Technology in the Classroom

Technology in the Classroom

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has a huge range of functions in education such as communication, learning  tools, information sources and distance learning. It attracts students and can succeed in engage and motivate them where other more traditional medias, such as books, may fail.

The use of ICT provides opportunities for students to create and produce their own material. Moreover, offers possibilities for communication and publication in a way that is both personalized and shared such as the case of Blogs  and Wikis, which provide both teachers and students with an  attractive way of presenting materials. Besides, it increases motivation and allows students to express their creativity.

What is more, actually the use of email provides a forum for children to commmunicate  with other and with the teacher.Email can also be used if you set up a partnership  exchange with other classes or schools. There are a number of organizations and websites which facilitate this. Setting up a partnership with other classes or schools can be particularly rewarding way of encouraging children to exchange personal information and develop an interest in other countries and cultures.

On the other hand, there are a lot of materials available for working at primary and secondary level. These  include interactive whiteboard (IWB) materials, CD-ROMs, DVDs and other websites materials, either specifically produced for children learning english as a second or foreign language or L1.This provide instant access to interactive games, stories, songs and other activities. The main issue is to find time to research and track down suitable websites and activities or materials for the age and level of the children you teach and the especific purpose you have in mind. Often the best way to start is to put a suitable search term into an internet search engine such as Google, fo example if you put a phrase such as “stories for young students” you will immediately have a range of suitable sites to visit for what you want.

To conclude, I think that technology is an important tool and teachers have to use it in the classroom because it permits to catch the students attention, to increase motivation  engage them and also make them learn faster and easier. Moreover, if we wish to improve our students reading, writing, speaking or listening we have to use it because it offers a wide variety of materials that we can download and see  any time. A part from that, it encourages students to feel comfortable and thus share opinions, ideas and experiences by using blogs or wikis . Through the Multimedia subject, I have  learnt that it is  beneficial for me and my students because it makes classes more interesting and motivating. So I think that I will always use it in my classroom!.

links

http://joeprez.blogspot.com/
http://www.nataliavilca.blogspot.com/
http://rockerbaby22.blogspot.com/
http://www.elizabetharguello.blogspot.com/
http://nickolmedo.blogspot.com/
http://gi-gabrielayanes-gi.blogspot.com/
http://gpalderete.blogspot.com/

Name: Verónica Quispe

 Using Email: Issues

 Suggest a solution for each.

a)  Your  learners don´t have email accounts. The best solution for this problem is to help them to create an email account.

b)  Your learners don´t know how to send or open email             attachments. The solution for this problem is to teach them how to do it.

c)  Your learners use abbreviations such as CU (“see you”) or the lower case i in all their emails. The solution for this problem is to negotiate  with students the level of formality in email writing , set them some rule and explain that they are going to use Standard written English.

d)  You would like to provide your learners with a weekly emailed summary of classwork covered, but have no time to do so. The solution to this problem is to negotiate with my partner teacher that she email students a summary of classwork one week and then I will do it the following week.

e)  Your learners are reluctant to do the extra work that beloging to a class email discussion list  involves, and do not contribute much. The solution to this problem is to give students an interesting topic so that they don´t get bored.

f)  In a keypal Project, your learners don´t know what to write to their partner in another country .The way to solve this problem is to give them a topic so that they have a guide to start a conversation.

g)    Your learners are upset by emails received from the partner country, as they find them “rude”or “aggresive”. The solution to this problem is to  talk with the other teacher  to see what her students send to my students. I have to be sure that the teacher and I share the same rules, and her students have the same age and level of my students.

  

Using chat in language teaching

NAME:    Verónica Quispe

“Using chat in language teaching”

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Why?                

a)  With text chat, we need to teach learners to use “text speak”, e.g. L8er for “later”.

I think that  we need to teach our students to use text speak because  it will be more interesting for them and also because they are going to see it  when they chat with other students.

b)   Voice chat is easier to use than text chat.

I agree with it, because sometimes students feel more comfortable using voice chat  because it is easier for them to talk than to type.  especially if they are slower typists.

c)    The teacher requires a lot of technical knowledge to use text or voice chat with learners.

