Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Learning Vocabulary
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
The Ten Best Vocabulary Learning Tips
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/vocabulary_tips.htm
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Aa..Bb..Cc
Oo..Pp..Qq
Xx..Yy..Zz
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Nations & Flags
........Argentina 阿根廷 ...
Bb ...Brazil 巴西 ... Belgium 比利時 ...
Cc ...Canada 加拿大 ...China 中國 ...
Dd ...Denmark 丹麥 ...
Ee ...Egypt 埃及 ...
.........European Union 歐洲聯盟 ...
Ff ...France 法國 ...
Gg ...Germany 德國 ...Greece 希臘 ...
Hh ...Hong Kong 香港 ...
Ii ...Italy 義大利 ...
Jj ...Japan 日本 ...
Kk ...Kenya 肯亞 ... Korea 韓國 ...
Ll ...Liberia 賴比瑞亞 ...
Mm ...Mexico 墨西哥 ...
Nn ...Norway 挪威 ...
Oo ...Oman 阿曼 ...
Pp ...Poland 波蘭 ...Philippines 菲律賓 ...
Qq ...Qatar 卡達 ...
Rr ...Russian Federation 俄羅斯 ...
Ss ...Spain 西班牙 ... Singapore 新加坡 ...
Tt ...Taiwan 臺灣 ... Thailand 泰國 ...
Uu ...United States 美國 ...
.........United Kingdom 英國 ....
Vv ...Vietnam 越南 ...
Ww ...Wales 威爾斯 ...
Xx
Yy ...Yemen 葉門 ...
Zz ...Zambia 尚比亞 ...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Healey (2007) -- Reflection
~technical perspective~ focus on physical situation
According to the content and locus of control, there are four settings for self-directed leaning; such as, distance education/highly structured learning; CALL/accreditation and training; WebQuest/contract-based independent study; tandem learning project/highly self-directed learning. No matter the learning setting of content is fixed or variable, or the locus of control is more possessed by teacher or learner, it cannot be denied that the learning environment in nowadays is quite different. “Although not everyone may want to be immersed in technology, knowledge about and access to technology are a source of power in today’s world.” I think it is important to cultivate students' computer literacy to be not 'illiterate' in the future. And the ultimate principle is that teacher's primary role is assistant and facilitate.
~psychological perspective~ focus on characteristics of learners
Learning happens when students have purposes to learn. For example, they need to have interests/motivation, some control about their lerning progression, setting achivable goals not beyond their abilities and no fear of exposing themselves with technology. “Language poses special challenges to learners in that there is no clear path to mastery. Learner goals and learning styles are important factors.”
~sociocultural perspective~ focus on mediated learning
Learning comes from the interaction between experience and competence, which dovetails with Vygotsky's ZPD."Computers do not have true mutuality in engagement, cannot understand a community's shared enterprise, and cannot negotiate meaning to coproduce elements of the shared repertoire." Technology is useful since huamn uses it, or it is just hardware. Students are progressing through learning, either from teachers' guidance or peers' competition.
~political-critical perspective~ focus on ideologies, access, and power structure
"To be autonomous, learners need to know to query, find, and question what they find on the Internet, in software, and in print." This is a information-flooded society, especially various kinds of information on the Internet, and learning to inspect, analyze information whether true or false before making a decision is an important training for being autonomous.
"As teachers, we cannot create autonomy in learners, but we can do out best to think about the technical, psychological, sociocultural, and political aspects of learning and how CALL can be used to enable and enhance a learning environment conducive to autonomy."
Friday, July 11, 2008
Alphabet .... animals
Aa...ant...alligator...
Bb...bee...bear...bunny...buffallo...beaver...bull...
Cc...cat...camel...cow......canary
Dd...dinosaur...dog...dolphin...duck...deer...dragon...
Ee...elephant...eel...eagle...
Ff...fish...frog...flamingo...
Gg...goat...gorilla...goldfish...goose...giraffe...
Hh...horse...hippo...hummingbird...
Ii...iguana
Jj...jellyfish...
Kk...kangaroo...koala...
Ll...ladybug...lion...lizard...leopard...mantis...
Mm...monkey...mouse...moose...
Nn...nightingale...
Oo...owl...octopus...ostrich...otter...
Pp...pig...parrot...penguin...pandan...peacock....
Qq...quail...
Rr...rabbit...raccoon...rhino...
Ss...seal...snake...shark...snail...squirrel...sparrow...
Tt...turtle...turkey...tiger...
Uu...unicorn...
Vv...vulture...
