lunes, 20 de septiembre de 2010

1. Introduction
1.1 When do I stared using the computer
1.2 I dislike suing electronic literacy
1.3 Why do I use electronic literacy
2. The beginning
2.1 How I started using electronic tools
2.2 Use of Internet, e-mails, seach engines, social networds
2.3 Purposes, dificulties, limitations
2.4 Advantages and disadvantages
2.5 Usefulness in education
3. My experences with electronic tools nowadays
3.1 How electronic tools have influences/improved my L1 and L2
3.2 My streghths and weaknesses in electronic literacy
3.3 Usefulness of word processsors
4. The future
4.1 My expectations and plans regarding electronic tools
4.2 Vitual libraries, online courses, master degrees
4.3 Educational or professional research using electronic tools
5. Conclusion
5.1 Importance of electronic tools
5.2 Do I like it?
5.3 Importance as a teachers.

I started using the computer when I was in elementary school, there my teachers tought me the history of computers, th parts and how to use them. I dislike to use elecctronic tools because for me, it is not personalized, it is better to do it face to face and write things with your own hand. But leaving all these things behind, I can notice the importance of electronic literacy, because the world is changing and as future teachers we cannot let behind the new ways to teach and learn.

In elementary school I also I learned the history of computers, the parts of computers and how to use Power Point and Office. Nowadays, I use Internet for sending E-mails, Facebook and Messenger, the use of Internet for me, is for doing homework and to be in contact with my friends, But on the other hand, I hate to use Internet, because I prefer books and personal contact with my friends. The limitations that I have are that I really do not like to use computers, so I do not pay attention for how to use them. But I can see that computers are very useful, because not all the time I can have personal contact or find all the information in one second. But, in contrast, I dislike to use them I can notice that computers have a significant role in the educational area, because as I already said, we can find a lot of information in a moment.

Nowadays, I use a lot of electronic tools like Google and Mssenger. I use Google for finding information for my homeworks and messenger to be in contact with my friends. The use of Internet has influenced my L1 because I can read books in Internet, if I do not know certain word, I can search the meaning in Internet too. I have a lot of weaknesses using electronic literacy because I hate to use it, so I do not care a lot about learning new things, I think that my only streght is that I am young, so I can learn easily. I think that word processors are the most important things because there I can do homework and presentations in Power Point, but also the use of sending E-mails to contact my friends. For me, the social rooms including chat rooms, messenger and Facebook, etc., are more for pleasure than a necessity.

My expectations of using Information Tecnologies are that in my future I can use them in team work with people of another country. A plan that I have is using Messenger for contacting new people out of the country to help me as a translator. I think that nowadays the virtual libraries are very important, because if the student cannot go to the library, he or she can find books in Internet and also homeworks that are proved by the own school or university. I think that the use of electronic tools is important in educational things like, right now, that I am studyng to find information that can help me to continue the major and later in the professional area using Internet platforms to students and to be in contact with other teachers.

The use of electronic tools in nowadays is very important, because that is the new way to be in contact with people that is not around us. These tools help to find new information and in less time. I do not like this new thing, but I realize that it is a new way to know different things and maybe if electronic tools did not existist we would never know that they exist. As future teachers we can find new methods on line that can help us to teac better or know new ones that are from others countries.

viernes, 3 de septiembre de 2010

I know anything and everything about me

1. Introduction
    1.1 Myself
    1.2 My family
    1.3 My passions
    1.4 My dislikes
2. Past activities
    2.1 When I was working
    2.2 When I was in "Ensamble Real de Jóvenes de Jóvenes Universitarios"
    2.3 When I practiced gymnastics
3. Present Activities
    3.1 Practicing boxing
    3.2 Writing
    3.3 Playing the violin
4. Future plans
    4.1 Finish the major
    4.2 Finish the French course
    4.3 Star to study a new language
5. Conclusion

My life? I am pretty sure it is cool, right now I have everything. I am a short girl, with brown eyes and hair. My family is very close and they help me when I need it. My passions are music, rodeo, boxing and social life with my friends, but also I dislike some things like vegetables and soccer, and emotional things like lies and hypocresy. But for me, The most important things are things and feelings that peolple share with you.

In the last vacation, I worked in a gym as instruct, but the pay was bad and the work very hard, so I quit. But going back  to years, I played the violin in "Ensamble Real de Jóvenes Universitarios" and I gave a lot of concerts, but those days have gone and they cannot come back. Going further back, when I was in kindergarden and in elementary school I used to practice gymanstics, I was a child in those days, but I love to practice. Those things that I used to do when I was younger have passed, but I remember them and I am glad that I had done. My childhood and part of my young were very funny, interesting and full of life.

Nowadays, I am boxing, well, training to become a boxer, because that is the only sport that I like, in general, I hate sports, but I am in love with boxing. For me, boxing is a way to escape of stress, problems, also to be in good shape and to make new friends. Those are friends that cannot be found in a school, only in a gym, specially in a ring. That kind of friends are tougher than everyone that I know, but they are people with good feelings and sensible. Another thing that I love is to write. To write my thoughts, ideas, feelings and anything that comes to my mind, and those things that may come I translate all these feelings on a piece of paper and I try to give them the best meaning. Some are deeper than others. Other feelings are happy and fun, but everything depends on what come to my mind. Right now, I am returning to my violin lessons. It is a big step for me, because it was something that I had left behind. It was part of my past, and I had the idea that I would never bring to my present. But I am happy with my decisions and I feel proud of myself, because I do not let my passions die.

I think that my future is not clear yet, because now I try to live my life the best I can, I have a lot of plans for my future, but things can change in seconds. I try to think in my future and I see myself finishing my major, maybe with a job or maybe with opportunities to travel to Canada, because there, the people speak English and French, but I want to finish my course of French and then use my knowledge in Canada. But that is not all, I want to start studying a fourth language

My life is full of different and contrastive things like playing the violin and boxing, but I am a 19 year-old girl, who studies English Language Teaching, but I have a lot of dreams. My family and friends are part of my life, with the bad and the good things. I know which is the people I can trust in, because I hate hypocresy and people who lie. The most important thing for me is to be with people that love you and you love them, so part of my personality is to be sensitive and take care of people.