A. Discussion
There are a large number of online tools that can be
used for second/foreign language learning and teaching (Chapelle &
Jamieson, 2008; Garrett, 2009; Godwin-Jones, 2009, 2010; Levy, 2009; Meskill
& Anthony, 2010; Warschauer, 2010). Internet-based language instruction
(IBLI) can be defined as language teaching conducted on the Internet using
Internet tools and resources (Son, 2004).
According to Son (2001), the online tools are
classified into twelve categories based on their main functions and features: learning/content
management systems; communication; live and virtual worlds; social networking
and bookmarking; blogs and wikis; presentation; resource sharing; Website
creation; Web exercise creation; Web search engines; dictionaries and
concordancers; and utilities. Mindomo included utilities that can be useful for
language learning activities, especially for writing. It’s free access, just
need log in with our own email.
This media can be used by teacher and also students. Look at the below
picture! There are some functions for teacher and students and almost having differences between teacher and
students’ features. Teacher needs to demonstrate this media to all students. Some
class time (or special sessions in a computer lab) may be needed to teach the
students how to use the software effectively. The important one, teacher must make sure that the students have to log in
as a student’s account.
Mindomo is used in writing term for students
in Senior High School, although
it can be used for other necessary but in my paper, I just focus of Mindomo’s using in
writing term. After introducing this media, teacher will give writing
assignment for students, to make a text and use this media to make a
brainstorming. They might choose essay planning and writing feature to conduct
this assignment.
Mindomom also
provides explanations about learning with mind maping, how to make it and why
is it used. With using this media, learning and teaching is easier primerly for
students, that can stuck or lose idea when they write a text. This media train
students to open minded while they’re writing. In this picture below, students
must to choose what kind of their writing, clic at templates column for this
example writer chooses Literature & Writing. Then choosing story map. The
materials that can teachers provide such as recount text, narrative, procedure,
descriptive and other texts.
Look how the media will guide its
user! First of course we must state the title. Like wee see at the second
picture below, the map has state the term for each column. At the begining,
there are column for character, setting and their parts such as personality,
time, location and season.
At the middle and
closing, the map have state about challenge, motivation, obstacles, climax,
outcomes and their parts. It’s very helping and useful for student in learning,
they just put their own idea in every column. This assignment do outside school
time and students do individually. With using this media students not only can
improve writing skill, also having knowledge about technology especially for
internet base.
A. Conclusion
After finding the aims of this study, the writer hope it
can be useful for teacher and also students. This media can improve
learning-teaching activities more effective, get conducting internet learning-teaching
base. With using Mindomo, students can develop their writing skill and the
writer hope for all teacher can use this media because indirectly teacher has
give knowledge about technology-internet.
B. References
Chapter
7: Choosing and Using Instructional Resources. (1997) National Research Council.
Science Teaching Reconsidered: A Handbook. Washington, DC: The
National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5287. Retrived June 6, 2017, from https://www.nap.edu/read/5287/chapter/8
Chapelle,
C., & Jamieson, J. (2008). Tips for
teaching with CALL: Practical approaches to computer-assisted language
learning. White Plains, NY: Pearson Education.
Son,
J.-B. (2004). Internet-based language
instruction: Study book. Toowoomba, Australia: Distance Education Centre,
University of Southem Queensland.
Son, J.-B. (2011). Online Tools for Language Teaching. On the Internet, 15(1).
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