2007-12-12 00:21 by hke-004A18
In my daily life, I come across with many people whom I respect, like my parents, teachers and friends. But the person I respect most is Helen Keller although I do not know her in person.Helen was unlucky because she was blind and deaf when she was one year old. However, she did not give up. Her experience makes me feel that I am lucky. So, I should learn from her to be brave and diligent.
She was a lonely child because she could not see how wonderful the world was. In order to communicate with others. Helen tried hard to learn sight language and to speak and read Braille. When she grew up, she became a successful woman. I respect her and learn to have confidence in myself. We should not give up even when we face difficulties.
Although she had a lot of hard times, she also helped the disabled. She raised funds for building special schools and libraries for the blind and deaf. She also visited some disabled soldiers during the Second World War to encourage them. This was unbelievable.
The life of Helen Keller gave me courage, confidence and hope. I learned a lot from her and respect her most.
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2007-12-10 16:09 by _Ðõ_
EDB seminars on Using Podcasting to Improve Spoken English of Secondary Students will be conducted. (14/12-Full already, 17/1, 31/1).
The program includes:
1. Introduction to podcasts and its application to motivate students to create audio recordings for an audience;
2. Discussion of the framework to ensure that the activity is structured and can result in high quality podcasts that are conducive to students learning;
3. Introduction to the freeware tools and the proprietary software, Podium, that teachers may choose to produce podcasts;
4. Demonstration on recording podcasts using selected tools;
5. Hands-on practice of following the 5 P’s to construct podcasts and publish them to a server for access after the workshop;
6. Questions and answers and explanation of a task for participants to apply the teaching strategies learnt from the workshop in schools.
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I¡¯m going join 17/1 session. Share with you guys later.
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2007-12-07 11:53 by hke-004A01
In one windy afternoon, I fell asleep when I was writing my Dairy. Suddenly, someone touched my shoulder and woke me up. Oh! I saw a fairy standing beside me. ¡°Audrey, come with me.¡± She said in a graceful voice. She held my hands and we flew out of the window.
She brought me to a castl. The castle was a fairy castle and looked like the Disney castle. There were many fairies. Some were fat, some were slim, some were young and some were old. They welcomed me with a beautiful song.The fairy brought me to the Lily Garden. There were colourful lilies, dancing butterflies, singing birds and a fantastic glittering fountain. We enjoyed my favourite food ¡°spaghetti¡± in the Garden.Then, the fairy brought me to the Wishing Well and granted me a wish. I told her I would like to see my parents. She said, ¡°Jump into the Wishing Well and all your dreams will pop out. Goodbye!”
I woke up and I saw a fairy sticker in my dairy.
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2007-12-03 16:01 by _Ðõ_
People always mention education 2.0, web 2.0, blog, wiki¡What are they? Recently, I have read a feature written by the British Council discussing on this issue. In the feature, it explains the features and functions on wiki and blog:
Wiki– A wiki is a website that allows its visitors to write content collaboratively. The users of the site can edit the content, making changes to what has previously been written by other readers.
Blog– A blog (or web log) is a website written by an individual or individuals which acts as a kind of online diary. Entries are posted chronologically, with the most recent at the top, and provide commentary or news on a particular subject such as food, politics, or local events.
In addition, it provides samples to demonstrate how they can be used in the classroom and why so many educators are getting excited by the possibilities they offer.
Read it:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/hongkong-eltnetwork-article-junejuly2007-2.htm
We could have more discussion later on. Maybe we could try some in our school.
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