Teaching Languages With Technology

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.

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!

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.

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

PowerPoint slides available
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?

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 that is appropriate for the teaching situation.

Teaching aids
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

Computer-aided
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

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

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

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

Overview

Class
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

Practicing tongue twisters

Assessment
Recordings
Feedback

Competencies involved
Student
Teacher

Issues
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

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”

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/

Internet sources of film 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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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?

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”

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

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

How?
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/

Thank you!

Podcasts
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/

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/

Problems with Technology
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

Photo credits
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
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
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
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
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
Chilis Nicolas Longchamp
Hand-drawn question mark Ethan Lofton
Flower and sky Joanne Quirante-Escober

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