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“Teaching with technology”

material realizat de

prof. Mihaela Temeș,

Șc. Gimn. “Mihai Eminescu”, Zalău


Perfect teacher?


Teaching ...ways and means • Do you have a working e-mail address?

• Do you have internet access at school?

• Do you use internet resources in teaching?

• Do you use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to teach your students?

• Do you assign work which involves using technology, to your students?

• Have you asked students to turn in work in electronic format?

• Have you used or designed evaluation tools using technology?

• Have you used a social media website to teach your students?

• Have you used or referred your students to a mobile app for learning?


Technological tools in the EFL classroom

HARDWARE: • Laptop and wireless connectivity (portability) • Loud speakers • Projector • USB ports (about ten!) • Printer, scanner, photocopier • Smart phone • CD player • Digital camera • Tablet – iPad • Smart board


Technological tools in the EFL classroom

SOFTWARE: • E-mail • Internet educational sites and resources • YouTube • Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint • Prezi • Photoshop, Paint • Smart phone apps • Digital textbooks • Social media: facebook, blog, wiki, twitter


Why use technology? Advantages

Advantages include: • Young learners love technology = native digitals • Information at hand, you can find it faster on the internet • Visual aids help understanding the information • Interactivity • Learner centered lessons • Real-world skills related to technology • The value of teamwork • Effective collaboration techniques


Humans evolve with technology


Teach your students to become digital citizens


Disadvantages?

Some constraints in the classroom include: • Technological resources, both hardware and

software • Technological skills, for both the students and

the teachers • Time required to plan, design, develop and

evaluate activities with technological resources

• Sometimes technology simply doesn’t work!


Why include smart phone apps in the class?

• About 70% of global internet traffic is via mobile devices. All of us use mobile devices more to access the internet for everything we do – including our learning.


Free apps to use -1 • Grammar and vocabulary • http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/apps • Pictagon – 3D animation • Doodle Buddy – finger painting, connect with a

friend and draw together over the internet; • Telligami - a mobile app that lets you create and

share a quick animated Gami video; • Teacher Kit – a classroom management tool • Moodle Mobile – new features such as

possibility of using downloaded materials offline

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/apps


Free apps to use -2

WordPress – platform for creating webs or blogs QuickVoice - is the most popular, full-featured iPhone/iPad/iPod voice recorder available. SimpleMind+ - Mind mapping tool which helps you organize your thoughts, remember things and generate new ideas Prezi - Prezi Viewer for Android is a free app that lets you view and present your prezis wherever, whenever


Web-based resources for the EFL class

• Grammar lessons • www.englishgrammarsecrets.com • Listening classes • http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/liste

ning-skills-practice • Young learners • www.eslgamesworld.com • http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org • Integrated skills • www.lessonstream.org

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice






http://www.eslgamesworld.com/

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/

http://www.lessonstream.org/


I can’t say…

…but sometimes you might find technology useful in your classes!


• Not all of these suggestions will necessarily prove useful to each teacher’s specific situation!

Important!


Very important!

• Technology will never take the place of a teacher nor will it cover for poor teaching!


More important!

There’s always a solution to everything!

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