My Quizlet Experience

About My Quizlet Experience

1. How easy was it to use quizlet?

It was easy and simple for me to use quizlet. Quizlet is a website focusing on learning vocabulary, so it provides users with easy navigation which is simplified the categories by three sections of Study, Play and Tool and each section supports more detailed functions to being able to apply to learning vocabulary. Especially, when I created my own vocabulary list, I could make simply flashcards by using essential functions to help understanding the meaning of words such as definition, uploading related images, and playing audio and voice recording for terms. So I made my own quizlet set with images and explanation conveniently and the way to creat and use quizlet set was not hard and complicated, even though I am not good at dealing with a software.Therefore, I think quizlet can be relatively easy to understand how to use it for even a beginner user.

2. Did you experiences any challenges in using the software?

Yes, I did. Even though the navigation and functions are easy to use, but I experienced some challenges. One is that when I made a definition of a word, it has not enough contents to be supported by the quizlet. So, I have to find related information and make the definition with my own word. The other is that when I chose pictures related to the definition of a word, I have to choose them in limited options and sometimes there were no pictures related to the meaning of words, so if I try to use other images beyond the option given, I need to pay for it.

3. What level did you decide to make the cards for? Why?

I made the cards for elementary school students, 4th - 5th grade (11 - 12 years old) at beginner to intermediate level, because they may be interested in visual resources and use internet easily. There are various kinds of functions to be attractive for elementary students such as flashcards and games of scatter and gravity. So I think it may be interesting way to study vocabulary for elementary students who feel bored of learning words from a text book.

4. What topic did you choose for your cards? Why?

The topic I choose for the cards is for school life. I think it is very useful and essential for elementary school students to know the words directly related to the environment around them in everyday life. It may be helpful for them to build up the knowledge of words because the topic provides opportunity especially for students to be able to use the words frequently.

5. What did you think about the different functions? (Flashcards, Learn, Speller, Test)

I think the functions have very useful to study vocabulary, especially for understanding the meaning of and  good memory of words. Flashcards give students visual interesting and useful function. Students can guess what a term is and what the meaning of a word by clicking to flip, and also listening them when using the flashcards. Learn is to check if I know exactly the vocabulary terms I studied and  Speller is to practice writing a word listening pronunciation of it. Both function provide the results of what I missed and never missed. So students can focus more on studying words they missed. Therefore students can study vocabulary actively and memorize words easily through the exercises in these functions. Students can use a self-assessment through Test as well.

6. How can you incorporate this software into the classroom?

I think I can use this software to help and support for students' learning vocabulary. Before, in or after class I can use it. For example, I share flashcards with students in quizlet for next class. Students have to study the vocabulary through the flashcards I provide before class. Then students can understand more the lesson by the vocabulary support. In class, I can use the flashcards to do activities or games. After class, I can check how they understand the words or give them homework to practice the words more through Learn and Speller and to check the knowledge of words by themselves through test and games of scatter and gravity. Learning a word is not enough to meet only one or several times, so it should be encountered many times and students should use vocabulary very often in various kinds of contexts. For this reason, I can use this software to give them opportunities for exposure of words and practicing activities in the classroom.

Call assignment : Introduction of myself and Answers for some questions

:: About Me ::

Hello everyone ~

Welcome to my blog ^^

 

I’m Hyeseoun, Jang and studying English education in Hanyang Tesol Program. After finishing the course, I am going to teach children and students English.

My hobby is cooking and favorite food is sushi. My favorite color is purple but I don't like black. The best movie I've ever seen is "Notting Hill". I like positive spirits but hate negative thinking. The famous saying I like is "It ain't over till it's over." by Yogi Berra.

 
My family members are a husband and my daughter. My daughter is so cute and lovely, but sometime she makes me crazy because she is just 4 years old and so egocentric, and always asks me to play with her all day long. 

 

:: Answers for some questions ::

 

What experiences do you have using technology in general? 

My life is full of using technology like ordinary people. I ususally use smartphone, computer, home electronic appliances and transportation. When I get information and interact with people, I use smartphone and computer. When I do housework, I usually use washing machine, vacuum cleaner, oven and so on. When I move to somewhere, I use a car or subway. I can’t imagine how life works without technology.

 

What are some frustrations that you have when using technology?

When technology doesn’t work, our life also doesn’t work well. One day, I threw into my smartphone in the toilet. I had to get it repaired at service center for a half day. At that time, I felt frustrated that my life was boring and I felt stuffy without smartphone just for a while. I'm also frustrated when internet is not connected suddenly while using online banking.

 

How does technology make your life better?

Technology makes my life easier, faster and more interesting. When I want to eat out for special food, I can get famous restaurants from the internet. When I use free lecture through youtube for getting skills and knowledge, I don’t need expensive tuition, specific time, and moving. I can travel for every countury I want to go by the development of transportation like car, subway and airplane.  Because of the development of technology, we can get more information easily and have more abilities than before.

Have you used technology as a learner or teacher?

Yes, I have. As a learner, I used youtube to listen free lecture and DVD to watch English movie and CD or tape player to study listening test. I also used various kinds of software like microsoft word, power point and PDF when I read or write English.
 

When I was teaching, I used talking-pen and uploaded video files through kakaotalk program. Talking pen is very useful for young learners’ learning language for listening stories by native speaker’s voice and recording of children's speaking. I also took videos which were students' speaking or reading in my smartphone and sent it to parents in kakaotalk program as a feedback.

Do you have any fear of using technology?

Yes, I have. Actually, I'm not good at using new technology. It takes me a long time to use new skills proficiently. So, as technology has been developed and new skill comes out, I feel difficult to adapt it. My life already mostly relies on using technology. Therefore, it is terrible for me to imagine that if technology doesn't work or the development of technology is so fast and then I can't catch it, my life may become uncomfortable.
 

What are your hopes for his class?

When I listen about the introduction of this class, I think it is fantastic! If I can produce and edit a video file by myself as a teaching method, not simple using it from youtube, I can handle in situation with unexpected problems of technology and use resources for learning English of my child and students without much cost. So I really hope I learn and use various kinds of techniques for making teaching resources from this class.