To all EFL dioploma and 3rd year ss - methods of teaching eng

1. NO MORE PENCILS,
NO MORE BOOKS,
No more teachers…
…Writing, Erasing, Writing again,
Drawing, Cutting, Pasting, Pulling
their hair out, well, actually we
can’t help you with the last one,
sorry.

2. Do you remember when…
Radio was the newest form of
communication?
TV first appeared and everything
was black and white?
Color first arrived to our living
room sets?
You bought your first pager or
cell phone

3. What does this have to do
with today?
 These developments were just the
beginning of the advancement of
technology
 At first many people thought they were
needless and too confusing to operate,
yet, we all became accustomed to having
them in our every day life.
 Today we live in a Cyber World and as
Educators we owe it to our students to
learn the latest technology that the
world has to offer.

4. Making ourselves aware of
today's cutting edge
technology.
New tricks of the trade
Ways to get the information
It all starts with the WILL to
want to learn something new!

5. Welcome to the 21st
Century!
Technology in the
Classroom..
Presentation developed
by:
Drew Krumholz &
Kim Levering
Copyright 2008, all rights reserved!

7. Source:
Possibilities for 21st Education. “Introduction--Education in the 21st Century.”
http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Century_Education.htm

10. What is Technology?
 Any modification of the natural world
designed by human beings to solve
human problems, enhance human life,
or extend human capability.
 It was identified by the United
States Department of Labor as an
essential workplace competency in a
1992 report called the Secretary's
Commission on Achieving Necessary
Skills (SCANS).

11. Why do we need to include it?
 SCANS stated that students should be
able to select equipment and tools,
apply technology to specific tasks, and
maintain and troubleshoot equipment.
 The Department of Education recognized
its importance by including technology
in the original cross-content workplace
readiness standards. Standards 8.1, 8.2
 Technological literacy has been further
emphasized by its inclusion as a
separate standards area which focuses on
both computer and information literacy
and technology education.
Source: http://www.state.nj.us/education/aps/cccs/tech/

12. Challenges and Concerns
How much is too much?
 Will our students become dependant, will they
find inappropriate material, will they be able
to relate to other human beings?
 Inappropriately used in the classroom,
technology can be used to perpetuate old models
of teaching and learning. Students can be
"plugged into computers" to do drill and
practice that is not so different from
workbooks. Teachers can use multimedia
technology to give more colorful, stimulating
lectures. Both of these have their place, but
such use does not begin to tap the power of
these new tools.

13. New Tools of the Trade!!

14. POWER POINT “2.0”
Taking PowerPoint to the
next level…
Creative project in which students
design a PowerPoint including facts
(research), creative imagery, and
their own VOICE RECORDING.
Great for foreign languages,
history, math, English or just about
any class!

15. E-PAL Connecting Students
Around the Globe…
Way to connect students and
classrooms around the world
Similar to a pen pal via email
http://www.epals.com/
Not only useful in a foreign language
classroom!
Forums, suggested activities, BLOGS,
discussion starters, polls… a TRUE
GLOBAL COMMUNITY!

16. PODCASTS AND VODCASTS
Podcasting in its true form is
extremely useful in any classroom
Podcasts are not only about recording
voice… they can be extremely creative
and engaging
Can be used as form of student
assessment or as a useful tool in
almost any lesson by the teacher
QuickTime™ and a
Let’s look at a sample podcast
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.

17. Wikispaces
•Collaboration/team writing &
revising
•Sharing of information
•Easy access to other
information on the web
•Different forum for posting
research and developing writing
skills
•Can constantly be
modified/revised
•Easy to post

21. Blogging
•Web-based discussion forum
•Sharing of information
•Continuous discussion
•Interactive/collaborative-students
can post new discussions
or comment on peer’s previous
postings
•Fosters critical thinking and
meaningful conversation
•Opportunity for students to
participate in class discussion,
outside of the classroom! They
love it!

