Session 9 : reflection

We have tried different tools online for practicing students’ comprehension skill.

Firstly, J cloze from hot potatoes is a really amazing tool. It saves a lot of time and effort as it can be used to create a cloze exercise by pasting the passage and selecting the targeted words. With just as few clicks, a cloze passage is ready in a blink of an eye. I can’t imagine creating a cloze exercise can be that easy. What makes it even better is that hints or clues can be added in the passage which is suitable for less able students.

Another wonderful tool is J cross. Same as J cloze, it is from hot potatoes. Once again, it can’t be easier to use. What you need to do is just type in the targeted words and click a few buttons. A crossword puzzle is formed in a split second! It is amazing! A crossword puzzle is definitely more interesting, isn’t it?

However, when I was creating a crossword puzzle about clothing items for my p.1 students using J cross, I somehow find it difficult to provide hints for them as pictures cannot be added. It may be too difficult for p.1 students to understand the hints in words. So I create a supplemental worksheet showing pictures as hints for them to complete the crosswords puzzle. Here is the worksheet and the link of the J cross.

 I’m sure they will like it! 

Finally, just want to share one more thing with all of you. I have tried out Padlet with my p.6 students. I asked them to search for pictures and words about Olympic Games and an overwhelming response is received from them. Really didn’t expect they would participate so actively! I guess I am really going to take more chances to use online resources in teaching!

Click here and take a look ! password : class6A