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Teaching with Technology

Teaching with Technology. Tuesday, July 26, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Agenda: What is technology? Web-based teaching resources Activity: Online document sharing Activity: Disposable chat Activity: Adapting an activity using the Internet. Q: What is technology?. Definition:.

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Teaching with Technology

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  1. Teaching with Technology

  2. Tuesday, July 26, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Agenda: • What is technology? • Web-based teaching resources • Activity: Online document sharing • Activity: Disposable chat • Activity: Adapting an activity using the Internet

  3. Q: What is technology?

  4. Definition: Technology is the making, usage and knowledge of tools, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or serve some purpose. -Wikipedia

  5. Brainstorming Q: What kinds of technology do you use in your teaching? Directions: • Make a list of technologies you use in teaching. • Next to each one, list some reasons why you use it, and any disadvantages of using it. • Discuss your answers.

  6. Our goal: A list of technologies that people are using.

  7. “Always start with a learning objective.” Ted Bongiovanni, Director, NYU SCPS Distance Learning

  8. Web-based teaching resources • Blogs • Online file sharing • Content sites • Teacher resource sites • Social networking sites

  9. Blog: Definition • “Web Log” • Website or part of website • Regular entries, displayed in reverse chronological order • Interactive – allow visitors to leave comments • May contain text, images, links Wikipedia

  10. Blogging: Example Situation: The reflection blogs in this workshop Learning Objective: To encourage reflection and collaboration among participants.

  11. Steps for classroom blogging • Decide on the skills that you want to target • Decide how the blog could contribute to that skill • Decide whether the blog will focus on fluency or accuracy • Chose a platform and create a blog • Get students email addresses and invite them to the blog. • Explain to students how to use the blog • Be clear about assessment [from Tarpey, T. (2011). Using Technology in the Classroom. A presentation at Teachers College, Columbia University. ] Available online at http://taratarpey.com/

  12. Online document sharing: Definition A website which allows users to upload or create documents and then share these documents with others, who can view or edit them.

  13. Online document sharing: Example Situation: Preparation for this workshop Teaching Objective: To collaborate on course planning while in different locations.

  14. Course plan, June 29:

  15. Document sharing activity: Create a shared document and edit it. Directions: • Form pairs • Share gmail addresses

  16. Part 1: Interview your partner, take notes: Q: What are your feelings about using technology in the classroom?(5 minutes)

  17. Pt. 2: Create your document: • Go to Gmail homepage • Click “Documents” (upper left) • Select “Create New” (upper left) • Select “Document” from pull-down menu • Select text box reading “Untitled Document” (next to Google docs icon) • Write your partner’s name in the textbox. Click “OK” • Write a summary of your partner’s answer

  18. Find your Google documentson your Gmail homepage:

  19. Create a new document

  20. Pt. 3: Share your document • Select “Share” (upper right) • Enter your partner’s Gmail address in the “Add People” textbox • Select “Share” and “Close”

  21. Share your document

  22. Pt. 4: Edit your partner’s document • Return to your Documents Home Page • Select your the document with your name on it • Revise what your partner has written about you

  23. Content sites For access to authentic language • Wikipedia • YouTube • TED • Sesame Street • PBS Kids

  24. Teacher resource sites For course/lesson planning and/or professional development • ESL Café • Classroom 2.0 • Yappr

  25. Social networking sites To connect learners to native speakers and to each other in new ways • Facebook • Togetherville • ScuttlePad • Skid-e Kids • Disposable Chat

  26. www.disposablechat.com Allows you to create a temporary chat room which disappears when the last user leaves. Advantages: • Password protected • Leaves no personal information on the web • Easy to set up • Free

  27. www.disposablechat.com

  28. Disposable chat: Activity • Open web browser • Type this url in navigation bar: http://tinyurl.com/44vpvbr • Discuss this question: Which of these classroom applications of Internet we’ve discussed this morning are you interested to try out? • Leave this browser window open. We’ll use it after lunch

  29. -- BREAK – 10 minutes

  30. Activity: Adapt a classroom activity using the Internet Adapt/revise/enhance a classroom activity using an Internet resource. Your goal: To make it more interactive/communicative Blogging (Wikispaces, Google Docs) Document sharing Live chat platform

  31. Activity: Adapt an activity using the Internet Directions: • Form groups of 3 • Select a classroom activity from last week’s Skills workshop • Discuss how you could enhance/improve/expand this activity • Upload your activity to the “Technology Assignment” page on the course site

  32. Lunch

  33. Tuesday, July 26, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Agenda: • Presentations: Adapted activity • Distance learning • Guest speaker: Ted Bongiovanni • Q&A via Disposable Chat • Wrap-up • Reflection

  34. Activity: Adapt an activity using the Internet Presentation: • Make new, larger groups that include one group from Team A and one from Team B • Present your team’s activity • Explain: Your learning objective How the technology will help you achieve it • Report back to the entire class

  35. Distance Learning • Teaching and learning which occurs primarily or exclusively online. • Participants may be separated by great distances • Generally involves specialized Web-based platforms

  36. Web-based distance learning platforms • Moodle • Sakai • Blackboard • Epsilen – NYU/SCPS

  37. Distance learning @ ALI Collaboration with NYU/SCPS Distance Learning: • Professional Development Workshops: Using social media in the classroom • Online placement test – (OWL + Epsilen + Wimba) • NYU Abu Dhabi: Critical thinking/Persuasive writing course (Epsilen)

  38. Live online presentation by: Ted Bongiovanni Director, Distance Learning, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, New York University

  39. Procedures: • Ted will speak to us live via Wimba + Epsilen • We will ask Ted questions via our Disposable Chat room (check to see if you’re still in the room)

  40. Q & A Directions: • Return to the Disposable Chat room we were in before lunch • If you no longer have the window open, return to this url: • Type your questions for Ted

  41. “Always start with a learning objective.” -- Ted

  42. Wrap-up: Class discussion What are your thoughts about this experience?

  43. Suggestion for reflection: Have your thoughts about using teaching with technology changed after today’s workshop? Why or why not? If yes, how?

  44. Homework: • Comment on at least three of your classmates’ Technology Assignments • Comment on at least three reflections of the other team.

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