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21 April 2010 Got home early for once this year after the first e-learning session. I am thinking of doing something about getting more interaction in my quiet, slightly negative Year 10 Japanese class ( I also have another bubbly, smiling, will-do-anything Year 10 class) I would like to use co-operative speaking activities to increase student output in Japanese. I am still not sure how to connect this with e-learning. Perhaps recording their speaking efforts in pairs. I need to link in with next year's new aligned standards (interact in Japanese to communicate personal information and opinions in different situations 1.3) Phew! I am a bit overwhelmed by all this.

2 May 2010 I am changing classes as I have had enough of 3 of the students in the class I chose. They are misbehaving for other teachers and the dean and the parents of two don't support me regarding homework and work output. It is just not worth spending the time on them. I am going to use the bubbly good class. We may not get the new computers for our little computer room. The principal didn't know this until relatively recently. It is very disappointing. It is really hard to get computer room bookings now as everyone has gobbled them up. I still want to explore interaction/communication. I am trying to provide activities that increase my year 10's speaking confidence at the moment. I need to do a speaking test soon and would like to abandon the traditional speech in favour of something done in pairs. I need help with this. I have made some cards (task based learning) on the family topic to try and get them to interact more.