A) KNOWLEDGE GAINED
Regarding
this, let me tell you that before this course I was totally worried because I
did not know too much about technology. Now, I feel different because during the
classes I learned many and different things related to this, and it has been
something really meaningful for as well. I am feeling great since I have had
the opportunity to be learning about internet tools. I remember that at the
very beginning of the course, we were working with blog entries, and the
blogger was a tool I did not know how to use, but thanks the teacher and some
classmates, nowadays I can make an appropriated use of it. Also, I won’t forget
how to use the different programs such as Voicethread, Voxopop, Quandary, HotPotatoes
etc, because each of them has provided a meaningful learning for me. Moreover,
something that I won’t forget were the uses of different tools we presented in
class because each of them has an especial use, and they can be selected according
to what we need and want to present to students.
B) WHAT ATTITUDE MUST BE NEEDED
TO WORK WITH ONLINE TOOLS
In
my point of view, I consider that the best attitude to work with online tools
is to avoid saying “I cannot” because many times we use that word when we feel
frustrated about doing something. I consider that everything in life has a
difficulty, and it is the same with online tools, some of them are difficult,
and they are even more difficult if we do not try to use them, so our main goal
has to be to avoid saying “I cannot” in order to get excellent results
regarding this.
C) HOW THESE TOOLS CAN BE
IMPLEMENTED IN OTHER SUBJECTS
Well,
I consider that a teacher can make use of these tools in all the subjects. The
only point he or she has to take into consideration is to use the appropriated
tool, and the most adequate to present a topic. I think that the use of these
tools can start from high school levels because in those levels students are more
familiar with technology. First, a teacher of science can teach students how to
use Voicethread in order to present a video of a science project or teach how
to use voxopop for them to record their voices and talk about a topic they
want. Second, in a mathematic class, the teacher can teach students how to make
use of HotPotatoes’ tool for them to solve problems related to the subject.
Third, he can use helloslide.com if he or wants students to
describe themselves by a presentation or slidely.com if he wants them to
present something making use of pictures.
D) WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT
SHOULD BE ADDED OR LEFT OUT IN A FUTURE COURSE
I
think that everything that the teacher taught us was meaningful and interesting
for all of us, so I won’t leave out any details from this course. Maybe, the
teacher can include a variety of websites that contains authentic materials; it
means websites with design -for-EFL materials in order to use them in a class
on the web. Also, reliable links about grammar sections and vocabulary.
E) SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE THE
COURSE
-Pay
special attention to all students while they are working.
-Monitor
all students and try to focus in those who have more difficulties using
technology.
-If
you are teaching about the use of a new internet tool, write how to use it on
the board or provided printed material.
