BLOG POST 2

DUE WEEK 4, February 2 to February 5: BLOG POST 2 -- Evaluation of Sample CALL Software/Websites for Teaching Reading and Writing.

Thanks for your very interesting comments and suggestions about CALL Vocabulary and Grammar software/websites in our Blog Post 1! I hope you will read all the other posts by members of the class. I'm looking forward to reading your next posts.

The Connected Classroom

Perspectives from "corporate educators" (a term some have used to describe people or companies primarily focusing on selling equipment and teaching materials) in integrating technology into the classroom. Below are two infomercials from Dell:







Practical? Sustainable? Your comments are welcome!

Paco's List of Online Resources

Click Here for Paco's Online Resources

Working as a language lab coordinator back home in Mexico, Paco has put together a list of free-access online resources that he shares with us in the class. You can access this site by clicking on the link above. Check out these links especially if they are related to your topics/presentations and let us know what you think. Thanks Paco!

Welcome to AL 8620: Technology and Language Teaching

This is the designated blog for our class. You will use this blog site to post your comments and evaluations of CALL software/websites featured in our text (Tips for Teaching CALL: Practical Approaches to Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Chapelle and Jamieson, 2008). For Week 1 (01.11.10), we will have course introductions, reading assignments, and discussion of projects and due dates. I hope you are already familiar with blogging, especially in using this FREE blog platform from BLOGGER.COM. In the first few weeks of the semester, you will have to create your own blog for the class which will serve as your AL 8620 online portfolio. I'm looking forward to a great semester with all of you!

BLOG POST 1

DUE WEEK 3, January 26 to 29: BLOG POST 1 -- Evaluation of Sample CALL Software for Vocabulary and Grammar Teaching.

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