Some students seem naturally enthusiastic about learning and so, they have a great performance in group work or pair work. However, there are some students who are not good about group work. Teacher should motivate these students and teacher can work from students’ strengths and interests. I think my group is great and we tried to do our best for unit plans. In future, after I become a teacher, I will use the group work according to the technological devices. For example, while students are trying to do an activity, they can meet with Skype and they can meet face to face next time. When I consider the assessment part, I think that peer review is good because students can give their friends the positive feedback and they can check or control their projects according to these feedbacks. Active and passive students should be in the same group so that each student has his or her own responsibilities.

Unit Plan

As an individual, creating a lesson plan is much easier because you are sure what you are gonna to do. However, I like the group work. At first I don’t have any idea about what I am going to do. My group members are American and they are really good about organizing the lesson. The only unclear thing is about ESL students. Their language ability is not same like Americans. So, they can be curious about the unknown words. Also, I thought that I was not good at about technology but now I feel better. Smart board, multimedia player, google docs and voice thread etc. are really good way to teach something.  

The Class in Elluminate

It was the first time that I was in online class and it was fun. I wore my pajamas and I joined the class when I was at home. I felt really relaxed. However, sometimes I faced with some troubles. Since I am not good at about technology, I could not solve it easily. So, I missed some part of classroom activities. Hopefully, you gave information not only by speaking but also by writing. Also, we have a chance to write each other. Smiling face, raising hand etc. are really good way to get students’ concentration. During the class, I had never missed my concentration because I had to listen all direction carefully. If I miss one part, I may not understand the rest. Perhaps, since English is not my native language, I looked carefully what you were doing. I hope I have a chance to use this elluminate session in future. I am sure that it will be a different experience for Turkish students.