Week 5 - Second Refkection

FIFTH WEEK – SECOND REFLECTION

Hi everybody,

I am happy to announce that I was able to create my very first webquest, the URL is : www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=120486. I am just starting to know this tool so I beg your pardon if there are some mistakes. I’d like to receive your feedback on my webquest. I really need to learn more on this tool, for I feel is going to be very useful for my students, especially for the Advanced Level. To create this webquest took two days, but I think it worths the effort.

Esteban Mallqui.

                                                          

WEEK 5 - REFLECTION

FIFTH WEEK – REFLECTION

This week has been a little difficult for me because I got sick. My kidneys were bothering me; I think I have a kind of “stones” inside them. Well, anyway; this week I posted my Rubric on line (I’d never done that before. I had all my Rubrics on paper. I also read about Projects and how these ones help our students to become more independent from the teacher. Actually, I am in some way familiar with Projects because in my institution we evaluate our students with the presentations of Projects every month. Finally, I am considering in the technological change I have to use to help my students with their problem of lack of interest in “Writing Academic English”.

By the way, I cannot post comments in some Blogs, especially in the ones that in the section of “Select Profile” doesn’t have NAME/URL.

                                                          Esteban Mallqui

FOURTH WEEK REFLECTION

FOURTH WEEK – REFLECTION

Well, this week I’ve begun to consider in what to do to improve my classes through technology. As Donna suggested, I think I have to do a Plan because it is not possible for me to do a Project since I don’t teach the same students for more than a month. I liked to read the website about Writing, especially the one about Writing Argumentative Essays, for This skill is my favorite to teach. I found a kind of complicated to write the Lesson Plan because in my country we use a different lesson Plan template. Well, I believe it is a matter of getting used to.

                                                             Esteban Mallqui

Third week Reflection

THIRD WEEK – REFLECTION

Well, this week I’ve learned to create my Delicious account. This service is something new to me, so I feel that I have to practice more how to get the best of it. I also read some articles about Aural/oral skills. I found the comments very useful and informative. I discovered that Listening is a very important skill to teach, but it is neglected the most of the time. Finally, I have to say that I am considering to change the theme of my Projaect thanks one of the example I read the one that belongs to  Aleyda Linares

                                                             Esteban Mallqui

Second week - Reflection

SECOND WEEK – REFLECTION

What I’ve learned this week is great for me; for I’ve learned to search for information on internet through some engines, especially NOODLETOOLS. I was really happy for this discovery that I started to look for more and more, not only using Google, but also using Yahoo, and Bing. I also used the ABCD Objective to prepare a model of an objective of one of my classes; by the way, I used to focus my objectives in a different way, but now I think I am going to use the ABCD Objective from now on because it really works. I tried It with one of my classes and I was happily surprised with the results. I was able to wrap up my class of that day easily and meaningfully. Well, finally I gave the first step on my Project preparation. I’d like to receive a feedback on this issue, please.

                                                             Esteban Mallqui