CALL SIG ROSARIO

wikis

2006-05-01T23:23:00.000-03:00

Hi Rita!!!I´ve already traed making some changes in our wiki page… it´s really great!!!

An invitation

2006-04-06T13:24:00.000-03:00

Hi, girlies!This is an invitation to an online session....I'd be so happy to see you there!http://jchaupart.bloki.com/index.jsp?name=Conferencia2Love,Rita

leave me a message!

2006-03-17T11:29:00.000-03:00

Hi, girls! Visit this nook and leave me a message....;-))http://odeo.com/profile/RitaZ(you only need a mike....)

NEW SCHOOL YEAR AHEAD

2006-02-19T18:41:00.000-03:00

Hi, girlies!!Holidays being over,....we are all trying to get used to the idea of starting again...My two cents for a good start are here:http://www.odeo.com/profile/RitaZ/Have a look and add any comments that might enlighten us to use this tool with our students. Would you prefer it to a blog....?

Have a go!

2006-02-14T12:15:00.000-03:00

Take the quiz at dicepool.com

Valentine's day

2006-02-12T23:54:00.000-03:00

What are your plans for this big day: http://http://www.123greetings.com/events/valentines_day/valentine_fun/February,14th? Whatever you do, have fun and enjoy yourself!!! Don't forget to spread your love around your sweatheart, friends and folks as well. Do spoil your kids with some cool Valentine's fun!!!I wish you all a HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!Love,Silvia.

Starting the year...

2006-01-05T15:12:00.000-03:00

...with a simple gift to you all !!! I´ve found this while looking for an e-card... If you like it you can have it in you desktop( of course if you´re willing to following the instructions) ... It might turn out useful to have it handy during the school year !!! By the way I´m trying the things I learned this year to see if I remember the how to´s... I´ve been lucky up to now!!! Bye for now, I

NEW YEAR

2005-12-30T14:40:00.000-03:00

With best wishes for the NEW YEAR. I hope you can all fulfil your dreams!!!!Silvia.

Surprise!

2005-12-23T20:05:00.000-03:00

Surprise! You've just received a JigZone Puzzle Postcard from "Rita" (rita@zeinstejer.com)!To solve this puzzle postcard, click on the followingWeb address at anytime within the next 60 days.http://www.jigzone.com/mpc/view.php?A325ZCPA1Enjoy!

Hello

2005-12-05T15:43:00.000-03:00

Finally, I've done it!This my first post in the CALL SIG Rosario. What a shame!I only wanted to say hello and volunteer to collaborate in the final project work of CALL SIG 2005- although I can't do it "officially".Best regards,Jorgelina

HOW TO AVOID SPAM

2005-11-06T11:46:00.000-03:00

VERY IMPORTANT !!This article in La Nacion, in Spanish, will add some useful and enlightening tips.http://www.lanacion.com.ar/informaciongeneral/nota.asp?nota_id=753781Do NOT miss it!

Here you are !!!!

2005-11-05T12:27:00.000-03:00

Beauties, hello ….!!!Here I am, writing from Word , to send you the sites you will hopefully enjoy when you can make it....;-))The first one I haven´t shown you, but it’s worth …. Get ready to listen.http://www.manythings.org/songs/ck-swanee.mp3The others are: Times Zones :http://www.timezoneconverter.com/Tapped In:http://tappedin.org/tappedin/Learning Times:http://home.learningtimes.net/

Pronunciation Practice

2005-11-04T23:49:00.000-03:00

Would you like to listen to other people's pronunciation and have some practice on your own? Have a look at this site... and click on Oh and Ah Story... It's very nice. I hope you enjoy it.

Incredible ....!

