Using Technology in the English Language Classroom Introductions • Let’s introduce ourselves • Please share • Your name • Where you teach and who you teach (age/grade level) • One good thing that has recently happened to you Think for a minute… • “If we teach today as we taught yesterday, then we rob our children of tomorrow” –John Dewey (1916) • Is it important to integrate technology into the language classroom? • Explain why or why not? Discussion • What are the benefits of integrating technology into the English classroom? • What are the disadvantages of integrating technology into the English classroom? • Are there ways to overcome these disadvantages? Principles of Technology Integration • According to Specter (2012), teachers should consider the following when designing learning activities involving technology • Learning goals and objectives are met • The learning environment is useful and reliable, with meaningful activities aligned with goals • The learning experience is appealing and attractive • The program/technology is sustainable • No harm is done Workshop Goals • We will • Review some interesting and appealing technology applications, websites and practices involving language learning • Discuss ways that your students can benefit from using technology in the classroom • Reflect on current learning goals and your use of technology • Create a plan that integrates language learning goals with using technology Principles of Technology Integration • Learning Goals and Objectives are met • What are some of the overall learning goals for your students? • Choose 1-2 • How do you measure them? • Tests? Presentations? Essays? Dialogues and role plays? • How do you know that students have met these goals or objectives? • What will students be able to do? • In what ways can technology be used to help students meet these goals or to measure students’ performance of these goals? Think, Pair, Share– spend 5-7 minutes discussing this with a partner, and then share with the class. Discussion • In what ways can technology be used to help students meet these goals or to measure students’ performance of these goals? Principles of Technology Integration • The learning environment is useful and reliable, with meaningful activities aligned with goals • How do you create a useful and reliable learning environment? • Is this environment within the classroom? Are students able to take their learning out of the classroom? • In what ways could technology enable students to extend/transfer their learning outside the classroom’s walls? • What are some ways you currently use technology to teach English? Think, Pair, Share– spend 5-7 minutes discussing this with a partner, and then share with the class. Principles of Technology Integration • The learning experience is appealing and attractive • What learning experiences and activities do your students enjoy? • Do they enjoy active learning? Collaboration? Writing? Creative? Research? • Do your students enjoy using technology? • What websites do they visit? What chat/texting/social media do they use? • How can you create enjoyable experiences using technology? Digital Divide • Sometimes, we implement instructional technology without thinking about the potential disadvantages for some students and learners. • We call these disadvantages part of the digital divide. • Are there ways to avoid the digital divide for your students? • Do all of your students have access to technology at home or outside of school? Using Technology for Language Learning • Input (reading, listening) = • input (i) + 1 (Krashen) • Learned vs. Acquired • Output (writing, speaking) • BICS (basic interpersonal communicative skills) • CALP (cognitive academic language proficiency) Using Technology • Output • Writing • Wikis, blogs, discussion boards • Wikispaces • Edublogs • Prezi Using Technology • Output • Speaking • Voice boards, recordings, audacity, Jing • • • • Slide Share Rich Internet Applications Voxopop Jing Using Technology • Input • Listening • Recordings of conversations, videos, commercials, movies, podcasts • Youtube • Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab • ESL Podcast • Voice of America Using Technology • Input • Reading • Articles (magazines, newspapers), blogs, literature (poems, short stories), informational sites • NY Times • Magatopia • Strategies for Critical Reading (For advanced students) Other uses of Technology • Using images • Random Image Generator • Cell Phone Cameras (Wang, Chen, & Fang, 2011) For next week… • Think of 1 specific language goal/outcome that your students have difficulty achieving. • Verbs (tense), Sentence punctuation, • Identify 1 learning technology, and create a plan to address this difficulty using one of the learning technologies we discussed. • Bring these to the next meeting. We will review the plans. You may work with a partner if you feel more comfortable. References • Schütz, R. (2007)."Stephen Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition." English Made in Brazil <http://www.sk.com.br/sk-krash.html>. • Shoebottom, P. (2014). Second language acquisition: Essential information. Frankfurt International School. http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/support/cummin.htm • Spector, J. M. (2012). Foundations of Educational Technology: Integrative Approaches and Interdisciplinary Perspectives. New York: Routledge. Wang, F., Chen, X., & Fang, W. (2011). Integrating smartphones into a Chinese EFL classroom: Students’ attitudes, technological readiness, and perceived learning. Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange, 4(1), 91102. Stay Engaged @TempleTLC Post about your experience today using the hashtag #custom