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ools like this that make blogging easier and more satisfying filed under letsblog2010 uncategorized tagged blogging comments letsblog2010 1 comment my experience of on line courses and on line learning posted on 6 may 2010 by illyasoet i have been a firm believer that it is necessary to know about technology and how it can enhance learning especially as a freelance teacher now though i am no longer freelance i still feel the same way as i teach young learners i read books and made my own ponderings about how i could utilize the wonderful yet ellusive materials out there in interspace but it wasn t until i took my first o line course in 2006 that i really began to discover the more concrete possibilties from that moment on it was one long intensive education that took place in a number of different times and places on the internet no longer bound to the constrictions of a course yet one thing prevailed throughout this whole discovery process i was not alone there is a huge community of educators using technology experimenting commenting on the effect and helping others i have learned so much from these people in many respects now i also use technology give on line courses and write about my experiences but i haven t quit learning my head is no longer smoking from processing the implications of some of the uses nor am i quite so involved in the community at the moment but it is more of a breather taking time to implement all the things i have learned what makes on line courses so different from face to face courses the most obvious difference is that you can work at any time of day or night in your pyjamas in the bath or even in a cafe but there are other differences i have noticed you are hardly ever alone you can ask your questions at any time or day or night you may not get an immediate answer but you will get one soon i also found that the roles of particpants in on line courses quite quickly grew if i needed help quite often the first person to give it to me was someone else on the course who had figured it out or who had previous experience more and more often it was i who was one of these persons helping out my colleagues on the course i saw myself and others becoming responsible learners i was also learning how to help out in technical questions something we as teachers have to be able to do with your students as well we were building a network and many connections i have made in the past are still alive filed under education opinions teaching uncategorized tagged learning letsblog2010 online courses online learning 2 comments blogging the world posted on 24 april 2010 by illyasoet sometimes things just seem to come together at the moment i ve got two projects going i was contacted by a teacher over in california with a request for collaboration now i have my 5th graders writing in english to other 5th graders in the states this is exactly how i imagine my kids learning english as a foreign language it s a great opportunity for the stronger ones and a reason to concentrate on the accuracy not just for good grades but to get the message across to others so far they are enjoying the adventure and already the two classes have discovered major differences in something as elementary and international as sports kids here in switzerland know of baseball but softball was a new word to them on the other hand handball is a common sport played among the youth but not well known in the usa the school year just seems too short sometimes i guess that is a good sign at the same time i m preparing a blogging course together with my friend jennifer for a group of teachers once again it will take place across the atlantic connecting swiss and argentinian teachers this is a very exciting venture and i hope many will profit from the course long after it is officially over filed under uncategorized tagged blogging communities letsblog2010 teaching 1 comment your year in a sentence posted on 20 december 2009 by illyasoet it wasn t an easy call to put a whole year into one sentence but many of you rose to the call for some it was a time to think about family for others change was the main theme but in all it seems like 2009 has been a satisfying and happy year so let s say goodbye on a positive note thank you for all the lovely hopeful and reflective sentences 2009 sara has managed more in a year than many manage in three i bet she s in for a busy 2010 too congratulations sara in less than 12 months i ve managed to change grade levels finish 3 grad classes buy and fix up a house move to said house spend time with good friends sweat less of the small stuff eat lots of sushi take good care of my husband and cats and get knocked up good times 2009 janice sounds like she s ready for a break too where did 2009 go no reflection time since too many unfinished things needed to be completed before the year ends anne has had a lot to do too but but seems to enjoy a challenge congratulations on your projects 2009 was the year i took on too much in the face of uncertainty and as a consequence left too much undone but it was also the year i took on new challenges for example as a tutor with the consultants e and managed to bring a good project vitae to a successful conclusion while connie has been traveling the world much traveling this year a daughter in barrage playing fiddle tunes around the world a son visiting colleges and me traveling to cambridge san francisco and washington studying neuroscience and presenting talks on problem based learning it ll be great to just settle down together in michigan for a much needed break doing and thinking not much at all family is always an important part of life when you have kids as kevin and dkzody and nancy make clear my oldest son is now in the same grade that i teach but in a different school and that to me seems like some sort of transitional moment in time if only i had the time to reflect upon it a bit more happy new year kevin dkzody two goals achieved my darling granddaughter was born in may and we leased an apartment in san francisco in november nancy and her family are growing in more ways than one this year has been all about growing the baby grows into a toddler our family prepares to grow into a family of 4 we work on personal growth and our love and happiness grows most of all and jim reflects on how quickly time pases with kids january july and now december where does the time go grandchildren schoolchildren growing up way to fast what does the future hold gail has been inspired dropped by a classroom on friday in one of the worst neighborhoods high poverty high crime in my district and stood back in awe of one teacher s ability to engage all his 5th grade students in a range of digital composing activities amazing just amazing and and eric is engaged in change or not looking for change by working with 10 year olds rather than 5 year olds the same issues come to light only furthur along while ben is slowing down for change i have had to do some priority defragging which caused me to put the professional side of teaching blogging pd etc on the back burner for a while or at least to turn the heat to low but i ll be back soon learning has been another key topic of 2009 cheryl is on cloud 9 moving to the cloud and virtual computing google domain for education collaboration and sharing with my personal learning network priceless and tracy says it all learning about what is important to me lessons that never end gail took a bold