Making a sample teaching plan
It was hard for me to think about a teaching plan and make it relate to technology. But as I read through reading materials for this week and went over the useful websites to use in class, I got some ideas. As I read in "Tips and advice from the Webskills Team: Writing a technology enhanced lesson plan", the objective and the needs of the class are driving the choice of the tool, and not the other way around. https://sites.google.com/site/webskillsuo/lesson-plan , I really thought thinking about the need of the class was important.
I managed to make one teaching plan but I am little worried to make a final project teaching plan.
Problems in class
Thinking about some problems in my class which could be solved with the help of technology was not hard since when I described my class in Week 2, I was thinking about the difficulties I was facing. But I am wondering how creative I can be using a new technology to solve the problem. I am little overwhelmed by other colleagues' or old participants' creativity. I am not good at it.
Searching websites about reading /writing
I am so happy that I found many useful sites like Breaking News English. I can print out some worksheet and use it right now. Also, I leaned that most of the technology enhanced lesson plans are mix of online tool and offline tool/class. Furthermore, in most of the activities, all 4 skills are integrated and I really think it is important for students to improve their English.
I think I am learning a lot.
Elliott, R. (2012). Tips and Advice from the Webskills Team: Writing a Technology Enhanced Lesson Plan. University of Oregon. American English Institute
Kunie Kellem
