Technology In The Classroom (Sussex DOSA)

Technology in the EFL Classroom

Presented by Richard TurnbullJuly 2008

Why embrace technology?

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Why embrace technology?

engaging

interesting

current relevant

useful

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Why avoid technology?

The computers always crash!

It’s too difficult/time consuming to plan!

The Internet connection disappears!

There’s not enough equipment!

Room is too small/awkward to teach in!

The students know more than I do!

The Internet

• Red Karaoke• Gmaps Pedometer• Webquests• BBC Learning English• Teachers Pet – free tool (http://www.teachers-pet.org/)

Authentic Video

• New BBC iPlayer/4OD/ITV• YouTube (downloadable with Realplayer)• Vodcasting• Videojug (http://www.videojug.com)

• BBC News clips/Also in the News• The Argus videos

Authentic Audio

• As above!• Recording with Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)

• Podcasting• Example of student’s recording:

• Role-play telephone conversations.• Record using Pamela (http://www.pamela-systems.com/)

• Example: • Live listening• Make Skype call out – ethics?• Example:

Skype

• Word processor• MSN Messenger• Blogs• http://richardteacher.blogspot.com/• http://kjooy.blogspot.com/

• Wikis• http://tefltech.wikispaces.com/

Writing Tools

• Projectors and IWBs• Games and activities• Google Earth• Record students to watch back

Powerpoint & IWBs

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London Sights Tour

Discussion questions:• Does the tour visit your

favourite places?• Would you like to go on

this tour? Why? Why not?

Race One

Race One - Answers

Race Two

Good morning ladies and gentlemen,

I’m Craig your Train Manager

and on behalf of the rest of the team,

I’d like to welcome those passengers

who have just joined us at Calais.

What is he saying exactly?

Good morning ladies and gentlemen,

I’m Craig your Train Manager

and on behalf of the rest of the team,

I’d like to welcome those passengers

who have just joined us at Calais.

What is he saying exactly?

• Projectors and IWBs• Games and activities• Google Earth• Record students to watch back

Powerpoint & IWBs

• Engaging, relevant, useful, current, interesting, motivational, exciting....

• As mentioned, most of these tools are free and do not take long to master. Certainly try them out, plan your lesson, be prepared for what will go wrong and

HAVE A BACKUP PLAN!

Summary

• Practical workshops on these dates:

• Tuesday 29th July – An introduction to technology• Tuesday 5th August – The Internet and EFL teaching • Tuesday 12th August – Using synchronous tools• Tuesday 19th August – Using PowerPoint & a projector • Tuesday 26th August – Blogs, Wikis and Web 2.0• Tuesday 2nd September – Using authentic video & audio

Workshops

Any [email protected]

Www.tefltech.com