Sunday, October 28, 2007

Webquest

1.What is a blog?
A blog (short for weblog) is a personal online journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption.
Who writes blogs in our class?
Marta,Svetlana,Summer,Eva,Winnie,Jessica,Cindy,Tony,Lisa,Jin,Fawzia,Claire,Zhi,Fadwa and our teacher, Rosa
2.*What is a podcast?
A podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers.
*What is Patricia's surname?
Patricia's surname is Murdoch.
*What does Patricia say is a good idea for ESL students?
ESL student could borrow stuff before buying it.
*How many times was Andrew's house checked in Thailand before he could adopt? 3 times.
*Who records the radio programs in Let's Talk?-----The students----
*What is the latest radio program about in Let's Talk?
----They are talking about night dreams.-
*What other titles can you see?
----Students intervies each other( envirerment.transport, food)
3.What is a wiki? How many colleges are involved in our class wiki? What can we do in the wiki?
Wiki is a websate of explanations made by groups of people.
Two colleges are involved in our class wiki.
We can discuss different topics.
4.What is a forum? How many topics have we discussed in our forum? How many people have participated in our forum?
Forum is learn about online forums, discussion areas and bulletin boards. Three topics in our forum.Some people of our class and some people of Marion class participated in our forum.
5.What is Voicethread? What can you do with it? Where is the koala in a Sydney building? What is the name of the student who found the koala? Who has said this: Be careful when you see them (kookaburras), They're not scared of anything?
Voicethread is a place to capture voices.
We can create a VoiceThread and collect the stories behind our pictures;Turn yearbooks ,scrapbooks,or photo-albums into VoiceThreads;Capture the voices of an entire group,on a sigle page;Put our VoiceThread on any blog or web site.
The Koala is in 135-137 Macquarie Street.
Marion's student WeiYun found the koala.
Rosa said: Be careful when you see them, they're not scared of anything.
6.What is Walk, Run, Swim?
The purpose of the event is to get money to buy medical equipment.
7.What is the meaning of damper, Adam's Ale, fag & fair go?
Damper: A movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace.
Adam's Ale: Meaning is water. Origin, Jokey reference to the only drink available to Adam - the first man, in the biblical and Koranic traditions. It alludes to the simplicity and purity of life in the biblical Eden before the fall. This is in contrast to the association of strong drink with evil and the devil. 'The demon drink' was a metaphor frequently used by supporters of the Temperance Movement.
Fag: A cigarette. Not a homosexual man.
Fair go: To give some one an equal opportunity or equitable treatment.
8.What topics cause disagreement between couples? What deadly disease is related to arguments between couples?
I think about teach the childrend will cause disagreement between couples. Neuropathy is related to arguments between couples.
9.What is 348 metres high, 3.6 kilometres long and 1.9 kilometres wide?
------Uluru---------
10.Complete these sentences with the right article: Learning grammar
cars use a lot of petrol. (General)
The Neighbor people next door are very friendly. (Specific - people next door)
11.The monitor of the computer should be The monitor should be .
b. at eye level
12.What is the name of this in a computer screen?
Technology

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Not sure where to post this but I wanted to ask if anyone has heard of National Clicks?

Can someone help me find it?

Overheard some co-workers talking about it all week but didn't have time to ask so I thought I would post it here to see if someone could help me out.

Seems to be getting alot of buzz right now.

Thanks