Today I have my first experience online chatting with more than one person at the same time. We are request to discuss online 2 types of technologies we are using in T&L based on the article written by McGreat and Elliot. When I finally manage to get in to chat room, people already busy chatting out there. Different dialog pop up non stop, a little bit can’t catch up with the conversation……have to admit that I am not net gen, but it was a good experience. Next time, I’ll be able to get into the pool easier.
After conversation session, I found that most popular technology teaching tools using were ppt, Youtube, mp3, FB…..surprisingly, Wikispaces is not popular than Google site, may be GS more user friendly. I don’t know whether it is luckily or unfortunate, I’m the only one using Wikispaces in T&L, I was ask to show how I using it in class. Actually, I would like to share my experience but then I have no confidence to do so without preparation. So, next week I am going to share in class. Actually I am quite curious how to set up Moodle as T&L platform. In Malaysia, Moodle is not that popular in secondary school, but in China, I found that it’s quite common.
After chatting, Pn Ng discuss with us a few tools we mention in dialog. she show us how she used Youtube in T&L. That give me a new idea how to repurpose Youtube as language teaching tools. I once gave a similar project to my students early of the year, but now only I found out that actually I didn’t fully use Youtube as a teaching tools. In Youtube itself already can add in comments and rating the video, I don’t need to link back to Facebook for them to vote. When I having this activity with my Form 4 & 5 students, one group of students did question me why I gave such an activity which they feel don’t have much connection with language activity except for writing lyrics. Now I know how I should redesign the activity so that it can improve my students’ language ability.
Today’s lesson we were explore to different online education games for different subject. really edutainment. I think students will be attract by all this interesting games. Although the online interactive games for learning Chinese is interesting too, but more suitable for 2nd language learner. If I show my students, they will run away when they see all those English instruction. Actually we known that online education games for learning Chinese as the first language is not easy to get especially for secondary students, but we really appreciate Pn Ng’s effort for getting those games for us. Hoping we could be able to search for some online education games for the used in our 3rd assignment.
Yee Hui, sorry for “put you on the stage” , Chinese said摆上台，because we all recommend you to share wikispace with us. But I know that you are a smart person, you surely can handle it , I am fully support you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jessica, I'll try to overcome my psychological barriers of fear.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting eagerly to learn from you. Because we have so little time to explore, a little help by someone who has had experience using the tool is very much appreciated =P
ReplyDeleteI only have 1 year experience, still learning, hope won't disappoint you, Monica.
ReplyDeleteYee Hui, don't feel stress ok? Seriously, we all are very eager to learn from u bout wikispace, that's why we are "very hao yi si put u on stage". =P
ReplyDeleteHaha! Ng, frankly speaking, if I suddenly blank, you have to translate for me, ok? :)
ReplyDeleteOne more adding to the line, waiting to learn from YeeHui Sifu =)
ReplyDeletedon't worry yee hui....we are all your friends...and..if you can present in front of dr tee, surely this is not a problem..anyway I'm presenting mine as well so we will be nervous together k.....:P
ReplyDeleteThese few days explore to wikispaces, I found that there are a lot of function in wikispaces I haven try......so, just able to share with you all what I have done, still not qualified to be your sifu wor, Pearl. We learn together, ok?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your support, my friend, Yin :)
Sure YeeHui =) You are the best!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your moral support, Pearl :)
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