25. THE “NING”
In the coming school year (‘09-’10),
all of my students in Spanish 1 will
become members of my “ning.”
*Students will write in Spanish in an environment
that is familiar and meaningful to them (Ning is
very similar to facebook).
*They will develop their written and conversational
Spanish skills through a fun and relevant approach
*As often as they access facebook, AIM, I-Chat—they
will get into the habit of accessing Ning.
*The development of an online community of students
from 8 different classes all learning Spanish and
conversing/practicing with one another on a regular
basis!

28. Creating a 21st Century
Environment…
 IPods
 Incorporate music appreciation
 Students hear the language/develop listening
skills, speaking skills, vocabulary, confidence
with the language!
 Computers
 Work Plans
 Taking notes- organized and neat
 EASY ACCESS TO IMPORTANT COURSE MATERIAL
 Newsletters, Emails
 Textbooks on-line
 gain knowledge through other mediums, some
websites read text to students and allow ESL
students to hear stories in their native
language
 Cameras
 Classroom photographers

29. What are we looking at as
educators?
The reality is that children
today are growing up in a multi-media
environment, according to
Dr. Noboru Kobayashi at a
symposium in Tokyo in 1998.
Children can broaden their
knowledge through the use of
technology.
Sourrce:
http://www.newhorizons.org/trans/international/dickinson_tokyo.htm

30. Our role as educators…
 It is, indeed, our responsibility to
meaningfully integrate technology
into our classrooms
 The question that we ask ourselves
is, to what extent is technology
useful and how should it be properly
used?
 How can we “scaffold” activities
integrating technology so that
students can maximize their
experiences?

31. It’s time for change!
As expert Linda A. Tsantis points
out, educators must rethink their
existing educational paradigms—
they exist around a view of
society that no longer exists
Integrating technology and
multimedia activities helps to
prepare students to “accept, adapt
to, and thrive upon change.”
Source:

32. What needs to be done…
 According to a report in 2002 from the National
Academy of Engineering:
 Learning about technology should begin in
Kindergarten and should be infused into all
subjects across the board as a tool for
instruction in curricula, teaching materials and
in student assessment
 Educators must understand the difference between
knowing what “technology” is and what it means to
be technologically literate
 Educators must be taught how to teach technology—
how to integrate it into a well balanced program
in which all subjects infuse technology
 Technology can no longer be viewed as a separate
subject (IE: computer class, shop class)—now, it
is part of every class!

33. The sky is the limit!
 “If used incorrectly, all technology will
do is add some more color to that which
is traditional. When used
appropriately, technology will foster
interactive approaches to learning and
promote higher order thinking amongst
students (http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/technology/front_tech.
htm).”
 So let’s get to work teachers! The sky
truly is your limit!

34. Bibliography
 Wang, L. (2005). The Advantages of Using Technology in second language education:
 technology integration in foreign language teaching demonstrates the shift from a behavioral to
a constructivist learning approach. [Electronic version]. T.H.E. Journal, 32(10), 38-43.
Retrieved from ERIC Database.
 Tsantis, L. A. (year n/a). Technology as the catalyst. Technology in
 Education. Retrieved 7 December, 2008 from http://www.newhorizons.
org/strategies/technology/front_tech.htm.
 The National Academy of Engineering. (2002). Americans need to know more about technology.
[Electronic version]. Technology in Education. Retrieved on 7
December, 2008 from http://www.newhorizons.
org/strategies/technology/front_tech.htm
 Dickinson, D. (1998). Multimedia Technology and Children's Development:
 A Report on Child Research Net Symposium. Technology in Education. Retrieved on
 7 December, 2008 from
 http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/technology/front_tech.htm.
 http://wdr.doleta.gov/SCANS/ [SCANS Information}
 Other useful resources online:
 Quia. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.quia.com
 Teacher Web http://www.teacherweb.com
 StudyWiz Spark. (n.d.). Retrieved October 25, 2008 from http://studywiz.com.
 SMART http://smarttech.com/
 Mimo http://mimio.com/
 Epals Global Community. (n.d.) Retrieved 7 December, 2008 from www.epals.com.
 NJ Department of Education. (2004). New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards:
Technology. Trenton, NJ: NJ DOE.
 Wikispaces. (n.d.). Retrieved October 25, 2008 from http://www.wikispaces.com.
 Blogger.com
 Ning.com