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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