Teaching with Technology Joe McVeigh Tamara Á lvarez Carlos Gonzalez Jorge Comte Miriam Salazar

This slide deck accompanies a talk given by Joe McVeigh at the Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile on May 27, 2009 and again in Vina del Mar, Chile on May 28, 2009. The presentation is structured with introductory remarks and other comments by Joe, interspersed with UNAB teachers describing their own experiences with technology. The focus of the talk is the use of technology in the teaching of English as a second language.

This slide deck accompanies a talk given by Joe McVeigh at the Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile on May 27, 2009 and again in Vina del Mar, Chile on May 28, 2009.

The presentation is structured with introductory remarks and other comments by Joe, interspersed with UNAB teachers describing their own experiences with technology.

The focus of the talk is the use of technology in the teaching of English as a second language.

Here’s the title of the talk in Spanish:

Here is Joe during the talk

Much of the presentation is highly visual in nature, so take a look at the pictures and imagine how they relate to language teaching and technology. Almost all the photos came from flickr and are used with a Creative Commons License. Photo credits are at the end of the presentation. Thanks everyone!

Much of the presentation is highly visual in nature, so take a look at the pictures and imagine how they relate to language teaching and technology.

Almost all the photos came from flickr and are used with a Creative Commons License. Photo credits are at the end of the presentation. Thanks everyone!

First came a story about some mice who were being attacked by a cat. The mother mouse barked like a dog scaring the cat away. She then explained to her children the importance of learning a second language.

First came a story about some mice who were being attacked by a cat. The mother mouse barked like a dog scaring the cat away. She then explained to her children the importance of learning a second language.

Then came a discussion of how books have traditionally been the primary means of learning and teaching but how some people now are suggesting that books may be passé and that the future is in technology.

Then came a discussion of how books have traditionally been the primary means of learning and teaching but how some people now are suggesting that books may be passé and that the future is in technology.

Technology has been around in many forms for a long time as can be seen in these photos. Imagine how innovative tape recorders and typewriters must once have appeared to the first users.

Technology has been around in many forms for a long time as can be seen in these photos. Imagine how innovative tape recorders and typewriters must once have appeared to the first users.

Session overview Introduction Presentations by the guest speaker Presentations by colleagues from UNAB Questions

Introduction

Presentations by the guest speaker

Presentations by colleagues from UNAB

Questions

PowerPoint slides available www.joemcveigh.org

www.joemcveigh.org

“ to get your feet wet”

Questions What are some advantages of using technology in language teaching? What are some drawbacks of using technology? What keeps you from using technology more in your teaching?

What are some advantages of using technology in language teaching?

What are some drawbacks of using technology?

What keeps you from using technology more in your teaching?

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Technology will not replace teachers, but teachers who understand technology will replace those who do not. — Ray Clifford

Technology will not replace teachers, but teachers who understand technology will replace those who do not.

— Ray Clifford

Use technology in the service of pedagogy, not vice-versa. —Siskin & Reynolds

Use technology in the service of pedagogy, not vice-versa.

—Siskin & Reynolds

Use technology that is appropriate for the teaching situation.

Use technology that is appropriate for the teaching situation.

Teaching aids Blackboard Whiteboard Photographs Felt board Movable words Games

Blackboard

Whiteboard

Photographs

Felt board

Movable words

Games

Electric but without computers Tape recorders Video players (cassette and DVD) Slide projectors Overhead projectors Movies Radio Television

Tape recorders

Video players (cassette and DVD)

Slide projectors

Overhead projectors

Movies

Radio

Television

Computer-aided Language labs Software Electronic whiteboards Websites Blogs Content management systems (Blackboard, Moodle, Segue)

Language labs

Software

Electronic whiteboards

Websites

Blogs

Content management systems (Blackboard, Moodle, Segue)

Computer-aided email VOIP telephone and video (Skype) Simulations (Second Life) Online distance education Online surveys (Survey Monkey) Online journals Social networking sites Blogs

email

VOIP telephone and video (Skype)

Simulations (Second Life)

Online distance education

Online surveys (Survey Monkey)

Online journals

Social networking sites

Blogs

Computer-aided Photo-sharing web sites (Flickr) Video-sharing web sites (Youtube) Online crossword puzzle makers Online word montages (Wordle) Podcasts Online professional development Online sources of authentic materials

Photo-sharing web sites (Flickr)

Video-sharing web sites (Youtube)

Online crossword puzzle makers

Online word montages (Wordle)

