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Entry 10: Wrap-up: Outcomes of the course

During the ICT course lessons we have learned a lot of things on the sphere of computer and I can say that they are very useful for our further education. According to the rule  the course should be taught on computers. But we did not have this facility. After this, we spent time to do presentation at home and showed them on classes. At the end of every month we  wrote  entries related to our  knowledge based on computer technologies. There were 10 entries. And all of them were not problematical.  To sum up, I can freely say that this course is one of the best courses we have ever had. I do not think that it is difficult. Unfortunately, this course has finished in a very short time. The information and skills which we have learned from this subject will help us throughout our life.

Entry 9: Pros and cons of different social media applications

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          Today we are living in XXI century which is considered as the technology age. Now the computer becomes an important assistant and integral part of everyone. Especially, social media has changed the way we communicate, do business, get our daily news. A site like Facebook could serve as an opportunity for creating a good environment for a new business owner or negative idleness of young teenagers . There are some advantages and disadvantages of everything in life and that includes our social network habits. I will show the point of topic in the example of Facebook         Social media networks’ pros: • Mobil users spend a lot of time on the app • You can promote articles, videos, images and basically every type of content • Facebook advertising and AdWords work really well together                       Facebook cons: • Almost zero organic reach • The most com...

Entry 8: How useful/effective are online self-assessment tests

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  Online self-assessments are online tests conducted with the purpose of evaluating, measuring and learning progress, skill acquisition. The use of online self-assessment tests save the student’s time and money. These kinds of tests can be done in less time. . While many people the usefulness of online self-assessment tests, these questionnaires are tools that can help us gain information about ourselves that can provide a sense of direction you may feel you lack. There are numerous types of self-assessment tests available online, yet some of the most informative kinds are Personality Tests, Skills Based Tests, Aptitude Tests and Interest Inventories. In our ICT lessons we tried these tests that is Skills Based Tests such as Oxford Online English test, Cambridge English Learning Assesment               https://www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/english-level-test?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

Entry 7: The best project I made/ presentation I made

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             Making presentation or project is interesting activity during lessons. However, I think that  making a project is not easy, so it requires much attention and  patience. We make project work on each month.    My best project I have made is making animation on ICT and Dubbing on IS .To do this project works we need to find and know  programs which helps us. While we preparing the presentation firstly, we did not know how  to organize it in correct sequence. Then we decided to divide the works.. After that I chose to find application, and some information for making animation.  The teacher and groupmates paid a great attention for our work. After presentation they give us feedbacks with different debatable questions, of course, I was glad because  of their interests in our work. It was the best presentation I have made.                     ...

Entry 6: My Test Taking Strategies

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                    In my opinion, effective study strategies are the gateway to desirable destination . In this entry I  will explain about my usual test taking strategy that represents the key to my success. It covers whole testing process and has some basic steps that show the sequence of things to do. Firstly, I spend a lot of time to learn the material that will be based on the test to achieve a high score. Because I think that there is no substitute for well preparation. Secondly, I always try to arrive early and take time to relax before doing the test. It helps to increase confidence for myself. Moreover, listening attentively to instructions given by the teacher is the way of avoiding test anxiety. When the time is started to do the test, I read the test directions very carefully in order to understand what is being asked. If I encounter confusing questions, answer the questions I know first not wasting time. I consider ...

Entry 5: Critical analysis of online language learning resources.

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            Nowadays there are many online resources in language learning process which provide basic . activities in order to enrich student’s knowledge . They are useful to exceed the effectiveness of learning by creating a foreign environment.  Moreover, these kinds of sources can save time and money  instead of looking for information relating to the learning topic from libraries for many days. We can find any data from online learning websites , we just need to  access the Internet.  However, online language  resources have some cons  for learning autonomously. It is one way of making learners lazy, due to the fact that they give students ready materials despite practicing their new gained education. In addition, while  learning via Internet we  use computers or mobile phones that have negatively effect on our heath if they have been used for a long time. Therefore, we  are needed to define the time and am...

Entry 4: Am I slow or fast reader? (based on internet offered tests results)

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      http://www.readingsoft.com /     I consider myself as a fast reader according to my online test results.       Usually, fasters are considered as   readers 400 or 500 words in one minute. To my mind, there are many pros of being fast reader for myself  in order to manage the given time for doing the test. For instance, after completing to read the question quickly, I have enough time to analyze it and find the correct answer connecting with other materials which explain the given issue. Firstly, organizing the time  properly I answered known questions so that I will have enough time to think about difficult ones. Moreover, these following things which I typically do help me to achieve high results:  -  to pay attention the purpose of the question; -  to understand  its main idea, look for; -  to underline key words , basic details.