ICT and English

The Cloud or Cloud Computing is an online tool for storing and accessing data and programs for your digital devices. Although this service that most companies are offering nowadays it is claimed that it is one of the most popular services, we may find some advantages and disadvantages that we have to analyze here: Advantages: Back up and Recovery: The process of recovering information is easy thanks to the creation of the Cloud as simplified since those now reside on the cloud and not on a physical device. Imagine you have lost our phone and you want to recover all your contacts, now it is easy to do it with this tool. Increased storage capacity: The cloud can accommodate and store much more data compared to a personal computer and in a way offers almost unlimited storage capacity. Smaller learning curve: Cloud applications usually require small learning curves as people are used to them. Even, users find it simple to use them. Quick deployment and easy integrat...

The learning context I would like to teach is Secondary Education (ESO) and Bachillerato. The methodology I would like to use in my lessons to teach the different language skills required in a more interactive and engaging way is the following one: I would use activities/contents that can engage the interest of my students. For example, in order to teach grammar or vocabulary, I would use activities where they can use the issues taught but, in real life task or situations. For example, if I teach reported speech, some activities that I will use are: in pairs, they would write questions they would like to ask to a celebrity, and one of them would pretend is the celebrity and other the interviewer. Later, the interviewer will report the answers of the celebrity. Another activity that they would enjoy is writing in groups a letter to a friend asking for advice and they will exchange their letters with other classmates and report the problem in indirect speech. Regarding the other lan...