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CALL IN CHILEJennifer N. Brown
August 18, 2011
Universidad Catolica del Norte
While teaching, do you ever think, “There
must be a better way to facilitate this
activity?”
INTEGRATING SKILLS
http://400bgrammarwriting.ning.com/ http://licurrentevents.ning.com/
TECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL
Benefits of Technology: Lends us opportunities to integrate skills Gives us access to authentic resources Fosters communication and collaboration Extends our English lessons outside of the
classroom May foster enthusiasm – Learning should be fun Gives us multi-modal learning opportunities Provides more opportunities for one-to-one
feedback Lends us opportunities for self-paced learning Facilitates a “greener” approach
OBJECTIVES
By the end of these five workshops, teachers will be able to
differentiate between several broad categories of instructional technologies and compare their uses,
evaluate uses of instructional technology in the language classroom,
demonstrate the appropriate use of instructional technology to meet specific language teaching objectives,
design and teach a micro-lesson using instructional technology as a tool to reach lesson objectives, and
develop strategies for staying up-to-date with changing technologies
GRADING GUIDELINES
Attendance & participation Reflections on and evaluations of specific
tools Final micro-lesson
CATEGORIES OF TECHNOLOGYCategory Examples
1. Language-learning sites and communities
http://www.daveseslcafe.com
2. Learning management systems (LMS)
http://www.nicenet.org
3. Social-networking sites http://www.ning.com
4. Blogs http://www.blogger.com
5. Collaborative documents http://docs.google.com
6. Video, audio, or text-based chat and discussion
http://www.skype.com
7. Other multimedia http://www.youtube.com
8. Activity-building sites http://www.quia.com
9. Productivity software Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, etc.
10. Other?
WHERE DO THESE SITES BELONG?
http://tinyurl.com/callsitesCategory
1. Language-learning sites and communities
2. Learning management systems (LMS)
3. Social-networking sites
4. Blogs
5. Collaborative documents
6. Video, audio, or text-based chat and discussion
7. Other multimedia
8. Activity-building sites
OUR CLASS WEBSITE
Purpose: to foster communication and collaboration on instructional technology issues including posting workshop-related updates and announcements, sharing materials and links, asking and answering questions, sharing ideas and experiences, and posting reflections and evaluations.
JOIN OUR CLASS SITE
Go to http://grou.ps/callinchile Fill out the top box Fill out the profile Click submit Welcome to our site!
INTRODUCE YOURSELF
Click Forums Click Introductions Write two or three paragraphs about yourself
WRAP-UP
Discuss with a partner: How might you use social networking with your students?
Ready to try? http://grou.ps/home/pricing
Questions? [email protected]
