This document discusses the use of technology in the classroom. It begins by quoting skepticism about new technologies from the past and advocating for teaching skills for the future. There are many ways described to use the internet in the classroom, including videos, research, dictionaries, blogs, social media, online classes and email pen pals. Favorite non-web technologies mentioned are computers, projectors, speakers and PowerPoint. The advantages of projectors and speakers are their interactive and engaging nature. Video technologies are praised for allowing rewinding and pausing for comprehension. Social media statistics are presented. Students' own technologies like phones can be utilized. The top ten best web tools listed include YouTube, websites for materials, blogs, listening labs,

1. Technology in the Classroom
Carol McKee Marque
English Language Fellow
Kazakhstan American Free University

4. “This 'telephone' has too many
shortcomings to be seriously
considered as a means of
communication. The device is
inherently of no value to us.”
-- Western Union Telegraph
Internal memo, 1876

6. “Teaching
in the Internet age
means we must teach
tomorrow’s skills today.”
– Jennifer Fleming

7. There are many
ways to use the
Internet in the
classroom

8. The Internet
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Videos (Youtube) etc.
Online Research
Online dictionaries
Plagiarism websites
Listening labs
Blogging
Social media e.g. Facebook
Online classes
Skype
Email penpals
• eBooks, eTextbooks
• iTunes and other music
websites
• MOOC’s & Webinars
• Word Processing
• Slide presentations eg. Prezi
• Glogster
• Grok
• Word Clouds
• Educational games
• Vocabulary builders

9. Favorite
non-web based
Tech tools

10. PC’s or LAPTOP COMPUTERS

11. Projector and speakers

12. What’s so hot about projectors & speakers?
• It has countless applications
• It can be interactive
• It’s exciting! Sound, Music, Pictures, Videos!
• Ecological because it cuts down on paper
and expenses

13. POWERPOINT
or
Other Open Source
Slide Presentation Apps

14. POWERPOINT USES
1. Visual background for lectures
2. Project daily lesson plan including goals and
objectives
3. Introduce new vocabulary with pictures
4. Introduce and play downloaded video
5. Games: Jeopardy, Survivor, and others

15. Lesson Plan Thursday, May 22
Technical Writing
1. Put your homework in file on desk.
2. Turn to pg 248 of you textbook- answer
questions 1-8
3. Using the template on pg 249, write a
memorandum.
4. Exchange your pages with a classmate and peer

16. Youtube and other free video websites

18. The
flipped
classroom

21. Lectures
at home
Practice
in the
classroo

24. ADVANTAGES OF VIDEO
Rewind & Pause
Allows students to replay
parts they need to hear again
Allows students to pause
the video
to absorb and reflect

25. Watch
anytime,
anywhere
Learning is not confined to the classroom and most
importantly at a time when they are ready to learn.

26. Time to revisit previous concepts and reference material.
Allows students to stop and
look up words, ideas and
other material necessary to
follow the lesson.

28. TOP 20 SOCIAL NETWORK USERS
TOTAL WORLDWIDE, AGE 15+ - HOME & WORK
Country
Average Hours per Visitor
World-Wide
Russia
Brazil
Canada
Puerto Rico
Spain
Finland
United Kingdom
Germany
United States
Average Pages per Visitor
3.7
6.6
6.3
5.6
5.3
5.3
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.2
525
1,307
1,220
649
587
968
919
487
793
477

29. Put to use
student’s phones
and other
technology
they have
with them.

30. Top Ten Best
Web-based
Tech Tools

32. http://www.youtube.com (a site for videos)
http://busyteacher.org/ (lots of free printable material)
http://www.wordpress.com (a blog site)
http://www.esl-lab.com/ (listening comprehension)
http://www.google.com/imghp (pictures & photos)
https://www.dropbox.com/ (online file sharing & storage)
http://www.vocaroo.com (voice recording)
http://www.edmodo.com (education platform)
http://www.freerice.com (a vocabulary building site)
http://dictionary.com/ (dictionary, thesaurus & reference)

33. To access all of this information and
more, go to my website:
http://techtalkesl.blogspot.com/

34. “Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting
the kids working together and motivating
them, the teacher is most important.”
Bill Gates