WEEK 9 REFLECTION

This week we have to try different tools and implement them into our practice.
Even though Deborah told us to work with one option but I would like to try them all and created both site for my students and nicenet class for teachers whom I train these days.
In addition to these sites for collaboration we were given sites to create fun and intersting activities for our classes. I made several bingo games and an on-line crossword. Both these activities are on the same topic - my project one - "British Festivals"

Another activity we should do was to complete the survey. It gave me food for thought and I decided to create a survey for my teachers of ETTE project by British Council.
I am still working on it and hope to publish a link to it after completing. Survey was another very useful tool for me as a teacher.

What I really worry about is my project feed back and report...

Comments

  1. HalaJune 4, 2010 at 12:40 AM

    Dear Nilufar,

    I too decided to try more than one option. I believe we have to take this opportunity to benefit from the time spent on this course, though we are running out of it now.
    I am sure using online surveys with the teachers you train these days will impress them. The best thing I like about online surveys is the distance-gap they fill when the link is distributed online. Sudan is the largest county in Africa. So, when conducting researches or projects, a teacher can reach so many teachers as long as he/she has other teachers' emails.
    Don't worry about anything. They will all come together this week. We are almost there!!
    Best of luck.
    Hala

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  2. Nadina C. NICOLICI June 5, 2010 at 6:08 AM

    Dear Nilufar,

    your site looks great and it contains lots of valuable information for your students. Even if it's not at all easy to create it, even working on a template, it's worth the time and the efforts spent.

    Just like you and Hala, I tried all the tools provided this week as in this way I can remember them. Otherwise, I am sure I will forget they exist and I could never improve my teaching style.

    Good luck,
    Nadina

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  3. Mohamed HasanJune 5, 2010 at 6:54 AM

    Dear Nilufar,

    Same here, I couldn't come up with ideas in my discussion until after I had tried a number of the tools presented this week.

    It's a good idea to use online surveys with your students, Nilufar. I think we can also create our own online surveys to conduct a needs analysis of students. This will be easier to complete than the paper-and-pencil one.

    Yours,

    Mohamed

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  4. NilufarJune 6, 2010 at 6:02 AM

    Dear Hala, Nadina and Mohamed.

    Thank you for supporting me.

    What I like in this class most of all is that we learn from Deborah's resources, links and instructions; from our peers' advice, recommendations and supports. And besides all these we learn from the tools Deborah uses to grade us, to do need analysis. When I saw that she sent our marks through snapgrade I decided to try it; when she sent us survey I wanted to create the syrvey for trainings. So in this class knowledge comes to us from everywhere. We just need a will to try it out.

    Good luck,
    Nilufar

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  5. ZulyJune 9, 2010 at 4:12 PM

    Hi Nilunfa,

    What you said about designing more than one tool was a great idea for me since you encouraged me to do the same. Thanks for this wonderful idea. You collaborate with although you didn't know that. Now I have designed several Internet tools for my classes.

    Yours,

    Zuleika

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