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This is the first post of 2018. May we all have a happy and prosperous new year !!! When blogging we tend to start off by having some resolutions in mind. Today with me it was not different but for one detail: Facebook brought up a memory of a blog post from january 2014. My new resolution back then was to start vlogging. http://informedteachers.blogspot.com.br/2014/01/informed-teachersvlog.html What I had in mind back then was that I would start posting more like in this fashion: a written part + a video http://informedteachers.blogspot.com.br/2014/02/apps-for-your-learning-success.html I kept this going for a short while and then went back to my traditional writing. When I came across this blog memory the first thing that came to my mind was:  why is it that we start off with many ideas for the new year and we actually get to work on them but this usually lasts for a short while , or at least shorter than we thought ? How about starting a new year by looking back at

The title explains everything, apart from using technology in my daily classroom practice, I also believe it's important to share knowledge. I very intensely do so in social media: Twitter    @Rach_Ribeiro Linkedin  https://www.linkedin.com/in/raquel-ribeiro-4b027151/ And also here on Informed Teachers blog! Here in this post we take a look at two posts I wrote for Brazilian magazine  Nova Escola  giving more information on how Google Educator Groups work: https://novaescola.org.br/conteudo/4797/blog-tecnologia-professores-trocam-experiencias-sobre-tecnologia and to  IATEFL   LTSIG  ( Learning Technologies Special Interest Group ) describing my presentation on IATEFL Glasgow. It was about the integration of Virtual Reality with EFL syllabus. http://ltsig.iatefl.org/iatefl-presentation-virtual-reality-in-the-efl-class/ In Glasgow I took part in a great event organized by  ELTJam  &  Cambridge English Language Assessment  on Learner Centred Innovation in ELT. H

Hey, here's the end of the second day of the conference! I'm sharing with you the highlights of the Plenary and the talks and sessions I attended. Today was also the day I presented about Virtual Reality in the EFL classroom, but I was absolutely exhausted , so I'll update this post with my presentation summary later on :)

Hi guys ! This is the opening day to the IATEFL conference ! Here are my notes from the talks I attended. Remember, you can also follow the conference online https://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/ The official hashtag is  #IATEFL2017  It's worth checking the Twitter feeds with highlights from the plenary, talks and workshops.

This is a post to share key insights from the speakers at the PCE (Pre Conference Event) Two SIGs (Special Interest Groups) are involved in this : LT (Learning Technologies)  and  TD (Teacher Development) Throughout the conference days I'll send the key points and insights of the sessions I attend. I feel highly motivated to share this with you as a Registered Blogger for IATEFL Off we go then!

Hi guys!  It's been a while! Here's what I have been doing in the past few months: Researching the use of affordable VR (Virtual Reality) and the integration with class purposes for the different age ranges. https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/raquel-gonzaga/supplementary-resource-virtual-reality-efl-class In August I took part of IV Congresso Brasileiro de Recursos Digitais na Educação (IVCBRDE) IV Brazilian Congress of Digital Resources in Education at Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie in São Paulo, Brazil. There I presented my classroom practice of promoting students' collaboration via mobile to develop their discourse and enhance the brainstorming phase of the classes on the first day. And a hands on workshop on the last day. The theme was: 'Mobile phones and productive classroom collaboration'  Research that also granted me a scholarship to present at IATEFL LTSIG ( Learning Technologies Special Interest Group ) for the 2016 confe