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The Serendipity ProjectThe Serendipity Project
Rita ZeinstejerRita ZeinstejerRosarioRosario
ArgentinaArgentina
EFL students in Rosario, ArgentinaEFL students in Rosario, Argentina
f2f classf2f class preparing for CAEpreparing for CAE (upper interm/advanced level)(upper interm/advanced level)
aged 17-25aged 17-25
First Stage: Class BlogFirst Stage: Class Blog
Implications:Implications: Blog features: text, Blog features: text,
audio, pixaudio, pix Going GlobalGoing Global NetiquetteNetiquette CommitmentCommitment Focus on Focus on
communicationcommunication
Second Stage: Individual BlogsSecond Stage: Individual Blogs
Opening personal blogs:Opening personal blogs:
tutorialtutorial Posting urlsPosting urls Visiting classmates’ Visiting classmates’
blogs blogs Posting commentsPosting comments
Third Stage: Blog Search EngineThird Stage: Blog Search Engine
Technorati:Technorati: search, surface, organize search, surface, organize
blogs blogs taggingtagging: its concept: its concept
Fourth Stage: Tracking Blogs Fourth Stage: Tracking Blogs
Bloglines: Bloglines: “aggregator” or “feed “aggregator” or “feed collector”collector”
tracking favourite tracking favourite news/blogs/podcastsnews/blogs/podcasts
Subscribe to it: latest Subscribe to it: latest postings will be brought!postings will be brought!
publish, share your own publish, share your own blogblog
visit your aggregator often visit your aggregator often and save time!and save time!
Fifth Stage: Social BookmarkingFifth Stage: Social Bookmarking
Del.icio.us:Del.icio.us: your network: storing, your network: storing,
sharing and discovering sharing and discovering bookmarks.bookmarks.
tagstags to organize to organize bookmarksbookmarks
collaborative repository collaborative repository of related infoof related info
Students’ FeedbackStudents’ Feedback
Awareness of:Awareness of:* reaching a global audience* reaching a global audience
* need to be accurate* need to be accurate
* importance of meaningful interaction* importance of meaningful interaction
* importance of sharing findings* importance of sharing findings
* importance of using English authentically* importance of using English authentically
* available technology* available technology
My students video in YouTubeMy students video in YouTube
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