Needs in the language classroom... (1st and 2nd)

Teacher needs: managing so many learners' needs to talk and practice communicating.

Learners needs: to talk, talk, talk! Some will talk no matter what. Some won't...seemingly no matter what...

Tablets can help with many of these needs.

The more we can tap into our innate ability to tell stories, the more we can ensure that learning happens.

The quote is from Thomas King.

Rich learning situations are possible using a tablet's native functionalities. In particular when using the audio or video features.

Practicing using language. Listening. Speaking. Listening. Speaking. An iterative process.

Just because we can doesn't always mean we should...