My presentation

1.    How do you felt during your presentation?

I felt quite good; I think that it was because the topic that I choose was easy an interesting and everybody in the group is very friendly.

2.    Were the results of your presentation what you expected?

Yes, everything when according to the plan :D

3.    What do you need to improve?

I know that I have to be more confident in myself and speak louder.

4.    What did you not do before your presentation?

I didn’t practice at all, I know that’s bad, but everything came out alright.

5.    Were you consciously prepared for your presentation

I knew the topic but I needed to practice a bit more.

6.    What do you need to do for your next presentation

Maybe practice in front of the mirror

English around the world UK/Canada/USA

1.    Interesting facts:

UK:

·         In the UK is cold/rainy pretty much all the time

·         British people love tea and baked beans

·         Football is quite popular

·         Everybody hangout on pubs

Canada:

·         Is the second biggest country in the world

·         They have tons of maple syrup

·         There’s hotels made of ice in winter

·          Is cold pretty much all the time

·         There’s a whole world under de city

USA:

·         Pretty much everything is expensive

·         They have weird classes on their universities

·         The celebrate Thanksgiving, Halloween, St. Patrick day, and another things

2.    Which was the most difficult accent to understand? Why?

I could understand all of the accents very well, but when the girl from England spoke directly to me I couldn’t understand anything, maybe because I was nervous fo talking to her or something like that.

3.    Which was your favorite accent? Why?

I totally loved the British accent but I don’t really know why, maybe because I spend tons of time watching British youtubers and finally have the chance to heart live was amazing.  

4.    Do you think it’s important to have an accent? Why?

I don't really think so, as long as we can communicate with each other is fine for me.

5.    If you had an accent which accent would you have, why?

I`d love to have a British accent because I love the British culture, I know that I will never have it but I can do a pretty good impression.  

6.    Is it important to understand every single Word the speakers say?

No every single word, but is important to understand the most of the words spoken during a conversation to have a good communication.  

Everything You Need To Know About Google Glass

These little friends are a wearable gadget that gives you the first-person’s view of the experience, made possible by you guessed it, Google Glass.

Here are a couple of things that you should know about this upcoming gadget: 

1.       Tiny (but powerful) hardware:

  

It’s amazing how the Project Glass team has managed to squeeze all of its features into a tiny ‘computer’ supported on a lightweight yet strong frame.

Google Glass is packed with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, speakers, a camera, microphone, touchpad and possibly a gyroscope that detects head-tilts. Then there’s the main piece, a tiny screen the size of your finger that shows you all the information you need at your fingertips.

2.       Heed my command!:

Well, all that hardware is put to good use: Google Glass has voice input, which makes everything a lot more interesting. The built-in microphone combined with Google Now connects you directly to the search engine.

You activate Google Now by saying "Okay Glass" then send a command or question. Tilting your head up does the same thing.

You can take a photo or record a video, all by just saying the command for it – more on that, later. On the right, is a touchpad where you can swipe through, to get to menus; tapping, registers your selection.

3.       Life pauses for no one:

Google Glass users can now live in the moment, and keep that memory in pictures or videos. No more foraging around for a camera, tuning the settings of your photo apps, and letting the moment go by without a single snap. Just say, "Take a Photo" and your view at the moment is captured, hands-free. Imagine the possibilities.

Other than photos, you can do the same with videos, which spells opportunities for extreme sports, real-life tutorials and more. Of course, picture quality coming from a device this small would not be comparable to a DSLR camera, but oftentimes, you’d rather not lose out on the moment.

4.       Never get lost again:

Since it’s built with a GPS chip, it’ll be able to help you navigate, with help from Google Maps. This will take away the need to look down at your smartphone and it will be especially handy when you are driving, when you’re walking through crowded streets or when you’re hiking through the countryside.

Travellers, backpackers and even long distant cyclists won’t have to stop and check on where they are. In fact, this is the perfect example of augmented reality.

5.       Always be on call, literally

With Glass being able to record videos, it can also act as a webcam with the data connection from your home or smartphone. You can use Google Hangout for a group conference, and still do what you need to do without being confined to a desk.

6.       Blend in with the locals:

If you have read this recap on Awesome Things Google Search Can Do For You, know that you can do all of this on Glass as well. What’s the difference? Think about travelling and visiting a place where you don’t speak the local language.

You can now convert the currency rate, understand the measurement system (metric or not), or translate your questions and their answers on the spot. Get the fun facts, best drinking spots, and gain access to the local secrets when you are still there, not when you are back in your apartment looking through vacation photos.

7.       Live from the field:

Live information that is shown to you would come from the predictive software of Google Now. On Android’s Jelly Bean, Google Now knows when you’re leaving your home for work and can warn you of bad traffic before you get stuck in it.

You can also set your favorite sports team and it’ll give you the latest news, scores and updates from the team, whenever they play.

8.       Still elusive but almost here:

Google first made Glass available to developers during the Google I/O conference. At the time, it was priced at $1,500 and word has it that it will still be within that price range when it is finally released end of this year.

More recently, participants of the #ifihadglass competition can get an opportunity to buy Glass if they give the most creative Tweet or Google+ comment. For the rest of us, we’ll just have to wait until they iron out the rough edges before we can put on a pair.

History of the Gunpowder Plot
& Guy Fawkes Night

Four hundred years ago, in 1605, a man called Guy Fawkes and a group of plotters attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London with barrels of gunpowder placed in the basement. They wanted to kill King James and the king’s leaders.
Guy Fawkes was given the job to keep watch over the barrels of gunpowder and to light the fuse. 

On the morning of 5th November, soldiers discovered Guy hidden in the cellar and arrested him. The trail of gunpowder at his feet would never be lit.
The event is still commemorated annually in England on 5th November by fireworks and burning "guys"(effigies) on bonfires.

Twas the night before Christmas

“Twas the night before Christmas” is a poem written by Clement Clarke Moore, this poem has been call "arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American" and is largely responsible for some of the conceptions of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today.
Check it out:

IB learners we strive to be:

·         inquirers

·         knowledgeable

·         thinkers

·         communicators

·         principled

·         open-minded

·         caring

·         risk-takers

·         balanced

·         reflective.

But in my class we decide to add a couple of things:

Creative: We are intrigued by what we might create. We are curious about the physical world around us, the human relationships, and the inner world of the ideas and emotions. We are focused on the originality of thought.

Humanist: We preserve ethics and universal values by promoting social and self-improvement as well as love and respect for our mother country and humanity.

What does IB. means?

The I.B. (International Baccalaureate) is a non-profit educational foundation, motivated by its mission, focused on the student. It has four programmes for students aged 3 to 19 help develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world. Founded in 1968, we currently work with 3,678 schools in 146 countries to develop and offer four challenging programmes to over 1,139,000 students.

Here is a video(: