Week 1

My first blogging 

One of the 1st week tasks is creating a blog at www.blogger.com and bit by bit I have been introduced to the world of technology. I would say that the Internet, in particular, has given a great challenge by letting me learn new things every day. A blog is one of those new things it has provided. As I am new to it, I was excited and a bit nervous along the way of creating the blog.
By following the instructions on the handout step by step, my blog has come to life! It's clearly seen that informative guidelines and clear instructions are necessary and important for students.
Here, I have become one of the students of the online learning and I think that if students are equipped with basic and proper tools, plus guidance and attention from teachers, online learning classroom could be an interesting choice.

Regarding to the use of blog for course reflection, it is a good way to let us (as students) express our thoughts towards the things we are learning in the course, exchange perspectives, and learn from one another. Personally, the blog provides me a space to practice and improve my writing skills. I have to be thoughtful and be more aware of what and how to write as it is published. It may take a lot of time and effort at first, yet I hope that I will enjoy writing a reflection online sooner or later. Moreover, I think a teacher is able to gain some benefits from students' class reflections. S/He will be able to get to know their students little by little, understand more about them as well as hear some feedback that would be useful to make the class more effective and productive.

Writing a reflection is a good way to self monitor and self assess yourself and when it is shared on the blog, you make use of online tools to exchange yourself with friends just a click away.

Week 1 has been a good starting step toward learning beyond the classroom walls of mine and I hope to have a happy time learning new things with all new friends. We are going to be happy students and happy teachers:).