(1105) An Unforgettable Memory: Introduction and Assignments

Dear Students

After “Three Best Things about Me,” on Nov. 5, we started to work on a new topic in the ME project: An Unforgettable Memory (lesson Plan). It will involve some tasks that give you chances to practice story telling with pictures or photos. Also, we’ll share some of the results with students from all over the world in IEARN.

Now, let me remind you of the following assignments:

1. “Reflection on It’s Got to be Us” and “Three Best Things about Me.”
   Revise the paper and email it to alicechuan@gmail.com by Nov. 11.
2.  One Day Event in IEARN (Worksheet)
   Finish the worksheet (Task III) and mail it to alicechuan@gmail.com by Nov. 11.
3. A Day with Dad (Worksheet)
   Finish the story (Task I) and mail it to alicechuan@gmail.com by Nov. 18. Also you are to share it on Nov. 19.

You can download the worksheets here. When you send the file to me, make sure the file name includes your English name.

As for the filed trip, I change the schedule for some reason. I couldn’t inform Gary of the coming events. That’s why I gave you the permission paper myself. Please give the paper back to me on Thursday, Nov. 10.

Should you have any questions, please email me. Wish you have a good rest after the school anniversary.

The Me Project: Three Best Things about Me (Photos and Students’ Writings)

(To be updated)

The Me Project 5: Three Best Things about ME Webquest (0924)

Dear students,

Today, we are going to begin a new activity in the ME project: Three Best Things about ME.

We would do this by working on a webquest. Please follow the instructions (Three Best Things about ME_webquest )here. The activity is composed of 4 tasks . Today, we are going to focus on Task I. 

In addition, we will save some time for questionnaire development.

Wish you have a good time in class.

SurveyMonkey & Assignment (0917)

Today, we started our class by checking your work progress.Then, we listened to stories shared by Chris, Ryan and Kevin. We had a great time when they told how their parents met. I hope that this assignment gave you a chance to reflect on the origin of your life.

Then, we spent some time exploring SurveyMonKey. zHrtr vp,e your assignments:

1. Join SurveyMonkey for free.
2. Think about qestions for your survey.
3. Complete “How My Parents Met” and upload it to your personal blog.

Way to go, boys and girls.

Questionnaire Surveys 0910

Students,

This week, besides sharing your story of “How My Parents Met,” we are going to explore the “what & how” about questionnaire surveys. This activity would be related to your interest project. Let’s start with the worksheet here (survey worksheet).

Wish you have a great time.

Assignment for this week:

1. Write the story “How My Parents Met” in your personal blog.
2. Complete Survey Worksheet above and upload it to your interest blog.
3. Prepare for the oral presentation on “survey.”

Alice

How My Parents Met (0903)

Today, we worked on a task in the ME project, called “How My Parents Met.” Please refer to the lesson plan (981 ME project 06_father met mother_lesson plan), which includes the four articles we read in class. For your convenience, I’d love to give the links of the articles below:

1. Article 1: How My Father Met My Mother
2. Article 2: How My Parents Met (youtube)
3. Article 3: How Papa Met Mama 
4. Article 4: First Impression: How My Parents Met

Assignment during this week:

1. Post your interview questions in your personal blog.  (Topic: Questions for “How My Parents Met”)
2. Interview your parent(s) and finish the first draft.
3. Summarize Article 4 and finish the worksheet.

Next week,  you are to give an oral presentation to share your parents’ story. And then, after revised, your story will be uploaded to your personal blog.

Work hard, and you’ll gain a lot.

A New Start (0903)

Dear students,

Welcome back to school.

This is a new start for you; however, we would continue our projects that we started last semester.

Please refer to the syllabus (981_syllabus_me_you_others) and the schedule (981_schedule_me_you_others) for this semester. 

I’ll explain your work in our first class meeting.  Basically, you’ll work on the personal blog for the ME project and the interest blog for the other project. During this semester, you’ll experience how to collect data through a survey or a questionnaire and by using an online survey platform, surveymonkey. Also, Flickr will be integrated into your learning so as to help you combine different tools in Web 2.0.

The final work will be your writings and some multimedia works. I hope you enjoy it a lot.

Prepare for your final presentation

Dear students,

Now, we are approaching the end of the semester. In the last class meetings on June 22, you are supposed to give a wrap-up presentation. Since you are giong to show us the two blogs you design: (1) personal blog and (2) project blog, please pay attention to the following details:

1. In the personal blog, make sure you have uploaded
   (1) biopoem,
   (2) autobiography,
   (3) self-image and a short passage about the works,
   (4) your family tree, and
   (5) your life map and a passage along with the map.
2. In the project blog, make sure you have completed
   (1)  the “appearance” (including the theme and the widgets) and
   (2) an introduction of your project.

To make a good presentation, you need to prepare a speech. Please follow the structure we learned in classes: (1) opening, (2) body and (3) ending.

1. In the opening, tell us why you come to this class and tell us the topics of your presentation.
2. In the body part, tell us what you have done (showing us the blogs).
3. In the end of the presentation, tell us what you have learned from the process and what you expect to do with your work in the future.

PPT is optional.  Remember that as long as you prepare well, there’s nothing to worry about.  Wish you have a fulfilling end-of-semester month.

Alice

PS.

1. Here comes a rubric (presentation_evaluation_form), which defines the evaluation criteria.

Your homework (0216-0223)

Dear students,

Please finish the following tasks before our next meeting:

1. Upload your Biopoem in MOODLE and also give comments on your peers’ works.
2. Continue constructing your blog in wordpress and publish your first post.
3. Add your calssmates’ blog links to the sidebar in your blog.

If you have time, please think about the group project you would like to work on.

See you next week.

Alice

Hello, students, 2009

Welcome to this course and wish you a very good time.