ChinHuei Yeh presented on transforming the language classroom with iPads. Traditionally, language labs involved fixed seating and reserving time slots for listening practice, but iPads allow for mobile language labs with more spontaneous and embedded learning. With iPads, teachers can create lessons that engage students through varied activities from mechanical drills to more creative and communicative tasks. Yeh demonstrated how apps can be used for language practice, creation of student work, and recording speaking assessments.

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Shrewsbury Public Schools
cyeh@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us

2.  Traditional
language lab
 Shrewsbury iPad program
 What do we do in the classroom
now?
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4.  Yourself
 Your
experience with iPad so far
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5.  Teaching
at Shrewsbury Public Schools
 2011 iPad pilot program
 2012-13 iPad 1:1program
 iPad summit 2011 at Burlington
 iPad Summit 2012 at Harvard Boston
 Presenting iPad related topics at ACTFL,
Mafla, ICICE, ACS (2011-13)

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7. Does this
happen to
you
before?
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8.  Teacher
need to sign up slots
 Go to the language lab is an event
 Students are passive to learning
 More on listening practice
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9.  Mobile
Language Lab
 No fixed seat
 No need to reserve slot
 Spontaneous
 Embedded into everyday learning
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• More engaging
• Meeting different learning needs
• More target language used
• More students’ work
• More interactive collaboration
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11. Communicative
Creative responses
Meaningful practice
Some personal choice or limited choice
Mechanical practice
Drill practice
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12. Interpretive
Interpersonal
presentational
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13. Teacher
speaking time
Students working
time
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15. What Apps?
What Apps?
Apps?
Apps?
What Apps?
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16.  Students
create learning
product through
speaking, typing, writing,
drawing and mind
mapping
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17.  Not
a long list of Chinese apps
 A
list of apps which can help
students create learning results
and apply the language they
have learned
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18. Why use iPad?
How to use
iPad?
What apps?
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19. • View photo
• Read eBooks
Consumption
• Browse websites
• Checking emails
Creation
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• Make video
• Make recording
• Write eBooks
• Make learning portfolio
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22.  SAS
Flashcard
 Quizlet
 Brainscape
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33. Comic strips
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34. Comic strips
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35. Classroom practice
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36.  Students
practice conversation and
record voice through apps
 Share with each other
 Move to Google Drive
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38. Google Voice
recording
Student D’s folder (Grade 7)
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40.  Using
the device to
enhance learning and
support curriculum, not
to replace it.
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