Week 4. Putting Precious Things Into My Bag

     Before summarizing the week activities I want to thank Robert and Melissa for their great job, guidance and help.

     Wow, this week everything has come up roses. Precious things have been put into our hands. We have read interesting articles refreshing our minds about ways to use computers to enhance writing and reading skills. We all know that its use has plenty of advantages. All we need is to think of good ways to integrate them into our classes so as to bring liveness, interest and motivation. Computers allow learners to read, create and share. They give students immediate feedback and can solve some of their needs. The most important benefit of reading using a computer is its ability to engage students providing them with guided practice situations. 

     An interesting and not so easy task was to design and share with the group a technology-enhanced lesson plan. Planning lessons or writing objectives is something that teachers do weekly as they are the bones of any classroom learning activity.  It's been my first experience writing a plan using techology and I don't know if I've managed to write it properly. I admit there could be some errors but again, mistakes are tools to make us aware and help us improve.

     With all these things on my plate I think my ideas have become brighter and I'll implement all this in my classroom. I've  enjoyed writing objectives in ABCD style. They help the teacher design lessons that will be easier for the student to comprehend and for the teacher to evaluate.

     The third task was to point out some issues or problems my class is experiencing. It was a little embarassing for me as there are more issues and I couldn't focus just on  one. However, I've pinpointed my students need so that I may carry out a need-driven technology project. 

     Honestly,  I don't know how to do it at this moment but I'll learn by trying. Actually it is not how good you are but how good you want to be. Perhaps the most important element in mastering the techniques of success is experience. But once you have the fundamentals, acquiring the experience is a matter of time. So, till next time.