2005-10-30T19:41:00.000-03:00

Have a look, girlies...., isn´t it incredible....?http://www.frappr.com/edubloggers

Presentations

2005-10-25T08:57:00.000-03:00

Hi, beauties!Last week I presented to teachers in Caracas on Wednesday (Use of Chat for LL) and on Thursday to teachers in Bogota (Synch and Asynch Tools), and yesterday I joined a group of teachers in California for a joint event , where we all explained joint projects we had carried out with our stds and stds from other countries. It's soooooo encouraging to participate and see other teachers

Blogging with kids

2005-10-23T19:38:00.000-03:00

Blogging with kids!!Hi, girlies! I can imagine how much swamped with work you must be…. (But it’s been too long since I last wrote and read here, so I want to add a couple of sites to use blogging with kids. One is from Anne Davis, an expert who gives the best example of blogging with children. The other is a good site to see.http://anne.teachesme.com/http://jhh.blogs.com/mccullers/Enjoy!

Some fun, by students...

2005-10-15T21:08:00.000-03:00

The following excerpts are actual answers given on history tests and in Sunday school quizzes by children in 8th and 9th grade in Ohio, U.S.A.Ancient Egypt was old. It was inhabited by gypsies and mummies who all wrote in hydraulics. They lived in the Sarah Dessert. The climate of the Sarah is such that all the inhabitants have to live elsewhere.---------------------------------------------------

Next meeting

2005-10-15T08:27:00.000-03:00

Hi, beauties...!Sorry about having to tell you I cannot make it until November 5, since I have all Saturdays busy till then...:-(Anyway, I just wanted to touch base again, and let you know we are "advanced blogger users"...;-)) Many colleagues are raising queries on the use of some Blogger features at the moment, and we all happen to familiar with them all!!Little by little we are adding more to

Something to work on...

2005-10-01T15:50:00.000-03:00

Beauties,Here's the link to the Word Tutorial. Take your time, and post whatever you have managed to learn...;-)TutorialAnd here are the links to Daf's and Mike's pages:Dafne Gonzalez'sMichael Coghlan'sRemember that in order to be able to post directly from Word to Blogger, you can follow a couple of simple steps which you'll find in a posting titled "Blogger for Word".Enjoy !!

How about...

2005-09-30T23:03:00.000-03:00

a joke?CU tomorrow!!!Noemi.

My presentations in Santa Fe

2005-09-27T11:51:00.000-03:00

Hi, dear girlies!My 2 pres at FAAPI went well, not as well as I expected, though, for several reasons...In fact, Mari was there on my 2nd pres on "Synchronous and Asynchronous Tools Aiding the Development of Online Communities of Practice", and as it had been featured for 8.30 am, very few people attended it, which was really discouraging...., after all the effort !!!The good thing was that my "

A simple gift to you all...

2005-09-22T18:33:00.000-03:00

to start enjoying Spring!!!

SPRING DAY

2005-09-21T20:21:00.000-03:00

I hope you have all spent a wonderful SPRING DAY!!!!Have you recharged batteries?Love,Silvia.

Are you back ???

2005-09-14T09:17:00.000-03:00

Welcome home !!! I know you might not feel it as home yet...I guess you left home somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere!!! ;-((( But remember you´ve got us to give you our support and as you know we´re the faithful followers... ..." All for one and one for all "...( is that the way the saying goes? ) A big hug, Noemi.

TEACHER´S DAY

2005-09-11T22:12:00.000-03:00

Hi Girls!!!I wish you all a happy teacher's day!!!How do you feel about this?HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY!!!!One Hundred Years from now Author UnknownOne Hundred Years from now It will not matter what kind of car I drove, What kind of house I lived in, how much money was in my bank account nor what my clothes looked like. But the world may be a better place because I was important in the life of a

Little Emma

2005-09-08T10:50:00.000-03:00

This is her! Isn't she lovely?

Quotes about grandparents

2005-09-06T19:14:00.000-03:00

Hope you like them Rita!!!

Are you doing well

2005-09-05T00:07:00.000-03:00

Are you doing well?I hope so. I’m trying the new add-on.Love you allSilvia

Warning !!!

