Terminal ends "week ten"

  

All My Dear teachers ,

  The pilot is calling you to fasten your seat belt as it is our final destination

And the journey named "Building Teaching Skills Through The Interactive Web "  is  about to land .

The terminal

By the end of the tenth week ,  my current journey of knowledge on Building Teaching Skills Through the Interactive Web ends. How sad  I am to pack my stuff to leave . here is our final distention  trying to summon my force again to recall what I learned and to pass the gained knowledge on to my students . ten weeks of hard and challenging tasks enriched me well and  Paved the way to be well-equipped . lets talk about them in brief :

0-      In week zero  ,previewing the course material , paves the way to  know rubric in order to evaluate our works on this course ; and learnt about rules for successful discussions .

1-      On the station of  week one  ,    Introductions and orientation to the course, was a chance to know how to  create an academic blog  . I have launched    my official reflexive blog . http://balbadry.blogspot.com/

2-        Week two station  ,   The ABCD learning objectives framework and effective web searches ,   was beneficial to know how to write objectives  to the ABCD style .

3-      In week three, Oral/aural skill-building websites and bookmarks with Delicious, was a chance to create my Delicious account to archive my favourite web sites for sharing  .Also the article  about The Employment of CALL in Teaching Second /Foreign Language Speaking Skills was more than perfect . 

 https://delicious.com/balbadry

4-    In week four station  , was about writing/reading web sites and technology-enhanced lesson plans. I explored how to master these skills through 3 steps identify ,understand and integrate . also   I have collected  some web resources to   develop and adapt students' integrated skills speaking, writing, listening and reading skills carefully.

5-      In week five ,    Project-based learning, WebQuests, and rubrics was a distinguished one to know  much more  about  PBL. and  explore more sites to know about project based learning.  Also When students work together on project teams, they learn to collaborate, communicate, and resolve conflicts. Cooperative learning and character development supports the social and emotional development of students  .

        http://questgarden.com/158/97/5/130505111041/

          https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E5EICnAWgtW0nK6TfiBEgrn6cKSGPrcvpwmU4cGszTU/edit

    6- in the station of  week six , Student-centered large classes and interactive  PowerPoint, was my favourite one as I  learned   how to deal with    Tools like ( interactive PowerPoint) and SMART Board   which   has a big effect on the students .

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnx3ZWJza2lsbHN3aWtpc3ByaW5nMjAxM3JvYmVydHxneDo0ZmU4MGFjZGEyMWJlZDI2

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnx3ZWJza2lsbHN3aWtpc3ByaW5nMjAxM3JvYmVydHxneDo1ZDYyYmRjMzk0YmJjNWU1

7-     Week seven Station ,  Learner autonomy and the one-computer classroom, was full of air bumps .

I read about technology and how it foster different learning styles and how to use  a Padlet to post their ideas . There is a relation between "LEARNER AUTONOMY" and "MOTIVATION " is to Increase student motivation by actively promoting learner autonomy . As for how to connect one computer to other computers at the class via free software. By using one CPU I can link between it and with other screens for every student to share and submit instructions I gave . THE CONTROL of all theses screens are mine . using a free software .

http://padlet.com/wall/pboa467eb9

8-          week eight ,Teacher resources online. Project drafts due to partner. In this week I got a treasure box of resources for creating online activities . I was very much eager to try them all. It is free and simple to use . I created a blog for my classes "grade four"

http://sanabisfourthgrade.blogspot.com/ 

      you can see part of my students using his USB flash in his father's           car to listen a song about animals

               http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4T0xoIR5eM&feature=youtu.be

                then he reflects what he has learned in front of the class

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_FxESQi7hA&feature=youtu.be

Also I made my First draft and there was a  peer review by my partner and comment for each other .

9- Before the last station nine ,Learning styles: technology connections. Final Projects due Friday of week 9, was  unforgettable and challenging   I gained from the articles I read that there are 8 types of learners.  And The Multiple Intelligence including eight kinds of intelligence.  Also,I mentioned  kinds of activities which develop each stage of the student's intelligence . Armed with technology , teachers can ensure they provide enough variety in the activities they use.

At the end  I uploaded my final report after rephrasing it   .

10- Our last station , week ten ,  was to some extent comfortable and motivated .I had to point out my current level of technology integration and my expectations for my future levels . I managed to create a blog for my classes  I could not do previously     . Now we are in touch with my students and their parents even after the end of the second semester  . I was happy to see the fruits of my success are ripened . 

http://sanabisfourthgrade.blogspot.com/

At the end of this reflective blog , a big thank you letter  for my Instructor , Mr.Robert Eliot , who guided , instructed , and helped all of us during this online course . I also hope to meet all my classmates in another running contest for the seek of knowledge .  

REMEMBER  It is never too late to learn  and   You are never too old to learn.

BEST WISHES

BELAL ELBADRY