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Well here we are at the last task until many of us break off for our summer holidays. The task is a little bit different but still on the idea of using our voices. Here it is and I hope you like it. You are allowed to use any of the tools we have used from the previous tasks that support pictures which means 'voki' is out. Choose the tool that you think was the easiest to you and gave the best results. Gather pictures of your school and location using a camera. We are going to say 'goodbye… Continue

This grand title, Legitimate Peripheral Participation, sounds better placed in a law book than in education, however, the addition of, Situated Learning, to the title gives the game away. This… Continue

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At last April's task is ready for you all to get your hands on. The theme this month is 'Colours' through the usual format of sound and images. Let's start with the sound and words. You can find these at the following link: http://www.nurseryrhymes4u.com/NURSERY_RHYMES/Page_473.html If you language is English all you need to do is teach the children the song then record. If your language is not can you please translate to your own language please? In the example I have below you will see th… Continue

March's task is now ready for you all to get your teeth into. What we need to make this month is a slideshow with pictures and sound on the theme - 'Days Of The Week'. To see what the product will look like you can view the one I made earlier with the children below: … Continue

Voices Of The World was given the eTwinning European Award/Label in January which now gives us the three awards you can get through the eTwinning organinsation. These awards/labels are in recognition of excellent work between schools around the world. Well done everyone as this could not have happened if we all did not work… Continue

This month I asked what you would prefer, talking or singing. There was no winner so I decided to go with talking. There was some feedback and I am going with Eva's suggestion to do numbers which is nice and simple for all and is a great way to learn how to say a number in another language without having to bother with sentences.

Each month I like to use a different application so this month we are going to use Photostory 3 whi

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For all those eager teachers waiting for January's task - here it is. This month we are going to use VoiceThread to communicate. The theme is customs this month and thought long and hard as to how we can do this without the language becoming a barrier.

There are two parts to the task so follow the instructions carefully to ensure success.

1. Go to VoiceThread and create an account for you school. If you already have one that is fine feel free

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quite a few have asked how to record this month's task. The easiest way is to open Audacity and select project then import the Twinkle track - MP3.

Press the record button and get children to sing along - remember you have an introduction so there is time. A new track will appear underneath.

You can balance the backing track by highlighting it then selecting effects - amplify then reduce the volume.

Save by exporting as MP3

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