0 The Green School

4 Noodletools & ABCD ***Week 2

Hi everyone, I would like to share my experiences while week 2 for our online course.

First of all,I looked at www.noodletools.com " provides innovative software that teaches students and supports teachers and librarians throughout the entire research process"  

I really liked and enjoyed with http://www.worldcat.org/ .I tried to find very specific information on( using blogs to learn). One of the links that was helpful to me is: http://www.worldcat.org/title/iwrite-using-blogs-wikis-and-digital-stories-in-the-english-classroom/oclc/449284063&referer=brief_results .I tried several search engines and I found sites with vast amounts of information on that topic, including timelines, downloadable audio books, photos, local or historic significance, authoritative research materials, videos, etc.

I will recommend Worldcat search site as it gives a big choice of resources.
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Also,this week I have learned writing learning objectives in a clear and straight way, taking into account those 4 letters that stand for:

Audience (my students)

Behavior (tangible and measurable)

Condition (Circumstances or context)

Degree (how well the performance will be required)

We, as teachers, are always writing objectives or aims for our classes, but sometimes we leave out one of those four aspects mentioned above and that leads to students not knowing exactly what it is expected from them or what they will have to achieve by the end of the class.

Designing clear objectives for the class will help us organize a better session, planning more suitable activities or tasks for our students

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8 Reflective Blog *** Week 1

Blogs are powerful teaching resources that we EFL teachers should use more often to promote collaborative online learning. For more ideas, please read this article http://kidslearntoblog.com/why-teachers-must-include-blogging-in-the-curriculum/

Blogging is not a new thing for me. I have a previous experience in blogging. I established many personal blogs for some people. I helped to add some information in my school`s blog. I invite you to visit this links http://sheraschool.wordpress.com/

http://sheraschool.blogspot.com/

Now, with a bit more experience on technology-enhanced language learning, I am starting this new space of reflective blog which I hope will be enriched by my new classmates' comments.

My own personal challenge for the future is to encourage my student to use our blog and language. My students are kids with ages from 6 to 8.I will start with http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/

, because my student not familiar with using the internet in this age. This computer and video games engage, motivate, and inspire students in the classroom. After that, I choose this link http://www.adrianbruce.com/blogging/blogging.htm

for individual phonics instruction, learning center activities, homework and special needs education. I think is useful.

Also,I found this links http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/classroom-kids-blogging-5-minutes/

 

I hope to benefit from it. In the coming days, I will put here all my students` works.

0 Kids & Computer

When preparing your child for preschool and kindergarten, we should be prepared that computers will play a large role in much of their early childhood education. However, being familiar with the purpose and general use of a standard desktop computer will be helpful for children when they are allowed access to the classroom computer, often a small-group activity at first.
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you could sign up and have your kids blogging in less than five minutes

www.kidblog.org