Thirty-six students showed up this morning at 9 a.m. for the class. Thirty-six! So, we're splitting this into two classes and I'll teach from 8 - 10 and 10:30 - 12:30. The internet is something everyone in the class has heard of but no one has actually used. Hard to imagine, right?
This afternoon, I'm making up a syllabus to help me get organized. I'll have to create an exam so the students can earn a certificate for completing the course. Today, we just talked and I used a whiteboard to demonstrate a few things. Tomorrow, we'll get at least one computer online and hopefully we'll get a router so we can network a few more.
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- I'm driving!
- The Powerhouse is growing.
- My empty classroom.
- Setting up email addresses.
- Checking out Tyra Banks' website.
- Students in the Computer Lab.
- Handpainted signs are everywhere.
- Still eating...
- Sphatlo.
- Finished this yesterday.
- Corner Shop
- mamelodi fruit stand
- Welcome to Mamelodi
- My camera is blind.
- We are connected.
- It snows in South Africa. Did you know?
- It's starting to feel like I've been away for awhile.
- Mamelodia Bridal Show - Model #3.
- Mamelodia Bridal Show - Model #2.
- Mamelodi Bridal Show - Model #1
- Excuses.
- I gave my first quiz today. Would you pass?
- Our internet capabilities.
- Yebo, ngi funda isi Zulu.
- Photos tomorrow. Perhaps.
- Mamelodi Bridal Show.
- The situation in Zim.
- We're eating. A lot.
- Friday is a day off.
- About photos.
- Headlines: Happy Birthday Madiba
- Pap and Runaways.
- Class #1
- Mamelodi.
- Back with you tomorrow or the next day.
- This is god's window.
- Things you can't do at the potholes.
- Bourke's Luck Potholes
- Three Rondavels
- What we saw in the Kruger Park. Just about.
- Switching seasons overnight.
- The Southern Sky.
- Lonely Rhino.
- More pictures after lunch.
- Herd of Buffalo in the distance.
- The rhythm of the ostrich.
- At the water hole.
- We were this close.
- Finally, he stood up to check us out.
- All at once in the open savannah...
- Hippos in the river.
- A bee-eater (if I remember correctly).
- We saw five or six of these guys together.
- Zebra and Impala.
- That's the tail of a genet.
- Waiting outside the tent for Elephants, Leopards, ...
- Arrival at the camp. We're in the bush!
- The group.
- Warning - I am not a professional wildlife photogr...
- I'm back in Jo'burg!
- I have arrived.
- AFRICA.
- Hoşça kalın İstanbul.
- Topkapı and fishing on the Golden Horn.
- Interior.
- Spent a few hours here the other day.
- A few final pictures from Istanbul.
- Moved on to this...
- Finished this last week...
- One of the ways to get around Istanbul...
- Yes, I pass for Turkish, too.
- Atatürk and other names.
- Relax - Mika
- I want to buy everything in İstanbul.
- Love these tiles.
- Topkapı tıles.
- Have I mentioned that I really love İstanbul?
- Speaking Turkish. Neden Olmasın?
- At the top!
- At the bottom...
- Galata Tower
- Turkish Delight
- Baklava...evet, lütfen!
- Turkish lessons.
- Confession.
- Gay Rights March. Surprised? Me, too.
- Sara and Derek driving me all around Göreme.
- Camel.
- Pigeon valley in Cappadoccia.
- Cappadoccia...Ürgüp maybe?
- Hasan, our captain.
- Çorba
- Peddling simit in Konya.
- Scrabble - in Turkish!
- Olympos - just like summer camp.
- Catching up...
- İstanbul...
- Hagia Sofia // Ayasofya
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About Me
- Katie
- I work for a living. I have a couple of degrees - BA in Political Science from the U. of Mississippi. MA in Environment, Politics, and Globalization from King's College London. I play bass. No husband. No kids. No debt. No house. Seems like a good time to travel.
4 comments:
This is a good site with lots of basic info in fairly simple language - I thought it might help you as a reference. http://www.internet101.org/
I'm enjoying your trip vicariously, and have to agree with your friend that your writing style and perspective both beg to be published!
(From Kelly's friend Cindy)
Hey Cindy. Thanks for the website suggestion! I'll definitely check it out.
More resources you could use:
A lesson plan online (your students can go back to it for reference)
http://www.basicsbee.com/index.html
A scavenger hunt is a common, fun, and effective approach to teaching about using internet search engines - you can find a ton of hunts online, for example:
http://www.eclecticenglish.com/hunt/meetGoogle.html and
http://homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/compi2.html
A source with simple animations illustrating how things like email and search engines work
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/animate/animate.htm
A tutorial on Using the Internet to find a job
http://www.oakton.edu/resource/stuserv/netjobs/index.html
Hope you enjoy your teaching! Cindy
Happy to see that someone's at the same opinion with me about your blog. I m sure you are going well on teaching. Tell my greetings to those lucky ones around you :P
Happy Birthday to Mandela. Hero of freedom!!!
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