Module 5: Activity 3B- Reviewing Educational Software

The idea of  writing criteria  to evaluate educational software  was indeed  an exciting one for me. As I read through the materials, I realized that  there are  so many things  we  would  overlook when we  are looking for  materials, activities  and  information. This activity has  really given me  food  for thought. I   am now more  cognizant of  what to look for when choosing educational software to use as teaching materials.

Module 5 : Activity2 - Educational  Software

This was  a very  fun activity.  I got  to browse  a few of my colleagues' educational  sites  that  I  got to learn about for  the first time.  I am  also  very thankful to Ms  Fiona  who carried us   through the process of  creating Google  Docs  and posting information on  the  community page. I am already enjoying this  module.  

Module5:  Activity 1 - Social Bookmarking
This was  a very  fun  activity. I was  able to save  important  sites  that  I  can  use  at  a  later  date.  I also  realized  that Diigo is   an  excellent  way of  sharing  information with  my  colleagues  . I   am  definitely   going to use  Diigo   to store important information  for my  classroom activities. Diigo makes it  so much  easier  for me  store and organise information.

Activity 6: Vgotsky's Understanding of  Cognitive  Development

As  a teacher , I  realize when  learners  are  given the  proper  guidance  they  can  achieve any   given tasks  .  Vgotsky  emphasizes the importance of children imitating others and the role of giving guidelines in words to accompany activities (instructions), in order for children to learn.  Knowing this information makes it  easier for  me as a  teacher to plan instructions  for  my students. Additionally  as  a teacher  I  have  to make  sure   that I  model  good  behaviors, keeping in mind  that students at this  stage  are  impressionable and they  live  what they  see.

Assignment3
This  assignment  required  applying  all of the  different strategies , techniques and  methods that we learned   throughout  the  module.  The  readings  were  very  helpful  in doing  this  assignment.  After  taking the module  I was  able  to  utilise  different  strategies   to execute  my lessons in  an interactive and meaningful way.I was  able to finish  my  draft  on  time and  got  helpful  feed backs  from  my  tutor. I  want to be  honest  though, this  assignment  was  a very  challenging one. It   took me longer than I anticipated  to finish. I  hope   that  my hard  work pays  off.