Day 8= It is crunching time!

Today's class started off with online labs and social network that we can create using Moodle as our LMS. I find online labs very useful in that they free a lot of class time and allow learners to do oral work from home. Teachers can create assignments online and record them and students can respond to these assignments orally and record it and send it to the teacher. Having a forum also help leaners to help one another, exchange ideas, and the message option gives them a chance to clarify questions or unclear instructions with the teacher. The user friendly side of it is that it mails you the responses so that you don't need to keep logging on to check what's happening in your lab. Teacher can also make notes about the students and they can't see it, which is great! It is practical in that this system is compatible with Blackboard which we have in our school. Having a lab per week and marking them as assessment is an excellent idea which frees a lot of classtime. Being able to limit the days and the duration of labs is another great tool.
I loved the Dialogus website and the idea Jean gave us where learners study famous people and answer the questions as those famous people on the forum. It will be a great tool for learners to represent their culture and history in ESL classes.
I have downloaded Hot Potatos to use for my final project. It has been another day with a lot of input and practical ideas.
I wish everyone good luck and success with their final projects.