WEEK THREE

Week number three is over. For the first time I checked my grades and it surprised me to see that I was missing grades. I had tried to keep up with all my tasks, so I checked and sadly realized that my blog for week two was still in drafts, not sure what I did wrong.

Studying on line is not easy as many of my co workers tell me, they think that not attending a classroom makes things easier but I had been very busy at work this week, especially because I tried to be engaged with every task we were assigned. I printed all the suggested readings and read them all, most of them I read while having lunch.

 

I wasn't too excited about bookmarking but reading my classmates posts and visiting all the links we were suggested was awesome, clicking on any other link I visited the Congress Library. That was a good tour.

 

Reading "Developing Listening Skills with Authentic Material" by Lindsay Miller I found interesting hints for teaching. We teachers, regularly go straight to the point and most of the time have to deal bring more material to reinforce. Miller’s recommendations is make Pre-, While-, and Post- Listening activities. I am sure that trying these steps would help us to change our previous results.

 

Project Task #2 was enriching also; I choose to read  Aleyda Linares from Honduras. What she did wasn't complicated but as she explains was relevent to her stdents needs and interest and it is also very interesting hint. Most of the time techers may think of bigger changes but if they dont catch students attention may not work as expectated.

 

I tried to do the optional task but the link keeps sending a message that it is a forbidden site.

 

I feel we are doing very well, I wish Sean our professor would post more answers to our post but I guess we are too many.

 

Week number four is knocking the door, it's midnignt in my side of the world so I better go to bed. Hope my classmates and professor have a good night too.