Ww...whale...woodpecker...wolf...
Xx...ox...fox...
Yy...yak...
Zz...zebra...
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Alphabet ... food & fruit
Bb...butter...banana...bread...bean...beef...
Cc...corn...chips...cereal...cheese...chocolate...cake...
........catchup...cucumber...
Dd...doughnut...dinner...
Ee...egg...eggplant...
Ff...fish...French fries...flour...
Gg...grapes...guava...garlic...gingerbread...
Hh...hamburger...honey...hot dog...
Ii...ice cream...
Jj...jam...jelly...juice...
Kk...kiwi...
Ll...lemon...lollipop...
Mm...milk...meat...muffin...
Nn...nut...noodles...
Oo...orange...oat...
Pp...pear...pizza...pea...potato...peanut...popcorn...
........pudding...pickle...
Qq...quiche...
Rr...rice...raisins...
Ss...sugar...sandwich...strawberry...spaghetti...soup...
Tt...tuna...tomato...
Uu...ugli fruit...
Vv...vegetables...vanilla...
Ww...wheat...waffles...walnut...watermelon...
Xx... X-shaped cookies
Yy... yogurt...
Zz... zucchini...
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Alphabet website
http://www.kiddonet.com/gb/flash/phonics/Intro.html
http://www.poissonrouge.com/abc/index.htm
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/index/load.htm?f
Food Alphabet
Here are some fun A-B-C food snacks
http://searchwarp.com/swa278022.htm
http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/theme/alphabet/abcsnacking.html
http://www.mrsjonesroom.com/jones/foodalphabet.html
http://www.fouroceanspress.com/archive_food_alphabet_2008.html
Alphabet Animals
http://www.infostuff.com/kids/a.htm
http://www.billybear4kids.com/animal/animal-abc/a.html
http://www.pocanticohills.org/shaul/99/abc.htm
Dinosaur Alphabet Book
http://www.zoomwhales.com/dinoalphabet/
World Flag Database
http://www.flags.net/
Flags of All Countries
http://www.wave.net/upg/immigration/flags.html
Friday, July 04, 2008
An egg is an egg
And then it is a chick.
雞蛋...孵化....小雞
A branch is a branch...Until it breaks...
And then it is a stick.
樹枝...折斷...木棒
Nothing stays the same. Everything can change.
A seed is a seed...until it is sown...
And then it is a flower.
種子....播種....花
A block is a block...Until there are many....
And then they become a tower.
積木....很多....塔
Nothing stays the same. Everything can change.
Water is water...Until it is brewed...
And then it becomes tea.
水...釀泡....茶
You are you...Until I come...
And then you become "we."
你...我來....我們
Nothing stays the same. Everything can change.
The yard is green...Until it snows...
And then it becomes white.
綠色....下雪....白色
Day is day...Until it sunset...
And then it is the night.
白天...太陽下山....晚上
Nothing stays the same. Everything can change.
The baby was a baby...Until he grew...
And then he is a boy.
嬰兒...長大....小男孩
But you can always be a baby...
You will always be my baby.
Some things stay the same. Some things never change.
Thursday, July 03, 2008
students' blogger
陳凰姬 http://jillclassroom.blogspot.com/
李小勳 http://yaes945.blogspot.com/
王子杰 http://biggerface0330.blogspot.com/
黃宇婕 http://yoyocutestar.blogspot.com/
林哲漳 http://jerryblue78.blogspot.com/
黃靖芬 http://fanny5326.blogspot.com/
李唯嘉 http://joysweetpudding.blogspot.com/
吳書萱 http://sean850927.blogspot.com/
黃冠仁 http://www.best-jim.blogspot.com/
陳 蓁 http://qcat1234.blogspot.com/
劉緒玥 http://sharon-liou.blogspot.com/
唐 綺 http://maggie123456.blogspot.com/
蔡子萱 http://smilejudy33.blogspot.com/
侯君儀 http://jasmine106.blogspot.com/
羅巧雲 http://s94860430.blogspot.com/
陳省君 http://jinjin721.blogspot.com/
陳奕伶 http://lemon-elaine.blogspot.com/
楊宛儒 http://louan1.blogspot.com/
李曼瑄 http://s94mandy.blogspot.com/
朱珈妤 http://tiffany551.blogspot.com/
陸音里 http://crystal1226.blogspot.com/
黃雅郁 http://julia-huang.blogspot.com/
花巧馨 http://cindy-hua.blogspot.com/
遲妤倢 http://wohlies.blogspot.com/
黃 湘 http://millie1105.blogspot.com/