2005-09-01T18:28:00.000-03:00

I´ve tried choosing a new template to give you a surprise but when doing so I was told that "my current template will be replaced and any customisations I´ve made will be lost" so I cancelled my request ...Then I decided to open up a Helping Blog to try new things out so as not to interfere with what we have already achieved... You´ll receive my invitation via e-mail...Don´t be afraid to accept

Next CALL SIG Session

2005-08-30T10:02:00.000-03:00

Dearest girlies,As Noe cannot possibly make it on September 17, and I'll be in FAAPI on Sat 24, then I'd like to know whether you can make it on October 1st (for our September meeting) and on October 29 for the next one.Hope we can all meet and go on sharing and having fun...I'm leaving in two days, but if Emma allows me...., I might send you some lines from her place...Have a good time, take

Hi Girls

2005-08-27T00:22:00.000-03:00

Hi Girls!!!Are you getting ready for our CALL SIG session tomorrow?As usual, I’m working late and trying to catch up with the latest news.See you tomorrow,Sorry but I haven’t done much.Love,Dullest of all.

Interview

2005-08-21T21:37:00.000-03:00

Remember, girlies, the Englishman I met at the Congress here in Rosario, who interviewed me ...?Here is the interview, he sent me the url. He's got a humorous trait, and writes nicely...Btw, is it me, or is it him, ... who sees things real.....?Is my hair "silver"...??http://www.aglat.com/voz/

Blogger for Word

2005-08-20T15:45:00.000-03:00

This is my first posting using Blogger for Word, an add-in that was released yesterday….!!!Go to Blogger for Word, at: < http://buzz.blogger.com/bloggerforword.html > to download the new add-in.Install it, open Word, and you’ll find a new toolbar. Then click on Blogger Settings to give it your login and password. Finally click on “Open Post” and you’ll be tapping a Blog entry into Word. One major

CAE PROJECT

2005-08-19T14:53:00.000-03:00

Hi, dear girlies! Have a look at what's going on in my CAE blog...! I started a project with an EFL teacher and two stds from Kuwait, and we have been working together synchronous and asynchronously for two weeks now, in an amazing common task we are sharing!I'm so pleased!!

2005-08-08T13:32:00.000-03:00

This is the url I posted last week....to Noe, with love...;-))guardian.co.uk/online/weblogs

The Guardian

2005-08-08T11:28:00.000-03:00

Hi, Noe !This is a link to the Guardian newspaper ...Perhaps not the one I posted last week, but..., anyway, it does show the importance blogs are gaining.... http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiGettingStartedFaq

Would you like to have a look....?

2005-08-04T09:43:00.000-03:00

Here I am again, with more suggestions for those who have the time and the inclination....;-)There´s a Discussion Forum at Techsoup going on at the moment which might be of interest. Subscribers are posting addresses of listsevs they are members of, with some comments.Go to Techsoup and then choose "Discussions", then "Virtual Community", then scroll down to "What lists are you currently

A good intro to Wikis

2005-08-02T20:53:00.000-03:00

So long, girlies!!I guess we are all in the same boat: being jacks-of-all-trades...Anyhow, I'm adding sth else...I've come across this site WIKIS ...and think it will answer some queries...Are you doing anything that we could learn about?hugs!Rita

Embedding an audiofile into a blog

2005-07-25T16:11:00.000-03:00

Below you'll find the code you need to copy and paste to be able to upload an audiofile to your blog. Remember that "http//......mp3" stands for the url of the mp3 file you uploaded to a web page (such as in Geocities), and which you need to replace.(to read the code go to the template; what you see here is what will appear in your blog, which you'll click on to listen...)Code to embed an

Happy Friend's Day !!

2005-07-20T09:48:00.000-03:00

useful link My best wishes for a most enjoyable day, with love,Rita

San Martin's birthplace

2005-07-18T19:03:00.000-03:00

A good short video...

