it's alive 2013
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TESOL Spring 2013
Katie McClinticSummer PeixotoTESOL 2013
It’s Alive! Blending Technology with Academic Materials for Engaged Learning
• Identify and demonstrate ways to use Web 2.0 to rejuvenate content based academic materials
• Empower and equip teachers with resources, examples, and models
• Share techniques for blending technology and pedagogy responsibly
SESSION GOALS
Ll’s can interact in meaningful practice that helps foster language acquisition and motivation (Chartrand, 2012)
Multimedia resources can contribute to an increase in students motivation (Woo, Herrington, Agostinho, & Reeves, 2007)
WHY DO I NEED TO ENLIVEN ACADEMIC MATERIALS?
Ok, so we know these tools are useful….now what?
NOW WHAT?
Engaged learning
Constructing meaning in the classroom through activities and tasks
Teacher focuses more on individualized attention (group work, tasks, activities)
BENEFITS
BENEFITS
Ss can engage in collaborative learning
Higher levels of motivation for students
Promotes constructivist theory
Allows for developing critical thinking skills in the classroom
DRAWBACKS
Lots of pre-lesson prep for the teacher
More teacher intensive outside of the classroom
Limited access to technology for Ss outside of classroom
Ss not doing the work outside of class
A simple definition… Web 2.0 tools are tools that allow users to create, collaborate, and share user-generate materials on-line.
WHAT IS WEB 2.0?
THE BEST OF WEB 2.0
KATIE’S CHOICE
Content: Teaching/Learning in the 21st Century
Materials: Video. Gooogle Forms.
Delivery: Grammar discovery, informal research and analyses
Ss read an article and watched a video on content, then used grammar discovery to construct meaning, create a survey, analyze information, and write an essay.
Content: Netiquette
Materials: Video and handouts
Method: Flipped Lesson
Students watched the video at home and answered the questions.
In class-students worked in groups to prepare a top 5 list, then voted on a class top 5.
SUMMER’S CHOICE
PRACTICE SESSION
Think about a lesson that you’ve taught recently. How can you kick it up a notch to make in more engaging AND flow with TESOL Tech Standards.
In pairs, use the model to idealize your lesson. We’d like you to leave here with a plan.
AND REMEMBER…
Please view our wiki site for references and additional supporting materials.
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