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My Twitter Mosaic

2009-03-15T19:28:00.001+03:00

My Twitter Mosaic

2009-03-15T19:28:00.000+03:00

My Passion for Snow-Again in BaW09!

2009-02-23T09:22:00.011+03:00

Webheads are always considerate. On BaW09, two webheads shared with me their photos as they know about my passion for snow!!
Biljana, from Macedonia, sent me offlist her two photos in Skpjia, during heavey snow in January.
Sasa, after being to skiing in Slovania, sent these photos. This what she write" ....here's more snow for you, dear hala - fresh from
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.The first photo was my Tevž splashing out snow at Miha's camera just for you" :-)
Sharon Bettes sent another photo for snow, but this one is frightening!! She wanted me to have all the snow I want.I wonder if one day I will live in a place with such amount of snow????

Becoming a Webhead

2009-02-14T08:14:00.003+03:00

A beautiful video, full of "humanware" by Sasa, a webhead from Slovenia.

Wordle by Dennis!

2009-02-19T10:51:00.004+03:00

Hala's Snow passion goes Global

2007-04-08T21:22:00.001+03:00

Today, while I was sorting out tons of links and bookmarks, I discovered that I keep these two email from Cheryl during baw07. They made me feel like I am really smelling and touching snow not ( It is boiling now here).

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:16:06 -0000
Dearest Hala,
Snow has a distinct smell right before it falls from the sky. In
Maine, there are many days and evenings prior to a snowstorm that one
can step outside and smell the snow in the air. Have you ever smelt
rain prior to the storm? Well, the best way to describe snow before a
storm is that is is about 30 degrees F colder, and the smell is crisp.
I just checked my freezer smell and while it doesn't mimic the true
smell, there is a correlation, minus the food smells.
Hope that helps. Hala, I will catch a snowflake on my tongue and taste
it for you!
Taste of snow description much later,
Cheryl Oakes, Maine USA

To: baw07@yahoogroups.com
Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:38:42 -0000
To Hala the poet and artist with words.
Hala your words are always so descriptive and full of emotion.
I see you face and hear your words by the way you write!
Keep making our threads personal.
It makes me think about how I am writing messages to people.
In the middle of a blizzard.
Cheryl, snowstorm in Maine. USA

Leanne knows: Hala 's passion to see/feel/smell snow

2007-03-10T00:01:00.001+03:00

This photo was sent to me on Sun, 8 Jan 2006 12:29:28 -0500 (EST)Do you remember it Leanne? Thank you for thinking about me through the years and how much I long for seeing snow !!!!!!!!
Snow angel especially for me?

A WEBHEADS THEME SONG

2008-12-22T16:33:00.003+03:00

A great song to start the new year with, by Michael Coghlan in Australia. Clicking on the link to the webheads community was the best thing I have ever done in my career life!!

A WEBHEADS THEME SONG

2008-12-22T16:33:00.000+03:00

The Show Began

2007-01-14T22:12:00.000+03:00

Ibrahim sent this great gift to the list.Click here with your headset turned on.It was a truely a success with Jeff on Skype and others on WebheadsinAction chat room.The whole EVO2007 sessions participants,co-mods,moderators and coordinators.

We will sure be "spanning the world".

In One Place

2007-03-28T09:04:00.000+03:00

A very nice gift from Dennis Oliver for all of us.Thanks Dennis!

A gift from a gifted son

2007-04-14T18:21:00.000+03:00

Today, my son Omer, 9 years old, came from school with a gift for me.How does it feel when a mother knows that her kid thinks about her during his art class?
I love you too Amoory!

From a gifted daughter!

2007-04-22T09:14:00.000+03:00

Haneen sent this yesterday and believes she is the one whose cards should be on webheads heaven blog!Jealousy is knocking on our door!
Here is the URL

Looking Inside a Drawer!

