Wheeew...that's all I can say with all I had experienced during the week. This makes me late in submitting assignments for the on-line course...Thanks Robert for reminding me:))
I'd like to share my experience when I teach my Reading 2 class of which I also put the lesson plan in the Nicenet discussion.
Sometimes in my reading class, I ask my students to go to our language laboratory as all computers there are connected with the Internet. I often ask them to open certain websites containing reading exercises. After reading the text, they can do some exercises such as vocabulary, multiple choice, word selection, and other exercises on reading. Even they can do the summarizing and giving opinion toward what they have read and then send it to the website. By leading our students to this kind of exercise, I think that besides teaching them on how to read better using some techniques or strategies, they also have freedom in choosing certain topics that become their favorites. The reading class using technology for the tools allows them to find millions of sources of written text with numerous topics. Of course, as teachers, we must guide them so that they won't get lost in reading websites available in the Internet. We must also be specific toward what we're going to do in the reading class but it doesn't mean that we limit our students' access in the reading. We can give them some insights of what is good or bad toward the content of the websites.
In the lesson plan that I post on the Nicenet, I use 2 excellence websites such as
I think they are very good source for us reading teacher for giving our students theories in reading (containing some strategies and techniques used in reading) as well as giving sources of reading texts with various exercises. Of course there are still numerous websites that we can explore on reading with their plus and minus in offering us with plenty of facilities.
Well, I think that's all my share that I write in the middle of my busy days going to and fro from one place to another and from one duty to another duty.
Thanks for reading!
Malang, 29 October 2010
Dear Yudi,
BalasHapusHow are you? I am interested in the two websites you suggest but the obstacle is that the Internet signal is very slow because I do not use computer at my work place. Previously, I mean before we have online learning, I did not pay much attention on how to make use of the technology for instruction. I just followed texts and relied on the three processes of teaching: Preparation, Presentation, and Production. At present, I realize I have to interweave the technology and contents of what we will teach our students.
I also agree with you that we have to guide them in order not to get lost in reading websites getting them out of track. I know it is difficult to control the students. We can do that just in class but out of class we do not know what they are surfing for.
Please do not tell them that we should not use computer continuously for many hours!
Best,
Moo
Hi Moo,
BalasHapusIt's good to see you again! Hope you're in good condition. Now, I'm busy like a bee:)) but I can handle everything smoothly although there are some delays in submitting our tasks in this online course.
Yes, Moo, we must guide our students as nowadays, there are some sites that are very dangerous to be visited and they are all free without paying anything. It's our job as a teacher to give good example in order that our students are not only smart in using technology but also smart in managing their behavior.
Thanks for sharing!
Cheers,
Yudi