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Hello everybody! Today we will discuss a very interesting topic. Have you ever heard what a QR code is? So, we will consider this issue and also I'll tell you about main principles of MALL . MALL Mobile learning supports, with the help of mobile devices, a continuous access to the learning process. A form of distance education, mobile device educational technology at their convenience. Mobile learning is convenient in that it is accessible from virtually anywhere. MALL using become increasingly popular in educational sphere today. Examples of mobile learning in education 1)offering mobile learning material, 2) interaction during lessons, 3)synchronous learning As for  advantages  of M-learning 1)availability wherever (it is possible to lay in bed and watch a lecture whenever you want) 2)motivation 3)more content (videos and audios are things you can add with mobile learning) 4)working together from long distance. As for  disadvantages  of M-learning 1)distractions( m

Hello! Today I've learnt some MOOC platforms for education. In today's post I want to tell you about these more details. There are a number of good options for educators looking to build their own MOOCs. Here is a look at five of the most interesting platforms. EDX  MOODLE  ( The platform offers more than edX in terms of educational tools, analytics and SCORM compliance) COURSESITES BY BLACKBOARD UDEMY (FREE VERSION) VERSAL (FREE VERSION)   (V ersal is most suited to individuals who want to quickly build sleek tutorials) Free Online Courses https://www.canvas.net/ To Canvas Network ‘open’ means: Open entry and open access.  Open entry for learners around the globe and continual access to course content after the course end date. Open content.  Open licensing options and content sharing to Canvas Commons where other instructors reuse, revise, remix, retain, and redistribute content. Open platform and ecosystem.  Open platfor

Welcom again! Today we are talking about wiki services . 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.  At the user's level, a wiki is a website with an “Edit” button. Clicking the “Edit” button allows you to edit the current page and save it for other Internet users to see.   How to use wiki in education. More and more classrooms are now learning, creating, reading, and testing online . In order to keep up with our technologically demanding lifestyles, the traditional classroom is making way for such innovative tools as wiki. Not only is this an inexpensive way to manage your classroom, it’s also a fun way to engage students in content across the curriculum. In a wiki site, students are free to create pages. And it is very convinient! FREE WIKI

HELLO!!! Today we've learnt very interesting topic. And now we are talking about it) Now there are many services to be having the ability to create and organize online testing (survey, questionnaire). Computer-based Assessment has advantages and disadvantages. As for advantages: control of time, potentially greater security and automatic scoring and reporting, objective scoring. And disadvantages: Internet access required and it is necessary to spell words correctly (as any error will be counted as an incorrect answer). We already had experience of such testing. We used the application "Socrative" for passing the test in English. Our teacher created the test with the function that alows students to see their incorrect answers. This helps for better memorization. We were pleased with it! Some Services: Google Forms Socrative                                       Twitter https://mobile.twitter.com/yAivqonEeqDkrqW/status/923825968069869569

Welcome! Today I'll talk about some Google Services.  GOOGLE DOCS И GOOGLE SHEETS Allow real-time monitoring of any changes made to the document, leaving notes, using the built-in chat. These are ideal tool for group work on the text and work on errors. GOOGLE FORMS  With the help of Google Forms it is easy to create some questinonnaries and quizzes.  It is ideal for self-study at the classes. GOOGLE SITES И GOOGLE SLIDES Google   Sites  is a free and easy way to create and share webpages. Google Slides  is a web version of Power Point with the same set of basic tools for creating presentations. Conveniences:   first, it's free unlike the Microsoft Offfice package; second, it allows you to quickly begin a creation of presentation; thirdly, like the vast majority of Google services, this solution is available from different devices (computer, tablet, smartphone).

Welcom again!  Today we are going to talk about Bookmarks .  TopReview Delicious Top-page D iigo Top-page  Onlinezakladki BPoster   Gposte r Now I tell some words about some services which are interesting for me. Top-Page is used for creation of visual bookmarks. And this service is free.   Diigo has a range of opportunities for creation your bookmarks also it's free.  So, you can see the service Top-Page in practice.

Hello! Today I've known about some programs which can help in creation of presentations. Before that, I only used Microsoft PowerPoint and was pleased. So I was interested to know about new programs. So let's speak more about them. Prezi https://prezi.com/p/ebwf2cgbi_my/ Prezi is used for creating spectacular presentations. Unlike slides, which literally box you in, Prezi gives you a limitless zoomable canvas and the ability to show relationships between the big picture and fine details. The added depth and context makes your message more likely to get remembered. Google presentations  Google Presentations are a great way to introduce new ideas to the audience. At your disposal are many themes, fonts, embedded videos, animation methods and other means. And it's all free! You can create, edit, and view presentations on any device-phone, tablet, or computer. All this can be done even without an Internet connection.  Slideshare Slideshare is the world

Welcom again!) Today I'm going to tell you about the web-site learningenglish.voanews.com   and  how we can intergrate some interactive services into our English classes at university. Learning English is VOA’s (VOA - Voice of America English News) multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide. Learners absorb American English through content drawn from world news, business, science, U.S. life, popular culture and other topics. People build their vocabulary, strengthen their speaking skills and improve their ability to communicate for work, school and everyday life. First of all here you can choose your level of English and continue to be engaged in accordance with this knowledge. For example we chose the level 3.   The first section is EDUCATION . In this section we can see many fresh articles.  Each article is filled with vocabulary that сorresponds your level. There is a new vocabulary under the article. Also you can no

Hello!  All people who learn English language know that they need to improve their language every day. It is necessary to introduce the foreign language into everyday life, so reading more, listening, speaking and etc. In this way you will succeed.  And now I want to tell you about some websites or programmes that will help in learning a foreign language. First of all I introduce the web-site for beginers.  begin-english.ru This website has been created to make you learn English in a fast and easy way. You will be able to learn English for free and online thanks to this program. learn-english-online.org Those who have problems with grammar or who just want to improve their knowledge can use this site. englishgrammar101.com This websites where you can watch movies, TV-shows with subtitels. I think  it's very usefull  and enjoying way of learning, because you can hear and see simultaneously. ororo.tv There is also a site for learning English, which I like very much and I ad

Welcome again! Today we have had the leacture "Call and language skills". I try to summarise new information. Language skills: 1) listening (miltimedia environments, technologies for supporting meaning); 2) speaking (automatic speach recognition, online audio discussion boards); 3) reading ( vocabulary learning, promote extensive reading, build reading fluency and rate); 4) writing (developing word processing skills in learners, promote collaborative writing through the Web) All skills we should develop in our english learning. And there are many programmes to do it. In my next blog I'll tell us about these programmes. Thanks! See you next time!)

Hello Everybody! Today I'm going to tell about my first day at the University after summer holidays. I thought that the day would be difficult but it didn't so. I had one lecuture on the new subject and I liked this because we can practice the english language and study how to use technology in language learning. Now I try to answer questions on this subject. 1) Is it important for a language teacher to be ICT competent? 2)What is CALL? 1) I think that a language teacher should be ICT competent because now we live in a world surrounded by technology. The main thing is to know how to correctly use them to language learning. 2) CALL is any process in which a learner uses a computer and, as a result, improves his or her language.