Rafael Murillo and I(Jose Rodriguez) present Best Practices for EFL teaching and learning.  We are joined by Doug, Durff, Veronica, Jeff, and Vance.

Links referred to on show below. 

 

 English Club: http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/index.htm
   

Activities for ESL/EFL Students;  http://a4esl.org 

Jose Rodriguez Classroom Blog;   http://englishlearnings.wordpress.com

ESL Podcast Site:  http://www.eslpod.com/website/index.php 

Dave's ESL Cafe:  http://www.eslcafe.com 

Homes Around the World Teacher Tube Video

World Conversation Club:  http://eflbridges.net/node/99 

Webheads in Action Network:   http://webheadsinaction.org

Vance Stevens; The Writing Matrix  

 Vance Podcasting Resources: 

11:48:33 JoseR: Hi Veronica

11:49:00 Durff: back at moom

11:49:04 Durff: noon

11:49:13 Durff: see i need food

11:49:41 VeroGonzalez: Mr.
Rodriguez?

11:49:55 JoseR: Veronica you need
to double click on

11:50:20 JoseR: Hi Veronica

11:50:36 VeroGonzalez: Hello
everyone

11:51:38 JoseR: Getting reading
for EFL Best Practices on air in about 10min

11:52:08 VeroGonzalez: I will be
back :) in 10 minutes.....That sounds good.....brb

11:53:21 JoseR is anyone
streaming on A now

11:57:29 AliceMercer: Nope

11:57:33 AliceMercer: go ahead

11:57:56 AliceMercer: Been off for
10 min

12:02:21 Durff: i'm back

12:02:37 JoseR: hi durff

12:02:47 Durff: stream?

12:03:37 Durff: stream where?

12:05:00 Durff: goodc\

12:05:47 Durff hi vance

12:05:55 Durff: hi jeff

12:05:57 Vance back home in UAE
: Hi there, woops phone

12:05:59 JoseR: veronica to listen
you have to click on listen icon

12:06:04 JoseR: hi vance

12:06:09 VeroGonzalez: I'm
listening now

12:06:12 VeroGonzalez: =)

12:06:13 JoseR: great

12:06:46 rafa323: HELLO EVERYONE!!

12:06:47 JoseR: If you teach ESL
where do you teach and what level

12:06:51 Durff: you are great

12:06:59 JL : Hello all, stream
sounds good

12:07:04 Durff: hi rafial

12:07:15 Durffdid i spell that
right?

12:07:22 Vance back home in UAE: I
was an esl teacher for 20 years, secondary and college

12:07:30 rafa323: RAFA

12:07:31 Vance back home in UAE: I
have to help my wife with groceries, brb

12:08:05 VeroGonzalez : Let me
introduce my self. I am a new ESL teacher, I teach @ Garfield C.A.S.

12:08:55 JoseR : veronica is a
fellow teacher from LA

12:09:10 VeroGonzalez : :)

12:10:42 DS: Hi all

12:10:52 Durff : buddies huh? well
gee thanks

12:10:57 Durff : hi doug

12:10:59 DS: heard that

12:11:04 DS: hey Lisa, and all

12:11:09 Durff : he is so nice

12:11:12 DS : he is

12:11:24 Durff : i pay him for
that

12:13:09 JoseR:
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/index.htm

12:14:32 JoseR:
http://a4esl.org/a/g.html

12:17:30 JoseR:
http://englishlearnings.wordpress.com

12:17:31 Durff ssshhh!

12:17:45 JoseR: check out our
links

12:19:47 JoseR :
http://www.eslpod.com/website/index.php

12:20:28 JoseR : how is audio

12:20:43 DS: a little choppy now
from Rafael

12:21:02 Durff : skype having
another day

12:21:06 DS : Jose yours is still
good tho

12:21:17 Durff: you know....

12:21:28 DS : yes, it does sound a
lick Skype lag, Lisa, you're right

12:21:33 Durff : international
audio has the most problems

12:21:33 DS: like

12:21:39 Durff: after the3 update

12:21:53 Durff: i wonder what they
did

12:21:57 Durff: ?