2007-04-24T12:55:00.000+03:00

These are pictures I found some weeks ago. I kept them for so long,( since I was studying in Cairo??), telling myself to put nice frames around them.I thought of putting them on webheads heaven blog for what they hold of a Sudanese culture.From how milk was/is? delivered to your door in Sudan,the woman who sees the future to morning coffee(s).Can you realize how the cat looks at the dog on the milk man picture?:-))I couldn't get the name of the artist,only an "abou" can bee seen on his signature.
I love those pictures!

Rita's Presentation

2007-10-04T17:11:00.000+03:00

Wow! I have been away since May! How cruel I was !
Rita Zeinstejer , a webhead friend from Argentina , contacted me when she was preparing a f2f presentation for teachers in her city about Web 2.0 tools, to have a look at my presentation in June. After several weeks of exchanging emails, she came with a great presentation and a it was
a blast!
Although I was a guest speaker, I didn’t speak! Technology glitches. The sad thing was that I didn’t follow my instincts. My 6th sense told me earlier that day to record your speech, which was already on Word, and send it to Rita. I checked everything and went on a test for my connection and microphone thinking everything will go well It didn’t! These things happen, but when you feel that you left out something, the sense of guilt floats on !

A Gift from Cris!

2007-11-03T00:08:00.001+03:00

How on earth I forgot to document Cristina Costa's gift to me for my BC presentation?
These are some photos for the card which I took the minute I got it, with a photo for the cute card with the sweet words.Thanks Crisinah!

WiziQ Session

2007-11-17T21:38:00.000+03:00

Yesterday I catched up with WiziQ session with Vance and the gang.It was really F.U.N.I just loved the room! The only thing which was annoying was the echo and the delay of voice.Also, I found a difficulyt in reading the font on the chat area.However, it deos hold great potentialites to be used with students.I am glad I made it there!!

Becoming a Webehad 2008

2008-01-22T13:28:00.000+03:00

Oh!How long I have been away from here? Fortunately, so many GOOD things were happening around.I hope I will have the time again to keep on posting about webheads heaven world!
I have turned up a very dear invitation form my dear friend, mentor and teacher; Teres to moderate a week at baw08 session.Too much for me to manage with family, writing, work and not an easy teaching load.
A 'Fantabulous' work has been done by Dafne and Teresa!Claps for the hard work behind the scenes done by all moderators and co-moderators!
Allah know how I miss it!!
Here is a screenshot of the EVO08 Kickoff.

Webehads Congraulations!

2008-03-01T20:50:00.006+03:00

As usual, as a family, we always rush into sending deep heartful congratulations on occasions like winning a scholarship!The one which made my day is Dennis from Phoenix.An elegant card from Blue Mountain With these nice words:
As-salaamu aleikum, my friend.
Congratulations on winning a scholarship to WorldCALL 2008! You richly deserve this honor, and I'm already looking forward to hearing about your experiences in Japan.
Again, CONGRATULATIONS!
Dennis in Phoenix
He sent another one for all awardees which put a BIG smile on my face!
Shukran Jazeelan my dear Dennis.
All the rest of the congratulations are on the comment area, so as not to have a looong post here.Thank you everyone!

Webheads at WorldCALL2008 Home

2008-03-16T22:26:00.003+03:00

Nina, or Nagora, has created a wiki for webheads awarded with the scholarship to participate at WorldCALL 2008 Congress in Fukuoko, Japan. Nina put a page for each awardee, all congratulations received on webheads' mailing list and the discussion there is hot about travelling to Tokyo before the conference, and where to go and stay there, learning Japanese( never thought about it in my entire life!!) This is just FANTABULOUS!!
Did I ever mention the criteria of the selection?
Our goal was to decide on individuals who met these criteria:-People who have been active in CALL (not just language pedagogy or administration) as evidenced by recent publications, presentations or on-going projects.
-People who exhibited in their "Statements of Purpose" a clear goal for their attendance at WorldCALL and a plan to disseminate the knowledge so gained upon their return home.
-People who represent a wide spectrum of geographical areas, balanced by gender and years of experience. Geographical selection was also, to some extent, determined in proportion to the number of applications from that area of the world.

