LEVELS OF TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION (WEEK-10)

 I would like to thank our instructor, Donna Shaw, for her patience and her kindness.

I have learned about many topics and technology tools. They all are most successful for me & all during the course. I think in this tools are most useful and helpful for the teachers & learners.

In the first weeks we have been introduced to ground rules for discussions and rubrics for self evaluation. Then, we have learned about ABCD objectives and noodle tools for web searching. We created our first page on delicious.com to save the links and we did all the reading materials for oral-skill buildings, which were very interesting to read. We learned how to create a lesson plan with the help of technology, all together with rubrics and webquests. An interactive PowerPoint has been, very useful for us. Padlet was fun and creative, on the other hand learning about one computer classroom and mobile devices was very interesting and useful. Anvill, assessing technology integration etc.

Mobile devices has added a new dimension to our life and to communication system .I have a mobile devices(iphone set) and sometimes I use it in my class to show pictures and to send grammatical patterns and vocabulary also to the students and they can share with each other through mobile devices. Everyone can use mobile devices to find out the hardest words to the easiest ones. I will use in my classes as technology tools, Computer & Mobile devices.

LEARNING  STYLES, TECH TOOLS (WEEK-9)

In the very beginning, I have to say that ‘’Learning Styles and Strategies’’-Richard M. Felder and Barbara A. Solomon. This article reminded me the type of student I was in the past. I am going to relate those ones to my learning styles and I am going to share the different tools in this web skills course, as a learner, which I have discovered. For improving my plan project, this essay has given me very, very good ideas.

And that is Foreign and Second Language Education, Felder et al. (1993), an excellent guide for ESL/EFL classes as- Active and Reflective Learners, Sensing and Intuitive Learners, Visual and Verbal Learners, Sequential and Global Learners. A wide range of strategies for learning  style I found out in this course like Nicenet, Blogs, peer-editing and e-mails. From my experiences I can learn especially when I sit down to write my feelings and thoughts on my blog.

Padlet, Interactive Powerpoint and Videos are excellent tools. And among the learners, teachers can try about these tools.

 

Mohammad Azizul Haque

Bangladesh