:: English - Courses ::

http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/education/index.htm (I chose this one since it talks about education)

http://ocw.usu.edu/English/introduction-to-writing-academic-prose/index.html (this one since I think it is interesting and also it would be helpful for us)

http://ocw.usu.edu/English/Technology_for_Professional_Writers/index.html (I chose this one too since technology is one of the main issues around the world)

:: An Open Mind ::

When reading the text the first thing that came to my mind is about how different are this time from the past. Now, we have lot of access to information since all you need is internet conexion. The only thing that you need to do is google certain topic and that's it, you are going to find lot of pages with the information you may need. On the other hand, we have books which are very expensive in our country, and sometimes it is hard to find them in a library. But, we cannot find everything on the net since there are several materials which are only in books. And that is how although now we have several ways of finding information, we cannot have everything we want since books are limiting our knolwdge.


Now, I have a strange feeling about watching classes through a computer machine. I think although it is great finding lot of information and classes on youtube for example, there is something there missing: love. When teaching there are only one thing that I like the most and that one is being near my students. I think most of us know how important is being there for real since our students have lot of needs that we cannot denny. Moreover, it is sad to think that in the future we may be replaced by machines since we do know how important the presence of a teacher is into the classroom. But, we need to take into consideration the importance of internet in our lives. That is why I think that it is great having these online classes. So, if you are not an american student you can watch their classes online anyway. It is an adevange that we need to bear in mind since it is very useful.

:: Rubric ::

Evaluation

	Needs Improvement 4	Satisfactory    5	Good 6	Outstanding 7	Score
Handout/ notes	Handout is incomplete even with teacher/peer help and reminders.	Answers short/some incomplete sentences. May be hard to read.	Answers complete, few spelling errors, easy to read.	Answers very clear and complete. Neat and easy to understand.
Group participation	Did not work well with others.  Off task. Did not participate.	Tried to work cooperatively. Participated in/ contributed to most group activities.	Worked well with others. Participated in/ contributed to all group activities.	Excellent participation/ enthusiastic contribution. Helped others--took a leadership role.
Group presentation	Presentation unorganized/ incomplete. Very few facts-Many errors and/or difficult to hear or understand.	Attempt at organization-Some facts but weak on persuasion. Some errors in text.	Organized, including an introduction. Facts are used to persuade audience. Clear with few errors.	Presentation includes intro, well thought-out, supporting facts, and a conclusion that is clear, strong and persuasive.
Final Poster	Ending not complete. Many grammatical errors. Illustration not colored in and/or carelessly done.	Ending contains some grammatical errors. Word choice is weak. Illustration is complete but may not support text.	Ending has few errors. Word choice is good and contains verbs and adjectives. Illustration colored and supports text.	Ending has no errors. Excellent word choice and freshness of expression is evident. Illustrations are detailed and add to the story.