Using Technology

Using Technology

1. 1. Interactive Whiteboards

   • An interactive whiteboard (IWB) is a multi-purpose, touch-sensitive surface, usually attached to a computer and a set of loudspeakers. An image is projected onto the board from a data projector.

2. 2. Presentation Software

   • Presentation software has become an important way of organising, storing and showing learning content. The basic concept is akin to a slide show. Each slide can have pictures, text, audio, video clips in any mixture.

3. 3. Improving Skills

   • Listening and speaking: Instant lenguage lab, podcasts, video conferencing and integration.
   • Writing: Emails, word processors, wikis, blogs, social networks, websites, forums, online noticeboards and walls.
     • Reading: Treasure hunts and web puzzles.

4. 4. Learning Online

5. Virtual Learning Environments (VLE): also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) – is a website that brings together a number of resources for running a course.

   • Personal Learning Networks: Is an online group of people you communicate with to discuss course and education-related issues.

6. 5. Brave new worlds

   • Teaching in virtual worlds: If you decide to test the waters and try a little teaching in a virtual world, what can you do? Obviously your students will need to download the program, register on the virtual world’s website and create their avatar.
     • Beyond that, there are a wide range of completely new teaching options open to you: Virtual classroom, virtual field trip, virtual simulations and virtual task-basedlearning