2005-07-17T10:53:00.000-03:00

Hi, girlies!!! How are you all doing...? I've just come across this short video, made by a specialist..., Michael Marzio, in charge of videos for language learning. He has a huge experience in making videos and exploiting them, he has a site on the topic and is always travelling places to add to his collection, at : ">http://www.realenglish.com/about_re.aspWatch this one (you need Real Player)"

About FURL....

2005-07-03T22:14:00.000-03:00

Furl is a free service that saves the important items you find on the Web and enables you to quickly find them again. Furl archives a personal copy of every page you save. When you want to recall it, you can find it instantly by searching the full text your arcived items. Each member has a personal archive of 5 gigabytes (GB), large enough to store tens of thousands of searchable items.Furl

2005-07-02T16:37:00.000-03:00

Hi, girlies! I've been advised to see this site, it has tons of material for teachers!! click here Enjoy your weekend!!

Easy-peasy....

2005-06-30T19:58:00.000-03:00

Yes, Noe...., this new function is easy-peasy....;-)))Thank you for your instructions, and have a wonderful trip!!!

Posting a photo

2005-06-29T18:37:00.000-03:00

I´m trying to post a photo directly from blogger... Steps to follow: go to "create a new post" click on the picture you want to upload ( top right ) follow the instructions given on the screen and voilà... If the picture you select when browsing is not the one you wanted to post...click on the eraser ( top right next to the picture ) and start again... preview your post publish

errors

2005-06-27T16:36:00.000-03:00

Sorry, girlies, there are errors in the links, I'll see to them and re-publish the posting asap. Rita

FURL: the how-to's

2005-06-27T09:53:00.000-03:00

Go to this link to know what it's all about:furlFirst: Install the Furl Toolbar:toolbarSecond: Use the Furl it Option to archive your bookmarks.Third: Follow instructions here and add some code to your bloginstructionsNow tell me whether you have managed...???

Saturday morning session

2005-06-25T10:55:00.000-03:00

Here we are trying to learn ...

mail-to-blogger ( reloaded)

2005-06-23T08:36:00.000-03:00

I´ve followed Rita´s instructions and everything was fine with the other two blogs I´m working with. Now I´d like to see whether it works for our CALL SIG blog. Hope it does ;-) Noemi.

2005-06-18T10:00:00.000-03:00

Hi, girlies dearest!HOPEFULLY I'll be back on Tuesday.... Meanwhile, I'm making the most of my time at home ;-)) Amongst a couple of other things, I've opened up a blog for my CAE students, I want them to see the difference between our Intranet and a blog... And to find out pros and cons by themselves...Two have posted so far (since yesterday...), have a look if you have the time...Enjoy your

mail-to-blogger

2005-06-09T10:02:00.000-03:00

BEGIN:VCARDVERSION:2.1N:Zeinstejer;RitaFN:Rita ZeinstejerEMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:rita@zeinstejer.comREV:20050609T130151ZEND:VCARDDearest girlies.....! Here is the route to change settings to be able to post to CALL SIG Rosario Blog from your mail box (in fact, I'm doing so now from mine) * go to the Dashboard * click on the "Settings" tab ( or "Opciones", if you have it in Spanish) * click on "

2005-06-08T10:48:00.000-03:00

SOOOOOOOOO VERY GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE AGAIN, MARINAAAAAAAA !!Now that you are back, and trying to post from your mail box (that´s what you are trying to do, isn't it....?), would it be too much asking to explain your steps, so that we have it in "black and white" for the rest of us ?Thanks a lot!!!!!

