IPAD IN THE CLASSROOM

Can you imagine a school with no textbooks? This is already a reality with the help of the IPad. Remember that we are 21st learners and that we live in a digital world. So there must be a place for new technologies in the school. And The IPAD is the latest device. But... what is an IPAD? IPAD is videos, books, films, photos, music.IPAD is thin, is beautiful. IPAD goes anywhere and lasts all day. IPAD is magical! IPAD is a revolution!
In the next two videos you will learn what an IPAD is and why use it in the classroom.

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TEACHERS ARE PEOPLE

And now a short film from 1952 about being a teacher.

GALICIAN LITERATURE DAY

Today it is Galician Literature Day. It is a day to honour all the Galician writers and to conmemorate the value of our language. This year it is dedicated to a poet from Monforte de Lemos: LOIS PEREIRO. He had a hard life and died very young. Here is a video with his biography. Enjoy it!

FRIDAY, 13th

Today is Friday the 13th. In Anglo-Saxon countries it´s a day of bad luck and misfortune. Many people stay inside just waiting for the next day because there are lots of superstitions around this date:

- avoid walking under a ladder
- avoid seeing a black cat crossing your path
- don´t get a haircut or someone you love can die within this year
- avoid the number 13 at all costs
- don´t fly
- don´t do any business

But... what is the point of this? In my opinion, there is no need in worrying. It´s just another normal day! Do you agree?

EUROPE DAY

Today, the 9th of May, is Europe Day. Europe is all around us, we might not notice it, but it's in our daily life. Maybe the reason that we don't notice this fact is just simply because we are Europe and everything European is already normal for us, it's ...ours:

- It´s in the nice Belgium chocolate.
- It´s in the aromatic French perfume.
- It´s in the delicious Italian spaghetti we have for dinner.
- It´s in the joyful Spanish dance.
- It´s in the Swiss watches.
- It´s in our football.

EUROPE is US and WE are EUROPE!

WE ARE 21st CENTURY LEARNERS

Have you ever stopped to think who we are? We are 21st century learners. That means that we learn:

- by using computers, mobile phones, video cameras, MP3 players, ...
- by doing, being connected, watching others,...
- everyday we call, text, chat, blog, email, ...

But don´t forget that all of us are 21st century learners: students, teachers, parents, grandparents, ...