Week 4 Reflection : Technology-Enhanced Lesson  Planning, Teaching and Learning; Week 4 Project Task.

Courtesy to "Tools For Classroom Teaching & Professional Development" by Michael KRAUSS

*The week started off with the reading of three articles.

           1.      Using the Internet in ESL Writing Instruction by Jarek Krajka

           2.   Three Extensive Reading Activities for ESL/EFL Students Using E-books by Mei-Ya Liang

     3.    Using Internet-Based Children's Literature to Teach EFL  by Larry J. Mikulecky

These three titles speak for themselves and show the pathway to teaching Reading, Writing and Vocabulary effectively with technology. The readings, the techniques developed and the websites recommended have brought my knowledge, certainly my teaching practice to the next level. Krajka's article will be most helpful.

*I have also gained invaluable learning from the Technology Enhanced Lesson Planning.  The lesson planning advice from the eHow sites, the Lesson Plan Templates, the Curriculum-Based Technology Integration Activities  from Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) and websites have opened up my eyes to the new horizons of Technology integration into lesson planning.

* The week 4 Project Task is to identify and describe a specific classroom problem that needs Technology-based solution. The problem in my Project Class (3^rd Year ESP Business students) is that I have only a 12-hour-a-year course with them in three four-hour sessions. No sooner do I start the class than it is over. I think I have come to the right address for a solution. 

The week has been certainly hectic for all course-mates, even for Sean (our instructor), I guess! His feedback has been “massive” and helpful for the majority of us all. Thank you, Sean! Thank you, course-mates for your contagious motivation and hard work!

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