This document provides an overview of easy technology tools that can be used in the classroom, including word clouds, voice recording tools, digital cameras, and Twitter. It describes how each tool works, provides example activities for how it can be used, and links to additional resources. The document encourages teachers to try out the tools themselves in order to develop classroom activities. It also provides information on how to get started with Twitter and participate in weekly #ELTChat discussions.
English Language Teaching: how should technology support teaching and learning?Rick Shepherd
A quick look at how technology is used and how it should or could be used to further student - centred learning and move from a mere substitution to more paradigm-changing classrooms. How publishers can continue to be revelevant in the face of the OER revolution
English Language Teaching: how should technology support teaching and learning?Rick Shepherd
A quick look at how technology is used and how it should or could be used to further student - centred learning and move from a mere substitution to more paradigm-changing classrooms. How publishers can continue to be revelevant in the face of the OER revolution
Language Learning with Technology: Good PracticeGraham Stanley
https://www.cambridgeenglishteacher.org/eventdetail/1501
How best can teachers incorporate technology into their practice without sacrificing language learning aims? In this session I will give teachers ideas how best to do this, illustrated with example activities from the handbook for teachers 'Language learning with technology' (CUP, 2013), winner of the English Speaking Union HRH Duke of Edinburgh ELT Book of the year and recently short-listed for a British Council ELT Innovation (ELTon) award for best teacher resources.
NT (New Techs) for NQTs (Newly Qualified Teachers) for MFL (Modern Foreign La...Sadie McLachlan
Presentation form the Hampshire MFL NQT Training Day 1, Nov 4th 2014.
NT (New Techs) for NQTs (Newly Qualified Teachers) for MFL (Modern Foreign Languages)
Language Learning with Technology: Good PracticeGraham Stanley
https://www.cambridgeenglishteacher.org/eventdetail/1501
How best can teachers incorporate technology into their practice without sacrificing language learning aims? In this session I will give teachers ideas how best to do this, illustrated with example activities from the handbook for teachers 'Language learning with technology' (CUP, 2013), winner of the English Speaking Union HRH Duke of Edinburgh ELT Book of the year and recently short-listed for a British Council ELT Innovation (ELTon) award for best teacher resources.
NT (New Techs) for NQTs (Newly Qualified Teachers) for MFL (Modern Foreign La...Sadie McLachlan
Presentation form the Hampshire MFL NQT Training Day 1, Nov 4th 2014.
NT (New Techs) for NQTs (Newly Qualified Teachers) for MFL (Modern Foreign Languages)
Presentation given to the March 2012 Composition Conference at Arizona State University. Talk describes common problems with classroom technology, explains how to reframe those problems with an eye toward creating teaching moments, proposes practical solutions, and suggests a few course planning strategies to minimize future tech problems
Some ideas for secondary teachers to not only embed the IWB into classroom teaching but to hit the higher order thinking skills.
(Note - converted into ppt so may be some weird and wonderful things happened to the file in places)
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
2024.03.23 What do successful readers do - Sandy Millin for PARK.pptxSandy Millin
What do successful readers do?
As teachers, we’re often guilty of testing our students’ reading abilities through comprehension questions, without actually supporting them to become better readers. But where should we start? How can you move beyond a comprehension focus and help students to become the best readers of English that they can be? What might be stopping them from developing? In this webinar, I’ll aim to answer all of these questions, by looking at what good readers do and demonstrating how to support students to build those skills for themselves.
Presented at the 30th PARK conference, Brno, Czechia
2024.03.16 How to write better quality materials for your learners ELTABB San...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/eltabb2024
If you’re anything like me, you’ve produced a lot of materials for your learners, whether that’s a worksheet, a PowerPoint presentation, or a video. You’ve also had very little training in materials writing, and have learnt what you know by trial and error, with the occasional bit of feedback from learners, other teachers or maybe even an editor.
This is why I put together a competency framework specifically dedicated to materials writing for language learning. In this session, we’ll look at what the framework is and how you can use it to produce better quality materials for your learners.
2024.02.09 Introducing a competency framework for language learning materials...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024
A competency framework sets out the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to do a job successfully. Frameworks exist for ELT teachers, trainers and managers, but not for materials writing. Inspired by Denise Santos’ IATEFL 2022 talk, I created one for my MA dissertation. I will share what it is, how I created it, and how you can use it.
2024.01.19 How Girlguiding helps all girls know they can do anything.pptxSandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/girlguiding
Presented as part of the IATEFL YLTSIG web conference: Each Child, Every Child & the Whole Child
19th January 2024
2024.01.13 Introducing a competency framework for language learning materials...Sandy Millin
Originally presented at the IH Academic Managers and Trainers Conference (2024)
To find the full information about the talk, go to http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/ihamt2024
2024.01.05 Taking back time - how to do everything you want to Sandy Millin S...Sandy Millin
https://sandymillin.wordpress.com/SHINERomania
While I can’t give you Hermione Grainger’s Time Turner so you can travel back in time, I can give you tried and tested ways of getting those things done which demand your time and attention, or which you just never quite get round to, helping you to manage yourself and others and make the most of your time.
