Last Post and Question

Hello everyone,
Congratulations on all your blogging! You've done a great job with all your questions and answers as well as with increasing your digital literacy. There have been almost 400 total postings so far. Over the the length of the assignment many of you really put a lot of effort into writing creative questions and thoughtful answers. You should feel proud of your hard work. This will be our last blog question so make it a good one.


My final question is; What have you learned about yourself, your classmates or technology during this blogging project?


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Sixth Question

One of the great uses of the blog is to discuss important topics and get a variety of perspectives. If the topic is very 'hot' you can generate a lot of discussion from it.

Major newspapers and broadcasters around the world headlined South Korean lawmakers' scuffle last Thursday over a free trade agreement with the United States. You can read more at; http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/12/116_36455.html


What do you think of this kind of behavior from leaders? Do you think it damages Korea's reputation or sets a bad example for Korean youth?


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Fifth Question

One of the great features of blogging is that it can be in many formats. Many blogs are written texts like ours but many others are in audio (podcast) or video (vlog) format. Some blogs use all three formats.

Podcasting is similar to free radio on the internet but it's free and it's produced by people like you and me. If you've seen the KNUE Podcast, you'll know that podcast or audio blog might have a player like this. Click the play button to hear a message from Nicole



Take a look at a couple of these podcast sites to see how podcasts can be used for entertainment or education.

DonGenova (A podcast about food)
Classic Poetry Aloud (A podcast of classic poetry)
The Technology Teacher (A podcast about teaching with technology)
Yoga (A podcast about yoga)
Seoul Podcast (A podcast about Seoul, Korea)
Food Wishes (Vlog of cooking)
ESLpod (An ESL Podcast)
Mrs Gamache's Kinderplayer Podcast (A podcast with kindergarten
students)
Jenny's school blog (A high school student's educational podcast)
LIS 460 School Podcast (A teacher produced podcast for her class)
WaySmarter (A podcast about culture and history for students)


My question this week is: How could you use blogs or podcasts for your students?


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Question Four

There are some fun things that you can do with your blogs to make them interesting and fun. By adding widgets, you can spice up the content and appearance of your blog. There are several places that you can find widgets for your blog including;

Yahoo widgets
Google Gadgets
Widgetbox

You can put a widget in your post or in one of the side panels. Here is an example of a widget



My question this week is: How do you feel about your knowledge of technology? Do you think that more skills would help you be a better teacher or not?




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Third Question

Blogs can be useful sources of information for teachers. They can can be read or listened to, in the case of podcast blogs and they can provide new information on education, classroom management, technology for teaching or subject content. Read How to Get How to Get Something out of Blogs from HuffEnglish.com if you would like more ideas about that. Here are a few blogs that might interest you while you study here at KNUE.

An EFL Notebook
English Studio Online
ESL Geek
Grammar Guy
ESL Podcast

My question this week is; Which is more difficult about blogging, writing the questions or writing the comments? Why?


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Question Two

Hello everyone,

You're doing a great job on your blogs. I've really had a great time 'surfing' the different pages and seeing all your photos, posts and comments. Thank you for taking time to answer my blog question also.

One of the great aspects of blogging is that anyone can use them for almost any purpose. Current research says that the blogosphereare has over 70 million bloggers and it's growing every day. Common uses of blogs include, journals, news, columns, editorials, collaborative writing projects, and publishing research.

Here are a few examples of blogs that you might enjoy.


Tips for New Bloggers  (this is a blog to give advice for new bloggers)
Daily Dose of Imagery (This blog shows a different photo taken by the blogger every day)
CBC Radio3 (this Radio blog plays music and updates you on local Canadian news)
My Dinner Table (a cooking blog)
Post Secret (this is a blog where people mail in their secrets or thoughts in the form of a picture postcard)
Our Green Year (A personal blog from a family trying to be environmentally friendly)
The Life and Times of Jori (A personal blog by a mother raising two developmentally challenged sons)
Teaching English in Korea (This blog is written by an American teaching in Korea and gives teaching tips as well as posts on information about ESL and culture)



My question this week is; Was it difficult for you to make your blog? Describe what made it difficult for you.


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First blog post for second session

Hello Classes 2, 4 and 6,

If you would like to watch some helpful videos on blogging, click here.


I will ask one question every week just like all your classmates. You may answer my question or your classmate's questions but try to answer at least three every week.

My question this week is;

How do you feel about doing a teaching presentation? I think that teaching presentations can be stressful but rewarding as you can learn from each other. What do you think?


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Last Post

Hello Bloggers,
Congratulations on your blogs. Many of you created very interesting websites with pictures and unique colors. I was also happy to see that as the weeks continued, your blog questions became more and more complex and true reflections of your personality.

My question this week is; What have you learned from this blogging activity?