https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/3155892
In my B2.2
group we have been working on different texts and works by selected English-speaking
authors. The students had to present the works and their authors, explaining
the importance of the work, something about the author, and their opinions. As
part of the presentation, the students present the author and the books/texts
in their context, which means highlighting historic events happening the year
the book was published. Using the information provided by the students I have
created a timeline with TimeToast, containing the books, authors, year of publication
and one historic event.
I did not
know this tool before, but I think that it is quite easy and useful to gather
information together. The main difficulty for my students to use this tool is
that they would have to work in their homes as we do not have computers for everybody
in the school, and the only thing that the students have with them is their
mobiles. Besides, the building where the school is located does not allow to
have good connectivity, so it is not possible to have access to the Internet.
To do the
task, the students have chosen different authors. As a teacher, I have selected
some excerpts that all the students need to read, and before the presentation
all the students in the class talk about their opinions about the excerpt and
after that, one student does a brief presentation. Then I have transfer the
information to the timeline.
If I had
more time to complete this activity, the students would have worked in their
homes, presenting some of the information from their presentation on TimeToast.
That would have been very graphic and useful.
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