This document provides tips for jazzing up English language teaching classes with technology. It discusses using online dictionaries, digital storytelling tools like Storykit, and m-learning with handheld devices. Teachers are encouraged to have students create digital stories to develop skills in planning, creativity, and innovation. Online projects through sites like iEarn.org are also recommended. The document emphasizes that digital tools make learning more interesting and motivating for students by engaging them in their own learning through authentic multimedia content.

1. Jazz Up Your ELT Classes
with Technology
By Jennifer Verschoor
jenverschoor@gmail.com

2. "I am enough of an artist to draw freely
upon my imagination. Imagination is more
important than knowledge. Knowledge is
limited. Imagination encircles the world."
Albert Einstein

3. Where do youstart?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/o5com/4951006091/

4. www.adout.org

5. www.att.com

6. www.pppst.com

8. Why use an online dictionary?
www.lingro.com

11. Create stories about
Write a play or commercial
events, places, family, characters
script
and books read.
Digital
Storytelling
Dealwith a situation helps students develop
(eg. Bulling) planning skills, their
creativity and
innovation skills

12. Creatingyour digital
storywith

13. Choose your “Story Art”

14. Key functions teachers
must remember
Create
oneaccountfor
allyourclass

15. Key functions teachers
must remember

16. What´s your role as a teacher?

17. Highly motivating
www.kerpoof.com
www.aniboom.com
www.stagedproject.com

18. M-Learning
Handheld Portable

19. M-Learning

20. Handheld M-Learning Portable

21. Storykit

22. Storykit

23. Whyaddingdigital stories…?
• interesting and motivating for the digital natives
• appeals to different learning styles
• develops communication and multimedia skills
• is encouraging, self-motivated and self-directed
• engages students in their own learning process
• provides authentic material
• honours the writing process first
• products can easily be published online

24. Online Projects
Try www.iearn.org

25. Let´srecap

26. Questions
http://www.flickr.com/photos/o5com/4951006091/

27. Jennifer Verschoor
jenverschoor@gmail.com
Twitter: Jenverschoor
Blog:
www.jenverschoor.wordpress.com
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