SHARING AN EXPERIENCE

2005-05-31T10:12:00.000-03:00

Hi, my friends!Here I am, making the most of my time as I rest my bandaged foot up on a chair... What else can I do but enjoy communicating with all my friends, here and abroad? This is what I had in mind when I decided to also share a bad feeling I had after the meeting with the whole staff some weeks ago at Cultura... So I wrote about my experience to "the group", knowing I would get some "pads

Sharing a good laugh

2005-05-25T16:27:00.000-03:00

Remember to identify yourself before you talk to familiar looking fathers(or mothers). A man standing in line at a check out counter of a grocery store was verysurprised when a very attractive woman behind him said, "Hello!" Her facewas beaming. He gave her that "who are you?" look, and couldn't remember ever having seenher before. Then, noticing his look, she figured she had made a mistake and

hi from CT

2005-05-19T08:45:00.000-03:00

Hi, dear girlies!You see..., I always take you with mee....;-)How are you all? Getting ready for our next meeting...? So am I...In the meantime, I can tell you life's great this end, mainly when my only concern here is having fun, enjoying my kids, going places...:-))Anyhow, good life is ending soon...I just wanted to say hi to you five, hoping you are all ok, looking forward to hols...Cheers,Rita

Go to this link...

2005-05-06T13:31:00.000-03:00

(it would be a good thing to indulge in...., were it not for the dolar....;-))

a gift for you....

2005-05-05T14:16:00.000-03:00

Online mini course on using videos

2005-04-28T21:36:00.000-03:00

Hi, girlies!Not that I want to overwhelm you..., just that I believe this is too valuable a site not to share with you...Get a glimpse if you can. I myself reckon it might be time-consuming...., but at least can't be ignored...Post your thoughts!

Good article on Blogging

2005-04-24T14:34:00.000-03:00

Any feedback?

trial

2005-04-24T12:45:00.000-03:00

This is a trial message to see how the option "send an email directly to your blog" works...

April Session report

2005-04-24T12:31:00.000-03:00

Hi, girls!I guess it's a good thing to sum up our April session so that we all know what to expect from the next one in May.This is what I meant to do, but lacked the time:Embedding a sound file in out blog is worth learning. But to do this we need to find a host, so the first step will be your creating a personal page athttp://es.geocities.yahoo.com/This is just to get the host to upload files

TechSoup, a good option now.

2005-04-19T10:59:00.000-03:00

Hi, girlies dear!!!!!!!Here goes a link to a very good site to participate in an ongoing Forum. It's a very professional place which promises good options for interaction and knowledge on Collaborative Learning. Have a look, it's worthwhile! (the Discussion takes place this week, it started yesterday)Love,Rita

our next meeting is getting near....;-)

2005-04-13T21:58:00.000-03:00

get ready!

EASTER HOLIDAYS

2005-03-27T09:36:00.000-03:00

Hi, girls!!!We've all been very lazy lately about our blog. The problem is that we're all very busy with our classes now. This is just to tell you that I remember you all and to wish you a HAPPY EASTER!!!Love,Silvia.

Trying to post a photo !!!

2005-02-21T19:13:00.000-03:00

London- Tower BridgeOriginally uploaded by NoemÃ. Sorry !!!I´ve managed to upload a photo to our blog but then I deleted it because I have saved two ...The thing is I deleted the one I had posted...Learning through doing :-))Then I went to the "edit" session and I´ve managed to delete the previous photo... If you want to know how I managed to do so... keep yourself posted !!! I´m eager to

some challenges...(add-ons)

2005-02-10T09:35:00.000-03:00

Bloglines A comprehensive, integrated service for searching, subscribing, publishing and sharing news feeds, blogs, and rich Web content. It's free and easy-to-use. http://www.bloglines.com/ bdieu2001 Del.icio.us a social bookmark manager allowing you to easily add sites you like to your personal collection of links, to categorize those sites with keywords, and to share your

2005-02-01T20:41:00.000-03:00

snow in Norwalk!teaching and learning is sharing

want to see me in Lisbon....?

