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Reflections_modules 5and 6 'searching and using the web'

    This unit information about searching skills and copyright issues makes me thinks that one faces that problem everyday. In relation to the first point, I consider that must of the students always use information from the internet, because they maybe do not know how to research the information background. That is why every teacher must divulge the techniques to use materials and resources from the websites world avoiding any legal problems.

In my case, I always respect copyright and in the school where I work, some teachers do either. Teachers are always teaching to their students how to search permission and why it is important for everybody. I consider that if websites users know about and practice honestly resources copyright there were less problems about false information on the internet. People used to copy and modify materials so it causes false information on the Internet.

Video: reading comprehension_modules 5 and 6 'searching and using the web'

Reflections_Modules 3 and 4 'evaluating and selecting websites; integrating the web'

Activity 9: Reflections

It is important to know about what a website implies. Most of the time, I use any kind and amount of websites. Today I consider that I am becoming a different user, because I know few things which were unknown to me. Of course, there are still a lot of things unknown to me. In any case, I think that a lot of users need to overcome obstacles Like to serch rearch reliable information before cut and pasted for homeworks, look for the backgorund information in order to know if it is true or false.

I got out from this unit the knowledge about URL. It results ironic for me to know what exactly it means on the Web and why it is important, besides what is the main reason to use it. All the activities help me to think about what I am using everyday. I really enjoy all of the information from this course.

I consider that my students get out from this lesson plan which integrates the website an enjoyable way to learn. It represents more than the normal lesson which is teacher- student or student- teacher. Through the computer and the website, they are more independent because they feel that they can control their language acquisition and production. Also, this kind of activity support different learning styles. Of course, we as teacher must think about their cognitive levels and needs.

Reflections_modules 1 and 2

Module1

Activity 3: Netiquette

The article from Gary (1996) makes me realized why some conversations through the Internet, portable devices like phones or any other impersonal way of communication become a 'flaming spiral' between people. There are plenty reasons, but most of them are a result from the incorrectly use of words, capital letters, emotions, comments, etc. The ironic point is for me, that people sometimes are unaware of it. Sometimes, those mistakes are also related with the cultural conventions.

Besides, I think that it is important to be aware and to take into account these principles on written communications, even more when one knows that comments posted in any public place can be spread it around. These principles help to me to know how to maintain an appropriate relationship with the other person who is writing to me. At the same time, the knowledge of these rules makes me help to act as a spokesperson to my students or anybody else.

Activity 7. Reflecting on what I will learn

I had registered in this course in order to know more about the use of technology. I would like to combine the knowledge that I will get in it with the contents that I used to teach at school. I consider students develop better in the process of teaching-learning with technology. At the same time, I hope to learn from my partners and Miguel, because I consider that I do not know everything about technology. I would like to know a fast way to find pages about reading for children. I had spent long time doing it some months ago. I hope to learn how to use the many tools that are able on the Web.

Module 2

Activity1: What is Technology?

     Today, technology represents for me a useful, interesting and fast tool. It makes possible to find, to send, and to publish information about politics, technology, sports, music, education, health and so on. In latest years it has been introducing in the educational field as an alternative way for teaching-learning. I believe that Technology is a means to an end to get interactive and educational ways which help them to spread the contents and result from their areas.

Activity 2: My experience with technology

In my experience with technology, I could say that I have been learning more and more everyday. I enjoy using technology, it helps me a lot. Through it I can develop myself in educational, social and health aspects. I like to investigate about health, through it I found the sisters of my husband in another country; I can maintain my friendship with friends who had moved to another countries for different reason.  Besides I have been getting job and educational opportunities.

Activity 4:

a)   Technology Advantages:

·         Makes to create and maintain relationship among people possible.

·         Makes to find, search and publish information possible.

·         Help to meet people from different places.

·         Makes entertain people possible.

·         Help to buy and sell anything.

·         Help children to enjoy plays, know new vocabulary and friends.

·         Encourage creativity in people.

·         Help to find and save people in problems.

b)   Technology Disadvantages:

·         Create an addiction for people.

·         Support kidnappings, cheats and prostitutions.

·         Help to create false perspectives from anything or anyone.

·         Force people to stay for a long time in front of a computer.

·         Help to start and develop different kind of wars and battles all over the world.

Activity 5: Questioning myself

1.   Where did technology start and develop?

2.   What was the main purpose to create technology?

3.   How many countries around the world use technology to teach?

4.   Why some pages for children have difficult contents reading for them?

Activity 6: Teaching examples of learning technology

Activity7: Reflections and further reading

      I really appreciated the information in the Gary’s (1996) article about netiquette and its quiz. I like to express my perceptions about the technology, because I had read from some researches that students’ perceptions are very useful in the development of syllabus.

I hope to get more readings about the use of technology.

Reflecting on what I will learn

Module 1: Activity 7 

I had registered in this course in order to know more about the use of technology. I would like to combine the knowledge that I will get in it with the contents that I used to teach at school. I consider students develop better in the process of teaching-learning with technology. At the same time, I hope to learn from my partners and Miguel, because I consider that I do not know everything about technology. I would like to know a fast way to find pages about reading for children. I had spent long time doing it some months ago. I hope to learn how to use the many tools that are able on the Web.