week 4

This week passed very fast, I did not have much time to update my blog until today. In nicenite we were talking about how to use internet to improve reading and writing skills. I found interesting websites that I will use with my students. I also read an interesting article about e-books. We can do something for our planet by saving paper.
We also were required to develop a lesson plan using technology. I chose a topic related to the environment to enhace my students reading and writing skills. Definitely I will use these ideas with my university students.
I felt pleased because I started using internet with a group of students to make my classes more interactive. I realized that my students were motivated. However, I had to monitor their work at class to prevent them to search for other websites.
I'am interested in implementing blogs with this group of students to encourage them to write about different topics. I shared these ideas with other colleagues who were reluctant to use blogs because they  involve teachers' extra time and effort.

Week 3

 Every week is more demanding for everybody. There are more readings, and we have to start thinking about the final project. Sometimes time is not enough because I work from Monday to Saturday at two different universities, and I have to take care from my children. However, this course is interesting, and I am learning a lot for this reason I am trying to do my best.
This week the class discussion was related to bookmarking. To be honest this is the first time that I've heard this term. Others teachers were really good at using social bookmarking. I had a few problems, but finally I created my deliciuos page, it was really exciting how I could organize and save my favorite websites.Besides I was able to check my colleagues pages, they have really interesting and useful information. 
Other interesting topic was CALL to develop our students' oral and aural skills. It is amazing how the computers are changing the world. Teachers can make our classes more interactive by using internet and computers programs. For this reason I have to improve my  computer skills to manage this new technology.

Writing Objectives

We have a new task in this online course, writing an objective using the abcd style. I have never heard about it, so I had to search for tips, ideas and examples. I used to write objectives by asking the questions: WHO; WHAT, and HOW. At the beginning I was struggling to understand this method , but I finally I formulated my objective. I don't know if I did it right.
I finally could clarify my ideas about my project and solved the problems related to my students' internet access. I was reading my colleagues' projects and some of them included mine are related to blogs. It is not a surprise because blogs are quite interesting, I was not interested in Facebook or something like that, but blogs appeal to me because we can use them with educative purposes.

Week 2 Reflections

These days I have spent a lot of time surfing by the internet to find information about the search engines. Cause I am not really into technology I used Goggle and Yahoo to do my researches.  I am really impressed about the variety of search engines available now. I tried some recommended by teachers, others by my own, and I discovered useful and interesting information. I feel like a child with a new toy, exploring the unknown. And as a popular proverb says," It is never late to learn".
I also have to start thinking about my final project. I had some ideas but I am not sure about them yet. The main problem is that at the University where I work there is no a lab with internet access, so I have to think about a solution to solve this situation.

Week 1 Reflections

This online course started and I feel a little concerned because I am not good at technology. Other teachers who are taking this course are able to use blogs more effectively, and their comments are useful and interesting. Indeed I had some problems creating my blog, especially when I wanted to add my photo, but finally I got it. At the beginning I could not  find and write about my home in the google map. Fortunately, a colleague explained how goggle maps work. I am really interested in learning more about technology to use it in my classrooms, and I am sure that this course will help me to do it.