Week 10- Things to Consider

* What is an authoring tool and what can they be used for?


An authoring tool is a software package which developers use to create and package content deliverable to end users. Authoring tools also varies. Distribution methods include: web, kiosk, interactive CD-ROM,
USB pen drive, etc.

As the technology is high-advanced, it could place a great burden to learn  curve for a lot of these packages on teachers. Authoring tools usually feature a simple design. You can pretty easily add pictures, sounds and video materials. But some of tools require a degree of expert  knowledge which most teacher may not have the time or inclination to acquire. Therefore  teachers would need to ensure that any software they choose is going to be useful to them.



* —If you wanted to make a simple exercise for your students, what would you do and how would you do it? 


I would like to use e-materials online: Hot Potatoes
To activate the learners' schemata, give some questions before the reading or listening as a pre-reading tasks. Questions are supposed to be simple and cover the following reading or listening text. It might get students  interested.
To help students assess their comprehension about the lessons, I can also use Hot Potatoes.  I would not give grades to students depending on their scores but it would work for students, because they can be aware what they missed in the lecture and might try to study more.