WEEK 3

★★★★★☆
 The reader of this week is similarly a the previous readers, but in this case we read about the blended learning, in my opinion this programm has good advantages because we as a teacher used other method to create our class and to improve differents skills in this case using audios, podcast etc. Although the concepts behind blended learning first developed in the 1960s, the formal terminology to describe it did not take its current form until the late 1990s.

Its very interesting the used of this because we create our material or maybe we can use a differents pages to create the podcast im searching for more information and this is very interesting because it talk about the models of this method: 
(Blended learning) <--- Here you can find more information.

There is little consensus on the definition of blended learning. Some academic studies have suggested it is a redundant term. However, there are distinct blended learning models suggested by some researchers and educational think-tanks. These models include:

• Face-to-face driver – where the teacher drives the instruction and augments with digital tools. Rotation – students cycle through a schedule of independent online study and face-to-face classroom time.
• Flex – Most of the curriculum is delivered via a digital platform and teachers are available for face-to-face consultation and support.
• Labs – All of the curriculum is delivered via a digital platform but in a consistent physical location. Students usually take traditional classes in this model as well.
• Self-blend – Students choose to augment their traditional learning with online course work. Online driver – Students complete an entire course through an online platform with possible teacher check-ins. All curriculum and teaching is delivered via a digital platform and face-to-face meetings are scheduled or made available if necessary.

It is important to note that even blended learning models can be blended together and many implementations use some, many, or even all of these as dimensions of larger blended learning strategy. These models, for the most part, are not mutually exclusive.

There are many components that can comprise a blended learning model, including "instructor-delivered content, e-learning, webinars, conference calls, live or online sessions with instructors, and other media and events, for example, Facebook, e-mail, chat rooms, blogs, podcasting, Twitter, YouTube, Skype and web boards"

now. talk about podcasting, this is a programm which is very faster and easier to teach from the computer because we can create our audios and own videos and everything in the web so because of that is very easier and cheaper if we want to teach using this method. 

as a conclusion, this information is vital because technology are growing up and we should grow with it because in this way we can made excellents lesson to our students .

WEEK 2

★★★★★

The reader of this week is about metacognitive strategies. 

Something I learned and that I immediately wanted to share with a colleague was how it had a impact with the students. This article was very interesting as well because we are learning how to change a class being students can chance the way the class works and the thoughts of the students while they are in class

I think is important that the students can think by themselves about something to do in a class for example they can have initiative to make they own ideas to organize a work. If a teacher uses ITC tools in their class the students will be able to do that.

The metacognitive lesson and the use of ITC can make great lessons because if the teacher uses ITC he/she can play with images, videos and so, making interactive and interesting lessons; one of the goals that every teacher should have is to get the attention of their students so they can make a good class using ITC and their own ideas at the end the teacher is going to win the attention of the students and also the students learn more and can retain more in their minds. ITC has a positive challenge because in order to learn how to use ITC the teachers had to go through a process which makes the teacher better at their job.

In conclusion I think ITC is a very helpful tool that should be use in most of the classes because it helps to create an easier learning process. That is my point of view about the use of ITC.

Week 1 

Technology in our world 

This week we read an article about the world of technology basically the most important parts, the benefits and so on.

For me the part most important in this reader is how they describe this words CALL ( computer assisted language learning) how this envolved the softwares which were amazing in spite of the few technology in those years. There are many interesting things to mention about it for example the worked with programs or interactive videos that used to facilitate people understanding. In addition, this tool it is very useful for teaching. Also, these articles talkin about ICT ( information and communication technologies) this tool helps for teacher who taught  the second language because teachers used this teaching style to out of the routine. One of the most commond advantage that we have now it is the facility of internet also, we can use laptops our own cellphones and inside of this tools we can have a dictionary or other tool to made our class very interesting. Because of that the use of the technology its very important now a days because our world are grow up and that means technology grow with it. For us, as a teachers this ICT are a good way form to made more easy and funny our job.

In conclusion, those articles have had a good information, but in the present we know that very well because everybody has a god tool to develop this ICT. I think the most important think it is practice more and  share this ideas, and teach how the technology have to use to do not waste the information that we have already.