How does it work for the teacher, classmates and yourself?

The teacher use blogger as a platform where the students’ products can be checked easily, instructions, advices and indications are specified in a main blog controlled by the teacher so students are able to interpret information in one only way due to the clarity and authenticity of information. The relation between classmates sharing their blogs is a huge feedback device, interactions turns into something necessary to make a significant progress in the classroom. An atmosphere of respect is essential for healthy interaction, a space where ideas and opinions can be shared to improve. In my own experience this blog has become a new experience in the process of teaching and learning, I could show my perspective and look for new opinions from my partners. This blog is a digital portfolio in my opinion and to be honest is the first time that I use it for an academic purpose.

To what extent does it match in practice what you read?

Topics presented during the course were only theory so it was easy to imagine the kind of projects that would come later on, but when I went to Circulo Infantil to witness a class in a real context I got surprised to see how hard it is to take a model to the practice and how teachers must be prepared to face difficulties. When I look into the everyday speech and situations of people I can see how many terms and theories, the most remarkable for me was communicative competence which is present in social interactions.

 Would you implement it in your own classes? Why? Or why not?

The information that I would take to my classes is: Communicative Competence, Summative Assessment (to use it as a test), formative assessment (for the everyday classes), devices for assessment (rubrics, mind maps and portfolios), develop the linguistic competence for students and maybe constructivism to achieve competences but the only thing I couldn’t implement to my classes is behaviorism for me that is the way in what the Mexican educational system has been working and honestly it didn’t work for me.