Week 8  Reflection : Exploring a Series of Technology Tools to  Create a Class Site; creating an Exercise  Using Tech; Project Task7: Writing a Draft of my Project Plan and Peer-project Review.

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This week8 has witnessed astounding developments. Questions we have been wondering about have been answered. We have discovered through the week’s readings and tasks that we are able to create Sites like Google Sites, Nicenet, Padlet, Wiki etc for our Classes by ourselves and not resort to computer nerds to do so. We can also make, or borrow or choose exercises from an assortment of  websites using technology. That will make the job easier and fun to do. I have been able to create a Blog, a Nicenet and a Padlet Wall for my Class! How wonderful!

 By the way, I have had a problem trying to upload my tech exercise on Sean’s Wiki resources. My access to the Wiki is blocked and denied due to false manipulation and multiple access attempt. Sorry for the inconveniences and for the fact that I can’t access coursemates’ uploaded exercises and learn from their uploaded tech exercises.

This week’s discussion about Online Exercises Tech Tools have been fruitful. Eftekar and Baetty’s intervention have set me thinking seriously and reconsider carefully the type of technology to use suit my students needs.

 ".........no tech tool can automatically ensure learner autonomy or learner centred approach until or unless these tools are designed to facilitate so." Eftekhar.
"This issue makes me realize that autonomous learning will not run as teachers expected when the teachers are less knowledgeable about the tools they are using for their classes."Baetty 
"I want to question whether this learning is applicable for every age and proficiency level?
Even though students will get a help from discussion they join in the nicenet, I do not think it will work well for foreign language students. How will they discuss something in a language which is not their native language. They do not have the language to communicate it" Baetty. Good points!!! We have to pay attention not to be overambitious  in the choice of the appropriate Tech Tools to  use and in the course design for our students.

Due to my travel to Ouagadougou, the country’s capital city for my visa to the 2014 TESOL Convention in March (as announced in my week 7 blog, and registrations of all kinds) , I have fallen behind in writing my Project Plan draft.  I need to quicken up the pace of work to submit it on the due date next Friday. I have been able to review Eftekhar’s  Project Plan. Eftekhar , you haven’t finished your project plan but you are doing a good job! Congratulations! I will send you my feedback soon via email as I cannot access Sean's Wiki.  Hope you will finish it up by Friday! I will try to do so too.

Foli.