I'm currently taking a course called Computers in L2 Teaching. This week, I had to display my blog skills by creating a blog with links and videos, as well as some student activity ideas one could use with a blog. Here some quick ideas I typed up, some of which I'm considering using in my current intermediate writing courses.
1. Objective: Review lessons by developing quiz questions. T can upload study guides week-by-week, from which students would be expected to create comments suggesting questions to be used on the coming quiz. Each S would be required to create a certain number of questions about the content.
2. Objective: Listen, watch and summarize content. Ss would view a short video lecture about a global issue. Through the comments feature, Ss will paraphrase and summarize the main topic of the lecture and its supporting points.
3. Objective: Create a process paragraph. In a writing class, S watch a video and an example paragraph post from the T about how to do something (such as morning yoga). Ss have access to the blog and are to upload a video about a process along with their original paragraph describing how to complete the process (could be recipes, workouts, art, etc.).
4. Objective: Creatively employ transition words. This activity would be used to practice transition words and phrases. The T starts an original narrative setting the scene on a blog post. Throughout the week Ss are expected to comment on the blog, continuing the narrative as they wish, but starting each comment with a transition word (however, yet, so, after that, etc.). By Friday, the T could print out the entire story and read it with the class.
5. Objectives: Develop persuasive and rational writing skills based on research and apply Internet communication etiquette. Ss in class will select major issues that everyone feels strongly about. T will select the final issue and Ss must pick a side for or against. Throughout the week, Ss research, brainstorm, and organize their arguments, as well as review basic Internet etiquette. Over the weekend Ss use the blog to display their arguments and counter arguments in a respectful, academic fashion. T would monitor for this.
1. Objective: Review lessons by developing quiz questions. T can upload study guides week-by-week, from which students would be expected to create comments suggesting questions to be used on the coming quiz. Each S would be required to create a certain number of questions about the content.
2. Objective: Listen, watch and summarize content. Ss would view a short video lecture about a global issue. Through the comments feature, Ss will paraphrase and summarize the main topic of the lecture and its supporting points.
3. Objective: Create a process paragraph. In a writing class, S watch a video and an example paragraph post from the T about how to do something (such as morning yoga). Ss have access to the blog and are to upload a video about a process along with their original paragraph describing how to complete the process (could be recipes, workouts, art, etc.).
4. Objective: Creatively employ transition words. This activity would be used to practice transition words and phrases. The T starts an original narrative setting the scene on a blog post. Throughout the week Ss are expected to comment on the blog, continuing the narrative as they wish, but starting each comment with a transition word (however, yet, so, after that, etc.). By Friday, the T could print out the entire story and read it with the class.
5. Objectives: Develop persuasive and rational writing skills based on research and apply Internet communication etiquette. Ss in class will select major issues that everyone feels strongly about. T will select the final issue and Ss must pick a side for or against. Throughout the week, Ss research, brainstorm, and organize their arguments, as well as review basic Internet etiquette. Over the weekend Ss use the blog to display their arguments and counter arguments in a respectful, academic fashion. T would monitor for this.
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