a slide presentation on the history, significance, relevance and future of technology in the classroom, with special reference to teaching english language at college level

1. Technology
in the
Classroom nagaRAJU

2. nagaRAJU
2
 Find out mobile number and mail id of
someone you do not already know well
 Add to your contacts
 Send an SMS / WhatsApp / e-mail
 Greeting
 What do you expect to learn from this
workshop?

3. What are your
Digital Footprints
Google yourself!
(your social media accounts, your blogs, your awards and
recognitions etc.)
nagaRAJU
3

4. nagaRAJU
4
 Why are learners indifferent to our lectures?
 How are today’s learners different?
 What tools are available to them today?
 Should we prepare students for the future?
 Should we use modern tools in our classes?
 Should teachers create, adopt and adapt new tools?
What technology you use is not important, how you use it is important.

5. nagaRAJU
5
 Make your classroom Student Centered
 Keep your classes Communicative
 Be a Facilitator, not an Instructor
 Encourage students to set their Own Goals
 Meet all Learner Styles
 Consider a Flipped Classroom
 Set an Appropriate Mood (music, sitting, light)
 Integrate Media whenever you can

6. nagaRAJU
6
Teachers will not be
replaced by technology,
but teachers
who don’t use technology
by those who do.
- Sheryl Nussbaum Beach
will be replaced

7. nagaRAJU
7 Technology is the environment
 Effective & cost effective
 Convenient and user-friendly
 Easy to edit, revise and reuse
 Appealing and motivating
 Meets multiple learning styles
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.”
- Sir Arthur C Clarke







8. nagaRAJU
8

9. nagaRAJU
9
Example of Braille
Typewriting became a part of curriculum
 From blackboard to smart board
 From shouting loud to digital AV
 From abacus to computer
 From classroom to online learning
 From teacher talk to m-learning

10. nagaRAJU
1
0
Blackboard
Chalkboard
Whiteboard
Glassboard
Smartboard
Digital board
Interactive board

11. nagaRAJU
11

12. nagaRAJU
1
2

13. nagaRAJU
1
3
Google Drive
Google Calendar
Google+
Google Blogger
Google Scholar
Google Translate
Google Mapmaker
Accessibility Tools
YouTube

14. nagaRAJU
1
4

15. nagaRAJU
1
5

16. nagaRAJU
1
6
www.easel.ly

17. nagaRAJU
1
7

18. nagaRAJU
1
8

19. nagaRAJU
1
9

20. nagaRAJU
2
0

21. nagaRAJU
2
1

22. nagaRAJU
22

23. nagaRAJU
23
https://www.eslpod.com/website/index.php
 Resource for listening comprehension
 Authentic speech for accent practice
 Samples for the next exercise
 Cloze exercise
 Vocabulary building
 Pre-reading / KWL activity
 Springboard for class discussion
 Post Writing activities
 Homework assignment

24. nagaRAJU
24
Notes feature to record
Camera feature to shoot
Voice recorder
Text messaging
Apps
http://www.mirrorop.com/

25. www.kahoot.it
www.get.kahoot.it
www.create.kahoot.it
www.socrative.com
www.flubaroo.com
www.plickers.com
nagaRAJU
25

26. nagaRAJU
26
Lesson plans
Allat C
Lessonstream
Viral ELT
Film English
Film guides
ESL Notes
Film Club
Film Education
Short films
Vimeo Staff Picks
Future Shorts
Short of the Week
Why Movies?
Motivating
Enjoyable
Authentic language
Varied language
Visual context
Variety
Flexibility
Film sites for learners
English Central
English Attack
Learn English Teens Film UK
Animated movie makers
Go Animate
Zimmer Twins
Subtitling and revoicing
Bombay TV
Clip Flair

27. nagaRAJU
27

28. nagaRAJU
28
Messaging
Group Messaging
Voice Messaging
Video Messaging
Broadcasting
Attaching Files

29.  Provide digital resources
 Create online polls
 Write short summaries of lessons
 Post homework
 Managed and controlled by teacher
 Private messages not possible
 Anonymous posting is not possible
 Teachers can delete posts
 Parental access is optional nagaRAJU
29

30. nagaRAJU
30https://www.duolingo.com
https://www.busuu.com/en
https://www.easylanguageexchange.com
http://www.lingoglobe.com/
https://www.verbling.com/
https://www.gospeaky.com/
https://coeffee.com/login
https://howdoyou.do/
http://www.myenglishteacher.eu/

31. nagaRAJU
31

32. nagaRAJU
32
Online classroom
Live lessons
Virtual interaction
Video tutorials
Wearable devices
Anywhere learning & global collaboration
The Cloud

33. nagaRAJU
33

34. nagaRAJU
34
Classroom Activities using GPS
Participating in Webinars
Digital Camera Based Project Work

35. nagaRAJU
35

36. nagaRAJU
361.Choose the right spaces
(avoid visual distractions)
2. Prepare the space
(spruce up & look best)
3. Sound proof the place
(eliminate noise of all kinds)
4. Enough space for props around
(for moving around, for gestures)
5. Practice, practice, practice
(dress rehearsal of your text and time)

37. nagaRAJU
37
What hardware and software applications are
available to you and to your students?
What opportunities can you give your students
to use technology within the scope of your
curriculum?
What challenges do your foresee in using new
technologies?

38. nagaRAJU
Send your comments to
lionnagaraju@gmail.com
This slideshow is available at
www.slideshare.net/lionnagaraju
www.authorstream.com/tag/lionnagaraju