2. What We will Talk about Today
Technology and Chinese Language Teachers
Why use technology in teaching Chinese?
How technology are used?
In the past
Present day and moving forward
Technologies for 21st Century Chinese Teachers
Reflection
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3. Our Goals Today
Understand how involving today’s
technologies in teaching can help both you
and your student
Add more tools in your toolbox
Sharpen your skills
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4. Why use Technology in Teaching Chinese
Enhance Teaching/Learning Experience
Deliver teacher’s message to student more
effectively
Get student’s response back to teacher faster
and more efficiently
Technology can help in
Listening , Speaking, Reading, and even
Writing Chinese
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5. Technology for Language Learning -- in the Past
Tape recorder and
microphone for listening and
recording conversation
TV and VCR for cultural
content
Considered high-tech at the
time
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8. In a 21st Century Chinese Class
With proper tools, a teacher can:
Motivating students
Engaging students
Getting better learning results
Helping students become life-long
learners
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9. What Tools Are Inside Your Tools Box?
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10. Some of My Tools are…
Blog/ Wikispaces/ GoogleSite
Google (including Search Engine, Doc, Picasa,
Calendar etc.)
Social bookmarking (Diigo, Delicious)
Social networking (Facebook, Twitter, Plurk, G+)
Story-telling (Windows Movie maker, Photo
story 3)
Interactive games( Study Stacks, Quizlet etc.)
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11. Blog as a Teaching platform
Teaching Records for Teacher
Classroom Extension
Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing
Communication between students and
teacher
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17. Differences Between Blog and WikiSpace
Blogs Wikispaces
Easy to use Easy to use
Free Free
Arranged by posting time Arranged by topics
Classroom extension Classroom extension
Teacher edits, student leave Both S and T can edit
comment, cannot edit
Students Learning Portfolio
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18. Tools for Listening and Speaking
Audacity
Audio Drop Box
Blabberize
Go Animate
Lingt language Lab
Vocaroo
Voice Thread
XtraNormal
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19. How to use these tools?
Teacher record (review materials)
Students record (homework)
Easy embedded in websites
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20. Vocaroo
Free service
Easy to record audio
Share with friend by email
Easy to embed the
recording in blogs and
websites
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21. My Brain Shark
Easy to use
Free
Listening materials
tailored for your
students
Easily embedded at
blogs and wikispaces
http://my.brainshark.com/transportation-sign-a-799673690
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22. Movie Maker/ Photo Story 3
For both Teacher and Students
Story-telling
Presentational mode of communication
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23. Movie Maker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upjCdX_a_sA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piwHx9hWjqs
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24. Animoto
http://animoto.com/play/Ki702e90FUyGFywn2LeTNA
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25. Voice Thread
Group conversation
Can upload many forms of media
Comment with Webcam, microphone,
telephone or type
Able to Draw when you’re talking
Collaboration between students
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35. MDBG.net
On line dictionary
PinYin Typing
Stroke Orders
Mobile Version
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36. Final goal for Chinese teacher
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37. Just a bit of Advise…
Try one at a time
Collaborating with colleagues
Always have a back-up plan
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38. Reflection
Which tool would you like to implement
into your teaching? Why?
How are you going to use these tools in
your teaching?
Does you have support from school?
Do you know where to look for support
outside you school?
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