step in 2009 which turned out to be worth her while i stepped out into the cyber world a bit more boldly than in years past and learned more than i ever dreamed i would cristina supplies some words for thought in more than just one sentence and a special new years greeting problems only become problematic if we don t allow them to be converted into new opportunities jan 1 kicked off a change that had just been waiting to happen that affected my mother tremendously and consequently created a degree of unbalance in my life i had not envisaged a year later i am pleased to see and say that a new balance is being created for both her and me with new challenges ahead sometimes we become incarcerated into our own drama bound to expectations of a judgmental society and generation we were brought up in and are not able to look at ourselves from different angles opportunities hence failing to see what lies ahead of now nothing is always good or bad and we just need to make the best of situations ahead of us to you all have i wish a mega 2010 and a couple of final statements to round up the year from anne who could write a book about 2009 as a teacher this as been an exciting amazing and eventful year that has seen my classes from a geographically and culturally isolated rural area connect communicate collaborate and create with classes and students across the globe and finally thank you bonnie for all your optimism 2009 i m thinking a big reflection even though i loved being a history major i think i am more a person in the present and future so i m looking forward to 2010 with optimism i think we have braved the storms of 2009 and i want to see what will grow from the soil of 09 and a happy new year to all http www flickr com photos gerlos cc by sa 2 0 filed under uncategorized 7 comments 2009 in a sentence posted on 16 december 2009 by illyasoet the never ending path of life well this year is almost over the days are getting shorter in my part of the world and the fields are covered in white it s a festive time a time when people long for light in their lives and enjoy the celebrations which bring their friends and family closer since the year is coming to an end i d like to invite you to share something about your year before we move on to 2010 all variations are also kindly welcome just post your sentence as a comment and on sunday they will be released for all to read here is mine overcome illness and rejoined family have helped me to focus and redefine my priorities making time for the little joys in life and appreciating what is often taken for granted i am glad to say that my mother in law is now cancer free and my darling son has come back from a year abroad a young man thanks kevin for bringing so many people together through a day in a sentence filed under uncategorized tagged day in a sentence dayinasentence reflections 1 comment the classroom blog posted on 29 june 2009 by illyasoet blogging is pretty easy to do and setting up a personal blog should pose no great hinderence to even the most computer clumsy but how can it be used for teaching there are many ways to use them you can get the students up and blogging on their own mash them together and all sorts of fun stuff you can set up a blog with tasks and information for your students to use or you can get them all on the same blog sharing and communicating i have chosen the last possibility with my class of adults one reason being that blogs seem to pose a mental barrier that is not easy to cross for many the other reason is that i want my class to use it for real communication as opposed to language practice it has taken me several classes of trail and error before i felt happy with the results and i still am on that path of trail and error but for those readers interested in using blogging as a supplement to what is going on in class i will share what has worked for me so that you may be spared at least some of the particularly bumpy beginning of the road give clear instructions on how to use the blog and then allow time for troubleshooting in the next lesson or so and then explain again even better get them on the computer and let them try it with you standing by to hold their hand many people need this sense of security and will give up at the slightest hint of a problem and here you need to be diligent and patient give the blog importance from the very beginning my first time round i made the mistake of downplaying the role of hte blog stressing that it was an addition and that noone had to post to it well that didn t work at all i still don t make posting obligatory but i do stress that this is where they can really use the language and that they should do it i also offer to add anything to the blog that they don t feel they could but would like to give students clear and personal tasks to fulfill on the blog no tasks no writing on it especially at the beginning i have found that asking students to make a personal comment on a topic we have been dealing with works quite well however since it is not obligatory i must also accept that some will not contribute even with a very gripping topic and task the chances are a lot better though that they will comment on every post a student makes and encourage them to comment as well everyone wants to be heard so make sure they feel they are to get the students commenting on each other you might want to set further tasks and ask them how they feel when there are comments or not on their post set a good example if you want the students to write stories about personal experiences or feelings then make sure you do it as well this supplies them with a model on the one hand and the sharing is two way builing stronger bonds in the classroom as a very pleasant side effect let the students decide what is corrected and what isn t i clearly tell my students that i will correct nothing unless they specifically ask me to and send me the text i am very clear about my reasons for this as well otherwise they most certainly wouldn t be accepted by my class this may be different in your own i explain that correcting is what happens insid ethe classroom and that when communicating mistakes will happen it takes a bit of courage to just write and then just send it out onto the blog it also creates more dynamic writing and more of it it is what real communication is about get a special guest onto the blog this can be extremely motivating to share with someone outside of the class maybe even with another class someone will be reading with interest and responding hopefully with more information questions etc and this can generate a whole lot of very significant communication i m sure that if i wracked my brain i d come up with more but i think the ones above are enough here perhaps you can add to my list and if you re interested in what my classblog looks like here it is filed under education tagged advice blog carnival bloggers blogging teaching 1 comment finding the balance posted on 13 may 2009 by illyasoet as one can easily see from the dating of this and the next most recent post i ve been taking a break from personal blogging it s been a chance to step back and reflect on how i spend my time and how much is dedicated to may family as well as what kind of role model i am to my kids when i am at home so instead of following this or that discussion or exploring the newest applications in social networking i ve been playing with my kids discussing school watch the telly 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