A brief, 15 minute presentation that accompanied a talk I did, on using technology in the classroom, in Astana in September 2013 at an annual conference for English teachers.

1. Using Technology In
The Language
Classroom
Theo Navarro
Methodologist
Study Inn
Astana
Kazakhstan

3. What is “Technology”
in 2013?

4. TRADITIONAL
COMPUTERS
AUDIO-VISUAL
EQUIPMENT

5. INTERACTIVE
WHITEBOARDS
TABLET
COMPUTERS
SMARTPHONES

6. Why use technology
in our classes?

8. • There are many types of technologies that we can use to
increase communication.
• Most of our students live in a world where almost
everything is connected to technology.
• To take students out of their “connected world” creates an
unnatural separation of “real life” and the classroom.
• When teaching languages we need to show them that
languages are created to be used in real life. We need
to help them make the connection between the
classroom and real life.

9. How do we use
technology in our classes?

10. Coursebook Audio, DVDs and Classware

11. Cambridge
Applications
for Computers,
Tablets and
Smartphones

13. “Quiz Up” for iPhone and iPod

14. Free Online Games
that can be played as a
whole class, if using an
interactive
whiteboard, or in
groups if you have
more than one
computer in the class

16. Thank you for your time
Theo Navarro
CUP Methodologist
Astana
Kazakhstan