SPIDER WEB

Well, well, well...I now got to know why it's called the Web. Seriously mates it is no different from a spider's web this world wide web, in complexity, shape, and imprint. Week 5 is all over, which was fueled with energy pumping brainstorming, action-packed WebQuests (Zunal.com), full power rubrics (rubistar.4teacher.org), meeting new advisors, creating exclusive tech-based solutions for our classes, and saving our 'necks' with extra credited tasks. Though I am late in posting my blog again, I feel much more relaxed this week, because I had enough time to read all the given materials, encourage some of my mates, read and respond carefully, and create new things for others and myself. The tasks required, be it creating my own rubric for oral presentation class, or WebQuest for my grade 9 students after reading Les Miserables, were all completely new missions, though they took time, were achieved peacefully without any casualties.
Reading others' blogs and discussion boards, I really liked Charbel's Skype idea in creating a safe communicating environment for his students, and Shahnoza's WebQuest for American Civil War. Hassan's thrown questions also were favorites which were mingled by Robert's guiding "hand", Rahmat's enlightening comments,and Racquel's warm wishes.
As for creating something tech-based for my class in order to 'fix' an obvious problem, I did recommend www.comics.com for my students,where I expect them to step by step start choosing widgets, read each one, and comment for each by writing their views in their blogs.I also posted my own widget in my current blog just to set an example to my following students. After all these tasks that I provided to my class, I wished I was still a student in school being pampered by my own instructors in such a manner.
 Though late, another fruitful and creative week is executed.
Catch you in few hours mates, all the way in week 6!

Eugenie