Week1: New Experience

   Now I know how to log into Nicenet and  share information with my colleagues in this fine learning group. I have read and commented on the draft ground rules for discussing the given topics. I also know how to post messages and how to reply to them. I have tried many times to fill  out a needs analysis survey but I failed because of the Internet regulations in my country. 

   I have learned that a blog (short for weblog) is a frequently updated website that often resembles an online journal. It's so easy to create and update a blog - it requires only basic access to the Internet, and a minimum of technical know-how. Because of this, it is one of the easiest ways to publish student writing on the WWW. It's almost as easy as sending an email.

 

    I start creating my blog by reading carefully through the handout sent to me via my e-mail by our instructor Courtney Cunningham titled: Creating a Blog at Blogger.Then  simply I did the following:

        -  went to www.blogger.com

        -  signed in ( You can create a blog for free at  www.blogger.com ).

        -  gave a title to my blog: Ahmed Hamzi's Reflective Blog

        -  chose a nice template.

        -  added content in a new post.

        -  changed the default language to English.

        -  turned off Word Verification: No,
        -  chose: Allow Anyone to Comment

        -  put my blog's link  on the class wiki

 

There are many reasons why we may choose to use weblogs with our students. One of the best reasons is to provide a real audience for student writing. Usually, the teacher is the only person who reads student writing, and the focus of this reading is usually on form, not content. With weblogs, students can find themselves writing for a real audience that, apart from the teacher, may include their peers, students from other classes, or even other countries, their parents, and potentially anyone with access to the Internet.

                 

            Integrate Blogs in English teaching: 

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu6ww1UWpik

                                                  My Learning Community

 

      My instructor:  Courtney Cunningham 

 

                                                         My Colleagues: 

        

  1. Nagei Abdel-aal Ahmed Mohamed   2.Sanjiv Alay  3.Baraat Alsmadi  

 4.Domingo Cadima 5.Paramita Chaudhuri  6. Diana Alui Daniel  7.Sira Diop

 8.Waseem Zuhra    9.Bernadette Lingani  10.Johan López  11.Paula Mattila

 12.Lien Pham 13.Ewa Prokopowicz 14.Jennifer Ramdonee 15.Fathimath Shareef 

 16.Darshan Lal Sharma 17.Akbar Shomurodov 18.Tika Subedi 19.Faatu Touray 

 20.Batuk Lal Tamang 21.Muhammad Tariq  22. Keong-sub Yeon   23.Kyi Tha Wai

 24.Inesa Zubrylina