Podcasts

Online professional development

Online sources of authentic materials

Using Technology in the Lab English Phonetics Tamara Álvarez

Here’s a photo of Tamara giving her part of the talk

Using technology in the phonetics lab Main applications in the phonetics lab: - Class - Assessment Competencies involved - Student - Teacher Issues

Main applications in the phonetics lab:

- Class

- Assessment

Competencies involved

- Student

- Teacher

Issues

Class - Audio (amongst other texts) - Overview of major mistakes - Activities

Overview

Class Songs

Songs

Class Tongue Twisters

Sample tongue-twisters They’re thirsty every Thursday Six thick thistle sticks (twice) Elizabeth’s birthday is on the third Thursday of this month. Thousand of thinkers were thinking how did the other three thieves go through

They’re thirsty every Thursday

Six thick thistle sticks (twice)

Elizabeth’s birthday is on the third Thursday of this month.

Thousand of thinkers were thinking how did the other three thieves go through

Practicing tongue twisters

Class

Assessment Recordings Feedback

Recordings

Feedback

Competencies involved Student Teacher

Student

Teacher

Issues Know how (recording timing) Functioning computers Headphones Lab management system

Know how (recording timing)

Functioning computers

Headphones

Lab management system

German Coast Guard example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD4roXEY8hk

References Source of computer geek cartoon http :// rlv.zcache.com / funny_computer_geek_cartoon_sticker -p217005805728649639qjcl_400. jpg Source of computer cat cartoon http :// www.snapshots.net / cartoons /00736- funny - cartoons - computer - cat.gif Screenshot of Cambridge English online course http :// www.ihes.com / bcn / tt / eltblog /blog/ uploaded_images / phonetics -707401. gif

Source of computer geek cartoon

http :// rlv.zcache.com / funny_computer_geek_cartoon_sticker -p217005805728649639qjcl_400. jpg

Source of computer cat cartoon

http :// www.snapshots.net / cartoons /00736- funny - cartoons - computer - cat.gif

Screenshot of Cambridge English online course

http :// www.ihes.com / bcn / tt / eltblog /blog/ uploaded_images / phonetics -707401. gif

Thank you

Thank you

CMS (Course Management System) Blackboard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5HM0IjmIAA Moodle Segue (Middlebury College) http://www.joemcveigh.org/ Click on “Joe’s Intro to TESOL Course”

Blackboard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5HM0IjmIAA

Moodle

Segue (Middlebury College)

http://www.joemcveigh.org/

Click on “Joe’s Intro to TESOL Course”

Internet sources of authentic materials Newspapers New York Times USA Today Radio National Public Radio BBC Song Lyrics Film Scripts Drew’s Script-o-rama http://www.script-o-rama.com/

Newspapers

New York Times

USA Today

Radio

National Public Radio

BBC

Song Lyrics

Film Scripts

Drew’s Script-o-rama

http://www.script-o-rama.com/

Internet sources of film scripts Drew’s Script- o-rama Film Scripts Film Transcripts TV Scripts

Drew’s Script- o-rama

Film Scripts

Film Transcripts

TV Scripts

Samples of recently available filmscripts The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Gran Torino Milk Rachel Getting Married The Reader Slumdog Millionaire Twilight Wall-E

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Gran Torino Milk Rachel Getting Married The Reader Slumdog Millionaire Twilight Wall-E

Electronic whiteboards Thermal electronic whiteboards print in black and white onto thermal paper. Unlike the color electronic whiteboards these thermal boards come standard with a built in printer. These copyboards (print boards) are more convenient but lack the attention of color.

Thermal electronic whiteboards

print in black and white onto thermal paper. Unlike the color electronic whiteboards these thermal boards come standard with a built in printer. These copyboards (print boards) are more convenient but lack the attention of color.

Electronic whiteboards Color electronic whiteboards also known as copyboards and printboards, allow you to write, save, and print in color.

Color electronic whiteboards

also known as copyboards and printboards, allow you to write, save, and print in color.

Electronic whiteboards Interactive whiteboards have a dry-erase whiteboard writing surface which can capture writing electronically and which can be used with software programs. If you want to use the interactive function where you can display items from your computer, you must also have a digital projector connected to your computer.

Interactive whiteboards

have a dry-erase whiteboard writing surface which can capture writing electronically and which can be used with software programs. If you want to use the interactive function where you can display items from your computer, you must also have a digital projector connected to your computer.

Electronic whiteboards Portable electronic whiteboards systems integrate into any white board or writing surface to give you many of the same features as interactive whiteboards. Mimio interactive whiteboards can turn your dry erase board into a copyboard / printboard.

Portable electronic whiteboards

systems integrate into any white board or writing surface to give you many of the same features as interactive whiteboards. Mimio interactive whiteboards can turn your dry erase board into a copyboard / printboard.

