During this fantastic week we have gone through variety of tools and experiences.Reading the so informative articles I come to realize a lot about creating a more lively and dynamic classes using many techniques and strategies.Among these is The (THINK-PAIR-SHARE) technique which would create a collaborative environment for my students.Another example is the called Just in Time Teaching(JITT) which I will be trying with my students as well.
The use of Powerpoint,as many of my classmates has mentioned ,might not be new to most of us,but what is really new are the ways and methods that I can use to create an interactive lecture with it.The amazing sites provided,I believe would enrich our language class .I tried to use them to create PPT,however I failed due to some technical difficulties(I created a prezi,but couldn't be saved.I almost cried).I succeded to do with Google Document ,another great tool.
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The project I would like to initiate with my ICT students,who have some writing problems,in addition to the insufficient time in class,is creating a blog,to help investigate and devise certain strategies to overcome this problem.The ways I have come across during this week would definitely help me engage my students in the process of learning without which I think teaching wouldn't be effective.The blog would help as a platform for my students to post their writings,reviweing their peers' comments .As a teacher I would be given a greater opportunity to trace my students writings and provide the instant feedback to help them pinpoint their deficiency and let them remedy their mistakes.
I would encourage my students to keep a kind of e- journal or diary for their reflections on what they have done,what didn't really work for them and what they intend to to do during the course.This would help me diagnose more closely the cause of the problem and let them find out the good/bad habits of writing they developed ,whether consciously or subconsciously.
Hi Hind,
ReplyDeleteWe have the same methodology which is to instruct the students to blog in order to improve their writing skills. Hope to share some ideas with you soon.
Good luck!
Nur
Eagerly awaiting what would comes out from this attempt.Wish you and I all the luck.
DeleteDear Hind,
ReplyDeleteYes, I also liked JiTT and shared it with many of fiends. It has greater advantages. But I think instead of one day in advance we can use it three or four days ahead or soon after the completion of a particular chapter; so that we can have enough time to plan our lessons filling in the 'learning-teaching gaps'!
I also liked your idea of keeping an e-journal.
let's keep on sharing things!
best!!
vijay
I find e-diaries a good(extra)technique to be used by my students.i do really want to share with them ,not just what they do,but even how they think about what they do.E-diary will create a personalized kind of learning.
DeleteHi Hind,
ReplyDeleteI am impressed to hear you had time to create a Prezi presentation as well! It's a pity you could not save and share it! By the way, what is the problem with Prezi? As far as I understand, one has to pay to work with the site on regular basis, hasn't he?
And thank you for the ReadySetPresent.com, I have bookmarked to explore later!
Yuliya
Dear Yuliya,thanks for passing by.I think creating a basic account is free(as with most tools).You need to pay only if you want to upgrade to pro/premium to have extra features the basic account wouldn't avail.In prezi's case one of these features is saving your prezi offline.
DeleteHello Hind,
ReplyDeleteThank you for telling us about your experience with the ppt!! I feel what you feel because I experience the same!! I tied many tools and I face some difficulties but I learn a lot!!! I think that you enjoy it like I do!! Thank you for your time!!
Salam