rodrigo and me, as his mentor. I like that word and idea. :-)
Have a great weekend!
Hugs, Teresa

teresadeca

#10  02 February 2007 - 17:27

 

Good evening to Rodrigo's parents!
Thank you for such a sweet message and for voicing your opinion. It's nice to know that parents appreciate what I do very enthusiastically with my students. I wish I had many more opinions.
Very few students will do what Rodrigo is doing and it's very gratifying for me, as his teacher. He'll go far!
Best,
Teresa Almeida d'Eça

teresadeca

#11  02 February 2007 - 17:32

 

Hi, Débora!
How nice to receive your messages! Thank you! :-)
I'm fine. I've been working all afternoon and now I'm going to Lisbon for dinner with friends. I deserve it, don't I? (= Mereço, não achas?)
The blogs is "ours", not mine. I love it!
Have a nice weekend!
Hugs

teresadeca

#12  04 February 2007 - 12:45

 

Hi teacher!!
I see Rodrigo's blog, and I Leave a comente!
The Blog is very good! He is very good at languages!!
Bye!!
Margarida 6ºC

Anonymous

#13  04 February 2007 - 17:42

 

Hi, Margarida!
That's very sweet of you. It shows you're a nice colleague.
I'm very proud of Rodrigo and his blog.
He's certainly very good at languages. And you are getting better and speaking much more in class. I'm very happy! :-)
See you tomorrow for CALL lesson 7. :-)
Hugs

teresadeca

#14  05 February 2007 - 11:11

 

Hi teacher!

We left a comment at the CALL Lesson Blog... I hope you like it!

See you!!

Rodrigo e Miguel 6ºC

Anonymous

#15  05 February 2007 - 12:59

 

Hi, Rodrigo and Miguel!
Thank you! I just left a comment for you in CALL lesson 7.
Hugs

teresadeca

#16  24 February 2007 - 23:44

 

Hi Teresa
My name is Frieda and I live in the UK but I'm originally from Brazil. I'm an ESOL lecturer who is very much interested in using technology in education. I really liked your blog and it gave me some great ideas. It is really interesting how learning can be taken outside the classroom and how these tools can be so useful to achieve this and to develop independent learning. Last year I undertook an action research on using a social network website (Bebo) as a way of developing my E3 ESOL learners' English writing skills and, although not being their tutor this year, we still keep in touch. It was such a motivational tool that one of my learners used to write one story per week in her own page.
I am glad I found your page and will keep checking it.
Kind regards
Frieda

Anonymous

#17  25 February 2007 - 18:20

 

Hi, Frieda!
Thanking you for dropping by and leaving a message.
I find these social tools absolutely fascinating and I just love how kids take to them.
I hope you keeping visiting us!
Best, Teresa

teresadeca

#18  02 April 2007 - 12:55

 

Hi teacher!How are you?This teacher is the best!!!!!!!:)
I don't like another teacher...My teacher (the best) is this TERESA ALMEIDA d'Eça!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous

#19  02 April 2007 - 13:16

 

Hi teacher!It's Daniela.I like this blog and it's really funy! Minuts ago i wrote one messege.The glasses were very in!!!!It's a beautiful;crazy "teacher"
Bye!Bye!

Anonymous

#20  03 April 2007 - 14:02

 

Dear Daniela,
Thank you for both messages. I'm glad you identified yourself in the second one.
I also like this blog very much and all my students. :-)
I was sure that you would like (= gostariam) my "crazy" photo!!! ;-)
Happy holidays and happy Easter!
Hugs and kisses

teresadeca

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