2005-01-30T20:38:00.000-03:00

....quite a treat, wasn't it? I'd also like to know something else about you...., now that our hols are drawing to an end...:-( What did you enjoy the most....? Anyway, I hope we'll see each other next week...

add-ons

2005-01-04T10:28:00.000-03:00

Hi, dearest girlies....!It's 7.30 here on a rainy Tuesday morn, couldn't sleep..., got up to play with some features in our blog and see some new options...(Mai and Ken are about to leave for work, and we 2 will take Ken's car for an outing...)Hope to hear from you!!!!Love you!Rita

2004-12-21T09:37:00.000-03:00

life is sharing through communicationteaching and learning is sharing

Worth giving a try

2004-11-02T09:29:00.000-03:00

Hi, girlies! This corner has been too quiet lately.... Guess the end of the year is finding us all knackered.....;-))... In case you have the time...., here goes a site worth trying...., mainly for kids.... A short description: COMIC CREATOR - Students can easily choose their own template of 1 panel up to 6 panels, backgrounds, characters, dialogue balloons, and props. Once finished, the

BIG progress, girlies !!!

2004-10-24T11:48:00.000-03:00

Hi, my dear girlies !! I see you are making real BIG progress !! I feel so good about it you can't imagine... I have a look at your production now and I cannot help remembering the days you felt so despondent about this project ..:-)) You are making me SOOOOOO happy !!! You know what? Why don't you all put up the address of your stds' blogs so that we have them all handy? I want to see them

An enlightening site

2004-10-20T10:29:00.000-03:00

Girlies, This is a rich, though somewhat lengthy site to read and learn...., only that it all boils down to "time-consumption". Anyway, just wanted you to have the tool handy...., in case you have an idle spell....;-))

Free online dictionary

2004-10-16T18:36:00.000-03:00

Want to have a try, girls? See if it could be a handy tool... We might also compare it with Wordweb, do you know this one? Enjoy your weekend! Rita

MANY THANKS TO YOU FOUR !!!

2004-10-15T19:32:00.000-03:00

Yes, my dear girlies, I cannot find the proper words to say how thankful I am to you four for your friendship, constant support and help. Seeing you in front of me today gave me the strength I needed to surmount the stress I had...;-) Your smiles kept me going, and that, as well as the attitude of those true friends online you've been able to appreciate, have made my day. I love you four. More

Good article on Blogging

2004-10-12T18:41:00.000-03:00

Hi, girlies, I´ve come across an interesting comment on an article worth reading, on Blogs. You need Acrobat Reader to be able to download and read the article, clicking on "Understanding Weblogs, a Communicative Perspective"

Browsing sites

2004-10-05T19:23:00.000-03:00

http://www3.open.ac.uk/learners-guide/learning-skills/english/pages/index.asp See if you like this site, girlies.

Sharing a good laugh

2004-10-05T10:25:00.000-03:00

Eloping Message A mother passing by her daughter's bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then she saw an envelope propped up prominently on the center of the bed. It was addressed, "Mom." With the worst premonition, she opened the envelope and read the letter with trembling hands: Dear Mom, It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you I

2004-10-05T10:16:00.000-03:00

better than laughing on one's own...;-)teaching and learning is sharing

Learning through doing

2004-10-04T16:43:00.000-03:00

I'm trying and trying, girlies, this is learning through doing...;-)

finding

2004-10-03T20:29:00.000-03:00

lets see rita@zeinstejer.com Girlies dear, This query of yours, Sil, kept me thinking the whole Sunday aft, and here I am, trying different options to change "Settings" and allow links to show up..... Tell me if it works your end, please... Cheers! Rita

2004-09-08T22:38:00.000-03:00

it´s easier than this..., isn't it...? teaching and learning is sharing

new posting?

2004-08-23T09:26:00.000-03:00

Girls dear, Let's try and see different options. I guess we should explore the possibilities this site offers us fully. Can we share that, too?

Getting Started

2004-07-11T18:23:00.000-03:00

hi, Mari, Ines, Sivia, Noemi.... How are you doing? Enjoying your hols? I have been thinking of opening up a Blog for long now, counting on that a shared experience might be a good start... Let's learn together through doing, that is, let's learn the trial and error way. See if you can add something different or learn a new way of doing the same, and share it. We'll all profit from this, I'm