Teaching with Technology Burapha University Education hub

1. Teaching with TechnologyBurapha University Education hub August 23 – 27, 2010 Group A and B Combined

2. Technology = The Internet BANGKOK (NNT) -- The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) promises that 2 megabit per second wireless internet will be made available across Thailand at low price within 2 years.ICT Minister ChutiKrairiksh revealed that the ministry was preparing to ask the National Broadband Committee to consider a budget for the Wi-Fi project to be implemented nationwide. Telecommunication firm TOT Plc will be the key service provider. The price of the 2 megabit per second internet service is initially set at 150 THB.President of TOT VarutSuvakorn stated that the wireless signal transmitter would be deployed by August, making the service available in some areas. The company expects to complete the device installment across the country within 2 years. http://laptop.org/en/ $35.00 or 1120 Baht Laptop

3. Introduction Videos Click below to start “Teaching ESL with Technology”

4. Introduction Videos Click below to start “Why We Need To Teach Technology in School”

5. This includes any type of technology used to help educators and learners achieve their goals and enhance their curriculum. Audio, video, digital images, computer software, and Internet resources are probably the most frequently used educational technologies.  But even email, mobile phones, and Twitter can be used for educational purposes by the creative instructor.

6. The key to making technology an effective educational tool is planning, evaluation and on-going training. Never lose sight of your key goal, which is to meet the learners’ needs.  Assess learners' educational goals and build from there.

7. Technology Planning 1. Who are the learners? 2. What is the current curricular focus? 3. What types of educational technology materials are currently being used? 4. What types of educational technology do we envision using in the future? 5. What resources will we need to obtain to assist us in implementing this? 6. What types of training will need to be scheduled? 7. How will this be integrated into the curriculum? 8. What educational outcome do we hope to achieve with the integration of this educational technology? 9. How will we evaluate or measure the success of the use of these materials?

8. Using Online Audio News websites Often news websites provide audio files and transcripts that can be used to teach a wide range of topics and skills. BBC Learning English Homepage Voice of America: Special English section Listening Skills English Language Listening Lab Online This website is updated with new content regularly and has an extensive archive of listening topics.  Exercises are focused on "big picture" listening tasks supported with digital images.  There are exercises appropriate for high beginning to low advanced ESL. Randall's Listening Lab This website has a range of short and long listening activities for beginning through advanced ESL learners.

9. Online Audio Exercise English Language Listening Lab Online http://www.elllo.org/english/1001/1023-Monica-Reading.htm Refer to the exercise in your booklet material Eats Into The Exact Opposite I’m not alone Having said that Click to the left to hear the full transcript That’s a good way to look at it

10. Using Online Lessons There are many online resources available to help you organize around a particular topic or skill. Here are a few sample resources to help you begin experimenting and choosing which format best fits the needs of your program or teaching situation. The advantage of online material is that it’s up-to-date and relevant to events current in the world and your students daily lives You Tube ESOL Courses.com Breaking News English.com About.com (ESL Lesson Plans) www. alison.com www.learnamericanenglishonline.com http://tech.worlded.org/docs/surfing/index.htm

11. The Advantage of Online Lessons

12. Online Lesson Exercise http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ Group A Exercise Click to the left to hear the transcript See exercise is your booklet

13. Online Lesson Exercise http://iteslj.org/s/ib/basics.html Group B Exercise Internet Basics for ESL StudentsLesson 1Basic Computer Terms and the History of the Internet Internet Basics for ESL StudentsLesson 2Hardware and Internet Software Internet Basics for ESL StudentsLesson 3Computer problems and Peripherals See exercise is your booklet

14. Examples of Free Lessons on the Internet Group A Click below to start “Technology”

15. Examples of Free Lessons on the Internet Group B Click below to start “Computer”

16. Examples of Free Lessons on the Internet Group A Click below to start “Top Ten Tricks”

17. Examples of Free Lessons on the Internet Group B Click below to start “25 Technology Vocabulary Words”

18. Examples of Free Lessons on the Internet Group B Click below to start “Computer Nouns”

19. Examples of Free Lessons on the Internet Group B Click below to start “Technology Vocabulary 101”

20. Using Digital Images How have you used digital images? Digital images can be used in many ways to facilitate the teaching of literacy skills.  Following are a few ideas for integrating images into your lesson plans.  Illustrate lesson handouts Create student journals Teach action verbs Make flash cards Enhance your class website What are additional ways you might use digital images to assist learning? How are digital images being used for language learning?

21. Using Digital Images Exercises in Context Look at the picture repeat the name with the instructor

22. Using Digital Images Exercises in Context Look at the picture…..what is the name of these objects?

23. Using Digital Images Exercises in Context Look at the picture…..what is the name of these objects?

24. Using Digital Images Exercises in Context Look at the picture…..what is the name of these objects?

25. Teaching with Weblogs and Wikis Teaching with Weblogs and Wikis Blogs (short for "Web logs") are user friendly websites that allow people to post messages as an individual or a group to a website. Teachers can use blogs to practice a wide range of language skills with their students. Where can you start a blog? Google's Blogger: www.blogger.com/start Edublogs www.edublogs.org TypePadwww.typepad.com WordPress http://wordpress.org

26. Example Blog – American English Online http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/index.html

27. Teaching with Weblogs and Wikis Wikis are websites that allow multiple editors to work together on a website. They can be used by teachers to work on reading, writing and collaboration skills with their learners. Wikipedia is the world's largest and most well known wiki. Wikihow: A wiki of "how to" websites  www.wikihow.com Where can you start a wiki? http://pbworks.com www.wikispaces.com A Great Wiki – Free Of Course http://eflcourse.wikispaces.com/

28. Teaching with Weblogs and Wikis A Great Wiki – Free Of Course http://eflcourse.wikispaces.com/

29. Summary The Amount of Information is Vast, Free and Can be Tailored to Your Needs Easily and Effectively

30. If you would like a copy of this presentation or have any questions please feel free to contact me anytime Thank you Christopher GoodeLecturer, Burapha UniversityDepartment of Western LanguagesFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences169 Long-Hard Bangsaen Road, TambonSaensookAmphurMuang, Chonburi 20131, Thailand.Phone: 0878281968Email: clgoode1@gmail.comhttp://www.buu.ac.th/