WebTool: Kahoot!

Introduction:

This post aims at educators of all levels of students. It includes 7 parts:

1.What is Kahoot!

2.How does Kahoot! support English teaching

3.How to play Kahoot!

4.How to create a Kahoot! game

5. Limitations

6.Ideas on using Kahoot! in class

7.Sources of information

Review: My favourite blog

Introduction:

Good day everyone! The weather in Warwick is amazing today.  Being in great mood, I feel like sharing with you my favourite blog ---Ozge Karaoglu's Blog (http://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/). 
In this blog, I will tell you what qualities a good blog should have by analysing Ozge Karaoglu's Blog.

This blog is aiming at educators for middle schools or higher levels of students. It includes 5 sections:

1.Qualities of a good blog

2.How do blogs support English learning

3.Ideas on blogging to improve English 

4.Limitations of blogging for English learning

5.Sources of information

Basics: Blogging (not required in class)

        Blogging 

Definition: online journal or dairy

Difference from website: time stamps (in reverse chronological order)

Reason of using blog in ELT:

Memory jogger/ remind

 Reflection

Connecting with other teachers (share resources)

Teaching portfolio (qualification, experience)

Teacher’s/ students’ blog

Class blog

Reflection: Weblogs (not required)

REFLECTION

After reading "Weblogs: a tool for EFL interaction, expression, and self-evaluation Previous studies: blogs foster development of ELT skills "

Before this paper

Blog was just a socialising tool

Now it is a helper

That prompts process writing off school 

Teachers and students

all leave their words 

Formal or not

Comment has its use 

Starting: First ICT Experience (not required)

FIRST ICT EXPERIENCE

It was a Friday when I first learnt about you

I thought we would do Facebook

But we did Blogging

We shared, we thought and we tried

I believed

We could wait until the end of year

But you said

Let's start now and handle it with care

Class blog, teacher blog, student blog

Start it, Save it and share it

Show it to kids 

and change their lives