Week7 Reflection : the  one-computer classroom and mobile devices, the class Padlet, my WebQuest,my Project Plan(Eftekhar,my Project-Review partner)

I have been using the one-computer classroom since 2008 with my students with mitigated success. This week 7 has been the starting point of new discoveries regarding other possible ways of using it. The required readings ie  “Strategies and applications for the one-computer classroom”, “7 Categories of Classroom Computer Use”, the Teacher Tap. "The One Computer Classroom" and “ Going to the MALL : Mobile Assisted Language Learning” have been wonderful and resourceful. I still hesitate about the MALL with cellphones for their tiny screens and limited application; the tablet might do but their availability is another challenge. I am hopeful those problems will be resolved with time. Anyway, the computer still has great days ahead.

The Class Padlet is a simple and useful posting device; a blackboard enabling the teacher to have the big picture of all students postings. I have created a wall and posted two articles on Learner Autonomy. I intend to use it with my students as a blackboard.

My WebQuest is almost done. I’ve only got the teacher’s page to complete. Please, have a look at it if time allows and don’t hesitate to send a feedback. I have posted it on  Class Wiki. You can also find it here http://zunal.com/profile.php?u=264466 . 

Job Hunting, can u imagine that? That is my WebQuest Topic!

 Really sorry we couldn’t have a substantive discussion with our Guest Speaker Rachel for Nicenet has  been out of service since Saturday. Hope that will not take long.

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Thank you Eftekhar for accepting to be my Project Review Partner.  My Project plan is not going as planned due to some good news that is causing some petty challenges. Anyway, I remain convinced that things will work out well.

The good news is that I have been selected by the US Embassy in Ouagadougou,

to take part in the 2014 Portland TESOL Convention. I will be going there with two other colleagues from Burkina Faso. I will certainly meet SEAN and some other UO  intructors, lecturers, 

professors, Dr. Kay Westerfield, Jennifer Rice, my former ESP 2012 course Instructor, there in late March. Gee!!!

The challenge is that for two weeks now, I have been engaged in TESOL Convention Registration, 

registration and appointment at the US Embassy for the visa. I am traveling to Ouagadougou tonight ( about 400 km from Bobo where I live ) this Sunday at 11:00 pm to arrive at 04:00 next morning to meet  the visa Consul for my appointment; this is gnawing into my working time a great deal and is a challenge in performing my webskills assignments, tasks and project.... I go to sleep very late (2:00 am and wake up at 06:00 am). Blessings are definitely not easy to manage in this Winter 2014 Webskills season.  Baetty is in a similar situation. I imagine her running around between the 10th Annual Cam TESOL Conference, the Webskills Courses and others! Fortunately, TESOL Portland takes place after the Webskills.

Thank you all,

Foli.