2024.01.05 Taking back time - how to do everything you want to Sandy Millin S...Sandy Millin
https://sandymillin.wordpress.com/SHINERomania
While I can’t give you Hermione Grainger’s Time Turner so you can travel back in time, I can give you tried and tested ways of getting those things done which demand your time and attention, or which you just never quite get round to, helping you to manage yourself and others and make the most of your time.
Use the ORGANISE acronym to help you learn how to better manage your time.
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflhungary
This was a plenary session I presented at the IATEFL Hungary conference in Siófok in October 2023.
It summarises ideas I have about how to make sure that language learning materials flow smoothly, making them easier to use and more effective for both learners and teachers.
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflhungary
A workshop I delivered at the IATEFL Hungary 2023 conference in Siófok, sharing ideas to help language teachers upgrade speaking activities in their lessons. Ideas are taken from my book, Richer Speaking, and there is also a reflection task for professional development from ELT Playbook 1.
2023.07.13 Creating materials that flow (BrazTESOL MaWSIG PCE).pptxSandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/braztesolmawsig
Abstract
As teachers, we can feel a difference when we’re teaching from materials which seem to ‘flow’ perfectly compared to materials which don’t. However, when we create our own materials, it can be difficult to find that same flow. In this talk, I’ll show you techniques to make your materials flow, including through the use of scaffolding for productive tasks, and the exploitation of a single exercise in a range of different ways.
Bio
Sandy is a freelance ELT consultant, teacher trainer, and materials writer. She writes a blog at http://sandymillin.wordpress.com and tweets @sandymillin. She is currently researching the knowledge, skills and attitudes which are needed for effective materials writing, as part of her MA dissertation. Sandy has self-published three books. She has also written for various publishers, including contributing to workbooks for National Geographic’s Keynote series and being a co-author on The CELTA Course Trainee Book and Trainer’s Manual Second Edition. She is an IATEFL ambassador.
2023.04.18 EdTech and the CELTA course - what trainees need to know (Sandy Mi...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iatefl23
Recent years have seen a growth in both online teaching and technology use in language education, with an impact on the needs of trainee teachers. This talk will address what trainee teachers need to know, drawing on content from the new edition of 'The CELTA Course' trainee and trainer books, which I have co-authored with Peter Watkins and Scott Thornbury.
2023.03.24 What do successful readers do - Sandy Millin for Everyone Academy....Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/successfulreaders
On Friday 24th March 2023, I did a workshop for Everyone Academy. This was the blurb:
What do good readers do?
As teachers, we’re often guilty of testing our students’ reading abilities through comprehension questions, without actually supporting them to become better readers. But where should we start? How can you move beyond a comprehension focus and help students to become the best readers of English that they can be? What might be stopping them from developing? In this webinar, I’ll aim to answer all of these questions, by looking at what good readers do and demonstrating how to support students to build those skills for themselves.
2022.05.17 How to present at an international conference Sandy Millin.pptxSandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/howtopresent22
Tips on presenting at an online or face-to-face conference, particularly connected to English language teaching, but relevant to other professions too
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/parkapril2022
4 activities from my 'Richer Speaking' book, showing how to tweak coursebook activities to make them more productive for students
2021.06.04 Stepping into the real world - transitioning listening Sandy Milli...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/ihbucharest21
Bridging the gap between classroom and real-world listening
“I've studied English for years, but I can't understand anyone!” This was a common complaint from students I worked with in the UK. Inspired by their problems and the work of John Field and Richard Cauldwell, this workshop aims to introduce you to practical activities and materials you can use to help students transition from understanding scripted listening materials to feeling comfortable with real-world English.
4. Word clouds: introduction Input text your own from a website Output word appears more in original = bigger in word cloud hundreds of options: colour, font, size, orientation Wordle simple to use good for short texts can control everything no save function (Print Screen / Cmd+Shft+3) Tagxedo a bit more complicated good for longer texts can control everything shaped word clouds save function
14. And more… Copy & paste words from SS compositions into wordle. They guess who wrote it. @Raquel_EFL via Twitter What the wordle (guess the topic of the wordles) http://eflclassroom.com/flash/whatthewordlelarge.swf Create word clouds to teach English http://www.luizotaviobarros.com/2011/01/create-word-clouds-teach-english.html 101 ways to use word clouds: http://acliltoclimb.blogspot.com/2010/11/wordle-of-tricks-and-ideas-101-ways-to.html 50 ways to use wordle: https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_157dpbsg9c5&pli=1 Wordle in the classroom: http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/33184
