My reflection

This was a very exciting and interesting course.The introduction and exposure to the different web 2.0 tools brought home the point that we are really into the technological age and that we as educators have to 'move ' with the time. The children with whom we interact are into the technology and the chalk and talk no longer cut it. Some people may argue that the ability to text, interact on facebook, twitter etc. does not qualify you as being techno savvy but I beg to differ. They have the pre-requisite skill. Many adults are clueless about these simple tasks. When it comes to technology children learn quickly especially from their peers so we must tap into this.

My only sore point with this course was the issue of time. Too little time for the transfer of so much information. However, I must say thank you to Cherisse (my tutor), Murella and of course Aisha for the thrilling experience. God bless you all.

Pure pleasure!

Pure pleasure! That's what it is. In an earlier blog I wondered about my grandson's reaction to the e-book. Well, I got my wish. When I accessed and opened up one of the websites provided for us on mye learning he exclaimed, "Granny I love it" He was in awe. He was glued to the computer. He is also very observant and before long he was using the navigational buttons to change the pages. Whenever I attempted to intervene,he removed my hands saying, "Granny I can do It". One book after the next he listened to with interest and even indicated which book he wanted.

We were at it for about forty-five minutes (this includes the repeats) and he just wanted to go on and on.Well, this granny was tired and decided that he had enough for the day. I proceeded to sign off to the displeasure of my grandson.He was wailing and only stopped when I promised to repeat the exercise later. Now if this had such an impact on a four year old, imagine the reactions of the students in our charge especially our struggling readers. Pure pleasure, indeed!