Digital Teaching and Learning
Michael Constantino
Why?
1.
To benefit our ‘digital native’ students – they are
comfortable in a digital world, even if their
teachers are not, we need to use these tools to
aid T&L.
2.
To benefit ourselves; in an ever more competitive
job market, having a handle on new technology
and techniques is going to make you more
employable.
3.
It makes life EASIER!!!!!
4.
They are all FREE!
Two Approaches
1. Using technology to support what we
already do
2. Using technology to introduce
completely new ideas
• As we only have 5 minutes, I will be
running through some suggestions for
both
Supporting what we already do
Fun way to quiz students, in the format of a game
show – totally free and allows students to use own
devices. Will work on tablets, smart phones or PC’s
if you are in a lab
Watching YouTube clips? Film some, start a channel – if in primary,
students can try stop motion animation or puppet shows to explain
concepts, older students can do news reports or comedy sketches
to explain concepts, either way, the power of seeing their work on
YouTube and being able to show parents is powerful. (Comments
can be useful if monitored)
Great for literacy and learning keywords, a good
way to enforce definitions – can be whole class or
team games
Introducing completely new ideas
A digital classroom; free tools like Google Classroom and
Edmodo, create a virtual space for students to interact with you
and each other. They are easy to use and have loads of online
support and YouTube tutorials. If you are already using a VLE, you
may have something similar, but these tools are really easy to use
Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration… Google docs is a free
alternative to Microsoft Office, but easily allows students and/or
teachers to collaborate on documents – syncs beautifully with Google
Classroom and students can work in groups
Also great for teachers who want to collaborate on the same
document, but can’t because “someone else has it open” – totally
free, just need a Google account
Enough with USBs!