A demonstration of the Mimio portable electronic whiteboard Carlos Gonzalez Jorge Comte

Carlos Gonzalez

Jorge Comte

Here’s a photo of Jorge and Carlos giving their part of the talk

They didn’t use any PowerPoint slides, but they were very good, and quite amusing, too.

They didn’t use any PowerPoint slides, but they were very good, and quite amusing, too.

Technology Competencies What should a teacher know in order to be a competent user of technology? TESOL Technology Standards Checklists What should a student be able to do?

What should a teacher know in order to be a competent user of technology?

TESOL Technology Standards

Checklists

What should a student be able to do?

Here’s an example of how you can use with a Creative Commons License to get great images to create a short culture lesson. This one is about Vermont, where Joe lives. You’ll see beautiful landscapes, leaves, people hiking, and the process of making maple syrup.

Where are the students with technology?

Student-created websites www.joemcveigh.org Click on “Middlebury Slang Project”

www.joemcveigh.org

Click on “Middlebury Slang Project”

A Blogging Experience Miriam Salazar Véjar May, 2009

What? A Blog… … a free Internet resource … an online personal diary … a new means of communication … a new type of (online) community

A Blog…

… a free Internet resource

… an online personal diary

… a new means of communication

… a new type of (online) community

Why? Explore other ICTs tools Image, text and audio (multimodality) Do a curricular crossover Foster: Autonomy Group work Critical thinking ICT skills Leave room for students’ creativity Motivate students

Explore other ICTs tools

Image, text and audio (multimodality)

Do a curricular crossover

Foster:

Autonomy

Group work

Critical thinking

ICT skills

Leave room for students’ creativity

Motivate students

How? Provide guidelines Learning objective(s) & tasks Grading Rubric (if) Dos & Don’ts Follow up system Feedback

Provide guidelines

Learning objective(s) & tasks

Grading Rubric (if)

Dos & Don’ts

Follow up system

Feedback

Examples…

Critical thinking

Writing practice

Collaboration

Crossover

Communication

Technology

Creativity

Identity

Some useful links http://highnoonmovie.wordpress.com www.blogger.com www.wordpress.com http://universityofblogs.com/ http://www.angelamaiers.com/ http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ http://jeffreyhill.typepad.com/english/

http://highnoonmovie.wordpress.com

www.blogger.com

www.wordpress.com

http://universityofblogs.com/

http://www.angelamaiers.com/

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

http://jeffreyhill.typepad.com/english/

Thank you!

Thank you!

Podcasts English as a Second Language Podcast http://www.eslpod.com Lucy Tse & Jeff McQuillan

English as a Second Language Podcast

http://www.eslpod.com

Lucy Tse & Jeff McQuillan

Online professional development TESOL Resource Center (must be a member of TESOL) www.tesol.org IATEFL (free, but must register) http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2009/ ESL Advantage (Heinle Cengage) (costs $65 per course) http://elt.heinle.com/namerica/en_us/eltadvantage/

TESOL Resource Center (must be a member of TESOL) www.tesol.org

IATEFL (free, but must register)

http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2009/

ESL Advantage (Heinle Cengage) (costs $65 per course)

http://elt.heinle.com/namerica/en_us/eltadvantage/

Other interesting things to do online Crossword puzzle creator http://www.crosswordpuzzlegames.com/create.html Vocabulary analyzer http://ec.hku.hk/vocabulary/profile.htm Wordle http://www.wordle.net/

Crossword puzzle creator

http://www.crosswordpuzzlegames.com/create.html

Vocabulary analyzer

http://ec.hku.hk/vocabulary/profile.htm

Wordle

http://www.wordle.net/

Problems with Technology An early example of problems with technology: the Medieval Helpdesk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ

An early example of problems with technology: the Medieval Helpdesk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ

Gracias Download the PowerPoint slides with the web site addresses at www.joemcveigh.org/resources

Photo Credits All photos from flickr used under a Creative Commons Attribution license 1959 tape recorder lesson Paul Downey Metodologias poster Joe McVeigh Joe during talk UNAB photographer Mice painting “AB Images 2009” Cat Bogdan Suditu Mice Michelle Deakin Stack of books “austinevan” Library shelves “singsing sky” Amazed child with book Pierre Vignau

All photos from flickr used under a Creative Commons Attribution license

1959 tape recorder lesson Paul Downey

Metodologias poster Joe McVeigh

Joe during talk UNAB photographer

Mice painting “AB Images 2009”

Cat Bogdan Suditu

Mice Michelle Deakin

Stack of books “austinevan”

