USING TECHNOLOGY

USING TECHNOLOGY

1. The technology, the t and the student

   • Interactive whiteboards (IWBs)
   • The internet
   • Research tools: search engines, corpora, etc.
   • Free or cheap software
   • tablet computers and netbooks
   • iPods, music, and podcast players
   • Shared learning and social media
   • VLE
   • Virtual words

2. Interactive Whitboards

   • on an IWB u can typically
     • write or draw
     • save
     • change or erase
     • show
     • annotate
     • view
     • access the internet
     • revisit saved digital boards

3. Presentation Software

   • Making better inputs
     • minimal text
     • drills
     • be demanding on your clip art
     • make a show with only pictures
     • animated grammar
     • download shows
     • ask yourself

4. Improving Skills

   • listening and speaking
     • instant language lab
     • podcasts
     • video conferencing
     • integration
   • writing
     • emails
     • word processors
     • wikis
     • bogs
       • forums
     • social networks
       • websites
   • reading
     • treasure hunts
       • web puzzles
         • webquests

5. Learning Online

   • Virtual learning enviroments
     • a website that brings together a number of resources for running a course

6. Brave new worlds

   • teaching in virtual worlds
     • virtual classroom
       • virtual field trip
         • virtual simulations
           • virtal task-based learning