Technology, Teaching and Me.David Riley | Triptico

Technology allows us to be innovative: to experiment with imaginative ways of teaching our students and to allow us to take risks.

So…

What do we need?

1. A Pen

2. A ‘Bingo’ Card

3. A Prize…

Motivate

Fantasy Football

Scoreboards

Competition

Create

Teacher / Students and Creators

Most valuable resource for a teacher: Time.

Word Magnets v. Laminating and Cutting!

Engage

The ‘fun’ element.

Express

Music, video, photography…

Class blog, radio station, website,

animations…

And all, pretty much, for free.

Challenge

Example: ‘Check’ button.

An aid not good teaching, not a replacement

for.

Open-ended activities and experimentation.

Support

Opportunities to search and ‘deepen’

understanding.

Example: word recognition app for language

learners.

Adapt

Amend for individual learners.

Amend as things change / as knowledge

increases –

at no cost!

Collaborate

Students can work together to create

learning resources.

Evernote.

Class ‘Pinterest’ boards.

Communicate

Increase global awareness.

Skype with peers / teachers / experts / native

speakers.

A Skype revision class?

Socialise

Twitter – a supportive community for

teachers.

Niche Twitter accounts – ‘Of Mice and Men’

Access

Unlimited, unrestricted access to learning.

Limitless resources.

Learn anywhere.

Interact

Active, as opposed to passive, learning.

Hands-On!

My unresponsive map of Dublin!