Thursday, October 4, 2012

How would I use blogs, wikis and delicious with my students?


 
       Teaching and learning before technology was very boring , With the vast development of technology, It becomes something very intersting. When I become a teacher I will use different types of technology tools to help me teach, , and tell them about the importance  of  the usage the  social networks in our life, especially in education.

 I would use social networks  such as blogger ,wikis and Delicious with my students as much as I can to improve their learning . These online tools are very helpful for both teachers and students

 

 
 

blogger is one of the very good and useful tools for students. I would like to teach my students first, how they can be use it. Second, ask them to create an account and following each others. Third, ask them to write posts and add comments for each other's without copy and past .students should post at least three times monthly ,then I will give them feedback .
 At the reading class, I will give them an article to paraphrase, and write their reflection. For example, I may give them an article about the use of technology in education , and ask them to paraphrase it. Then, the they have to write about the importance of using technology in education  and how to use it effectively . They also have to reply on three of their classmates posts.

 

 



Wikis are excellent website for collaboration. Wikis are a wonderful tool for students to work together and produce high quality texts.
 If I use wiki with my students, I will put the assignments and the handouts on wiki. I would divide the class into groups; each group will have their wiki. I’ll post some topics related to our course, each group will select a topic and collect and search information about it then post it in their group and discuss it with their classmates . The wiki also has a lot of communication features so I could set up online discussion / forum tasks with students so that they could discuss the story and make decisions about how they want to change or develop it.

 

 

Delicious is a social bookmarking site where we can save links to all of our favorite websites. In delicious the students can add and share  links with others  that they need it in their courses. I would ask my students to make their own Delicious and for each lesson they have to add  a website that they find it useful and beneficial to our lesson, and share it with their classmates. It's a useful and enjoyable way to share links  that will help them in developing their English language. I will use it with my students to add useful links that help them understand more .
 
 
These websites can improve the teaching quality and the students achievement. Technology really help developing and enhancing the learning process .
 
 

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