1. It’s Alive!
Blending Technology TESOL
with Academic Spring 2013
Materials for Engaged
Learning
Katie McClintic
Summer Peixoto
TESOL 2013

2. HOW CAN I WE AVOID THIS? ANYONE?
 http://youtu.be/LKfrg6oIjh0

3. SESSION GOALS
• Identify and demonstrate ways to
use Web 2.0 to rejuvenate
content based academic
materials
• Empower and equip teachers
with resources, examples, and
models
• Share techniques for blending
technology and pedagogy
responsibly

4. WHY DO I NEED TO ENLIVEN ACADEMIC
MATERIALS?
Ll’s can interact in meaningful practice
that helps foster language acquisition
and motivation (Chartrand, 2012)
 Multimedia resources can contribute to
an increase in students motivation (Woo,
Herrington, Agostinho, & Reeves, 2007)

5. NOW WHAT?
Ok, so we know these tools are
useful….now what?

6. BENEFITS
Engaged learning
Constructing meaning in the classroom
through activities and tasks
Teacher focuses more on individualized
attention (group work, tasks, activities)

7. BENEFITS
 Ss can engage in collaborative learning
 Higher levels of motivation for students
 Promotes constructivist theory
 Allows for developing critical thinking skills
in the classroom

8. DRAWBACKS
 Lots of pre-lesson prep for the teacher
 More teacher intensive outside of the
classroom
 Limited access to technology for Ss outside
of classroom
 Ss not doing the work outside of class

9. WHAT IS WEB 2.0?
A simple definition…
 Web 2.0 tools are tools that
allow users to create,
collaborate, and share user-
generate materials on-line.

10. THE BEST OF WEB 2.0

11. KATIE’S CHOICE
Content: Teaching/Learning in the 21st Century
Materials: Video. Gooogle Forms.
Delivery: Grammar discovery, informal research
and analyses
Ss read an article and watched a video on content, then used
grammar discovery to construct meaning, create a survey, analyze
information, and write an essay.

12. SUMMER’S CHOICE
Content: Netiquette
Materials: Video and handouts
Method: Flipped Lesson
Students watched the video at home and
answered the questions.
In class-students worked in groups to prepare
a top 5 list, then voted on a class top 5.

13. WHAT IS A FLIPPED CLASSROOM?

14. PRACTICE SESSION
Think about a lesson that you’ve taught recently.
How can you kick it up a notch to make in more
engaging AND flow with TESOL Tech Standards.
In pairs, use the model to idealize your lesson.
We’d like you to leave here with a plan.

15. THANK YOU!
Thank you for your
time and energy. It
was a real pleasure!
summer@ku.edu
kmcclintic@ku.edu

16. AND REMEMBER…

17. REFERENCES
Please view our wiki site for
references and additional
supporting materials.