Week 2.

ICT Tools to Foster Metacognitive Awareness and the Learning Autonomy.

firstly, is necessary to know what autonomy or autonomous learning mean and what metacognitive awareness refers to. So that, I am going to give a short description about them. learner autonomy is the capacity of student to identify the academic deficiencies, and be able to find a way to overcome and improve these areas; In fact, this leads students to become autonomous because they begging to create their own learning goals and analyze their own progress. On the other hand, metacognitive awareness is referring to self-knowledge in other words, is the knowledge that learners have about their cognitive potential and limitations and other personal traits that affect school performance.

After explaining the above, we return to the topic. Infusing technology like CALL or ICT in the classroom may significantly contribute to the growth in learners’ motivation, autonomy and thinking skills. Teachers play an important role in developing learner’s autonomy through the creation of activities were students have the opportunity to reflect on what they have done and how they achieve their personal learning aim. Moreover, technology has been used for practice the different language skills such as, pronunciation, spelling, grammar and writing. Nonetheless, something that teachers have to keep in mind that some in some students the autonomy can be innate or be acquire in a self-taught way. Therefore; teachers have to create strategies making use of virtual fields to encourage critical thougth, the initiative and cooperative work.

To end, the aim of a teacher to create autonomous learners is to aid them to create good learning habits through different platforms using the technology resources or activities like assessments. Also, this aid students to acknowledge what are their perfect learning Ways.

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Week 1

THE USES OF THE COMPUTER IN THE LEARNING PROCESS.

The uses of the technology in the learning process has increased through the years. Computers have been used for language teaching since the 1960s it was used first as a behaviorist were students just took the computer as a mechanical tutor that allowed them to work individual but this idea was rejected and they decided to used as a communicative tool this allow pupils to generate a good utterance as well many teachers saw the advantages like it was more socio-cognitive where integrated students in a real environment and aid them to develop their input and output skills.

what call my attention about the article was when the writer says "the teacher has become a facilitator of learning rather than the font of wisdom, and will find, select, and offer information in a variety of ways on the basis of what the students must learn in order to meet diverse needs." (pg58) is mind that the technological resources do not come to substitute the role of teachers but came to give them tools for make their job easy and for help students to have a great experience in the learning process.

Thanks to the technological advances were created new flexible software that going to change and improve three key sistem areas that are: the knowledge acquisition, interaction with multiple underlying system and partial understanding.

To end, in my on words the uses of the computer and the differents technological resources are helping  not just the educators,but also the students to develop their skills. And Thanks to the internet, windows and software advance in term of education transform the society and the classroom environment in a very educational approaches.

introducing myself.

Hi. let me introduce myself. My name is Xiomara Grisel Molina Rosa i am 20 years old, I am studying in Don Bosco University. Something about me it is that I am an outgoing, energetic and sincere person, I like to read stories and romantic books, I do not have favorite color I like all of them, I am vegetarian and my favorite food is the cavatini pasta,I love animals and the nature. I lived in the countryside in Chalatenango but i moved to the city five years ago. I love to teach that is one of the best experience of my life. In my childhood I alway played with my dolls and I imagined that they were my students and I took the role of a teacher; I never imagine that one day I could make real that little girl's game. now I am so proud of me and I am so thankful with God for give all the opportunities and the experiences that I have acquired throughout my career