Lessons in the morning?

Hi bloggers,
We are starting June next week. It means the end of this course is coming very soon. June is sinonym of final tests, final marks, festivals... All the children and most of the teachers start getting stressed. Everybody smell the summer holidays which are next month.
We have a special timetable in June. Children only come in the mornings till 1 o'clock and ESO students finish one hour later, at 2 o'clock. I really hate it. I think students are not able to aquire anything after 4 hours. So it makes me wonder why most teachers prefer giving lessons only in the morning because "the afternoon is comepletely free". Who for? Teachers or students?. When I used to study in the university I used to have all my lessons in the morning from 8 to 2 pm. After a long daily trip I couldn't start studying till 6 or 7 pm.
May the children understand the meaning of not going to school in the afternoons as "free time"?. I strongly think so.

Planning the end of the course

Hi everybody,
I am planing tha last week term/course. I usually use songs in my lessons. I love it. Apart of making a reading with rythm, the students pull down the wall of shame they sometimes have in front of them and it doesn't let them speak fluently.
As most of my students love programs such as"Operación triunfo", o "Al pie de la letra" I have proposed them a karaoke for the last week.
One, two or even three people per group. They choose the song they like, of course I try to help them choose songs which are possible to sing for them. I mean, not very fast rythms and always try a standard english. Next, they will work it, looking up phonetics and meanings in order to have a deeper knowledge of the song.
I can say they have accepted the idea very well because they are already working it. Even they propose singing in the final festival. Not necessary to say that I will also sing....
God save us.......!

Can you use new tecnologies?

Hi,
Some of my students have already read my first try. Lots of them agree it will be a good tool but when they are asked to take part in it just type "hello" or things like that.
The new technologies are going faster and faster but not the correct use of them. Most of teenagers are asked to make a project using Word and most times they can only type. Of course they type as if they were using messenger. I mean they use lots of shortcuts to express what they want. Did you know you can also find shortcuts in english? Try this if you can.

Ppl like u 8 2 much.
lol (laughing out loud)

Do u know any other?. Take part in this blog.

See u!

Welcome to this new blog, my first blog.
This is my first experience in a blog. I am doing it in order my pupils read and write something extra, if they like. I've read lots of blogs and I really think it is a very useful tool for both teachers and students. I also teach spanish language in my school and I am planning another blog, "el blog de la clase" to make the students write what they like.
It will probably be very dificult, or maybe not, who knows?. If we don't try it, we will never know it. The students of this century are very used to using new technologies and probably they prefer typing in a blog than writing on a piece of paper.
Hope you like it.
See you!