Greetings to
All
Here we are
in our fourth week. I agree with colleagues who say that we hardly feel the
length of time we have been studying together. But we are fully aware that we
have been learning a lot of interesting stuff.
As I started reading the article How to Write Integrating
Lesson Plan, I felt that the task of writing a technology based lesson plan is
not at all easy. All the lessons I used from the net so far were not based on
using technology in class. They remained classical, suggesting the use of
blackboard, chalk and talk plus handouts. This idea made me read the text again
and again to be able to make decisions on the next step.
I started
pondering over my ABCD objectives, ways to integrate technology and so on and
so forth.
I fathomed I
had to read more articles so that I can see clearly how to take each step
properly. Thus I read two more articles: How to Develop an Integrated Lesson
Plan, The Effects of Integrated Lesson Plan on Students.
What I liked
about e-how.com is that I could shift my first article to others following the
directing hints at related articles which are being read by other people interested
in the same topic. This time and energy saving.
I ended my
day thinking of how to start my lesson, bearing in mind that we don’t have
neither PCs nor net connection in
class. The only solution I thought about is to ask students to bring their
laptops ( a few of them can)or give them some tasks to do outside the class. Then
their work out-come can be presented in class.
Ilham
ReplyDeleteI am under the same situation than you. I do not have access to technology at my classroom; we have a library and a video room where there is a canyon and computer to be used by the teacher. Actually my students know how to use a blog. So I think that I will be doing my project mmmm I will say like inside of another. Another option is to ask them to do it at home, at least my students all of them have a computer with internet at home.
Anyway keep on doing it!!! We still have to think, or to plan it!!!
Andrea.
Andrea
ReplyDeleteThanks for passing by.As for the topic you suggested for the final project, I think that reading I of paramount importance in learning in general and in learning a language in particular.However students are now reluctant to read. Maybe because they got used to viewing, which enhances more and quick understanding.
carry on!
Ilham
Hello Ilham! Hey I think your idea of asking your students to bring thier laptops is not bad at all. Look in my school there is a policy " No electronic devices allowed inside the classroom"(of course they are elementary students), however if you can make them bring them to your class it can fix problem! I am glad you had a good week 4!
ReplyDeleteTake care
Aida