I think that teachers need to have technical knowledge but not a lot, in my opinion it is sufficient to know where and how to type comments in a chat window for text chat, and how to use a microphone and speakers, or a headset, for voice chat.

d)   It ´s a  good idea to teach learners some chat conventions, e.g. how to take turns.

 I agree with it because text chatting, introduces students to some basic conventions for turn-taking. Also, in the voice chat, as learners do not see each other, conventions are worth, especially if we are able  to use webcams with voice chat, it is worth providing your learners with some guidance  on turn- taking, as the video quality on webcams tends to be poor, with jerky images and sometimes a time lag between voice and image. For example, using the term “Over” and “Done” to indicate that you have finished speaking is a simple and effective way to share turns on voice chat, with or without a webcam.

e)   Using chat is best between classes who already meet regularly face- to -face.

I agree with it because the students will feel more comfortable but I consider that it will be more interesting and the students will be more motivated if they communicate with other classes in other part of the world.

HALLOWEEN

Name: Veronica Quispe

Assignment “ HALLOWEEN”

	Title: Halloween - Happy Jack and Grumpy Frank Description: Student learn the positive/negative version of a variety of words: Yes/No; Always/Never; Everybody/Nobody. Happy Jack is always positive but Grumpy Frank is the opposite.
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GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS

Name: Verónica Quispe

Course: 4º

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS

On 27 August 1955, the first edition of “The Guinness Book of Records” was bound and, by Christmas that year, became Britain’s number one bestseller.

Over the intervening years, copies of The Guinness Book of Records, later renamed Guinness World Records, have continued to fly off bookshop shelves. 

A Guinness World Record is something innately social, something to share and enjoy with friends, family. It is now a global phenomenon. Known as the ultimate authority on superlative facts and record-breaking achievement, this books are international bestsellers.

LONGEST WORKING ICE-CREAM

The person who wrote this  page “Longest working ice -cream” was Charlie D´Angelo. He was an expert in the subject matter since he has been working as an ice -cream from his van since 1979. This page is reliable and factually correct.

The content is updates because it contains images, videos and varieties of information about different themes.

If the teachers want to arise the students ´interest  they should use sites like this which is interesting and stimulating because it has a  big  photo with different colours that attract the students´ attention. In addition to this , it is easy to navigate because you can access quickly to the site and do not wait long hours for a short information to  download.

technology in classroom

Name: Verónica Quispe

Course: 4º

Technology in the classroom[P1] 

Technology in the Language Teaching

Technology[P2]  in language teaching is not new, it has been around in language teaching for decades.

Computer –based materials for language teaching, often referred to as CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning), appeared in 1980s. Early CALL programs required learners to respond to stimuli on the computer screen and to carry out tasks such as filling in gapped texts, matching sentences and doing multiple –choice activities.

The computer offers the learners feedback, ranging from simply pointing out whether the answer is correct or incorrect to providing more sophisticated feedback, such as showing why the learner is mistaken and offering remedial activities .The CALL approach is one that is still found an many published CD-ROMs for languages teaching.

As Access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) [P3] has become more widespread, so CALL has moved beyond the use of computer programs to embrace the use of internet and web –based tools .The term TELL (Technology Enhanced Language Learning) appeared in the 1990, in response to the growing possibilities offered by the internet and communications technology.

 The use of technology in the classroom is important and it will become a normal part of ELT practice in the coming years. There are many reasons for this

ü  Internet  Access –either in private homes, or at Internet cafes –is becoming available to learner.

ü  Younger learners are growing up with technology, and it is a natural and integrated part of their lives .For these learners the use of technology is a way to bring the outside world into the classroom.

ü  Technology , especially the internet , presents us with new opportunities for   authentic tasks and materials ,as well as access to a wealth for ready –made ELT materials, etc.

The contexts in which teachers are working with technology can vary  widely , and the access that teachers have to  computers – the so – called digital divide – will affect what we can do with our classes in terms of implementing technology.

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 [P1] The title is one of the chapter of the book “how to teach  English with technology by Gavin  Dudeney”

 [P2]Technology is a wander of the age we live in since it engages and motivates students

 [P3]Offer possibility for instant communication and offer a variety of tools for learning a foreign language