Reflection on Week 3

I had an extremely busy week but still I managed to find out some time for Webskill . This week we read two articles on CALL and Aural/Oral skill building,  found out some websites and shared the link and opinion rather recommendation about the link. The links were very useful. I went through wed links that were posted by the participants and was very delighted since most of us found out unique web links.  

We also read the sample projects provided in the course outline. This was very useful since we, the participants, are also going to do a similar task soon. I read Camelia Pagila’s project and found it very useful.  I shared my opinion in the Nicenet discussion regarding her project. We also opened our account in delicious. To me, this is a new thing.  

These are a few things that we did in Week 3. Looking forward to Week 4.

Cheers

Proggna Paromita Majumder

           

               

               

Week 2

Hello All, 

The second week is about to end and the time is really running fast. This week we had a lot of activities. We discovered many new search engines that could help us get many teaching resources. Noodles.com was really an eye opener for many of us. I always depended on Googles for any web resources and now I have so many options. So, in discussion 1 of the second week, we went through many search engines and shared our opinion regarding this. I liked Kidsclick.com, biography.com and sweetengine.com the best.  I think these 3 search engines are really good for younger learners, so I would like to refer these sites to my younger students and the teachers who teach young learners.

       We also worked on ABCD method. For me this is a new method. We went through some websites that are mentioned in our reading list, followed Donna’s instruction and example and then made our own ABCD model. Besides, Donna gave us inspiring feedbacks which helped us to know if we were on the right tracts.

       We also had another discussion where we described our classes and the technologies that we use in the class. I was feeling shy while participating this portion as in my school we hardly use any technology. However, when I went through the other participants’ write-ups, I no longer felt lonely. This discussion was also a first step towards writing our project paper. I was really shaky at first thinking about how it is going to be but when we finally gave our first step to the project; I felt that it was not as difficult as I thought. Donna’s guidance and the way the course has been designed do not make us feel as if the course is an extra burden. I am eagerly looking forward to the following week and of course reading the other participant’s blog.

Cheers

Proggna Paromita Majumder

Reflection of Week 1

I wanted to create my own blog since a long time, but for some unknown reasons, I was hesitating. Now, when I had to create a blog for the Webskills Course 2014 under University of Oregon, I feel very excited. During the first week, we, the 20 participants around the world, introduced ourselves to each other, went through the rules and regulation and had a group discussion sharing our opinion in the Nicenet. Besides, we had Donna’s guidance while following each and every step. I went through each and every one’s write up in the blog and in the Nicenet and got to know everyone individually. I believe together we can share and learn a lot from each other and definitely from the course as well. Let us look forward for the great times ahead.  

Proggna Paromita Majumder

Bangladesh