Today, I have re-entered the world of blogging. I am currently writing this from the computer lab in Room 317, housed in the Liberal Arts building. With any luck, this blog will successfully link to my ESL website- English with Ms. Amber. It is a phenomenal work in progress, and can be found at http://arkschoolofenglish.weebly.com.
As I ponder the meaning of life as it relates to CALL, I've found incorporating technology in the classroom to be quite challenging. Unfortunately, most of the software is not that difficult to use... it is getting students to navigate and engage with the sites that has proven to be a struggle. Even if you provide in-class tutorials and have the students follow along, many of them will forget how to use the technologies before they get home. As such, it is necessary to create and provide students with written handouts to help refresh their memory and inform their learning.
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