1. 11/24/071 Using Blogs for Teaching ESL By Alejandra M. Sarmiento M.A. - ESL Candidate University of Panama Prof. Gladys Yunsan November 24, 2007

2. 11/24/072 Contents Introduction How to start a blog How to use a blog How to use a... Conclusion References

3. 11/24/073 Introduction According to Wikipedia, a blog is a website where entries are written in chronological order. Blogs usually provide comments on a particular subject and are very popular. Hence, they provide good grounds for the practice of written English.

4. 11/24/074 How to start a blog Setting up a blog site is free, as is maintaining one. Visit http://www.blogger.com to open a bloghttp://www.blogger.com It is a website, but much more proactive. http://englishinpanama.blogspot.com/

5. 11/24/075 How to use a blog Allot daily time for it; Never leave a question unanswered. Try to stay focused and steer communication towards English, not Spanish. Invite all English teachers to share their experience.

6. 11/24/076 How to use a... Use it with your students, they may be shy at first, but they may pleasantly surprise you. Promote your site with Blogger.com so more people get to make use of it. Shy students will be able to come out of their shells.

7. 11/24/077 Conclusion Blogs are a fresh site, one has to be ready for anything, and that gives us teachers good experience which can later be used in other situations. Opportunity to meet teachers from other countries or from even right here. Promote the use of English here in Panama.

8. 11/24/078 References http://www.blogger.com/home http://wen.wikipedia.org/blog

9. 11/24/079 References http://www.blogger.com/home http://wen.wikipedia.org/blog