Thankful.

So hey guys. This post is off-topic, but I just want to say that I'm grateful to know everyone from the TESL program and each lecturer. It's been fun here and I enjoyed everything; the laughter, the singing, the dramas. Everything. I'm just glad I got into this TESL program and no other program. I cared for everyone. So thank you for everything. :)

Technology ----------> Teaching Writing

HOW TO INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING WRITING

The world is going through a technological phase. As you can see, everything in this world revolves around technology. From surfing the web to microwaving foods, technology had a big influence towards us. It is understandable why technology is important to us and we can see the good things that technology brings. Technologies also have a large contribution in teaching. We can get a lot of teaching aids, especially in writing from the internet and can be easily accessed. But I do wonder, how are we going to integrate these technologies into the everyday, run-of-the-mill writing classes?

Well, for starters, using e-portfolios is the best way to integrate technology into writing classes. Traditional old portfolios are time-consuming, taking a lot of spaces and just plain heavy. It’s even harder to find materials because it is not easily accessed and we can only find them in journals, magazines, articles and other written-related materials. Using e-portfolios, we can keep all the works inside the computer, specifically using the internet. It doesn’t take a lot of space and we can get a lot of materials using the internet. E-portfolios can help in teaching writing because the students learn how search for materials, analyze information and evaluate what can be used. Besides that, they can learn how to search for grammar mistakes and learn the correct grammatical structures thus enabling them to write correct sentences.

Other than that, we can use the internet to help in teaching writing. The Internet is a vast puddle of information and we as the users can use it to benefit us. There are a lot of online teaching tools to help improve the students’ writing. In one example, we can use a comic creator to teach writing. We just create a comic strip with a situation and just let the students’ imagination run wild. 

As a conclusion, technology brings about new changes towards life. Everything in life revolves around technology, including teaching. So we should benefit from these technology and help make the world into a better world.