Salam Puan Rahmah.
First
of all, I wud like to thank you for dropping by my blog some time ago
which eventually brought me to your fabulous informative blog. FYI, I
visit your blog almost everyday lately & I learn a vast of new terms
such as lesson study, action research & stuff I've yet to explore.
It takes time to catch up on everything but it feels great to discover
new knowledge in the TnL of English.
I read
your post "Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers- Get there!"
with great enthusiasm. I couldn't agree more with you - teachers MUST
keep up with technology! I love technology as it helps me a lot in my
teaching. I don't how I'll make do without it! I would like to share my
little experience with using technology in my lessons. I still use the
old dinasour - PowerPoint ;) Instead of just typing text, teachers can
do a lot of things with powerpoint like adding videos, pictures &
sounds (teaching poem for example)! I downloaded a lot of videos from
youtube as well. Let's
say, the topic is about teacher's day celebration, road accident or
flood. So, I'll show the related videos to ss as set induction. From
there, I get ss to talk abt the incident, ask abt their feelings &
personal experience. Sometimes, I use songs or movie snippets to do
revision on grammar. Like you, I share the teaching materials that I
developed on my blog & FB.
Technology
can do wonders to the TnL of English but many educators out there don't
want to take advantage of it. It's sad when some teachers even refuse
(maybe they don't know how) to utilize them & remain loyal to
markers n white board (the modern chalk n talk). Some even say that they
are too old to befriend technology (they'll be ashamed if they know
you).
Anyway,
thank you for setting up this blog Puan. You inspires me & I
believe other ESL teachers too. I want to follow your footsteps - to
become a thinking teacher & teach with love.
Assalamualaikum.
~Nuha (teachernuha.blogspot.com)
ps:
actually i wanted to send a comment in one of
your posts but i figured that this comment is too long 2b a comment?
that's why i write an email 2u. i dont mind you publishing my name if
you wish to put it in teacher talk.
My reply
wassallam nuha,
thanks
for your email. what a way to start off my day (with two papers not
ready for presentation!!) i need help seriously. a refreshing email
indeed! on top of that my room is so cluttered beyond imagination- nope i
haven't had the mood to clear the files, boxes, bags on the
floor...been very lazy lately :) well, am glad you find my blog useful
and so is yours ok. you have a great blog. i was a reluctant teacher
when it comes to technology but no more. incidentally i shall be sharing
my online class project in the upcoming National Convention for
Excellent Teachers in Kedah. i'm happy that my blog has connected me
with so many teachers and would-be teachers, young and old. if i have
inspired you, then i say Alhamdulillah...hope to inspire more :) i wish i
had more time to spruce up my
blog but this is about the best i can manage at the moment. thanks for
visiting and for the permission to publish your email. the 'teacher
talk' section has somewhat been very quiet of late, am wondering if if
people are shy or i scare people away hahaha. have a nice day nuha!
p.s. someone's going to be very upset am not using the correct
punctuation :)
- the thinking teacher-
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