Netiquette and Beyond School Blog

Netiquette
Well, I was surprised to fine my netiquette skills are not too bad. There was a few things I didn't know though. For instance,I had no idea what a flame was. Which is why I think it is so important to actually teach our student netiquette. I have been going on forum and chatting via IM and SMS for ages, and I still didn't know about some of these things. Student need to be able to be conscious of how they communicate. It is better to be conscious of our communication, then unconscious of our miscommunication.


Dales' cone
I have already come across Dale's cone and the learning pyramid in my studies. I feel that it is something all teachers need to keep in mind while planing a lesson. I have had, and still do have, many classes where I have been subjected to the "chalk and talk". Even by the teachers, educating us on how this is the least effective way to teach.

Beyond school
I love this blog. Clay Burell has so much passion for what he does. I love the idea of schooliness. Clay Burell has a post in his blog on it at http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/04/what-is-schooliness-overview-and-open-thread/.

Here is my take on schooliness-Schooly Language teaching; Teaching students target language with limited contact time. Teaching vocabulary and short sentences in target language, which they will soon forget. Both students and teachers believing there is no hope of students becoming fluent.