TESOL 2008

2008-04-13T23:47:00.004+03:00

Quotes for Today

2008-10-28T21:03:00.004+03:00

I came back form the German Club very angry of my self, blaming myself for being the queen of procrastination because of my constant delay in writing my PhD. I actually can't provide a reasonable excuse for myself if being asked of why I am NOT writing/researching! I believe that I CAN defeat any challenges, jump over stones, smash obstacles ( and what a lot we have these days!) My supervisor thinks I am almost done. I can't tell him that I can't finish chapter one.Why? I don't know. It's because I am the greatest procrastinator. Few minutes ago, I stumbled upon these quotes.They just came in the right time to touch my nerves.I wish I will not be a PhD withdrawal. Any moral back up out there??

"Waiting is a trap. There will always be reasons to wait. The truth is, there are only two things in life, reasons and results, and reasons simply don't count."

"You were placed on this earth to create, not to compete."

"Act as if you have already achieved your goal and it is yours."

"If you don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?"

"When you blame others, you give up your power to change."

"Overcoming fear and worry can be accomplished by living a day at a time or even a moment at a time. Your worries will be cut down to nothing."
Dr.Robert Anthony

Happy New BaW 2009!

2008-10-28T20:02:00.004+03:00

On Sunday, October 26, I received an invitation from Dafne and Tersa to join the beautiful baw09 team. It was a very difficult decision to take. My life is not organized, my daughter Haneen needs my help and support as she will be sitting for the High School exams in March 2009, my little kido needs to be sit with doing her homework ( KG2), my PhD work is paused due to procrastination, my teaching schedule is not included, as I got a very reasonable teaching load this semester. So, after praying Istikhara, I sent the below reply to baw 2009 team:
"Well, as it's a belated introduction and all are full of reading intros, I would better make it a short one.
For those who don¡¦t know me, I am Hala Fawzi, a short and elegant:-)
teacher from Khartoum, Sudan, since 1994, a mother since 1992 and a
proud a webhead since 2005. I was a co-moderator in baw06, a
moderator in baw07 and now I am with baw2009 beautiful team.
I work in a private university, teaching ESP. Also, I am an English
Instructor at Faculty of Education, the Open University of Sudan,
teaching Literature and Linguistics to in-service teachers. I am a
PhD student researching about the use of blended learning in EFL
classroom, especially in a developed country like mine. My interests
are; CALL, blended learning, Web 2.0 in ELT, and teacher
professional development, online or on site.
Glad to be on board with great teachers and educators!
Happy new EVO!!"

Hala

Webehads Heaven 2007

2007-03-24T08:21:00.002+03:00

All are having a "fantabulous" time at TESOL, Seattle.I am so happy that Ibrahim could make it!Ibrahim is in the webhaeads heaven now!

'Humanware 'in WiA

2007-05-12T19:52:00.001+03:00

Dearest Teresinha,
I am glad you loved the term. No, unfortunately, I did not coin it, but I used it for what binds us together in WiA community, which has never been used before for the same purpose.
I came a cross "Human ware" on 2005, when I taught students of Medicine. I was surfing the Web for a reading material about computerized health information systems and came across a study, in which humanware meant "overview of the general impact on people and organizations of introducing high-technology solutions into a relatively unprepared environment"
You can find it here:
http://jpubhealth.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/21/3/305
Half an hour ago, I Googled and I found the term is a name of companies, firms, organizations and more.
Answer.com
Humanware refers to the human costs of computing, particularly associated with schools. This word was first used by Steve Bergen in a speech to NAIS Heads of Schools in Rensellaersville NY in 1984.More=
Webpedia:
A buzzword for both hardware and software that are designed primarily around the end user experience and user interface rather than focusing on the task that the product is meant to accomplish.
Wikipedia:
Refers to a now-defunct division of Citibank that designed the user interfaces for Citibank's electronic products. Founded in approximately 1987, Humanware typically consisted of a core group of several dozen Citibank employees and several dozen freelance consultants.
Whatis.com
Humanware is hardware and software that emphasizes user capability and empowerment and the design of the user interface