1. Technology in the Classroom Carol McKee Marque English
Language Fellow Kazakhstan American Free University
2. This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously
considered as a means ofcommunication. The device is inherently of
no value to us. -- Western Union Telegraph Internal memo, 1876 3.
Teachingin the Internet agemeans we must teach tomorrows skills
today. Jennifer Fleming 4. There are many ways to use the Internet
in the classroom 5. The Internet Videos (Youtube) etc. Online
Research Online dictionaries Plagiarism websites Listening labs
Blogging Social media e.g. Facebook Online classes Skype Email
penpals eBooks, eTextbooks iTunes and other music websites MOOCs
& Webinars Word Processing Slide presentations eg. Prezi
Glogster Grok Word Clouds Educational games Vocabulary builders 6.
Favorite non-web based Tech tools 7. PCs or LAPTOP COMPUTERS 8.
Projector and speakers 9. Whats so hot about projectors &
speakers? It has countless applications It can be interactive Its
exciting! Sound, Music, Pictures, Videos! Ecological because it
cuts down on paper and expenses 10. POWERPOINT orOther Open Source
Slide Presentation Apps 11. POWERPOINT USES1. Visual background for
lectures 2. Project daily lesson plan including goals and
objectives 3. Introduce new vocabulary with pictures 4. Introduce
and play downloaded video 5. Games: Jeopardy, Survivor, and others
12. Lesson Plan Thursday, May 22 Technical Writing 1. Put your
homework in file on desk.2. Turn to pg 248 of you textbook- answer
questions 1-83. Using the template on pg 249, write a memorandum.4.
Exchange your pages with a classmate and peer 13. Youtube and other
free video websites 14. The flipped classroom 15. Lectures at home
Practice in the classroo 16. ADVANTAGES OF VIDEO Rewind & Pause
Allows students to replay parts they need to hear again Allows
students to pause the video to absorb and reflect 17. Watch
anytime, anywhereLearning is not confined to the classroom and most
importantly at a time when they are ready to learn. 18. Time to
revisit previous concepts and reference material. Allows students
to stop and look up words, ideas and other material necessary to
follow the lesson. 19. TOP 20 SOCIAL NETWORK USERS TOTAL WORLDWIDE,
AGE 15+ - HOME & WORK CountryAverage Hours per
VisitorWorld-Wide Russia BrazilCanada Puerto Rico Spain Finland
United Kingdom Germany United StatesAverage Pages per Visitor3.7
6.6 6.3 5.6 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.2525 1,307 1,220 649 587 968 919
487 793 477 20. Put to use students phones and other technology
they have with them. 21. Top Ten Best Web-based Tech Tools 22.
http://www.youtube.com (a site for videos) http://busyteacher.org/
(lots of free printable material) http://www.wordpress.com (a blog
site)http://www.esl-lab.com/ (listening comprehension)
http://www.google.com/imghp (pictures &
photos)https://www.dropbox.com/ (online file sharing & storage)
http://www.vocaroo.com (voice recording) http://www.edmodo.com
(education platform)http://www.freerice.com (a vocabulary building
site) http://dictionary.com/ (dictionary, thesaurus &
reference) 23. To access all of this information and more, go to my
website: http://techtalkesl.blogspot.com/ 24. Technology is just a
tool. In terms of gettingthe kids working together and motivating
them, the teacher is most important. Bill Gates
