This Blog is due by this Thursday, December 17th, 2012, 11:59 PM (PST). 1. In 50-80 words reply to the following: Discuss what you learned from Net Academy and what features you used. 2. In this week's blog watch the following video screencasts by Ayaka and then by Himawari. In 50-80 words, say whose video presentation you felt more of a connection in to in terms of your life experience. For commenting on the person’s video you can comment on the following things: the sound quality, her pronunciation, the choice of visuals and how you felt about the content of her presentation. Also answer the question that follows the end of the video.

This Blog is due by this Thursday, December 13th, 2012, 11:59 PM (PST). 1. In 50-80 words reply to the following: Express what you have learned from Dianna Laufenberg’s message about making mistakes . 2. In this week's blog watch the following video screencasts by Rie and then by Mio. In 50-80 words, say whose video presentation you felt more of a connection in to in terms of your life experience. For commenting on the person’s video you can comment on the following things: the sound quality, her pronunciation, the choice of visuals and how you felt about the content of her presentation. Also answer the question that follows the end of the video.

This Blog is due by this Thursday, December 6th, 2012, 11:59 PM (PST). 1. In 50-80 words reply to the following: Have you ever read a graded reader such as the Penguin Readers, Oxford Bookworm Series or Heinneman? If so, what story did you read? Did you like it? Would you recommend the book to another classmate? Whether you have read a graded reader or not, comment on what the advantages are for reading easy-to-read books. 2. In this week's blog watch the following video screencasts by Mika and then by Ayano. In 50-80 words, say whose video presentation you felt more of a connection in to in terms of your life experience. For commenting on the person’s video you can comment on the following things: the sound quality, her pronunciation, the choice of visuals and how you felt about the content of her presentation. Also answer the question that follows the end of the video.