MY PERSONAL REFLECTION ON EDPUZZLE ACTIVITY ON THE HUMAN BODY (3rd PRIMARY EDUCATION LEVEL).

 

First and foremost, this educational web has been very interesting for me in order to promote the autonomy of my students, as well as to improve oral comprehension and expression in a foreign language (English in this case). There are several reasons for affirming this idea, as students can listen to a funny dialogue between native speakers (authentic materials). On the other hand, this video is used as a common thread in order to carry out a pre, during and post task on the human body (we are learning about this topic at this time), without mentioning that pupilss can learn at their own pace (they can watch the video whenever they want at home) and this is a motivating resource for them since it is a story adapted to their age. For all these reasons I have selected this video, although I would like to emphasize that the story is very funny, it expresses the concepts in a simple way and it can be the starting point for many other activities on the human body.

Secondly, the learning objectives are related to the vocabulary on the previously mentioned topic, grammatical aspects such as the verb "to have" and oral language skills (speaking and listening).

I already knew this methodology called "flipped" and I usually use it in my classes, along with another called "cooperative techniques". Due to this fact, I changed some aspects of my classes a couple of years ago.

To conclude, this video edited with questions and notes has been a motivating experience that I will repeat more frequently in my classroom, because students learn content through a resource that is present in their lives (they they usually play video games, watch videos on YouTube and so on). I feel, this is a very pivotal aspect and I am going to take it into consideration as a starting point for many activities such as units, stories and projects. However, I must practice more with EdPuzzle in order to prepare videos in less time and thus bring them to educational practice more frequently.