Technology
to enhance your
teaching resources
Pilar Munday, Ph.D.
Sacred Heart University

Contents
Google Docs

Contents
Google Docs
Smartphones
Twitter for professional development

Contents
Google Docs
Smartphones
Twitter for professional development

Google Docs
By NedraI

Google Drive: Why use it?
Never lose a document

Google Drive: Why use it?
Never lose a document
Never have to remember to save

Google Drive: Why use it?
Never lose a document
Never have to remember to save
Never have to send attachments

Google Drive: Why use it?
Never lose a document
Never have to remember to save
Never have to send attachments
No need to create several versions of a
document

Google Drive: Why use it?
Never lose a document
Never have to remember to save
Never have to send attachments
No need to create several versions of a
document
Access on any device

Google Drive: Why use it?
Never lose a document
Never have to remember to save
Never have to send attachments
No need to create several versions of a
document
Access on any device
Very easy to share or embed

Google Drive: Even more reasons!
Create a webpage very easily

Google Drive: Even more reasons!
Create a webpage very easily
Create self-corrected quizzes

Google Drive: Even more reasons!
Create a webpage very easily
Create self-corrected quizzes
Collaborate!
With colleagues
With students
Students with students

Google Forms

Examples: Forms
Create a form
that can be
shared with a
link to collect
homework

Examples: Forms
Results will be
collected in
spreadsheet,
which can be
later shared
with students
for feedback

Examples: Forms
Other uses:
Get to know
your students
& talk about
results in
class.

Examples: Forms
Other uses:
Collaborate
with other
teachers
Form created by

Forms for self corrected quizzes
Flubaroo!

How to create forms

How to create forms

You can change this part. I like to say
¡Gracias por sus respuestas y ya los
veo en clase!

Google spreadsheets
As a bulletin
board

Google Docs
Use them for corrections that can be seen with
REVISION HISTORY

Google Docs
Create a very basic website

Google Docs
It can be used for
announcements,
homework links,
contacts with
parents.

Google Docs: Collaborate
Doc created by

Easy ways to use smartphones
By Johan Larsson

Smartphones: Why use them?
Most students already have one: cost, $0

Smartphones: Why use them?
Most students already have one: cost, $0
Students like to use them

Smartphones: Why use them?
Most students already have one: cost, $0
Students like to use them
No new technology to learn

Smartphones: Why use them?
Most students already have one: cost, $0
Students like to use them
No new technology to learn
Very easy media creation

Smartphones: Why use them?
Most students already have one: cost, $0
Students like to use them
No new technology to learn
Very easy media creation
Everything is shareable

Create recordings
Voice Memo for
iPhone or Android
Use in class for short
pair work exercises
Use outside of class
for oral homework

Create videos
Make short videos, in or outside of class

Have students take pictures!

Take pictures of web tasks
Students can go to websites like VideoELE.com, complete
the exercises & take picture with phone of their results
(easier than a screenshot)

Twitter for professional development
By infelix

Twitter: Why use it?
Easy to use (Although you may need a little
practice)

Twitter: Why use it?
Easy to use
Curation of interesting things by interesting
people

Twitter: Why use it?
Easy to use
Curation of interesting things by interesting
people
Connection to other professionals

Twitter: Why use it?
Easy to use
Curation of interesting things by interesting
people
Connection to other professionals
Collaboration

Twitter: Why use it?
Easy to use
Curation of interesting things by interesting
people
Connection to other professionals
Collaboration
Growth

Follow other teachers
Find these and many more in this list

Look for #hashtags
Other hashtags: #twitterele, #mfltwitterati, #profesele, #authres,
#spanishteach #flteach

Check out #langchat ~ Thursdays @ 7:00
pm
Use
TweetChat:
It adds the
hashtag
automatically
& refreshes
the page

And some inspiration to end
http://zachary-jones.com/ Great resources, music,
commercials, etc. very well organized and easy to use
http://musicuentos.com/blog/ Excellent blog, many
useful ideas for teaching, assessment and theory
http://www.cultyciv.blogspot.com/ Amazing blog with
culture and civilation units already created (for high
school students)

Enlaces de la presentación en http://bit.ly/MLAPV_Links_2013
No duden en ponerse en contacto
conmigo si tienen alguna pregunta:
Pilar Munday
mundayp@sacredheart.edu
Twitter.com/mundaysa
http://about.me/pilarmunday