Web Tools:

The web tool I chose is:

www.trello.com

Trello is a very good tool to create an interactive site for teachers and students to improve their language, complete tasks, and get more acquainted with technology and webtools for educational purposes. It is also very useful to introduce students to project management in project-based learning activities. It can assist teachers to manage projects. Trello also allows teachers to see at a glance how the project is coming together. It allows you to attach photos, files, and any document. Teacher can write a description of the task, add a checklist, and set a date for the task to be completed. 

For my Classroom:

After making sure that all my students joined Trello, I can start uploading activities. The tool works for young as well as adult learners.

Example Activity:

Card Description:

 One of the simplest activities I thought of is to use cards.

Teacher can upload a card and write a description for the activity. For example:

• Use at least ten adjectives and ten verbs to describe this photo.

The teacher can choose a checklist.

Set a date for the task to be completed.

Students can also check one another's posts and react to them.

P.S. I believe there is still to discover in Trello as we proceed with it.

This is our video. We thought of making it a snapshot of our experience at The College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York...

Meriem & Poonam

Cyber Security in Morocco..

        Like most countries, Morocco is continuously working on expanding citizen access to the internet and ICT in general in all aspects of life. The liberalization and privatization policy in the telecommunications sector in the last two decades led to reduced telecommunications costs, resulting in a rising number of cyber cafés and access to computers and the Internet, even in small towns. IT markets also are growing fastly.

       Morocco has definitely different or more appropriately less strict Cyber security policies than the US. Recently, however, a lot of attempts have been invested to prepare plans to envisage public awareness campaigns for the general public aimed at increasing confidence in and better use of modern technologies. 

       Morocco is currently in the process of implementing a National Cybersecurity Management System (NCSecMS), which consists of four components: the National Cybersecurity Framework, Maturity Model, Roles & Responsibilities and the Implementation Guide. The Framework includes provisions for awareness raising and child online protection.

        For the time being,  there are far less restrictions to IT use in the country compared to the US. For instance, every user can access there accounts from any cyber cafe by just putting their name and password. Here in the US, it seems quite complicated and sometimes even time-consuming. People can get/ download any music they like for free. Illegally downloaded CDs are sold everywhere in the country even of highly expensive softwares like Microsoft Office. Many people believe that Morocco is one of the best destinations for electronics shopping. 

        Yet, it is because of that looseness, Moroccans do not really trust the internet. Online shopping is almost unexistant. 

Photo Editing...

Our Gorgeous Peacock

  

Before

 

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Morocco.... 

      The Kingdom of Morocco (Arabic: Al Maghrib, which means, "where the sun has set")

  

        Bounded by water on two sides, Morocco fronts the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the Mediterranean Sea on the north.Strait of Gibraltar connecting the Atlantic and the Mediterranean separates Morocco from Europe to the north. Morocco's eastern neighbor is Algeria.

       Its vibrant heritage and the uniqueness in every region contributes towards the national culture and makes Morocco one of the most exotic places in the world. ..

My Grades Spreadsheet for the Tech Class

 Here is the link to my My Grades Spreadsheet for the Tech Class:



https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhL7pA11S4PndFZoMUNIejVxcTU1eHZoS1JBTnNuU3c

Introduction

 

Hello!

My name is  Meriem LAHRIZI. I am from Casablanca, Morocco. I am an English language teacher and a doctoral student. I love reading, travelling, music, poetry, drama and most importantly I love learning new things and ILEP experience is exactly about learning a variety of new things about yourself, others, cultures, languages, countries, and many other things I am sure I will be discovering as time goes by.