Integrating task-based language teaching with chat and blog

      Nikki's class about using technology can be integrated with Michelle's class about pedagogy in language teaching in some way. I'm considering using chat and blog in the task-based language teaching. When students are carrying out meaningful tasks with technolgy, they'll feel both confident and successful. For example, I can assign students a group task of making a survey of American values after learning a text about American values and concepts after class, they are required to make individual surveys  from internet  resources first, then chat to discuss American values from the most important to the least, 10 at most. After the chat, students can create their individual blogs and choose one of the American values to write a post to reflect their understanding on that. Next students can view each other's post and make comments. At last each group will choose one representative to give a 5-minute class report on some of the important American values. In this way, students are encouraged to read extensively and collect useful information on the topic, communicate with others authentically and  think critically. I'd like to try this sometime in the next semester.