Week 4!!!!

I can't believe that week 4 is nearly over. It was quite a difficult week. The tasks are getting more and more complicated but at the same time more and more exciting. At the beginning of the week we ad to read and analize some articles on using interactive web for teaching reading and writing. I especially liked "Using the Internet for ESL writing instructions" by Jarek Krajka. It is very helpful as he suggests a lot of interesting ideas on using technology for developing different kinds of writing. Another inetersting article with a lot of useful weblinks and ideas was "Using Internet-based children's literature to teach EFL" by Larry Mikulecky.

 I also browsed the suggested sites and http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ was a real discovery for me. Now it is one of my most favourite sites. I have already tried some of the activities offered there in my classes and they worked quite well))

I liked the task with the technology-enhanced lesson plan. The template is a bit different from the one we use in Ukraine so at first it was a bit tricky but then I understood how to fill it.)) Especially difficult was to figure out how to download mp3 tracks with listening tasks so I had to skip it.  By the way my vice-principal was present at this lesson and she liked it)))
As for the problem for the project task, I guess all of us will have more or less similar problems. One is lack of computers in class and another is similar students' skills in need of development. I am really looking forward to the acual writing of the project))))