ACTFL 2008 "Technologies that your students use and that you should, too"

1. Technologies that your students use (and that you should, too) Dennie Hoopingarner Michigan State University

6. Socrates’ bottom line: Introducing the new invention of writing to education is bad, because it will change things.

8. Let’s dive right in

9. Poll: Whose school DOESN’T ban these?

10. What’s the big deal with cell phones? They’re powerful!

11. How far we’ve come in 20 years…

12. What do students do with their cell phone? Text!

14. Usage patterns have changed

15. 14-year old 70-year old 120 Minutes 220 Minutes 0 Messages 2215 Messages

16. What are the implications of texting for learning?

17. Video on texting and language: “English 101” Source: YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GliKm-4uTYU

18. Feel free to chime in… Why are cell phones banned in your school?

19. I believe there is a place for cell phones in the language classroom

20. Why? Because cell phones are “communicative”

21. At the appropriate time, the teacher should say, “Now take out your cell phones and begin this task…”

23. Valid concerns

24. But…

25. <soapbox>

26. Beware the assumption that Eyeballs = Attention = Learning

27. Best class EVER! They’re eating out of my hand!

28. Will this be on the test? How long until lunch? Big game tonight… I don’t understand any of this sh*t

29. </soapbox>

30. My point: Technology is neither the source of the problem, nor a solution to all of our problems It’s just another tool

33. Demo of a cell phone task Let’s call Russ and play “password”

34. Done with cell phones Any “buts” that we need to take care of?

35. Next topic: Facebook

36. Who here is “on Facebook?”

41. Demo of Facebook Let’s talk with Russ

42. Done with Facebook Any “buts?”

43. Online Communication

44. A Look Back to the Future Remember these commercials from AT&T?

47. No special equipment needed Let’s call Russ

50. Done with Skype Any “buts?”

51. Next topic: iPods

52. Whose school DOESN’T ban these?

56. Getting a podcast with iTunes 1 2 3 4

59. That’s it for iPods Any “buts?”

60. Virtual Worlds More than video games

61. What do students do in virtual worlds? Playing MMORPGs: Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (e.g., WoW World of Warcraft)

63. Second Life Videos http://clear.msu.edu/dennie/secondlife/

69. Any buts?

70. Let me put on my body armor…

71. Online Translators

72. What are students doing with them? “ Cheating!”

74. Translators can be useful tools

76. Computer translators can lend valuable insight into the L2

80. Any buts?

82. CLEAR’s booth in exhibit hall Further information, resources, demonstrations of technologies, Q&A

83. Thanks!