12:22:06 Durff: Jose good

12:22:12 DS: yes, for me too

12:22:33 Durff: yestercay was
really challenging

12:22:59 Durff: and hando just
glided on thru

12:23:09 DS: good to hear--re
gliding

12:23:20 Durff i didn't

12:23:23 Durff: he did

12:23:28 Vance back home in UAE :
back now

12:23:30 Vance back home in UAE :
sorry

12:23:35 Durff: i did nada

12:23:45 DS: have to step away for
a bit--great show Jose and Rafael, hope to back before end of show

12:23:46 Vance back home in UAE:
we live upstairs, groceries have to come up from the parking lot

12:23:47 Durff: hi vance

12:23:51 JoseR:
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=c83107e5e385ccc6429d

12:23:53 DS: Lisa, there you go
again....

12:24:01 Durff what?

12:24:02 DS: yes, hi Vance, cya
all in a bit

12:24:17 Vance back home in UAE:
ok, my shift

12:24:17 DS: with the
self-deprecation ;)

12:24:28 DS: back in a bit

12:24:34 Durff: it's reality doug

12:25:36 Durff: could this be a
conflict with those who have the update and those who did not update?

12:26:07 JoseR:
http://eflbridges.net/node/99

12:27:13 Vance back home in UAE:
what update?

12:29:09 JoseR:
http://webheadsinaction.org

12:29:15 Durff: so cool under
pressure

12:29:20 Durff: not me

12:29:41 Durff: ah vance

12:29:48 JoseR: Are there any
questions?

12:30:09 Durff: go to skype help
check updates

12:31:16 Durff: now on 3.5.0.202

12:31:32 Durff: you get that
vance?

12:31:50 JoseR: skype id
coordinatortwo

12:32:10 VeroGonzalez: Sidenote:
JoseR, my students heard about your idea of comunicating with other
students from other countries, and they wanted to do it too. They
were very excited about your idea.

12:32:11 JoseR: join us on skype
conference, don't be shy

12:32:47 Durff: Veronica - what
grade?

12:32:55 Vance back home in UAE :
sorry trying to get the stream to play

12:32:57 VeroGonzalez: adults

12:33:01 Vance back home in UAE :
need to update skype?

12:33:10 Durff: ah - i have k12

12:33:36 Durff: you may want
college or university

12:33:57 Durff: do you all blog
veronica?

12:34:13 VeroGonzalez: NO, I don'y

12:34:18 VeroGonzalez: don't*

12:34:59 VeroGonzalez: not yet,
but now I'm starting to think about it

12:35:24 JoseR: Vance could you
come into skype conversation

12:35:40 JoseR : veronica do you
have skype

12:35:48 VeroGonzalez: no I don't

12:35:56 Durff: start a blog
veronica

12:36:08 VeroGonzalez: I will

12:36:09 JoseR : It's Elementary
People want to join conversation

12:36:21 Durff: then skype me your
blog url skypeid:mrsdurff

12:36:36 Durff: i will comment

12:38:36 VeroGonzalez I will

12:39:54 Durff: audio bad

12:39:59 Durff: yuckoo

12:40:05 Durff: mine

12:40:10 Durff: i meant

12:40:16 Durff: vance is good

12:40:55 Durff: if you want me
back, then chat here

12:41:03 Durff: ah!

12:44:59 LisaParisi:: is anyone
streaming?

12:45:27 JoseR: sandbox A

12:52:19 Vance back home in UAE:
http://www.vancestevens.com/writing.htm

12:52:52 Vance back home in UAE:
writingmatrix

12:53:49 Vance back home in UAE:
http://www.technorati.com/search/writingmatrix

12:55:05 Durff: hi dave

12:55:20 Durff : now i can make
fun of you?

12:55:45 Durff: ok...break time
before the big event in 5

12:55:55 LisaParisi : wht big
event?

12:56:23 Vance back home in UAE:
k12online2007

12:57:22 davec: is it that time of
year again?

12:57:36 Vance back home in UAE :
??

12:57:39 JoseR : JL tell me when
you are ready to kick off

12:58:40 JoseR : the stream

12:59:00 Vance back home in UAE
:http://www.geocities.com/vance_stevens/casting.htm#podcasting

12:59:47 JoseR : JL are you taking
over the stream soon

12:59:48 jeff: jose, when you're
ready to wrap, please call me at 'worldbridges'

13:00:00 jeff: we can (hopefully)
do a smooth transfer

13:01:23 rafa323 : THANKS VANCE
FOR THE RESOURCES!!

13:01:24 VeroGonzalez: Thank
you!!!!!

13:01:30 Vance back home in UAE :
my pleasure

13:02:28 DS : great show

13:02:42 Vance back home in UAE :
that was fun

13:02:46 Vance back home in UAE :
now what?

13:02:47 VeroGonzalez: bye