The Edublog Awards, for those who aren’t familiar with them, are annual awards for education-related blogs. One category is for “class blogs” written by students.
I nominated our Student Showcase blog for the category, though don’t know if it will make it into the the list of finalists. I think it’s pretty unique.
Larry
Add comment November 23rd, 2008
Introduction
These are the results of a questionnaire I gave to my students at the beginning of April, to get feedback about their knowledge of computing, and their reactions to the international project. It was given out to 50 students, in 3 classes.
Dot MacKenzie
Kuwait University
Kuwait
Results of Questionnaire
1 I can send and receive emails in English
Yes 36
No 13
N/R 2
I can send attachments by email
Y28
N21
3 I can make a movie with www.dvolver.com
Y26
N19
4 I have sent my movie to Ms. Dot
Y16
N34
5 I have registered with Blackboard
Y23
N23
6 I have changed my password and email address in Blackboard
Y14
N36
7 I often check the 141 site in Blackboard to see if there is new information and files
Y22
N28
8 I have subscribed to http://handsacrosstheoceans.edublogs.org
Y16
N31
9 I have posted a comment in http://esleflstudents.edublogs.org/
Y11
N39
10 I enjoy the computer lab work
Y46
N3
11 I have learned a lot in the computer lab
Y38
N11
12 I would like to bring my laptop to the computer lab
Y22
N27
13 I have subscribed to http://esleflstudents.edublogs.org/
Y16
N33
14 I like working with overseas students
Y35
N15
15 I have used the Internet to learn grammar
Y19
N29
16 I have used the Internet to become a better reader
Y43
N5
17 I have a computer at home
Y45
N3
18 I would like to have a foreign email pal
(please send me an email if you want one. You can also get one at the end of semester, if you are too busy just now)
Y22
N27
19 I hate computers
Y1
N47
20 I hate the Internet
Y1
N45
Notes:
Add comment April 19th, 2008
Dot, Kuwait
In the short time that we have been running the project, it has been interesting to notice differences in the students.
1 In Kuwait, most of the classes are segregated. I have two boys in one class that mainly consists of girls.
2 Some of my students are veiled, so that you will never see them in photos or videos.
3 It is also unlikely that any of them will produce a Voicethread using their own voices. If I have male classes again, perhaps they will produce videos.
4 The knowledge of computing is quite low for some of the students. They are not used to sending emails in Arabic, let alone English.
5 They love seeing their own names on the Internet, even if it is only when photos they give me are published.
6 It is very gratifying to see them mastering even a low level skill using a computer.
7 We cannot devote too much time to the project, unless we continue with work that is connected to their syllabus. Towards the end of semester, we will produce more paragraphs that the students in the other countries might find interesting.
8 At the moment, they are working on PowerPoint presentations, but I cannot upload them onto the Internet as they usually just cut and paste someone else’s work. I am trying to tell them about the horrors of plagiarism!
1 comment March 28th, 2008
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