READING OF IMAGES, IRENE PACHECO GÓMEZ

	Connotative analysis	Denotative analysis
Type of plan	Medium plane. In the photo shows the children sitting on the chairs concentrated on the task of painting with tempera and brushes.	General plane. The image shows a piece of classroom where the students are working and the teacher is sitting at a table with the students supervising the work they are doing.
Type of angle	Chopped angle. From this vision, students are seen performing the task of drawing with brushes.	Chopped angle. From this vision, students are seen performing the task of drawing with brushes.
Predominant colors	Blue, red, yellow, green.	White, Brown and black.
Type of lighting	Artificial.	Artificial.
Text	The text informs us, according to the Salvem association, that there are many public and private centers that do not have enough resources or means to properly train their students.	The text informs us in general that the children’s education stays in the background with respect to other educational levels, reason why parents protest for not having their children enough means for a correct education in the Valencian Community.

READING OF IMAGES, MARIA DOLORES RUS CUEVAS

  

	Connotative analysis	Denotative analysis
Type of plan	It is a whole plan, since in this image we show the participation collaboration and teaching of the students, in addition to conveying a teamwork environment.	It is a whole plane, the image is located in a children's classroom where we find a blackboard, photos, boxes to save the glue, scissors...etc
Type of angle	Medium formal angle, from this frontal angle we see a class with children, interacting with the teacher.	Medium formal angle, at this frontal angle we see what would be the normal environment of a class.
Predominant colors	Blue, red, yellow, pink orange, colors that transmit fun, catch the children's attention and motivate them.	Blue, red, yellow, orange bright colors which are the most appropriate for the decoration of a children's classroom which should draw attention.
Type of lighting	natural	natural
Text	This text tells us that early childhood education is undervalued and following a study, carried out by Juán Sánchez Muliterno, president of AMEI, he tries to give the place he deserves.	This text tells us that early childhood education is a second education, because classes are taught through games and as we want them to be of more value, Juan Sánchez Muliterno, president of AMEI, will carry out a study to put the child education in its proper place.

FINAL REFLECTION ABOUT READING OF IMAGES

Each of us have interpret this images according to our perceptions and the emotions that they have transmitted.
We consider that the causes that have led us to percieve this type of reading of images have been the society in wich we live and the education that we have received.

READING OF IMAGES, MARTA NAVARRETE MOYA

	Connotative analysis	Denonative analysis
Type of plane	Foreground, highlights the child´s face because of poor lighting.	Foreground, cut the figure by the shoulder, showing the face.
Type of angle	Chopped angle, it conveys an atmosphere of work and concentration.	Chopped angle, the camera is positioned above the character, dominating the escene.
Predominant colors	Black and white.	Black, white, yellow, red, blue and green.
Type of lighting	Low artificial lighting, it transmits a calm and relaxed atmosphere.	Low artificial light transmitted by the table.
Text	The text talks about the new ways to teach, learn and evaluate that have used the schools of the province of Alicante.	The text is composed of an introduction and a main body, where the story is developed following some main ideas.

FINAL REFLECTION

After having seen all these blogs, we have reached a joint conclusion. The blog we recommend is "Fantastic preeschool". We found it very interesting and helpfull because of its contents. This blog includes a virtual classroom where you can interact. This blog has several purposes among them, inform families about what is done in class, help in some way to other teachers, show people what they work in class and their methodologies...etc. An aspect to emphasize is the professional formation of the author of the blog, Ms. María Jesús Rodríguez Arenas is an English Specialist Teacher in Early Childhood and Primary Education.

REFLECTION BY MARTA NAVARRETE MOYA

1) FANTASTIC PRESCHOOL:
The author of this blog is Ms. María Jesús Rodríguez Arenas (English Specialist Teacher in Early Childhood and Primary Education) who belongs to a team of teachers from the Hispania school from Cartagena (Murcia).
This blog offers us a "fantastic experience" where it shares with the students and their families all what they are working in class. In addition it has gathered a series of resources for the use of the computer in the children's classroom in what they call the "corner of the computer".
This blog offers a list of online resources that allow us to work under different media and formats, and that we can use in the classroom or from home, integrating them in the curriculum.
The essential sections it contains are:

• Online Resources and Games.
• Downloadable Games.
• Activity Workshop.
• ITC Methodology.
• Guestbook.

I consider this blog very helpfull because of their contents. It shows how to integrate the ICT in all areas of education, as it offers lots of interesting activities and experiences.

2) AULA DE INFANTIL, ROSA:
The author of this blog is Ms. Dolores de Pacheco (Murcia), teacher in Early Childhood and Primary, specialist in Spanish Language and Literature and French. This blog is aimed at her students and their families and other teachers.  It offers Ms. Dolores experiences with her students, information for parents, instructional materials, among others.
The essential sections it contais are:

• Songs.
• Games.
• Projects.
• Education and Family.
• Education and ITC.

I consider it a very didactive blog because of the lots of different videos of her experiences in her class, and all the instructional materials that it offers. It can be of great help to other teachers.

REFLECTION BY MARIA DOLORES RUS CUEVAS

1) ROMPIENDO LOS ESQUEMAS EDUCATIVOS:
The author of the blog is Ms. Violeta, her blog is informative and investigative. This blog is aimed at parents and children, as it offers information of the history of computers, educational tools, recommendation of an educational television program and most importantly recommendation for network security. The essential sections it contais are:

• Recommendations to feel secure on the net.
• Virtual learning environment.

This blog is interesting because it has several activities that you can work with children in the classroom.

2) PRIMERO PARA TODOS:

The author of this blog is Ms. Viviana, that has a direct relationship with education and tic because of her profession. Ms. Viviana is a teacher and from her blog, she goes directly to parents giving them advices and various pastimes. This blog offers creative activities, dental health, among others. The essential sections it contains are:

• Tips to parents.
• Riddles.
• Videos interacting in the classroom.
• Fun class.

I consider this blog interesting, because it gives several guidelines for parents and offers very atractive activities for children.

REFLECTION BY IRENE PACHECO GÓMEZ

1) MIL RECURSOS EDUCACIÓN INFANTIL:
The author of the blog is Ms. Mar Gómez. This blog is related to ICT (Information and Communication Technology). She uploads the videos she uses with her students, wich are located at the right margin of the page and you can also find various resources to work online with students.
The blog is aimed at teachers, as it offers infinite resources to work with students such as stories, songs...etc. The section that it collects are:

• My publications.
• My blogs, because she has more than one, they are directed towards a specific educational stage.
• Social Networks, where you can follow Ms. Mar Gómez.
• The contents that the blog collects.

This blog seems interesting because is a quite complete blog and is a great help for any professional.

2) EDUCACIÓN INFANTIL:

The author of the blog is Salome. This blog is related to ICT ( Information and Communication Technology) because contains videos of songs and stories, interactive games, virtual activities...etc. The blog is aimed at the children and teachers. It is aimed at the children for their activities, stories, interactive songs... and to the teachers by the experiences that Ms. Salome has had with the ICT. The sections that it collects are:

• Stories.
• Songs.
• Interactive games.
• Prizes.
• Recognitions with ICT.

This blog seems interesting because it has so much information for teachers and students and it's a great hep for both.

WELLCOME!

Wellcome to our blog, we are The Smart Tinys.
This group is formed by Mª Dolores Rus Cuevas, Marta Navarrete Moya and Irene Pacheco Gómez. We are pre-school students at the University of Jaén.Our purpose with this blog is to show what we are going to work with our smart little students and how we are going to do it. We hope it helps you and comes usefull.
Hope you enjoy it!