Technologically EnhancedImproving Work and Teaching Through Technology

Presenter: Kenneth Hendricks

❖ 2nd Year ALT (Ichinomiya)

❖ Former Coordinator and Tech for World Languages Studio at Willamette University (Oregon, USA)

World Languages Studio

Objectives

1) Discuss how technology can be used in the classroom.

2) Discuss how technology can be used to improve how ALTs and JTEs work together.

Overview

1. Tech in the Classrooma. Rulesb. Practical Examples

i. Presentationsii. Audacityiii. Videos

c. The Interneti. Resourcesii. Smartphones

2. Tech in the Workplacea. Communicationb. Collaboration

3. Conclusiona. Q & A

But first!

What is ‘Enhanced’?

More engaging.★Draws students’ focus.★Hooks them into the subject.

More efficient.★ Takes less time.★Consumes fewer resources.

Tech in the ClassroomRules

The focus is always the language content, NEVER the technology.

Supreme Rule

Rules to live by:

1. Keep It Simple, Silly. (The KISS Rule)

2. Practice, practice, practice.

3. Abandon first, troubleshoot later.

4. Always have a backup.

KISS = Keep It Simple, Silly

As the focus is on the language content, use the simplest form of technology to enhance the lesson.

Avoid unnecessary add-ons, frills, or doodads.

Practice, practice, practice.

Go through every slide. Twice.

Run every clip. Three times.

Click every link. Four times in three browsers.

Abandon first, troubleshoot later.

If it breaks, you have seconds to fix it. Then, abandon the tech and do it another way.

Again, the focus is the content and not the technology.

Always have a backup.

Minimum: A non-tech barebones failsafe.

Maximum: Multiple USBs, copy in the cloud, copy in your e-mail, multiple formats, and a whole spare classroom with replacement students.

Find a happy in-between.

Wait!

“This is how its always been done” is a horrible excuse.

One more thing...

Tech in the ClassroomPractical Examples

Make a presentation for each lesson/chapter.➔ Save time in the classroom.➔ Save time during your prep.

Use PowerPoint to play a game.➔ Jeopardy, Mario Kart

PowerPoint for Lessons

Target Sentence:

P6-1 New Grammar

I know the girl cooking in the kitchen.女の子 料理している 台所で

名詞＋～ ing → ＋語句 「～している（名詞）」

I know the girl cooking in the kitchen.女の子 料理している 台所で

名詞＋～ ing → ＋語句 「～している（名詞）」

Animated Example:

Use popular music in class.

Record students and play it back for them.

Audio in the Classroom

Practical listening exercises beyond the classroom.

Expose students to English language media.

Video in the Classroom

The InternetWhy limit ourselves to one brain?

Teaching English in Japan

List of helpful communities and resources online for English teachers in Japan

● Englipedia (http://www.englipedia.net/)● Chiba JET/WI-ALT shared drive● TEFL communities (like /r/TELF)

We are not alone.

Smartphones in the Classroom

Pictures, video, and audio.

A second brain in your hand.➔ Electronic Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and

everything else.

Tech in the WorkplaceCommunication

The Humble Horrible Fax Machine(Minor Rant)

E-mail like you are talking.

An e-mail does not need to be a formal letter.

A perfect place for KISS.

(Plus: Its safe, its free, and its easy).

Something like this.

Hi Ken,

When you come to visit the middle school next week, could you bring an activity for “on, under, next to, behind, etc”?

ありがとう、田中

田中先生、

はい！ I found a good lesson online, how does this look?

ケン

#Attachment#

Ken,

Looks good. But could you change it to use Japanese characters instead of American characters?

田中

Absolutely! I’ve attached the new version. See you next week.

KH

#Attachment#

Tech in the WorkplaceCollaboration

How’s the weather? It’s cloudy!

Google offers an entire office suite with Google Drive, for free.

Drive, DropBox, and other cloud storage services allow for collaboration at any location.

ConclusionTowards the Future.

Questions?AMAA