Library shelves “singsing sky”

Amazed child with book Pierre Vignau

Photo credits All photos from flickr used under a Creative Commons Attribution license Print is Dead Amazon.com B&W woman writing foundphotoslj Hands on keyboard Hakan Dahlstrom Stack of papers “lotyloty” Rabbit reading email Toms Baugis 1959 tape recorder lesson Paul Downey How to get the most out of your tape recorder Evan P. Cordes Remington typewriter Rochelle Hartman to get your feet wet Dan Foy

All photos from flickr used under a Creative Commons Attribution license

Print is Dead Amazon.com

B&W woman writing foundphotoslj

Hands on keyboard Hakan Dahlstrom

Stack of papers “lotyloty”

Rabbit reading email Toms Baugis

1959 tape recorder lesson Paul Downey

How to get the most out of your tape recorder Evan P. Cordes

Remington typewriter Rochelle Hartman

to get your feet wet Dan Foy

Photo credits All photos from flickr used under a Creative Commons Attribution license Hand-drawn question mark Ethan Lofton Woman with hand out Sara Petegna Who moved my cheese? Amazon.com Maze “shadowgate” Computer language lab “Tom in NYC” Tamara talking Andrea Casals Electronic whiteboard photos officetronics.com Jorge and Carlos talking Andrea Casals Stowe Vermont church Patrick Breen

All photos from flickr used under a Creative Commons Attribution license

Hand-drawn question mark Ethan Lofton

Woman with hand out Sara Petegna

Who moved my cheese? Amazon.com

Maze “shadowgate”

Computer language lab “Tom in NYC”

Tamara talking Andrea Casals

Electronic whiteboard photos officetronics.com

Jorge and Carlos talking Andrea Casals

Stowe Vermont church Patrick Breen

Photo credits All photos from flickr used under a Creative Commons Attribution license Dirt road “dvs” Lake with fall leaves Joe McVeigh Hiking in the woods “Broken Images” Hiking on top of mountain “dvs” Pitcher of syrup with pancakes “adactio” Red maple leaf “802” Buckets on trees “jsorbieus” Tap with bucket close-up “ButterflySha” Man emptying sap Reed Uhlman

All photos from flickr used under a Creative Commons Attribution license

Dirt road “dvs”

Lake with fall leaves Joe McVeigh

Hiking in the woods “Broken Images”

Hiking on top of mountain “dvs”

Pitcher of syrup with pancakes “adactio”

Red maple leaf “802”

Buckets on trees “jsorbieus”

Tap with bucket close-up “ButterflySha”

Man emptying sap Reed Uhlman

Photo credits All photos from flickr used under a Creative Commons Attribution license Syrup on display Jim Milles Pouring syrup on pancakes Jennifer “jspatchwork” Cow appreciation day Caitlin Regan Punk girl reading “txd” Facebook screenshot “jurvetson” American currency “borman818” Camel train in desert “bachmont” People on stepping stones Paul Stevenson Older computer “borman818”

All photos from flickr used under a Creative Commons Attribution license

Syrup on display Jim Milles

Pouring syrup on pancakes Jennifer “jspatchwork”

Cow appreciation day Caitlin Regan

Punk girl reading “txd”

Facebook screenshot “jurvetson”

American currency “borman818”

Camel train in desert “bachmont”

People on stepping stones Paul Stevenson

Older computer “borman818”

Photo credits All photos from flickr used under a Creative Commons Attribution license Kids holding ears “WoodleyWonderworks” Miriam’s students blogs Miriam Salazar Curious woman Dan Foy Hot stove burner Matthew Rogers Gears “Ralphbijkers” Convertible Marya “emdot” Dinosaur classroom “worldislandinfo.com” Laser-eyed cat “flikr” Puzzle “Antoanetta”

All photos from flickr used under a Creative Commons Attribution license

Kids holding ears “WoodleyWonderworks”

Miriam’s students blogs Miriam Salazar

Curious woman Dan Foy

Hot stove burner Matthew Rogers

Gears “Ralphbijkers”

Convertible Marya “emdot”

Dinosaur classroom “worldislandinfo.com”

Laser-eyed cat “flikr”

Puzzle “Antoanetta”

Photo credits All photos from flickr used under a Creative Commons Attribution license Chilis Nicolas Longchamp Hand-drawn question mark Ethan Lofton Flower and sky Joanne Quirante-Escober

All photos from flickr used under a Creative Commons Attribution license

Chilis Nicolas Longchamp

Hand-drawn question mark Ethan Lofton

Flower and sky Joanne Quirante-Escober