MY FIRST SECOND-PERIOD BLOG ENTRY

Nowadays, teachers must be dynamic and creative, and there are some tools that made their job easier tan in the past. Now, technology is an important part in people life. In other words, teachers should incorporate technology in their life because this generation of kids is growing up together with technology; for example, today, most children can use a tablets, computers, and smart phones better than some adults; it means that teachers have the duty to use technology in classes.

HOW CAN I USE THESE RESOURSES IN OUR CLASSES?

Story jumper and story bird are both useful resources most for children or for ESL beginner students because these tools create or make attractive stories as tales and short stories. Moreover, story jumper and story bird work base on pictures due to make the stories more interesting. To catch the attention of the students is very important in learning process, and most people know that the best way to catch children’s attention is by their eyes; in addition, with these tools, teachers can encourage their students to read; both tools are easy to use, but there is one difference between story jumper and story bird, and it is that story jumper allow teacher to upload their own pictures, and story bird has a set of pictures about some topics; in other words, in story bird, teachers cannot use their own pictures.

WHY IS WRITING IMPORTANT?

Writing is part of the personality of a person; moreover, writing is another way to express the language. For ESL students, writing is a good way to practice their vocabulary, grammar and composition skills; moreover, many people judge others by the way that they write; therefore, to develop a good writing skills help student  to communicate with other; in addition, writing is a very formal or polite way to communicate with other even it is more polite than speaking.

MY STORY:    https://storybird.com/chapters/life-is-not-all-about-money/?token=gaypft4q7e

 

MY TOOL

Crossword

  

Complete the crossword, then click on "Check" to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter. Click on a number in the grid to see the clue or clues for that number.

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Across: 1. THIS TOOL IS CALLED 2. YOU CAN ADD THIS MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE 5. THIS IS THE ACRONYM OF HIPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE 6. YOU CAN UPLOAD AND USE THIS TOOL IN MOODLE 8. THIS TOOL IS AVAILABLE ONLY WITH THIS OPERATIVE SYSTEM

Down: 1. WITH THIS SOFTWARE, YOU CAN CREATE MULTIMEDIA... 3. YOU CAN ADD SOME SOUNDS RESOURCES 4. YOU CAN INSTALL THIS TOOL FOR ALL COMPUTERS 6. YOU CAN SHOW IN A PHYSIC PAPER STUDENTS' RESULTS 7. THIS IS A KIND OF QUIZ THAT YOU CAN USE WITH THIS TOOL

Missing hikers found in Alaska

Missing hikers found in Alaska

  

Read the information about Missing hikers found in Alaska. then choose the correct answer for the following questions.

Missing hikers found in Alaska

Two women missing in Denali National Park were found Wednesday and reunited with worried family members, six days after heading off on what they thought would be an overnight hike. A helicopter picked them up just outside the park about an hour after one of the hikers made a second cell phone call to her mother, park spokeswoman Kris Fister said. Erica Nelson, 23, of Las Vegas, and Abby Flantz, 25, of Gaylord, Minn., were taken to park headquarters, where family members were waiting. Anchorage television station KTUU showed the pair laughing with family members and eating large, overstuffed deli sandwiches as they walked to a waiting ambulance.

The women told KTUU they got lost and kept hiking. "The terrain was a lot harder than we thought it would be, and it was farther than we thought it would be," Flantz said. Nelson helped keep her spirits up, she said. "I thought everything was going to be fine, stay positive," Nelson said. The women slept at night in a tent and hiked during the day. At times, they melted snow to get water. They had no food when they were found.

When the women did not show up for work Saturday at Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge, a hotel outside the park, they were reported overdue and a search of a 100-square-mile area began.

Ellane Nelson received an initial cell phone call from her daughter at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday as she listened to park officials give a briefing on the search. Park officials had reported the women were not carrying a cell phone, but caller ID indicated it was from the missing hiker. Nelson answered the phone and heard her daughter say she and Flantz were alive and well. The cell phone's battery was weak, but park officials were able to locate the signal coming from the eastern section of the area they had been searching for more than four days. The agency dispatched two helicopters to pick the women up, but hours later the two women had not been found.

A park plane spotted the pair at 4:22 p.m. and a helicopter was sent to pick them up.

 

1. How long were the park officials searching for the women?
   1.   more than four days
   2.   more than two days
   3.   a week
2. How many phone calls did Erica Nelson make to her mother?
   1.   One, and she was barely audible
   2.   Two
   3.   Three
3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
   1.   The women had run out of food by the time they were found.
   2.   The women melted snow to get water.
   3.   The women were not carrying a cellphone.
4. The two lost women were finally spotted from a:
   1.   helicopter.
   2.   plane
   3.   boat
5. Which of the women was more "positive"?
   1.   Erica
   2.   Abby
   3.   the article doesn't say