15. How to use them Wordle Tagxedo (Tagxedov. Wordle)
16. Your turn! Think of an activity you’ve done recently / are going to do soon. Turn part of it into a word cloud.
20. Word Magnets Ideas for using word magnets from a user… http://www.screencast.com/users/bobread/folders/Jing/media/c895a00d-590a-4c73-8dbd-d253290e2efb …from the creator (mystery magnets)… http://www.triptico.co.uk/2011/02/18/triptico-tips-3-with-video/ …and from me…
25. Voice recording tools Audacity Downloadable software Can save as mp3 (need to download extra bit of code) – ‘Export’ function Unlimited length Jing Downloadable software Share online Mobile Phones / Cameras Online: www.audioboo.fm (up to 5 minutes) www.fotobabble.com (up to 1 minute with a photo) www.voxopop.com www.vocaroo.com www.voicethread.com (images + recording) www.vimeo.com (videos) www.mailvu.com (audio mail)
26. Voice recording: pros and cons Why do it? exam preparation pronunciation intonation accuracy focus awareness-raising redoing an activity individualised But… SS might be scared the first time show them the benefits and they will get used to it. May be time-consuming for you do activities where SS self-monitor Technical problems always have a back-up plan!
27. Voice recording: activities Record yourself doing one part of the exam / a presentation… …and listen to it – how could you improve your exam technique? …and send it someone else for feedback Record some of the pronunciation sentences from your coursebook and compare them to the track from the CD (teacher needs to send this out) Record yourself reading one of the tapescripts from the back and compare it to the original track Redo an activity which you’ve done in class – can you improve the things mentioned in class? Practise tongue twisters SS all record the same thing e.g. a description of the same photo. T listens to them and does error correction based on it Short presentations in class. Do them twice, recording them the second time: http://cerij.wordpress.com/workshops/tefl-del-sur-swapshop/
28. Voice recording: examples Free speaking (mobile phone; I uploaded) http://audioboo.fm/boos/271457-klara-and-jessie Directed speaking (mobile phone; I uploaded) http://audioboo.fm/boos/274849-cash-or-credit-card-andrea Describing a photo (recorded online) http://www.fotobabble.com/m/OWticmtpOVNFMlk9 Presentation (recorded separately; I collated / uploaded) http://www.vimeo.com/20172891 Tongue Twisters (I made it; SS added their voices) http://voicethread.com/?#u1326490.b1377791.i7303946 More examples every week! http://sandysstudents.wordpress.com/
29. Voice recording: links How voicethread works (for teachers) https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dfpwwgj5_194z8g2bzhb Voicethread for students http://bit.ly/fvYJOE 10 ways to use Audacity with your students http://kerileebeasley.com/2009/04/08/10-great-ways-to-use-audacity-with-your-students/ The online speaking blog http://tefltecher.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/tesol-spain-thingy/
30. How to use them Audacity Jing Fotobabble Voicethread Vocaroo and Mailvu
31. Your turn! Go to Audacity Download the free software Record yourself speaking Export to mp3 (download the extra code) Listen back to it
34. Digital Cameras: ideas Take photos in class and share them with each other. SS choose portraits of their classroom. Use phones to take photos of the boardwork. Keep as digital records of the lesson. Look at them again at the beginning of the next class. Snap spontaneously on the way to class and write the story (the before and after). Snap yourself with five things that define you. Take photos every day for a week. Use them to describe what you did. Start with a close-up. Imagine you take one step back. What can you see? Set the scene (lots of ‘senses’ vocab) http://cerij.wordpress.com/images/tiles/ (These ideas all via @fionamau @cerirhiannon on Twitter)
35. Digital Cameras: ideas Catalogue your journey to schoolhttp://bcnpaul1.blogspot.com/2011/02/barefoot-teaching-journal-mobile.html Digital Camera Scavenger Hunt http://iteslj.org/games/9884.html Create a photo story (SS could polish it up at home) http://chrisspeck.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/using-digital-cameras-in-the-esol-esl-ielts-classroom-part-2/ Teach the alphabet http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/articles/index.pl?page=3;read=3234
36. Digital Cameras: Links Ideas for recording videos on digital cameras http://myeslcorner.blogspot.com/2009/01/get-fun-with-your-digital-camera-in-esl.html Ideas for the classroom http://www.drscavanaugh.org/digitalcamera/ Why use digital cameras? + lesson ideas http://www.wacona.com/digicam/digicam.html Ideas for younger learners http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech148.shtml A collection of links http://www.techteachers.com/digitalcameras.htm
37. Your turn! Take a photo of something (or use a photo on your camera / phone / computer) Think about what activities you could use the photo for in class
39. Twitter: a quick intro What? Easy to join 140 character messages A global staffroom Continuing professional development 24 / 7 Free! Why?
40. Getting started Blogpost from my seminar from IH Brno Conference on blogs and Twitter, including lots of links to help you start using both: http://wp.me/p18yiK-41 Take your time: From: http://cogdogblog.com/2008/03/20/twitter-life-cycle/
41. Take a look! http://tweetchat.com/room/eltchat Weekly conversation for ELT teachers by ELT teachers Wednesdays, 12pm and 9pm GMT