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Internet & Technology for non-ESL Educators

Published on Aug 14, 2017

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Internet & Technology

effective tech decisions for Educators
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What is your Statement of Technology in Education?

Begin with the ISTE or TESOL Standards
(ISTE: Int'l Society for Tech in Education)

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ISTE Educator Roles Learner Leader
Citizen Collaborator
Designer Facilitator
Analyst

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remember

  • Be flexible; tech changes
  • Tech is always distracting
  • Don't overlook old tech
  • Don't choose tech because it's new
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Who benefits?

Students, Teachers, Administrators, etc.

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"Research shows that there are important benefits to be gained from the use of technology in language learning and teaching" (TESOL Tech Standards, 2008, p. 14).

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From my Philosophy of Technology in Education:
10 Questions...

1) Does it enhance students' productivity?

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2) Does it significantly increase scaffolding without distracting students?

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3) Does it introduce a potential weakness/crutch for students?

4) Is it free and extremely easy to set up and use?

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5) It may be easy to set up, but does USING IT CORRECTLY require a lot of training time?

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6) Is variety the only advantage?

7) What's the long term value to students?

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8) Does it encourage self-learning?

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9) Will you be grading anything created with this tech?

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10) What are the local, cultural, and legal implications of the tech?

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5 More Tips...

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Don't assume students understand how to use "common" or "basic" technology

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PUT
Pedagogy & Course Goals
BEFORE
Technology Choice

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Make use of what students already have but don't leave anyone out.

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Consider alternative purposes of easily available high quality software.

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Be careful with newer software.

My Top Picks
for ESL/EFL Teachers

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CLASSROOM MGMT
ClassDojo (behavior)
Edmodo
Schoology
Jupiter (grades)

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LISTENING
YouGlish.com
EdPuzzle.com
TraceEffects

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SPEAKING
Recording/Phones
Dictation.io
VoiceThread
HaikuDeck

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READING
NewsELA.com
OneNote's OCR
TraceEffects

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WRITING
Gram-focused Question list
Screen Recording
Collocations dictionary

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Classroom FEEDBACK
Socrative.com
Mini-white boards or just paper

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VOCABULARY
WordEngine
Quizlet
Just the Word

Questions?

  • This was created with HaikuDeck

Brandon Decker

AT MSU's ELI since 2013 / ESL&EFL since 2001