Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Technology to enhance your teaching resources, with Google Docs, Smartphones an Twitter
Citation preview
Technology to enhance your
teaching resources
Pilar Munday, Ph.D.Sacred Heart University
Contents
Google Docs
Contents
Google Docs
Smartphones
Twitter for professional development
Contents
Google Docs
Smartphones
Twitter for professional development
Google Drive: Why use it?
Never lose a document
Google Drive: Why use it?
Never lose a document
Never have to remember to save
Google Drive: Why use it?
Never lose a document
Never have to remember to save
Never have to send attachments
Google Drive: Why use it?
Never lose a document
Never have to remember to save
Never have to send attachments
No need to create several versions of a
document
Google Drive: Why use it?
Never lose a document
Never have to remember to save
Never have to send attachments
No need to create several versions of a
document
Access on any device
Google Drive: Why use it?
Never lose a document
Never have to remember to save
Never have to send attachments
No need to create several versions of a
document
Access on any device
Very easy to share or embed
Google Drive: Even more reasons!
Create a webpage very easily
Google Drive: Even more reasons!
Create a webpage very easily
Create self-corrected quizzes
Google Drive: Even more reasons!
Create a webpage very easily
Create self-corrected quizzes
Collaborate!
With colleagues
With students
Students with students
Examples: Forms
Create a form that can be
shared with a link to collect
homework
Examples: Forms
Results will be
collected in spreadsheet, which can be later shared
with students for feedback
Examples: Forms
Other uses:Get to know
your students & talk about
results in class.
Examples: Forms
Other uses:Collaborate with other teachers
Form created by
Forms for self corrected quizzes
Flubaroo!
How to create forms
How to create forms
You can change this part. I like to say
¡Gracias por sus respuestas y ya los veo en clase!
Google spreadsheets
As a bulletin board
Google Docs
Use them for corrections that can be seen with REVISION HISTORY
Google Docs
Create a very basic website
Google Docs
It can be used for announcements, homework links,
contacts with parents.
Google Docs: Collaborate
Doc created by
Smartphones: Why use them?
Most students already have one: cost, $0
Smartphones: Why use them?
Most students already have one: cost, $0
Students like to use them
Smartphones: Why use them?
Most students already have one: cost, $0
Students like to use them
No new technology to learn
Smartphones: Why use them?
Most students already have one: cost, $0
Students like to use them
No new technology to learn
Very easy media creation
Smartphones: Why use them?
Most students already have one: cost, $0
Students like to use them
No new technology to learn
Very easy media creation
Everything is shareable
Create recordings
Voice Memo for iPhone or Android
Use in class for short pair work exercises
Use outside of class for oral homework
Take pictures of web tasks
Students can go to websites like VideoELE.com, complete the exercises & take picture with phone of their results
(easier than a screenshot)
Twitter: Why use it?
Easy to use (Although you may need a little
practice)
Twitter: Why use it?
Easy to use
Curation of interesting things by interesting
people
Twitter: Why use it?
Easy to use
Curation of interesting things by interesting
people
Connection to other professionals
Twitter: Why use it?
Easy to use
Curation of interesting things by interesting
people
Connection to other professionals
Collaboration
Twitter: Why use it?
Easy to use
Curation of interesting things by interesting
people
Connection to other professionals
Collaboration
Growth
Follow other teachers
Find these and many more in this list
Look for #hashtags
Other hashtags: #twitterele, #mfltwitterati, #profesele, #authres, #spanishteach #flteach
Check out #langchat ~ Thursdays @ 7:00 pm
Use TweetChat: It adds the
hashtag automatically & refreshes
the page
And some inspiration to end
http://zachary-jones.com/ Great resources, music, commercials, etc. very well organized and easy to use
http://musicuentos.com/blog/ Excellent blog, many useful ideas for teaching, assessment and theory
http://www.cultyciv.blogspot.com/ Amazing blog with culture and civilation units already created (for high school students)
Enlaces de la presentación en http://bit.ly/MLAPV_Links_2013
No duden en ponerse en contacto conmigo si tienen alguna pregunta:
Pilar [email protected]
Twitter.com/mundaysahttp://about.me/pilarmunday
