This week, I extremely appreciate the overwhelming websites suggested. I would like to express my great thank to our guest moderator this week, Jeff Magoto, director of the University of Oregon's Yamada Language Center who introduces ANVILL (https://anvill.uoregon.edu/anvill2/) which broadens my language perspectives including assessment tool, voiceboard. I have never experienced such the program. I spent many hours surveying and could not help comparing the centre to that at my university. ANVILL is indeed virtual language self-access center. Students there are very lucky having opportunities to use well-designed programs. Apart from the astonishment, I also gain much more benefits such as making exercises to use online or offline on a computer or to print out; making exercises online to use online; or how to create Nicenet and Blog class. Besides, I could make bingo and board games, matching from http://www.toolsforeducators.com/, the website we can make exercises online to print out.
This semester, I also teach the 5th year student majoring English in Education faculty. They had a teaching apprenticeship last semester. When I asked them to access the site mentioned above, they said if possible they would like to come back to the schools they had been the apprentice.
http://www.easytestmaker.com/default.aspx is very useful and practical for teachers. I like the way I can make ‘filling blanks’ test without leaving space for filling. I just place [ ] around the words to be left. The result was found like we manually left the words ourselves. It is very convenient.
In relation to making exercises online to use online, I could make a poster from http://wizard.4teachers.org/ . I have learned this by trial and error. At last, I could do it. I have learned how to insert a picture in the poster. It will be found when you access http://poster.4teachers.org/view/poster.php?poster_id=399577.
With this regard, I have an idea to ask my students to produce posters on purpose. Moreover, their peers can give comments on the poster in Nicenet class.
Shortly, if websites suggested this week were disseminated to teachers of English, I believe, not only would students give more attention to language learning, teachers would be proud that they could produce their instructional material which serve lessons they teach and student needs.
Best,
Moo
Hi Moo..
ReplyDeleteIndeed. This week is full with great things from ANVILL till many wonderful sites for making exercises. They are truly useful for teachers and students. I will try to make a poster too..It seems fun ^^
Goodluck Moo..
Cheers
Dhika
Hi Moo,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you , Anvill is indeed a useful tool!
I believe one of our tasks is to disseminate all we have learnt with some other colleagues.
I loved your poster.
Cheers,
Cecilia
Hi Moo,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that Jeff's presence in our class this week was a blessing to all of us.We must also thank R0bert for inviting such a guest.Anvil opened a new window unknown to most of us and if we apply the things you have discussed here,we will be different teachers.
You have such a detailed reflection.
mbatia
Dear Moo,
ReplyDeleteIndeed, you have a talent for details. I loved the flow of your description of this week's amazing useful sights.
also, thanks for your encouragement about Nicenet :).
"See you",
Nourit
Hi Moo
ReplyDeleteIt is very rewarding for me to hear that the teachers I work with disseminate good websites to teachers they are in contact with. In this way, educational tools and ideas can spread like wildfire. This is the "train the trainers" model we have found so effective.
Robert